Chapter 11. Multimedia
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Playing sound effects with SoundPool
- Playing audio with MediaPlayer
- Responding to hardware media controls in your app
- Taking a photo with the default camera app
- Taking a photo using the (old) Camera API
- Taking a photo using the Camera2 (the new) API
Introduction
Now that we've explored graphics and animations in the previous chapters, it's time to look at the sound options available in Android. The two most popular options to play sound include:
- SoundPool: This is for short sound clips
- MediaPlayer: This is designed for larger sound files (like music) and video files
The first two recipes will look at using these libraries. We'll also look at how to use hardware related to sound, ...
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