Equalizer Not Always Supported, Even When Api >= 9?

before enabling equalizer capabilities, I check for api level to make sure it's equal or greater than 9. From the reports I'm getting from my users, it seems that some exceptions a

Solution 1:

I had this same issue, and it was caused by not calling release() on my Equalizer when I was finished with it. Apparently, the native libraries won't allow instantiation of a new AudioEffect if there are too many already in existence.