Set lock screen background in Android (like Spotify do)

For me, the most instructive example was Random Music Player, mentioned in documentation about Android 4.0 APIs:

"For a sample implementation, see the Random Music Player, which provides compatibility logic such that it enables the remote control client on Android 4.0 devices while continuing to support devices back to Android 2.1."

In addition, I converted text to bitmap to have text as album art.


Edit: The solution below only works for applications that have registered itself as a media controller, so apps that don't play audio can't/shouldn't use this mechanism to change the lockscreen wallpaper.

It can be done using RemoteControlClient, part of Android since ICS. If you want a working example, download VLC for Android and check out org.videolan.vlc.AudioService:

This part of the code is to intercept media controls.

/**
 * Set up the remote control and tell the system we want to be the default receiver for the MEDIA buttons
 * @see http://android-developers.blogspot.fr/2010/06/allowing-applications-to-play-nicer.html
 */
@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH)
public void setUpRemoteControlClient() {
    Context context = VLCApplication.getAppContext();
    AudioManager audioManager = (AudioManager)context.getSystemService(AUDIO_SERVICE);

    if(Util.isICSOrLater()) {
        audioManager.registerMediaButtonEventReceiver(mRemoteControlClientReceiverComponent);

        if (mRemoteControlClient == null) {
            Intent mediaButtonIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_BUTTON);
            mediaButtonIntent.setComponent(mRemoteControlClientReceiverComponent);
            PendingIntent mediaPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, mediaButtonIntent, 0);

            // create and register the remote control client
            mRemoteControlClient = new RemoteControlClient(mediaPendingIntent);
            audioManager.registerRemoteControlClient(mRemoteControlClient);
        }

        mRemoteControlClient.setTransportControlFlags(
                RemoteControlClient.FLAG_KEY_MEDIA_PLAY |
                RemoteControlClient.FLAG_KEY_MEDIA_PAUSE |
                RemoteControlClient.FLAG_KEY_MEDIA_PREVIOUS |
                RemoteControlClient.FLAG_KEY_MEDIA_NEXT |
                RemoteControlClient.FLAG_KEY_MEDIA_STOP);
    } else if (Util.isFroyoOrLater()) {
        audioManager.registerMediaButtonEventReceiver(mRemoteControlClientReceiverComponent);
    }
}

This part is to update artwork, among other info:

@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH)
private void updateRemoteControlClientMetadata() {
    if(!Util.isICSOrLater()) // NOP check
        return;

    if (mRemoteControlClient != null) {
        MetadataEditor editor = mRemoteControlClient.editMetadata(true);
        editor.putString(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_ALBUM, getCurrentMedia().getAlbum());
        editor.putString(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_ARTIST, getCurrentMedia().getArtist());
        editor.putString(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_GENRE, getCurrentMedia().getGenre());
        editor.putString(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_TITLE, getCurrentMedia().getTitle());
        editor.putLong(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_DURATION, getCurrentMedia().getLength());
        editor.putBitmap(MetadataEditor.BITMAP_KEY_ARTWORK, getCover());
        editor.apply();
    }
}

Well, after trying some ways, I have a simple code here; Try using this method;

private void updateMetaData() {
    mediaSession =new MediaSessionCompat(context,"BXPlayer");

    Bitmap cover = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(),
            R.drawable.cover2); 

   mediaSession.setMetadata(new MediaMetadataCompat.Builder()
            .putBitmap(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_ALBUM_ART, cover)
            .putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_ARTIST, mSelectedSong.getArtist())
            .putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_ALBUM, mSelectedSong.getAlbum())
            .putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_TITLE, mSelectedSong.getTitle())
            .build());
}

then in your notification you need to set style to android.support.v4.media.app.NotificationCompat.MediaStyle() and set the media session token to use the current metadata. Check this snippet below;

builder.setStyle(new android.support.v4.media.app.NotificationCompat.MediaStyle()
            .setShowActionsInCompactView(0, 1, 2)
    .setMediaSession(mediaSession.getSessionToken()));
    return builder.build();

To work, you must include implementation "com.android.support:support-v4:$latest_version" in your app build.gradle And boom! you are good to go.

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