# is there any way to read the stream from an android service

**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-read-the-stream-from-an-android-service/52333
**Category:** Wowza GoCoder SDK
**Created:** [November 16, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-read-the-stream-from-an-android-service/52333 "2018-11-16T13:35:33Z")
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### Author: ![Said\_Bouzenzana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Said\_Bouzenzana](https://community.wowza.com/u/Said_Bouzenzana)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-read-the-stream-from-an-android-service/52333/1 "2018-11-16T13:35:33Z")

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indeed when using WOWZPlayerView I had “invalid surface” error, is there any way like android has a mediaplayer that can be used without a user interface only as a service ?