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Best Practices in Media Playback for Android

Android Developers via YouTube

Overview

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Explore best practices for media playback in Android applications in this 45-minute Google I/O 2016 conference talk. Dive into building strong app architecture, playing audio locally, controlling remote playback, and being a good system citizen. Learn how to work across form factors like Android Wear and Android Auto. Discover key concepts including Audio Focus, MediaSessionCompat, notifications, Media Button Receiver, and Foreground Services. Gain insights on user expectations, metadata handling, and service life cycles to create exceptional media playback experiences for your users.

Syllabus

Intro
Player agnostic
Audio Focus
Audio Focus Changes
Action Audio Becoming Noisy
User Expectations
Mediasessioncompat
Media Button Receiver
Media Button Receiver Class
Metadata
Notifications
Color
Actions
Minimum Viable Product
Media Controller
Media Browser Component
Foreground Services
Binding to Service
Service Life Cycle
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