MediaSession2
public
class
MediaSession2
extends Object
implements
AutoCloseable
| java.lang.Object | |
| ↳ | android.media.MediaSession2 |
This class is deprecated.
Use the Media3 support library's androidx.media3.session.MediaSession
instead.
This API is not generally intended for third party application developers. Use the AndroidX Media3 session Library for consistent behavior across all devices.
Allows a media app to expose its transport controls and playback information in a process to other processes including the Android framework and other apps.
Summary
Nested classes | |
|---|---|
class |
MediaSession2.Builder
This class is deprecated.
Use the Media3 support library's |
class |
MediaSession2.ControllerInfo
This class is deprecated.
Use the Media3 support library's |
class |
MediaSession2.SessionCallback
This class is deprecated.
Use the Media3 support library's |
Public methods | |
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void
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broadcastSessionCommand(Session2Command command, Bundle args)
Broadcasts a session command to all the connected controllers
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void
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cancelSessionCommand(MediaSession2.ControllerInfo controller, Object token)
Cancels the session command previously sent. |
void
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close()
Closes this resource, relinquishing any underlying resources. |
List<MediaSession2.ControllerInfo>
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getConnectedControllers()
Gets the list of the connected controllers |
String
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getId()
Returns the session ID |
Session2Token
|
getToken()
Returns the |
boolean
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isPlaybackActive()
Returns whether the playback is active (i.e. |
Object
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sendSessionCommand(MediaSession2.ControllerInfo controller, Session2Command command, Bundle args)
Sends a session command to a specific controller
|
void
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setPlaybackActive(boolean playbackActive)
Sets whether the playback is active (i.e. |
Inherited methods | |
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Public methods
broadcastSessionCommand
public void broadcastSessionCommand (Session2Command command, Bundle args)
Broadcasts a session command to all the connected controllers
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
command |
Session2Command: the session command.
This value cannot be null. |
args |
Bundle: optional arguments.
This value may be null. |
cancelSessionCommand
public void cancelSessionCommand (MediaSession2.ControllerInfo controller, Object token)
Cancels the session command previously sent.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
controller |
MediaSession2.ControllerInfo: the controller to get the session command.
This value cannot be null. |
token |
Object: the token which is returned from sendSessionCommand(ControllerInfo, Session2Command, Bundle).
This value cannot be null. |
close
public void close ()
Closes this resource, relinquishing any underlying resources.
This method is invoked automatically on objects managed by the
try-with-resources statement.
getConnectedControllers
public List<MediaSession2.ControllerInfo> getConnectedControllers ()
Gets the list of the connected controllers
| Returns | |
|---|---|
List<MediaSession2.ControllerInfo> |
list of the connected controllers.
This value cannot be null. |
getId
public String getId ()
Returns the session ID
| Returns | |
|---|---|
String |
This value cannot be null. |
getToken
public Session2Token getToken ()
Returns the Session2Token for creating MediaController2.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
Session2Token |
This value cannot be null. |
isPlaybackActive
public boolean isPlaybackActive ()
Returns whether the playback is active (i.e. playing something)
| Returns | |
|---|---|
boolean |
true if the playback active, false otherwise. |
sendSessionCommand
public Object sendSessionCommand (MediaSession2.ControllerInfo controller, Session2Command command, Bundle args)
Sends a session command to a specific controller
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
controller |
MediaSession2.ControllerInfo: the controller to get the session command.
This value cannot be null. |
command |
Session2Command: the session command.
This value cannot be null. |
args |
Bundle: optional arguments.
This value may be null. |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
Object |
a token which will be sent together in SessionCallback.onCommandResult
when its result is received.
This value cannot be null. |
setPlaybackActive
public void setPlaybackActive (boolean playbackActive)
Sets whether the playback is active (i.e. playing something)
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
playbackActive |
boolean: true if the playback active, false otherwise. |
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Last updated 2026-02-13 UTC.