Videoview vs exoplayer

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. 

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. 

Step 3: Working with the MainActivity file 

Navigate to app > java > your app’s package name > MainActivity file and add the below

videoview in android studio

video view android studio java