Playing SMIL on Android 2.1

Question

Is it possible to invoke native SMIL player on Android 2.1? Can you please provide a code sample or a pointer to relevant info?

Thanks a lot

Answer 1

Is it possible to invoke native SMIL player on Android 2.1?

I do not believe there is a "native SMIL player" in any version of Android.

It is possible that the WebKit browser can play SMIL. I believe the desktop versions can, but I have no idea if that was stripped out or not for the Android mobile edition. Try opening a SMIL file from the Internet in the Browser application. If it works, you may be able to use the WebView widget to play SMIL files in your own application. If the Browser does not seem to recognize SMIL, you will have to search for a third-party SMIL player, if there is one.

Answer 2

At least in some cases there a is player for SMIL files. Though I could not find a way (impossible?) to launch it as it is not a part of the official SDK