How to pause ExoPlayer 2 playback and resume (PlayerControl was removed)

Question

In ExoPlayer < 2.x there was a class PlayerControl with pause() and resume() functions but it was removed. I can't find a way to do this on ExoPlayer 2.

How can I pause and resume a playback?

score 83 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 03 '20 at 14:38

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You can use void setPlayWhenReady(boolean playWhenReady).
If Exo is ready, passing false will pause the player. Passing true will resume it. You can check the player's state using getPlaybackState().

edited Nov 03 '20 at 14:38

Vadim Kotov

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answered Nov 11 '16 at 20:12

Blackbelt

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Kindly Answer with code so one can understand it correctly – Akash Dubey Jun 08 '17 at 10:23
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To pause and play with the same button You can use : `player.setPlayWhenReady(!player.getPlayWhenReady());` . – Saeed.re Sep 05 '17 at 13:57

score 41 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 20 '17 at 11:03

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This is my way. Create two methods and call them when needed.

private void pausePlayer(){
    player.setPlayWhenReady(false);
    player.getPlaybackState();
}
private void startPlayer(){
    player.setPlayWhenReady(true);
    player.getPlaybackState();
}

call them here

 @Override
protected void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
   pausePlayer();

}

@Override
protected void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    startPlayer();
}

answered Jul 20 '17 at 11:03

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Why do you call `player.getPlaybackState();` after the "play when ready" changed? – Daniel Gomez Rico Jul 21 '17 at 20:06
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Exoplayer take `1sec/2sec` on resume `@Override protected void onResume() { super.onResume(); startPlayer(); }` how can i solve this audio plays but videos start late – Sagar Mar 07 '18 at 07:01
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@Caipivara It's not needed. Maybe he wanted to show it's possible to use it. – android developer Jul 18 '18 at 12:15

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 16 '18 at 02:34

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play player.setPlayWhenReady(true);

pause

player.setPlayWhenReady(false);

And you can check play state like this:

private boolean isPlaying() {
return player != null
    && player.getPlaybackState() != Player.STATE_ENDED
    && player.getPlaybackState() != Player.STATE_IDLE
    && player.getPlayWhenReady();
}

These codes are from PlayerControlView.

answered Nov 16 '18 at 02:34

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Why not simply `player.getPlaybackState()== Player.STATE_READY` – Vlad Apr 27 '19 at 14:10

How to pause ExoPlayer 2 playback and resume (PlayerControl was removed)

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