Playing sounds regardless of device volume level

Question

So on my 2.3 devices, I can play a sound with SoundPool or MediaPlayer at full volume, even if the device volume is set to 0/mute. It was my understanding that you had to manual

Answer 1

An easy and alternative way for playing music from raw folder;

try {
        String uri = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.beep;
        //Strign uri = "http://bla-bla-bla.com/bla-bla.wav"
        Uri notification = Uri.parse(uri);
        Ringtone r = RingtoneManager.getRingtone(getApplicationContext(), notification);
        r.play();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }