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bioninja Lost but trying Posts: 71 Reg: Jul 08, 2012 Melbourne 2,860	confirm \| cancel 05/31/13 07:18 AM (10 years ago) Android and mp4 files I have made an app which works perfectly on iPhones. Am having one problem with my Android version: I have a bunch of videos that i link to with a custom URL. These videos are mp4 files. They work on the website where they are hosted. They work on the iPhone. But they do not work on the Android. The custom url does load, but the video will not play. Not on the emulator or on any android devices that have tried it. I've been told that Android does play mp4 so I am not sure what the problem is. I can't make a youtube channel for these videos and use the playlist plugin because of permission issues. I can save these videos as a different format but I'm not sure what format would work. Does anyone know what is causing the problem or have a solution? Title Comments I have made an app which works perfectly on iPhones. Am having one problem with my Android version: I have a bunch of videos that i link to with a custom URL. These videos are mp4 files. They work on the website where they are hosted. They work on the iPhone. But they do not work on the Android. The custom url does load, but the video will not play. Not on the emulator or on any android devices that have tried it. I've been told that Android does play mp4 so I am not sure what the problem is. I can't make a youtube channel for these videos and use the playlist plugin because of permission issues. I can save these videos as a different format but I'm not sure what format would work. Does anyone know what is causing the problem or have a solution?

Rishav Code is Art Posts: 153 Reg: Jan 26, 2012 Dubai 8,780	05/31/13 07:30 AM (10 years ago) As far as i know android doesn't support video playback in webview. To play a video you need to use VideoView or to make your task easy you can use AT53 Video Player plugin which works great on android. Comments As far as i know android doesn't support video playback in webview. To play a video you need to use VideoView or to make your task easy you can use AT53 Video Player plugin which works great on android.

bioninja Lost but trying Posts: 71 Reg: Jul 08, 2012 Melbourne 2,860	05/31/13 04:27 PM (10 years ago) Thanks Rishav. That might explain the issue I've been having. I am not very tech savvy, so can someone please explain how the AT53 video player plugin works? The reason I am using custom URLs is because I do not want the video files as part of my app (would increase its size too much). Will the plugin let me play custom URL videos on android or will it require me to load the videos onto the app? Comments Thanks Rishav. That might explain the issue I've been having. I am not very tech savvy, so can someone please explain how the AT53 video player plugin works? The reason I am using custom URLs is because I do not want the video files as part of my app (would increase its size too much). Will the plugin let me play custom URL videos on android or will it require me to load the videos onto the app?

Rishav Code is Art Posts: 153 Reg: Jan 26, 2012 Dubai 8,780	05/31/13 09:18 PM (10 years ago) Yes the plugin will allow you to play videos directly from url though you can even load the videos on phone and play it from there. Comments Yes the plugin will allow you to play videos directly from url though you can even load the videos on phone and play it from there.

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