FragmentActivity.getSupportMediaController() is deprecated

Question

For getting a MediaControllerCompat instance I'm using getSupportMediaController() in FragmentActivity. But this method is deprecated. Which method do I have to use instead of this method?

Answer 1

Just check the Android official docs .. https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/FragmentActivity.html

It tells you everything.

According to Android Developer documentation :

This method is deprecated.Use getMediaController() instead. This API will be removed in a future release.

So you have to use getMediaController() instead of getSupportMediaController()

To support devices older than SDK level 21 use MediaControllerCompat.getMediaController(activity)

Answer 2

If you still want a MediaControllerCompat instance there is a way to get it since getMediaController() doesn't return the compatibility version of this class:

MediaControllerCompat.getMediaController(activity)

I found this info in the Revision 26.0.0 Beta 1 of Support Library changelog:

FragmentActivity.setSupportMediaController() and FragmentActivity.getSupportMediaController() have been removed. Please use the new static MediaControllerCompat.setMediaController() and MediaControllerCompat.getMediaController() methods.