How to pause different music players in android?

Question

I use this code for pausing music player, it pauses default music player but doesn't work on other music players if they are installed. For example poweramp, realplayer etc

Here is code below which I use to pause music:-

AudioManager mAudioManager = (AudioManager)getSystemService(AUDIO_SERVICE);    

if (mAudioManager.isMusicActive()) 
{
  Intent i = new Intent("com.android.music.musicservicecommand");

  i.putExtra("command", "pause");
  ListenAndSleep.this.sendBroadcast(i);
}

Answer 1

Wouldn't it be easier to simply use media buttons? Most, if not all, players should handle those.

private static void sendMediaButton(Context context, int keyCode) {
    KeyEvent keyEvent = new KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, keyCode);
    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_BUTTON);
    intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_KEY_EVENT, keyEvent);
    context.sendOrderedBroadcast(intent, null);

    keyEvent = new KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_UP, keyCode);
    intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_BUTTON);
    intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_KEY_EVENT, keyEvent);
    context.sendOrderedBroadcast(intent, null);
}

Then you could use:

sendMediaButton(getApplicationContext(), KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_PAUSE);

You could also send a stop key event. Here's a link with the relevant keys, http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_MEDIA_PAUSE