Right place for putting mp3 files in an android project

Question

Is there any folder like res/drawable for mp3 or generally audio files? If yes, what is it and how can I get access to it from the app?

Answer 1

The best place to put such .mp3 or any other files would be in the assets folder.

These files once stored will become a part of your android app itself and can be read easily. This tutorial describes it well.

 AssetFileDescriptor afd = getAssets().openFd("AudioFile.mp3");  MediaPlayer player = new MediaPlayer();  player.setDataSource(afd.getFileDescriptor(),afd.getStartOffset(),afd.getLength());  player.prepare();  player.start(); 

Alternatively you can also store it in the raw folder and read it directly by specifying the path as the raw folder. this can be played as:

int resID=getResources().getIdentifier(fname, "raw", getPackageName()); MediaPlayer mediaPlayer=MediaPlayer.create(this,resID); 

Answer 2

Here are some steps you can easily follow.

1. Open the android studio with the project in which you want to add-on audio clip/media file.

2. Create a raw folder in the resources folder.

3. Add media file to the raw folder by simply copy and paste that to the raw folder.

4. Here we added a media file “ring.mp3”. Now open the Java File of the desired activity, here we are adding the audio in the MainActivity.

5. Further add this code.

   MediaPlayer ring = MediaPlayer.create(MainActivity.this, R.raw.ring); ring.start();

6. Now run the App and your music will play when App starts