MediaPlayer.create() always returns null

Question

I have used the mediaplayer before, and I have never had this problem. Whenever I try to use MediaPlayer.create(), the method gives me null, and I can\'t play my sounds. Is

Answer 1

In my case, it was the emulator (AVD)

Make sure that you also test it using a real Android device

or, create a new AVD profile with better spec and newer Android version

What seems to always work regardless of which AVD is using 128kbps mp3 audio file

Answer 2

The create() API returns null if it somehow failed.

The reason in this case is due to a corrupt mp3 file.