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android.process.media force close! FIX

I know some of you have been having problems with a force close message that looks like this: Android.process.media is not responding please force close or retry.
I have done search after search only to find one way that ultimately fixes this annoying every second force close message.
1. Make sure your phone is rooted.
2. Using a file explorer of your choice go into the directories as follows:
/system/app/
3. Delete this file from the menu, mediaprovider.apk
4. Force close messages will now stop. Horray!
If you have questions post them. I will do my best to answer.
StaplesDroid

i tried it on my G2 and it hasn't worked yet. Had to give ES FileExplorer root.
Have a great morning!

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media.process force close issue rooted htc desire
I fixed this problem without any further issues by clearing the download cache - I'm just as surprised as you.

staplesdroid said:
Yea like I said you must have a rooted phone!!!. Did it work after you gave es file root?
Another great program in root explorer. You can get it from ww w. 4shared .co m
Go there type in rootexplorer .apk and it will have multiple downloads. Just pick one and run it.
You can get all the paid apps for free like that. Just type in .apk after the app you want is typed in for example: rootexplorer .apk or irunner .apk or androidbanking .apk..... you get the picture?
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Or you could get it from the market, and pay for it, and support the developers. But if you want to be a thief, that's your decision.

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staplesdroid said:
I'm not trying to piss anyone off. Sorry if you don't agree with that. But 3.99 for a file explorer. Come on.
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It never ceases to amaze me how people can justify being a thief.
If 4 bucks is out of line, how is it you could afford your phone in the first place?
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indymx said:
It never ceases to amaze me how people can justify being a thief.
If 4 bucks is out of line, how is it you could afford your phone in the first place?
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+ 1, a one time payment of $4 for something useful is nothing.
Sent from my abucus

why patronize piracy?
I live in Asia, where pirated software/apps are more prevalent than legit ones. That is because software like Microsoft Windows is economically out of reach for the man on the street.
But $3.99? Come on! We shouldn't expect devs to continue churning out useful code without getting paid for it. If the developers of Titanium Backup or Root Toolbox had decided early on that it wasn't worth it to develop apps for Android or WinMo, we'd all still be in the Dark Ages of the cellphone era. Making custom ROMs is not the same. For one, many of them were based on stock firmware--which were made by highly-paid software engineers at phone makers in the first place.
What the Android Market offers for free, I download for free. When it has a price and I need it, I pay for it. Simple as that.

1) the fix listed above worked perfectly for me. (HD2, gingerbread, CM7)
2) paying for an app is the right thing to do. free ones are preferred, of course. you know it, i know it, they know it. support open source, support the community. pay it forward.

staplesdroid said:
I know some of you have been having problems with a force close message that looks like this: Android.process.media is not responding please force close or retry.
I have done search after search only to find one way that ultimately fixes this annoying every second force close message.
1. Make sure your phone is rooted.
2. Using a file explorer of your choice go into the directories as follows:
/system/app/
3. Delete this file from the menu, mediaprovider.apk
4. Force close messages will now stop. Horray!
If you have questions post them. I will do my best to answer.
StaplesDroid
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Thanks for the tip mate. I got rid of FC's after removing mediaprovider. But after removing it cannot access any sort of media like photos, ringtones etc :-D. Any other work around?

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fshami said:
Thanks for the tip mate. I got rid of FC's after removing mediaprovider. But after removing it cannot access any sort of media like photos, ringtones etc :-D. Any other work around?
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Yep, this is actually a horrible fix. For me, it did nothing except stop me from accessing any of my media. So if you don't care about listening to music, viewing any photos, having ringtones, viewing video you have taken etc, this MIGHT work for you. I had to dig out the mediaprovider.apk from the .zip of my ROM and replace it.
I fixed mine by restoring my last Titanium Backup ("restore all apps with data"). Whatever was corrupted was restored back to working order. I understand that not everyone has Titanium Backup, but it has save my a$$ a couple of times now when an app or system file has started acting weird. Root your phone and get TB, it's so worth it.
EDIT: OK, so the problem came back after I replaced mediaprovider.apk, so apologies for that. I booted into recovery and did a factory/data reset, then restored my Titanium Backup, and all seems to be good now. Again, I understand this may not help everyone, but it worked for me, and it avoids deleting apk files without fully understanding what effect it will have.

Help
I have a droid 2 global. i tried deleting the file and it says i cant. is there anything else i can do? i cant access my pics, music, or market.

la vela said:
I fixed this problem without any further issues by clearing the download cache - I'm just as surprised as you.
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Did this too, was having FCs after installing a new ROM but just cleared the cache and rebooted. My music player worked again after that.

Nothing works!
I tried deleting it which made things worse! Non stop FCs! Put it back. Cleared data multiple times! Rebooted some times! No luck! What to do! Heeelllppppp!!!!!!!!!

CyberZ-JB said:
I tried deleting it which made things worse! Non stop FCs! Put it back. Cleared data multiple times! Rebooted some times! No luck! What to do! Heeelllppppp!!!!!!!!!
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Try formatting ur sdcard, for me i had some temp folders with long file names which used to mess around..
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fshami said:
Try formatting ur sdcard, for me i had some temp folders with long file names which used to mess around..
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Tried even that! Someone said it might be a Framewore issue! God knows what Android is made of! HELLLPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!

staplesdroid said:
I know some of you have been having problems with a force close message that looks like this: Android.process.media is not responding please force close or retry.
I have done search after search only to find one way that ultimately fixes this annoying every second force close message.
1. Make sure your phone is rooted.
2. Using a file explorer of your choice go into the directories as follows:
/system/app/
3. Delete this file from the menu, mediaprovider.apk
4. Force close messages will now stop. Horray!
If you have questions post them. I will do my best to answer.
StaplesDroid
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I had the same problem with my Asus transformer. In addition the default Music player did not work anymore as it used to (played the wrong numbers).
The above solution did not work for me (I could get to the files mentioned without rooting).
Sofar I got the problem solved as followed.
1. I found an new version 4 of the Music player (com.google.android.misic.4.0.9.apk) and installed this version
2. This by itself did not solve anything, but now I could reinstall the factory original version and now everything is OK.
No forced closing anymore and the default player works as before
I hope it stays this way.
regards,
alfred

I've just updated to latest Oxygen on my Huawei U8800, and was having that same issue.
After reading this post, I've updated with TB the application "[Playlists] Media Storage 2.3.7 (10)" and it solved it.
It seems that my custom playlists of the music app were causing it...

[Q] New Android User.

Hi, I just got a Sensation a couple of days ago and there have been a few problems I hope you guys could help me with.
Firstly, my Android Market only shows a few of the apps that there should be. Loads of apps such as the launchers or Angry Birds for example aren't showing up. When I open the Market from my desktop it says that these apps cannot be installed in my country (UAE) when i have friends here with other Android phones with the very same apps.
Secondly, whenever I play a video on the phone it plays fine for about a minute and then the audio switches off and it only comes back if I skip scenes. I don't if this is a fault with my phone or maybe a wrong format I'm using, can you guys recommend a converter?
Thanks for any help, it's much appreciated.

lolwut16 said:
Hi, I just got a Sensation a couple of days ago and there have been a few problems I hope you guys could help me with.
Firstly, my Android Market only shows a few of the apps that there should be. Loads of apps such as the launchers or Angry Birds for example aren't showing up. When I open the Market from my desktop it says that these apps cannot be installed in my country (UAE) when i have friends here with other Android phones with the very same apps.
Secondly, whenever I play a video on the phone it plays fine for about a minute and then the audio switches off and it only comes back if I skip scenes. I don't if this is a fault with my phone or maybe a wrong format I'm using, can you guys recommend a converter?
Thanks for any help, it's much appreciated.
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I do not know the answer to your first question, but I would assume that your friends either have a different ROM flashed to their phone that allows them to bypass country restrictions, or they have downloaded the APK's from somewhere else, then 'adb push'ed them to their device... Someone more knowledgeable than me can answer that one...
The second question regarding video converters... I have used an application called Handbrake in the past to re-encode my video files, and it has worked wonders. I highly recommend it. Link: http://handbrake.fr/
Hope this helps.

lolwut16 said:
Hi, I just got a Sensation a couple of days ago and there have been a few problems I hope you guys could help me with.
Firstly, my Android Market only shows a few of the apps that there should be. Loads of apps such as the launchers or Angry Birds for example aren't showing up. When I open the Market from my desktop it says that these apps cannot be installed in my country (UAE) when i have friends here with other Android phones with the very same apps.
Secondly, whenever I play a video on the phone it plays fine for about a minute and then the audio switches off and it only comes back if I skip scenes. I don't if this is a fault with my phone or maybe a wrong format I'm using, can you guys recommend a converter?
Thanks for any help, it's much appreciated.
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You can try to find the apk for the apps you want and install them outside of Market by copying the apk to your SD card then installing from there (be sure to check the allow non-market applications box under the applications settings) this should (I think) bypass any country restrictions. If you look around I'm sure you can find the apks you want. If not you could probably make a request for certain apps and someone can upload the apk for you.

Thanks, I'll let you know how it goes.

Where do I paste the App file in the SD card?

Anywhere . You can, for example create new folder - "Apps" on yours sd and paste applications there.
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Ahh, sorry should've been more specific. After copying the file over, where do I go in the phone to install it?
Nevermind, got it.

You can use the web-market to install apps. No idea why it doesn't appear on the phone's market app, but it should appear on the web market.
market.android.com
For the second problem: what video format are you using? Try *.mp4 or *.avi and see if they work Also, what resolution is the video?

lolwut16 said:
Secondly, whenever I play a video on the phone it plays fine for about a minute and then the audio switches off and it only comes back if I skip scenes. I don't if this is a fault with my phone or maybe a wrong format I'm using, can you guys recommend a converter?
Thanks for any help, it's much appreciated.
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You can try another video player such as MoboPlayer to see if you have converted your video ok.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.clov4r.android.nil&hl=en
I also use HandBrake converter.
There is an app called android market enabler "lets you access paid apps from countries where paid apps are not yet available". But it requires you to root your phone which is not currently possible on our phone. This could be what your friends are using.
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/market-enabler-v3-0-8-for-root-users/

I just copied some random avi files I had on my desktop, which gave me the problem above. Haven't tried using converter yet but I'll give it a shot now.

regarding your second problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104685

Try the dice player. It's plays my .MKV 720p files perfect.
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Thanks guys, I tried the qqplayer and its playing perfectly. Though one more thing, how do you set custom (from the SD card) notifications for things like messages or emails? Atm I can only find it for ringtones. Oh and how do I switch off the annoying sound upon unlocking?
Sorry for the trouble, first time user and all. =/

lolwut16,
I am from UAE too and have the same problems with paid apps from Android Market.
I am just waiting a software solution to turn my Sensation S-off and install a "market enabler".
You are not alone........

lolwut16 said:
Thanks guys, I tried the qqplayer and its playing perfectly. Though one more thing, how do you set custom (from the SD card) notifications for things like messages or emails? Atm I can only find it for ringtones. Oh and how do I switch off the annoying sound upon unlocking?
Sorry for the trouble, first time user and all. =/
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make a folder on the root of your storage card & name it notifications & put the sounds in there.
for the weather sound you can disable that in the weather app or somewhere like that

[Q] Music app acting spastic?

Having some issues with the Music app. I am running Prime 1.9.something-or-other and I have been adding music to an SD Card then plugging it back into the tablet. Sometimes when I open Music, it just flickers like it is trying to refresh and having a panic attack in doing so. I have read other threads here where the user had to go into Application Settings and clear the cache/data for Music, which seems to work, but it bothers me that I have to do this regularly instead of just working like on my phone. Is there something I can do to permanently fix this behavior or is there a recommended free music player that may be similar to the stock player? I don't need any special features, just something that looks okay and has good logical sorting of music, preferably that cooperates well with the taskbar.
I tried Double Twist yesterday and its okay, but would rather just get the stock player working correctly.

Happens here, too. But no custom ROM - Stock B80 Transformer

Happened to me too in Stock 3.2, I had to kill the player and everything is fine for now.

No expert here but I feel that it has to do with the app itself (it is a beta version after all). I had this issue on tablet and phone. On my phone I reverted to the previous version of the google music app that did not include access to the Google cloud and haven't had the problem again.
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On stock ROM and B50 TF here.
I had installed the Beta application to give access to the streaming from cloud feature, and I had experienced the flickering, so I reverted back. Worked for a while, but a month or so on, and the flickering is back.

Popsiclestand said:
No expert here but I feel that it has to do with the app itself (it is a beta version after all). I had this issue on tablet and phone. On my phone I reverted to the previous version of the google music app that did not include access to the Google cloud and haven't had the problem again.
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Could you provide the apk for the app?

My 16gb sd got fried and that happened my phone recognizes it but tf101 don't anymore
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Solaris_irc said:
Could you provide the apk for the app?
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Sorry mate, it was already installed on my phone from the factory (so basically I had two google music apps after I downloaded music beta). But I think the APK version is 2.3.3. A search should bring up a site for download easily.
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Same problem here. Clearing the cache fixed the problem for a while, but it came back quite soon.
I think it's to do with playlists that have invalid references in them. I looked at the logcat to determine this. I have removed my playlists, and it doesn't seem to have come back (so far).
Let me know if this works for you.

CrazyPeter said:
Same problem here. Clearing the cache fixed the problem for a while, but it came back quite soon.
I think it's to do with playlists that have invalid references in them. I looked at the logcat to determine this. I have removed my playlists, and it doesn't seem to have come back (so far).
Let me know if this works for you.
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After I deleted my playlist, album listing was fine, but under artists, the app kept scrolling back to the top of the list on its own. What doesn't it want me to see?! Buggy!

Should have also said after removing playlists, also clear the cache in app settings, it will then scan everything and should eventually settle down.

Video Players!

Hello Infuse Community!
Since day one on the Infuse it has been an exellent jump over my iPod Touch, the only thing that I find lacking is the video player! I am sure that you have all ran into streaming a video and having to answer a text! I'm wondering if anyone else has found a player that will allow you to jump back into where you have left off, instead of having to scroll back through the video and remember your place... yada yada yada. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Erik_T said:
Hello Infuse Community!
Since day one on the Infuse it has been an exellent jump over my iPod Touch, the only thing that I find lacking is the video player! I am sure that you have all ran into streaming a video and having to answer a text! I'm wondering if anyone else has found a player that will allow you to jump back into where you have left off, instead of having to scroll back through the video and remember your place... yada yada yada. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I think that's an android flash limitation.. are these streaming vids on an html5 site? or a flash site? maybe the browser is part of the problem as well.

Dani897 said:
I think that's an android flash limitation.. are these streaming vids on an html5 site? or a flash site? maybe the browser is part of the problem as well.
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Ahh! Good point... Real nice call at the flash. Flashed works wonders! (well.. In one sense anyway) It resumes right on key. Stock browser nothing special. It's the HTML 5 that opens up in the separate program. Can't list the site here...
Thanks for the speedy reply man.. Appreciate it dude.
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Hmm.. Almost found what I'm looking for. MX. Video resumes where I left off. But is there anyway to access the video through the hold down home shortcut.. That would make this epic for me.
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I don't k.ow why some apps don't show in recent apps if another app calls them up. try an app switcher app. or use go launcher and Check the recent and running tabs in the drawer.

Dani897 said:
I don't k.ow why some apps don't show in recent apps if another app calls them up. try an app switcher app. or use go launcher and Check the recent and running tabs in the drawer.
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Thanks, I'll give this a shot. Go Launcher has gotten in trouble for stealing your personal information so... I'll stay away...
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also task killer apps may let you open cached apps.

Dani897 said:
also task killer apps may let you open cached apps.
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Suggestions? Thanks for all the HELP Dani. I appreciate it.
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Vital Player will rember where you left off on a vid so you can start right back up from that spot. (It can rember multiple vids)
DoggCatcher if for podcast will also do the same for the podcast. (It can rember multiple vids)

Deathmvp said:
Vital Player will rember where you left off on a vid so you can start right back up from that spot. (It can rember multiple vids)
DoggCatcher if for podcast will also do the same for the podcast. (It can rember multiple vids)
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I gave you your first thanks.. so well. thanks. I'll give these a shot. Appreciate it.
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[Q] Media player not finding music in ViperXL

Hi all,
Just a quick question. For some reason I can't get any music players other than the built in one with ES File Explorer to find the music (.mp3s) that I've transferred over from my pc. I tried downloading some using a browser and those ones are picked up by the players just fine.
What I've tried so far:
Copying files to different folders.
Tried stock Htc player, Google music player and Shuttle player.
Wiped Caches.
Reboot phone.
Media Scanner app from play store.
I checked and there is no .nomedia file anywhere.
The only thing that I haven't tried is reflashing the Rom, but that will be a last resort.
As I already mentioned I can play them using the ES File Explorer also the File explorer that comes with ViperXL.
Currently running ViperXL 3.2.8 with stock kernel. I've had the phone for about 6 months and about 2 months being rooted and running Viper. This is the first time that I've ever tried to use this phone to play music (other than streaming).
So, anyone have any ideas.
Thanks.

Open music player by touching widget. Touch the arrow by now playing and open up my music. Select songs from the dropdown and start playing them. It will start connecting to that folder.
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Venomtester said:
Open music player by touching widget. Touch the arrow by now playing and open up my music. Select songs from the dropdown and start playing them. It will start connecting to that folder.
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Thanks for your reply, but unfortunately that only works on music that I downloaded from the internet to the phone, it still doesn't show anything for the stuff that I transferred from my PC.

That is strange. I transfer music from my external drive all the time. Always works for me. Have you tried restarting your phone after putting songs in the music folders?
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Venomtester said:
That is strange. I transfer music from my external drive all the time. Always works for me. Have you tried restarting your phone after putting songs in the music folders?
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Yeah, several times. Question: is there any options during the rom install that I might have opted out on that are media related?

I only remove the social media and a few others like drop box, printer etc. I'm sure certain things would effect the way music player functions.
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Look for any .nomedia on sd card and erase, next go to app mgr and delete data /erase cache for music /gallery and anything related manually. Reboot in recovery wipe dav and cache , good to go now
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There's a media scanner app on the market that will fix it up.
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thejosh86 said:
There's a media scanner app on the market that will fix it up.
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Lol @ people who respond without taking the time to read op.
Sorry for off topic post.
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exad said:
Lol @ people who respond without taking the time to read op.
Sorry for off topic post.
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I just figured since the OP said as a last resort they would reflash the ROM I would TRY and provide an option which doesn't require them to do this.
I experienced the same issue and a dirty flash didn't fix it and I didn't have the time to wipe and reflash at the time and this was able to get my music up and running in a couple of minutes.

thejosh86 said:
I just figured since the OP said as a last resort they would reflash the ROM I would TRY and provide an option which doesn't require them to do this.
I experienced the same issue and a dirty flash didn't fix it and I didn't have the time to wipe and reflash at the time and this was able to get my music up and running in a couple of minutes.
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in his first post he says that app didnt work for him-_-

Thanks everybody for your input. I pretty much figured out what the problem is (sort of). It seems that music files transferred over the network using ES File Explorer aren't seen by the music apps. I transferred the same files via usb and even Airdroid and those all seem to work fine. At least I can play my music on my phone now, but it's unfortunate that I can't use ES File explorer, because I really liked how convenient it was.

exad said:
in his first post he says that app didnt work for him-_-
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My bad looks like my brain is a still very mushy after a long weekend because I re-read the op like 3 times and still missed it :banghead: Hate to think what I missed on the job application I put through.
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