Android VideoView MediaPlayer OnInfoListener - events not fired

Question

this following source code snippet is given:

videoView.setOnPreparedListener(new MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener() {
        @Override
        public void onP         


        

Answer 1

onPrepared is called when the MediaPlayer is prepared to start buffering, not when the video is completely buffered. However, it is completely natural to dismiss the loading dialog from within the onPrepared method.

Also MEDIA_INFO_BUFFERING_END is used when MediaPlayer is resuming playback after filling buffers, so I do not think it should be something to use to dismiss the dialog. So this should work:

videoView.setOnPreparedListener(new MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener() {
    @Override
    public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
        activity.dismissDialog(DialogID.DIALOG_LOADING);
    }
});

Answer 2

You no need to go through setOnInfoListener

by overriding setOnPreparedListener method is enough. as in the api show

public void setOnPreparedListener (MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener l)

Register a callback to be invoked when the media file is loaded and ready to go.

so, you can dismiss your dialog inside setOnPreparedListener method is enough

like this

    vv.setOnPreparedListener(new OnPreparedListener() {
    @Override
    public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {

            handler.post(new Runnable() {
            @Override
        public void run() {
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "finish11", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }
        });
        }
    });

Answer 3

You can able to set OnPreparedListener on videoView because its your object but if you checkout source of VideoView you will find that mMediaPlayer is its private member so any change that you do from external will not be applied to it.

As per your requirement you need buffering status so you can have thread or handler or some thing so you can update your UI to get buffer status there is one method

int percent = videoView.getBufferPercentage();

if(percent == 100){
// buffering done 
} 

Answer 4

You're right, the events are never fired. This is a known HLS bug that I don't think Google will fix.

This applies to the onInfo and the buffering events.

See https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=42767 and https://code.google.com/p/googletv-issues/issues/detail?id=2

Sorry!

Answer 5

I know its too late, But posting it for the users still seeking for the solution (This worked for me):

        progressDialog.show();
        videoView.setOnPreparedListener(new MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener() {
            @Override
            public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
                mediaPlayer.setOnInfoListener(new MediaPlayer.OnInfoListener() {
                    @Override
                    public boolean onInfo(MediaPlayer mp, int what, int extra) {
                        if (what == MediaPlayer.MEDIA_INFO_BUFFERING_END){
                            progressDialog.dismiss();
                            return true;
                        } else if(what == MediaPlayer.MEDIA_INFO_BUFFERING_START){
                            progressDialog.show();
                        }
                        return false;
                    }
                });
                progressDialog.dismiss();
                videoView.start();
            }
        });

Answer 6

Not fully sure as to what the OP is asking, but here are some very untimely bits of information.

I wouldn't rely on onPrepared. I find it to be unreliable.

I have found the two most useful pieces of information for HLS streaming through the MediaPlayer are the duration of the video and the progress position of the video. You get both of these by listening to progress updates.

When the duration is greater than zero, you know the video is truly prepared and can be manipulate (scrub). When progress position changes, you know the video is done buffering and has commenced playback. This last item only works when the video is playing of course. The MediaPlayer tends to relay inaccurate information.

These pieces of information are mostly accurate and can usually be relied upon to be "fairly" timely. This timeliness varies from device to device.