My problem: I use the Media Class from Cordova. The MP3 file is only

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Asked: June 12, 20262026-06-12T00:45:21+00:00 2026-06-12T00:45:21+00:00

My problem: I use the Media Class from Cordova. The MP3 file is only

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My problem:

I use the Media Class from Cordova.
The MP3 file is only played once (the first time).

Code:

Add this code to the Cordova Starter project to reproduce my problem:

    var playCounter = 0;
    function playMP3(){
      console.log("playMP3() counter " + playCounter);
      var my_media = new Media("app/www/test.mp3");//ressource buildAction == content
      my_media.play();
      playCounter++;
    }
    [...]
    <p onclick="playMP3();">Click to Play MP3</p>

VS output:

[...]
GapBrowser_Navigated :: /app/www/index.html
'UI Task' (Managed): Loaded 'System.ServiceModel.Web.dll'
'UI Task' (Managed): Loaded 'System.ServiceModel.dll'
Log:"onDeviceReady. You should see this message in Visual Studio's output window."
'UI Task' (Managed): Loaded 'Microsoft.Xna.Framework.dll'
Log:"playMP3() counter 0"
'UI Task' (Managed): Loaded 'System.SR.dll'
Log:"media on status :: {\"id\": \"fa123123-bc55-a266-f447-8881bd32e2aa\", \"msg\": 1, \"value\": 1}"
A first chance exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in mscorlib.dll
Log:"media on status :: {\"id\": \"fa123123-bc55-a266-f447-8881bd32e2aa\", \"msg\": 1, \"value\": 2}"
Log:"media on status :: {\"id\": \"fa123123-bc55-a266-f447-8881bd32e2aa\", \"msg\": 2, \"value\": 2.141}"
Log:"media on status :: {\"id\": \"fa123123-bc55-a266-f447-8881bd32e2aa\", \"msg\": 1, \"value\": 4}"
Log:"playMP3() counter 1"
A first chance exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in mscorlib.dll
A first chance exception of type 'System.IO.IOException' occurred in mscorlib.dll
A first chance exception of type 'System.IO.IsolatedStorage.IsolatedStorageException' occurred in mscorlib.dll
Log:"media on status :: {\"id\": \"2de3388c-bbb6-d896-9e27-660f1402bc2a\", \"msg\": 9, \"value\": 5}"

My Config:

cordova-1.6.1.js
Lumia 800
WP 7.5 (7.10.7740.16)

WorkAround (kind of):

Desactivate the app (turn off the screen)
reactivate the app (turn on the screen)
-> you get one more shot.

Any help is welcome as I am blocked on this since may days and I found no usefull information anywhere.

Also, Can you tell me if this code work on your config ?

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Update: add a demo code, Cordova 1.8.0rc1

using a global var. Keeping the instance alive.

result

The test2.mp3 is played and can replay fine.
the test.mp3 is not played at all.
It is the first file you play that will work.

Code

  function onDeviceReady()
  {
  document.getElementById("welcomeMsg").innerHTML += "Cordova is ready! version=" + window.device.cordova;
  console.log("onDeviceReady. You should see this message in Visual Studio's output window.");
  my_media = new Media("app/www/test.mp3");//ressource buildAction == content
  my_media2 = new Media("app/www/test2.mp3");//ressource buildAction == content
  }

  var playCounter = 0;
  var my_media = null;
  function playMP3(){
    console.log("playMP3() counter " + playCounter);
    my_media.play();
    playCounter++;
  }

  var my_media2 = null;
  function playMP32(){
    console.log("playMP32() counter " + playCounter);
    my_media2.play();
    playCounter++;
  }

</script>
[...]

<p onclick="playMP3();">Click to Play MP3</p>
<p onclick="playMP32();">Click to Play MP3 2</p>

VS output:

Log:"onDeviceReady. You should see this message in Visual Studio's output window."
INFO: startPlayingAudio could not find mediaPlayer for 71888b14-86fe-4769-95c9-a9bb05d5555b
Log:"playMP32() counter 0"
INFO: startPlayingAudio could not find mediaPlayer for 71888b14-86fe-4769-95c9-a9bb05d5555b
Log:"playMP32() counter 1"
Log:"playMP3() counter 2"
INFO: startPlayingAudio could not find mediaPlayer for b60fa266-d105-a295-a5be-fa2c6b824bc1
A first chance exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in System.Windows.dll
Error: El parámetro es incorrecto. 
Log:"playMP32() counter 3"
INFO: startPlayingAudio could not find mediaPlayer for 71888b14-86fe-4769-95c9-a9bb05d5555b

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Update: Cordova 2.0.0

I upated the Apache bug report with a test case for 2.0.0.

Can anybody reproduce this ?

link to bug report:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-941