MediaPlayer java.io.IOException: Prepare failed.: status=0x1 with Huawei ALE-L21

Question

Im running into a curious problem. My app allows the user to record a voice message which will be saved as an .amr file.

String fileName = getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath() + "/voiceMessage.amr";

MediaRecorder mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
mediaRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
mediaRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.AMR_WB);
mediaRecorder.setOutputFile(fileName);
mediaRecorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AMR_WB);

After recording the user is able to play his recorded message, which works as expected:

MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();

try {
    fileName = getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath() + "/voiceMessage.amr";
    Log.i(TAG, fileName);
    mediaPlayer.setDataSource(fileName);
    mediaPlayer.prepare();
    mediaPlayer.start();
} catch (IOException e) {
}

Logcat prints /data/data/com.messages.android/files/voiceMessage.amr for fileName, which is fine. After saving the voice message, I'll upload it to my server and download it later for each user. The downloaded file is saved on the interal storage.

Now the part which throws an exception:

MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
File voiceMessage = user.getVoiceMessageFile(context);

if (voiceMessage.exists()) {
    try {
        Log.i(TAG, voiceMessage.getAbsolutePath());
        mediaPlayer.setDataSource(voiceMessage.getAbsolutePath());
        mediaPlayer.prepare();
        mediaPlayer.start();
    } catch (IOException e) {

    }
}

Logcat prints /data/data/com.messages.android/files/c02bfe404359860eb582aff318afb1f41469514396529.amr for voiceMessage.getAbsolutePath() which is fine. So the file exists and is on internal storage. I do not modify the file on server side. Just saving and downloading.

Still receiving an exception for mediaPlayer.prepare():

> java.io.IOException: Prepare failed.: status=0x1  at
> android.media.MediaPlayer._prepare(Native Method)     at
> android.media.MediaPlayer.prepare(MediaPlayer.java:1168)  at
> com.messages.android.views.SeekBarLinearLayoutView.onClick(SeekBarLinearLayoutView.java:172)
>   at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:4766)   at
> android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:19683)   at
> android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)   at
> android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)   at
> android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)   at
> android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5538)     at
> java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)    at
> java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)  at
> com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:960)
>   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:755)

The exception only appears on our development phone Huawei ALE-L21. Two different Samsung phones and a different Huawei phone don't throw the exception.

Edit: I tried two different approaches, both didn't work out.

1.

FileInputStream fi = new FileInputStream(voiceMessage);
mediaPlayer.setDataSource(fi.getFD());

2.

voiceMessage.setReadable(true, false);
mediaPlayer.setDataSource(voiceMessage.getAbsolutePath());

Edit 3: So I tried something yesterday: I changed the file name of the voice message file from the broken device on the server side, so that the user on the broken device will download it's own voice message, which was previous uploaded to the server. Playing it's own voice message, even after downloading, works fine. So the problem should be the OutputFormat while recording, right? Is there an universal OutputFormat which works with Android 4.1+ for all devices?

Are all the devices running the same OS? If not, what's the OS version of the device that is throwing the exception? — Hassan Semiu Ayomon, Aug 03 '16 at 16:13
Try this, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3761305/android-mediaplayer-throwing-prepare-failed-status-0x1-on-2-1-works-on-2-2?rq=1 — karan vs, Aug 04 '16 at 12:41
Working device: HUAWEI GRA-L09 (Build-Number: GRA-L09C02B194) with Android 5.1.1. Not working device: ALE-L21 (Build-Number: ALE-L21C432B194) with Android 5.0.1. Btw. check my 3. update — Chris, Aug 04 '16 at 16:09

MediaPlayer java.io.IOException: Prepare failed.: status=0x1 with Huawei ALE-L21

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