How can I get an Android MediaController to appear from layout xml?

Question

I\'ve created a layout.xml file with the following XML, but I can\'t get the MediaController to appear at all.

Answer 1

By using show(0) media controller will be shown until hide() is called by an interaction with the player. I found unfortunately no way to prevent hide() yet;-(

MediaController mc = new MediaController(MPlayer.this);  
 mc.setMediaPlayer(MPlayer.this);  
 mc.setEnabled(true);

 View mMediaControllerView = (View)findViewById(R.id.media_controller); //get it from your layout

 mc.setAnchorView(mMediaControllerView);
 mMediaControllerView.setOnTouchListener(mPlayerTouchListener);//also use show() in onTouchListener

 new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {

     public void run() {
        mc.show(0);
     } }, 1500);

Wait for screen to buid in order to avoid a bug in android (1,5 seconds here)