[TIMOB-4992] iOS:AudioPlayer only plays part of an mp3

GitHub Issue	n/a
Type	Bug
Priority	High
Status	Closed
Resolution	Cannot Reproduce
Resolution Date	2020-01-09T19:18:15.000+0000
Affected Version/s	Release 1.7.2, Release 6.0.1, Release 5.5.1, Release 6.0.2
Fix Version/s	n/a
Components	iOS
Labels	api, engSchedule, regression, supportTeam
Reporter	Jon Alter
Assignee	Unknown
Created	2011-08-12T15:54:08.000+0000
Updated	2020-01-09T19:18:15.000+0000

Description

Playing certain mp3s causes a problem for AudioPlayer and it only plays about half a second at the beginning of the file. Step 1: put the attached audio files on a server that you can access Step 2: change the url in the code so that you can access the files that you are serving Step 3: run the code below Step 4: click the play button Step 5: notice that the file named bad.mp3 does not play the entire file Step 6: test that file by playing it with another audio player

var win = Ti.UI.createWindow({
	backgroundColor: "blue"
});

var button = Ti.UI.createButton({
	title: "play",
	height: 40,
	width: 200,
	top: 20
});

button.addEventListener('click', function(e){
	var player = Titanium.Media.createAudioPlayer({
		url:'http://example.com/bad.mp3'
	});
	player.start();
});
win.add(button);
win.open();

Associated Helpdesk Ticket

http://appc.me/c/APP-667978

Attachments

File	Date	Size
bad.mp3	2011-08-12T15:54:08.000+0000	23795
good.mp3	2011-08-12T15:54:08.000+0000	45998

Comments

Junaid Younus 2012-07-12

Tested on the iOS simulator with 2.1GA, issue still exists.

Sharif AbuDarda 2016-10-25

Hello, The issue seems to be happening for remote audio. Audio player stops in somewhere for a large audio file> 30+min. The below code can regenerate the issue for iOS and Android

   var win = Titanium.UI.createWindow({  
       title:'Audio Test',
       backgroundColor:'#fff',
       layout: 'vertical'
   });
   
   var startStopButton = Titanium.UI.createButton({
       title:'Start/Stop Streaming',
       top:10,
       width:200,
       height:40
   });
   
   var pauseResumeButton = Titanium.UI.createButton({
       title:'Pause/Resume Streaming',
       top:10,
       width:200,
       height:40,
       enabled:false
   });
   
   win.add(startStopButton);
   win.add(pauseResumeButton);
   
   // allowBackground: true on Android allows the 
   // player to keep playing when the app is in the 
   // background.
   var audioPlayer = Ti.Media.createAudioPlayer({ 
       url: 'http://www.revelbeats.com/assets/audio/Salsa/Dj_Norty_Cotto%20_Salsa_Throwback.mp3',
       allowBackground: true
   });           
   
   startStopButton.addEventListener('click',function() {
       // When paused, playing returns false.
       // If both are false, playback is stopped.
       if (audioPlayer.playing || audioPlayer.paused)
       {
           audioPlayer.stop();
           pauseResumeButton.enabled = false;
           if (Ti.Platform.name === 'android')
           { 
               audioPlayer.release();
           }   
       }
       else
       {
           audioPlayer.start();
           pauseResumeButton.enabled = true;
       }
   });
   
   pauseResumeButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
       if (audioPlayer.paused) {
           audioPlayer.start();
       }
       else {
           audioPlayer.pause();
       }
   });
   
   audioPlayer.addEventListener('progress',function(e) {
       Ti.API.info('Time Played: ' + Math.round(e.progress) + ' milliseconds');
   });
   
   audioPlayer.addEventListener('change',function(e)
   {
       Ti.API.info('State: ' + e.description + ' (' + e.state + ')');
   });
   
   win.addEventListener('close',function() {
       audioPlayer.stop();
       if (Ti.Platform.osname === 'android')
       { 
           audioPlayer.release();
       }
   });
   
   win.open();

   Operating System
     Name                        = Mac OS X
     Version                     = 10.11.6
     Architecture                = 64bit
     # CPUs                      = 4
     Memory                      = 8589934592
   Node.js
     Node.js Version             = 4.2.2
     npm Version                 = 2.14.7
   Titanium CLI
     CLI Version                 = 5.0.9
   Titanium SDK
     SDK Version                 = 5.5.1.GA

Any workaround for playing such big files in audio player smoothly?

Alan Hutton 2019-08-13

Closing. Unable to reproduce. mp3 files are playing fully. I have also not been able to reproduce the remote audio file issue.

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