Android Question Looking for an audio streaming control not disappering

[valentino s]

I have an url of an mp3 file.

If I use mediaplayerstream I have to write all the code for a play,pause,stop, slider and so on.

If I use videoview I can add a view.

Sub Globals
   Dim vv As VideoView
End Sub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
   ...
   vv.Initialize("vv")
   Activity.AddView(vv, 0, 120, 100%x, 50)
End Sub

...

Sub btn_play(url)
     vv.Stop
     vv.LoadVideo("http",Url)
     vv.Play
     vv.MediaControllerEnabled=True
End Sub

The strange behaviours:

1. On my samsung 3neo android 4.4.2 it works, and seems to start playing without loading the full mp3 file. But without the play button, the slider and so on. Only a black rectangular area. If I tip inside the area, the controls will appear at the bottom, and disappear after few seconds.
2. If I put the area at the bottom, I can hear but no controls are available even if I tip inside the area.

I should need a media controller for remote files with buttons always visible. Are there different solutions, or I have to write my own controls and sliders ?

The similar solutions on ios 9.3.1 and ios 7.x works perfectly.
Thanks.

In the screenshot you can view controls, but only for few seconds if I tip on the rectangular area on the top, as defined in addview.

 

[valentino s]

found the solution: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/videoview-mediacontroller-display.34242/

 

[valentino s]

Sorry, doesn't work properly: I can show the controller at the bottom, the even if it plays the controller show the play button instead of pause button, and the time slider stay on 00:00 and doesn't increase. Then If I click on play the controller will disappear after few seconds.
So, there's another solution ? Thanks

 

[Erel]

The VideoView media controller is designed to hide automatically. The code I posted uses reflection to try to show it however eventually it will be hidden again.