Android MediaPlayer (Emulator and URL)

Question

Hi there!

Can anyone tell me if the Android MediaPlayer class is able to play a video stored in a remoted URL? Just for testing purposes, can I use the URL http://localhost/video-name.3gp. Another question is if the MediaPlayer works well on the emulator?

Thanks in advance, Best regards!

Answer 1

Can anyone tell me if the Android MediaPlayer class is able to play a video stored in a remoted URL?

Yes, if the video is safe for streaming.

Just for testing purposes, can I use the URL http://localhost/video-name.3gp

No. localhost is going to be the emulator itself.

Another question is if the MediaPlayer works well on the emulator?

Only if you have a fairly fast machine, and not for streaming. You absolutely need hardware to test streaming video.

Answer 2

Sahadev Tarei

Ans:- Yes

create a media player object

Mediaplayer ob=mediaplayer.Create(mediaplayerActivity.this,file); ob.start(); ob.play()