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I'm using the MediaPlayer to play a sound effect. However when DnD (Do not Disturb) is turned on it still plays the sound.

This is my code:

public static void playSound(Context context, @RawRes int soundId)
{
    MediaPlayer mp = MediaPlayer.create(context, soundId);
    mp.start();
    mp.setOnCompletionListener(mediaPlayer -> {
        mp.release();
    });
}

I tried setting the audio stream type like this, but then my sound won't play at all:

mp.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_NOTIFICATION);

How to initialize the media player so my sound does the following:

  • DnD off: play
  • DnD Total silence: don't play
  • DnD Alarms only: don't play
  • DnD Priority only: don't play

Currently the sound is only silenced when DnD is in Total silence mode.

The only thing I can think of now is to retrieve the DnD setting and only play the sound if it's off. But that seems more like a work-around to me.

Wirling
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You can get the status of the Do not disturb mode first like this 

 try {
        Settings.Global.getInt(getContentResolver(), "zen_mode"); // this return an int
    } catch (Settings.SettingNotFoundException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

That statement returns an int value that you can work with like this

  • 0 - If DnD is off.
  • 1 - If DnD is on - Priority Only
  • 2 - If DnD is on - Total Silence
  • 3 - If DnD is on - Alarms Only

Now all you have to do is a simple if statement and you play or stop you audio accordingly.

You can stop the MediaPlayer like this 

mp.stop();
Amine
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  • Yeah, I know that this is possible, but like I mentioned in my question is that it feels like a work-around. Isn't there a way I can play sounds for a certain priority that will automatically get silenced when DnD is on? – Wirling Apr 15 '19 at 05:27
  • For this `will automatically get silenced when DnD is on` you can create a `BroadcastReceiver` that will listen for the DnD status and act accordingly. – Amine Apr 15 '19 at 13:42