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Asked: 2026-05-28T05:43:43+00:00

I would like to use an arbitrary InputStream as a data source for a

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I would like to use an arbitrary InputStream as a data source for a MediaPlayer object.

The reason for this is that the InputStream I am using is in fact an authorized HTTPS connection to a media resource on a remote server. Passing the URL in that case will obviously not work as an authentication is required. I can however do the authentication separately and get an InputStream to the resource – problem is what do I do once I have it?

I thought about the option of using a named pipe and passing its FileDescriptor to the setDataResource method of MediaPlayer. Is there a way to create named pipes in Android (without using NDK)?

Any other suggestion is most welcome.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Another solution would be to start a proxy HTTP server on localhost. The media player will connect to this server with setDataSource(Context context, Uri uri). This solution works better than the previous and does not cause playback to glitch.

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