2 files changed, 21 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/MediaMetadataRetrieverCompat.java b/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/MediaMetadataRetrieverCompat.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3173946d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/MediaMetadataRetrieverCompat.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package de.danoeh.antennapod.model;
+
+import android.media.MediaMetadataRetriever;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * On SDK<29, this class does not have a close method yet, so the app crashes when using try-with-resources.
+ */
+public class MediaMetadataRetrieverCompat extends MediaMetadataRetriever {
+    public void close() {
+        try {
+            release();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/FeedMedia.java b/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/FeedMedia.java
index 9e8583075..991b5f3db 100644
--- a/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/FeedMedia.java
+++ b/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/FeedMedia.java
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences.Editor;
-import android.media.MediaMetadataRetriever;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.v4.media.MediaBrowserCompat;
 import android.support.v4.media.MediaDescriptionCompat;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.MediaMetadataRetrieverCompat;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.playback.MediaType;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.playback.Playable;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.playback.RemoteMedia;
@@ -458,11 +458,10 @@ public class FeedMedia extends FeedFile implements Playable {
             hasEmbeddedPicture = Boolean.FALSE;
             return;
         }
-        MediaMetadataRetriever mmr = new MediaMetadataRetriever();
-        try {
+        try (MediaMetadataRetrieverCompat mmr = new MediaMetadataRetrieverCompat()) {
             mmr.setDataSource(getLocalMediaUrl());
             byte[] image = mmr.getEmbeddedPicture();
-            if(image != null) {
+            if (image != null) {
                 hasEmbeddedPicture = Boolean.TRUE;
             } else {
                 hasEmbeddedPicture = Boolean.FALSE;