Working With Video Player In Android Application

Introduction

 

Android is one of the most popular operating systems for mobile. A lot of people use Android for multimedia purposes and entertainment. Video player is the most important element in multimedia. So, I will show you how to integrate video in your Android application using Android Studio. Android is the kernel-based operating system. In Android, the user can modify the GUI components and source code.

 

Requirements

• Android Studio
• A little knowledge of XML and JAVA 
• Android Emulator (or) Android mobile
• Download link (Android Studio)

Steps to be followed

 

Carefully follow the below steps to integrate video in your Android application using Android Studio. I have included the source code too.

 

Step 1

 

Open the Android Studio and start a new project.

 

 

Step 2

 

Put the application name and company domain. If you wish to use C++ for coding the project. Mark the "Include C++ support", and click Next.

 

 

Step 3

 

Select the Android minimum SDK. After that, click Next. 

 

 

Step 4

 

Choose "Basic Activity" and click Next.

 

 

Step 5

 

Put the activity name and layout name. Android Studio basically takes the java class name the same as the activity name you provided. Now, click Finish.

 

 

Step 6

 

Go to activity_main.xml and click the text button. This XML file contains the designing code for the Android app. In the activity_main.xml file, copy and paste the below code.

 

Activity_main.xml code

<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context="ganeshannt.playvideo.MainActivity">

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
        android:onClick="videoplay"
        android:text="Play video"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        tools:layout_constraintLeft_creator="1"
        tools:layout_constraintRight_creator="1"
        tools:layout_constraintTop_creator="1" />

    <VideoView
        android:id="@+id/videoView"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        tools:layout_constraintTop_creator="1"
        tools:layout_constraintRight_creator="1"
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/button"
        tools:layout_constraintLeft_creator="1"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

 

Step 7

 

In the MainActivity.java file, copy and paste the below code. Java is the back-end language for Android. Do not replace your package name, otherwise, the app will not run.

 

MainActivity.java code

package ganeshannt.playvideo;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.MediaController;
import android.widget.VideoView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity{

    Button clk;
    VideoView videov;
    MediaController mediac;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        clk = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
        videov = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.videoView);
        mediac = new MediaController(this);

    }

    public void videoplay(View v)
    {
       String videopath = "android.resource://ganeshannt.playvideo/"+R.raw.google;
        Uri uri = Uri.parse(videopath);
        videov.setVideoURI(uri);
        videov.setMediaController(mediac);
        mediac.setAnchorView(videov);
        videov.start();
    }

}

Step 8

 

Create Resources folder for pasting your video file as you play (res->>new->>folder->>res folder).

 

 

Change the folder path.

 

 

Step 9

 

Click the "Make Project" option and run it.

 

 

Step 10

 

Run the application >> choose Virtual Machine >> click OK.

 

 

Deliverables

 

Here, we have been successful in the integration of video in the Android app.

 

 

 

 

Summary

 

In this article, we learned about Working With Video Player In Android applications.

 

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