Android mediaplayer MediaPlayer(658): error (1, -2147483648)

Question

I get this error when playing a streaming audio in Android:

MediaPlayer(658): error (1, -2147483648)

mediaPlayer.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
mediaPlayer.setDataSource(url);
mediaPlayer.prepareAsync();

Answer 1

I don't know about playing streams but I was getting the same error from trying to play a file residing on the device. The solution was that the MediaPlayer didn't have the right permissions to read the video file. This article helped me out tremendously. http://www.weston-fl.com/blog/?p=2988