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Asked: 2026-05-30T21:15:47+00:00

Is it possible to play an MP3 file in Android as system sound? My

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Is it possible to play an MP3 file in Android as system sound?

My problem is that I am developing an application that should play different SMS tones when the application receives an SMS from a particular phonenumber.
In the way it is working right now, I’m using a combination of MediPlayer, AssetFileDescriptor and AudioManager to play the MP3 file, and it’s working OK except for one big bug: if user has lowered the media volume to 0, the received sms will be missed because the MP3 cannot be heard.

So, it is possible to get a MP3 file to play using the system sound player? Or get the mediaplayer to use the system sound volume settings?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I think that your best shot it to work with the RingtoneManager

    You need to add the sound you want to play first into the manager and then you can play it using an intend

    Here is an explanation of how it can be done: https://stackoverflow.com/a/1287415/458365

    Hope it helps.

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