I've looked for existing potential solutions with other formats
and those still responds with mentioned error.
Finally, recorded the video with the same device and used it as a resource for this app and it still doesn't work.
Devices: SGS2
, lenovo a820
Video type: MPEG-4 video (video/mp4)
videoView = (VideoView)findViewById(R.id.videoView);
videoView.setVideoPath("android.resource://raw/sample.mp4");
videoView.start();
just see my below code it works...problem in pathe declaration..
String uriPath = "android.resource://"+getPackageName()+"/"+R.raw.aha_hands_only_cpr_english;
Uri uri = Uri.parse(uriPath);
mVideoView.setVideoURI(uri);
Thats it...
I tried everything mentioned before but it turns out that internet permission is needed to play a mp4 file.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
Be sure that the decoder (target sdk) supports the video format you are using. You can use VLC Player to convert video format to the desired one. In my case, I converted the MP4 to WebM file and load it in the VideoView.
Here is how you get the file path and play your video.
String path = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.sample;
VideoView videoView = (VideoView)findViewById(R.id.videoView);
videoView.setVideoURI(Uri.parse(path));
videoView.start()
Source:
Video format and codec support
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/media-formats.html
For Lenovo a820 ,below is need :
- MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
make sure that ur video fits in above codec format.
try following code..
videoView = (VideoView)this.findViewById(R.id.videoView);
String path = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.video_file;
MediaController mc = new MediaController(this);
videoView.setMediaController(mc);
videoView.start();
public class videoplayer extends Activity {
private static final String Videos_URL = "*your URI*";
private VideoView myVideoView;
private int position = 0;
private ProgressDialog progressDialog;
private MediaController mediaControls;
@Override
protected void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Get the layout from video_main.xml
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
if (mediaControls == null) {
mediaControls = new MediaController(this);
}
// Find your VideoView in your video_main.xml layout
myVideoView = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.videoView);
// Create a progressbar
progressDialog = new ProgressDialog(this);
// Set progressbar title
progressDialog.setTitle("ABCDEFGH");
// Set progressbar message
progressDialog.setMessage("Loading...");
progressDialog.setCancelable(false);
// Show progressbar
progressDialog.show();
try {
Uri video = Uri.parse(Videos_URL);
myVideoView.setVideoURI(video);
myVideoView.setMediaController(mediaControls);
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("Error", e.getMessage());
e.printStackTrace();
}
myVideoView.requestFocus();
myVideoView.setOnPreparedListener(new OnPreparedListener() {
// Close the progress bar and play the video
public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {
progressDialog.dismiss();
myVideoView.seekTo(position);
if (position == 0) {
myVideoView.start();
} else {
myVideoView.pause();
}
}
});
}
@Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(savedInstanceState);
savedInstanceState.putInt("Position", myVideoView.getCurrentPosition());
myVideoView.pause();
}
@Override
public void onRestoreInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onRestoreInstanceState(savedInstanceState);
position = savedInstanceState.getInt("Position");
myVideoView.seekTo(position);
}
}
Try this following code it works..........
VideoView videoView=(VideoView)findViewById(R.id.videoView);
videoView.setVideoPath("android.resource://"+getPackageName()+"/"+R.raw.videoname;
videoView.start();