how to play html5 video on a webview android

Question

i am trying to load a webpage on a web view where the page has a video in it. i am able to load the web page on the web view but the video is not playing and the audio is he

Answer 1

As @Mikko says, this is a tricky area.

One thing to check is that you have hardware acceleration enabled. I encounter the exact same symptoms the OP describes when leaving it turned off.

You can enable it at the application or at the activity level:

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