Android Development: Audio and Video

Android Multimedia

• Create media rich apps with Android
• What you should know

1. Android Multimedia

• Why your app needs audio and video
• Two ways to play: Android or ExoPlayer
• Media locations: Local or streaming
• Playing audio and video

2. AudioManager

• AudioManager overview
• Set the volume
• Audio focus
• Abandoning audio focus
• Internet and WakeLock permissions

3. MediaPlayer

• Setup
• States
• Loading files
• Playing media

4. SoundPool

• SoundPool overview
• Load files with SoundPool
• Play files with SoundPool
• Hooking UI controls to SoundPool

5. VideoView

• VideoView overview
• Create a VideoView UI
• Playing and pausing VideoView

6. MediaSession

• MediaSession overview
• MediaSession example usage

7. Playing Media in the Background

• Channels
• Notifications
• Background services
• Create MediaPlayer
• Create stop and pause method
• Create play method

8. Formats

• Audio formats
• Video formats

9. ExoPlayer

• Overview and library setup
• Initialization
• Load and play media
• Create video and audio player
• Create media sources
• Set up players

Conclusion

• Next steps