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Android

Posted by Evan Dix
Evan Dix
1,641 Points

Creating a streaming from web radio app!!

I want to make an android app that is a radio. There is a online url that streams the station that i want to use. How do i do this??

Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher
Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Evan;

Are you basically looking to make a single station Pandora type App?

Ken

Evan Dix
Evan Dix
1,641 Points

MediaPlayer mPlayer; String radio;

@Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_my);

radio = "http://s26.myradiostream.com:9406/listen.pls";

mPlayer.setDataSource(this , Uri.parse(radio));

} }

I am trying to stream the music from this url. I set up a media player and when i go to "setDataSource" it asks for (context, and Uri uri)...what am i doing wrong. I parsed the string to a uri. Am i going in the right direction? what should i do?!?!

Evan Dix
Evan Dix
1,641 Points

Yes Ken! exactly, but i am new to this stuff and dont really know if im doing this correctly. could you help me out please?

1 Answer

Evan Dix
Evan Dix
1,641 Points
Evan Dix
Evan Dix
1,641 Points

Yes! exactly. but streaming from a single url. it is a pls file.