VideoView is a UI widget that is used to display video content to the users within android applications. We can add video in this video view from different resources such as a video stored on the user device, or a video from a server. In this article, we will take a look at How to use Video View in the android application. A sample video is given below to get an idea about what we are going to do in this article.
Note: This Android article covered in both Java and Kotlin languages.Â
Step by Step Implementation
Step 1: Create a New Project in Android Studio
To create a new project in Android Studio please refer to How to Create/Start a New Project in Android Studio.
Step 2: Working with the activity_main.xml file
Navigate to app > res > layout > activity_main.xml and add the code below. Comments are added in the code to get to know in detail.Â
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><RelativeLayout     android:id="@+id/idRLContainer"    android:layout_width="match_parent"    android:layout_height="match_parent"    android:orientation="vertical"    tools:context=".MainActivity">      <!--on below line we are creating a simple text view-->    <TextView        android:id="@+id/idTVHeading"        android:layout_width="match_parent"        android:layout_height="wrap_content"        android:layout_margin="20dp"        android:gravity="center"        android:padding="10dp"        android:text="Video View in Android"        android:textAlignment="center"        android:textColor="@color/black"        android:textSize="20sp"        android:textStyle="bold" />      <!-- adding VideoView to the layout -->    <VideoView        android:id="@+id/idVideoView"        android:layout_width="match_parent"        android:layout_height="wrap_content"        android:layout_below="@id/idTVHeading"        android:layout_centerInParent="true" />      </RelativeLayout> |
Step 3: Working with the MainActivity fileÂ
Navigate to app > java > your app’s package name > MainActivity file and add the below code to it. Comments are added in the code to get to know in detail.Â
Kotlin
package com.gtappdevelopers.kotlingfgproject  import android.net.Uriimport android.os.Bundleimport android.widget.MediaControllerimport android.widget.VideoViewimport androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity  class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {      // on below line we are creating a variable.    lateinit var videoView: VideoView    val videoUrl = "Paste Your Video URL Here"          override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)          // on below line we are initializing our variables.        videoView = findViewById(R.id.idVideoView)          // Uri object to refer the        // resource from the videoUrl        val uri = Uri.parse(videoUrl)          // sets the resource from the        // videoUrl to the videoView        videoView.setVideoURI(uri)          // creating object of        // media controller class        val mediaController = MediaController(this)          // sets the anchor view        // anchor view for the videoView        mediaController.setAnchorView(videoView)          // sets the media player to the videoView        mediaController.setMediaPlayer(videoView)          // sets the media controller to the videoView        videoView.setMediaController(mediaController);          // starts the video        videoView.start();      }} |
Java
package com.gtappdevelopers.kotlingfgproject;  import android.net.Uri;import android.os.Bundle;import android.widget.MediaController;import android.widget.VideoView;import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;  public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {      // on below line we are creating variables.    private VideoView videoView;         // Your Video URL    String videoUrl = "Paste Your Video URL Here";      @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);          // on below line we are initializing our variables.        videoView = findViewById(R.id.idVideoView);          // Uri object to refer the         // resource from the videoUrl        Uri uri = Uri.parse(videoUrl);          // sets the resource from the        // videoUrl to the videoView        videoView.setVideoURI(uri);          // creating object of         // media controller class        MediaController mediaController = new MediaController(this);          // sets the anchor view         // anchor view for the videoView        mediaController.setAnchorView(videoView);          // sets the media player to the videoView        mediaController.setMediaPlayer(videoView);          // sets the media controller to the videoView        videoView.setMediaController(mediaController);          // starts the video        videoView.start();      }} |
Now run your application to see the output of it.Â
Output:
