prepare

Try MediaPlayer.create(), you also may want to start only after player is actually ready, for example: @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); MediaPlayer player = MediaPlayer.create(this, Uri.parse(“http://www.urltofile.com/file.mp3”)); player.setOnPreparedListener(new OnPreparedListener() { @Override public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) { mp.start(); } }); }