MediaPlayer - use ringtone volume instead of media volume

Question

How can I set volume level from ringtone instead of media volume level on MediaPlayer?

Answer 1

Use setAudioStreamType(int) to set the media type to type STREAM_RING, then it should use the ringer volume instead of the default STREAM_MUSIC.

Note that you must do this before the media is prepared, so you'll have to prepare it manually with setDataSource instead of using MediaPlayer.create().