VideoView example to play video from Internet

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Example of VideoView to play video from Internet:

MainActivity.java

package com.blogspot.android_er.androidvideoview;

import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.widget.VideoView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    VideoView myVideoView;

    String videoSource =
            "https://sites.google.com/site/androidexample9/download/RunningClock.mp4";
    Uri uriVideoSource;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        myVideoView = (VideoView)findViewById(R.id.vview);

        prepareVideo();
    }

    private void prepareVideo(){

        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, videoSource, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

        uriVideoSource = Uri.parse(videoSource);

        myVideoView.setVideoURI(uriVideoSource);

        myVideoView.setOnCompletionListener(myVideoViewCompletionListener);
        myVideoView.setOnPreparedListener(MyVideoViewPreparedListener);
        myVideoView.setOnErrorListener(myVideoViewErrorListener);

        myVideoView.requestFocus();
        myVideoView.start();

    }

    MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener myVideoViewCompletionListener =
            new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {

                @Override
                public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer arg0) {
                    Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "End of Video",
                            Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                }
            };

    MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener MyVideoViewPreparedListener =
            new MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener() {

                @Override
                public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {

                    long duration = myVideoView.getDuration(); //in millisecond
                    Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
                            "Duration: " + duration + " (ms)",
                            Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

                }
            };

    MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener myVideoViewErrorListener =
            new MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener() {

                @Override
                public boolean onError(MediaPlayer mp, int what, int extra) {

                    String errWhat = "";
                    switch (what){
                        case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN:
                            errWhat = "MEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN";
                            break;
                        case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_SERVER_DIED:
                            errWhat = "MEDIA_ERROR_SERVER_DIED";
                            break;
                        default: errWhat = "unknown what";
                    }

                    String errExtra = "";
                    switch (extra){
                        case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_IO:
                            errExtra = "MEDIA_ERROR_IO";
                            break;
                        case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_MALFORMED:
                            errExtra = "MEDIA_ERROR_MALFORMED";
                            break;
                        case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED:
                            errExtra = "MEDIA_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED";
                            break;
                        case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_TIMED_OUT:
                            errExtra = "MEDIA_ERROR_TIMED_OUT";
                            break;
                        default:
                            errExtra = "...others";

                    }

                    Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
                            "Error!!!\n" +
                            "what: " + errWhat + "\n" +
                            "extra: " + errExtra,
                            Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                    return true;
                }
            };
}

layout/activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:padding="16dp"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context="com.blogspot.android_er.androidvideoview.MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:autoLink="web"
        android:text="http://android-er.blogspot.com/"
        android:textStyle="bold" />
    <VideoView
        android:id="@+id/vview"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</LinearLayout>

uses-permission of "android.permission.INTERNET" is needed in AndroidManifest.xml.

When I tested it on Nexus 7 running Android 5.1.1, control bar (Play/Pause, Forward and Backward) is shown over the VideoView. But not shown on RedMi 2 running Android 5.0, Android Emulator of Nexus 6P phone, Nexus 7 tablet running Marshmallow, and Nexus 5x phone running Android N.

test on Nexus 7 running Android 5.1.1:

test on RedMi 2 running Android 5.0

test on Nexus 6P phone (Emulator) running Marshmallow

test on Nexus 9 tablet (Emulator) running Marshmallow

test on Nexus 5X (Emulator) running Android N

Remark:
To runing this example on Android Emulator, have to manual select "Hardware = GLES 2.0" in Emulated Performance of Graphics.

Next:
- Add MediaController to VideoView, to provide controls of Play/Pause, Forward and Backward.

Related:
- MediaPlayer example to play video from Internet
- Open mp4 using Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT, ACTION_GET_CONTENT and ACTION_PICK, and play in VideoView.

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