android.media.MediaPlayer crashes without exception

Question

The MediaPlayer makes my app freeze without throwing an exception when I pass corrupted audio files to it. Here's my code:

try
{
    if (this.mediaPlayer.isPlaying())
    {
        this.mediaPlayer.reset();
    }

    this.mediaPlayer.setDataSource(this.currentSong.getFile() /* path string */);
    this.mediaPlayer.prepare();
    this.mediaPlayer.start();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
    Log.v("Oh snap", "MediaPlayer exception: " + e.toString());
}

What can I do about this? I need an exception to handle corrupted files properly. The test device is a Samsung Galaxy S2 running Android 2.3.6 and I'm targeting API level 8.

I'm not sure what's wrong with the corrupted flac files that I'm passing to the MediaPlayer. All I know is that they crash my app and the stock music player too, which shouldn't happen.

Yes, no exceptions or warnings. – John Feb 23 '12 at 17:59 — John, Feb 23 '12 at 17:59

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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If it's a native crash there's very little you can do just from the Java layer. Check this answer for a slightly scary guide to the frightful hacking you'd need to do.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:34

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answered Feb 23 '12 at 18:02

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