Android stream over ExoPlayer

Question

I am trying to switch from MediaPlayer in favor of ExoPlayer but I can't find any updated demo how can I use it.I think they have removed the FrameworkSampleSource method. I downloaded the demo from Github but I can't find the implementation of player, I could find the Samples object where the URLs are added. I have a list of URL's that I want to be played.I am switching to ExoPlayer because it's smoother than MediaPlayer.I have read all StackOverflow topics about ExoPlayer but none of them are updated.

Can anyone give me an example how can implement it? Thank you.

Answer 1

    FrameworkSampleSource source = new FrameworkSampleSource(App.getContext(), track.Uri, null, 1);
    TrackRenderer audioRenderer = new MediaCodecAudioTrackRenderer(source, null, true);
    exoPlayer.prepare(audioRenderer);

Hope this short example will help

Answer 2

If you're looking for a simple implementation, I've created simple apps from ExoPlayer Demo that are easier to read.

The Link : https://github.com/Gujarats/AndroidVideoPlayer/tree/master/app/src/main
You need to see these files for better understanding :

• Layout : test_player.xml
• TestPlayerActivity
• TestPlayerController
  

I've tested it and played .mp4 files over HTTP.

Answer 3

I had to replace MediaPlayer with ExoPlayer today for a radio streaming app. I made a post about it in case it would help anyone. It uses MediaCodecAudioTrackRenderer with ExtractorSampleSource (since FrameworkSampleSource is deprecated).

            Allocator allocator = new DefaultAllocator(BUFFER_SEGMENT_SIZE);
            String userAgent = Util.getUserAgent(context, "ExoPlayerDemo");
            DataSource dataSource = new DefaultUriDataSource(context, null, userAgent);
            ExtractorSampleSource sampleSource = new ExtractorSampleSource(
                    radioUri, dataSource, allocator, BUFFER_SEGMENT_SIZE * BUFFER_SEGMENT_COUNT);
            audioRenderer = new MediaCodecAudioTrackRenderer(
                    sampleSource);

            exoPlayer.prepare(audioRenderer);