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Android: how to send a rtmp stream address to an external videoplayer (e.g. MX player)

Like my question states, how do i sent a rtmp stream address to an external media player?

Mx Player is able to play my stream but i'm unable to sent the address to it. I've tried this:

    String videoUrl = "rtmp://mystream";
    Intent i = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
    i.setDataAndType(Uri.parse(videoUrl), "video/*");
    startActivity(i);

but it only works with online videos, my rtmp gives me an application error.

Solution

  • MX Video Player does not support the combination of the scheme rtmp and MIME type video/*. To successfully use it to open an RTMP URI, change your code as follows.

    String videoUrl = "rtmp://mystream";
Intent i = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
i.setData(Uri.parse(videoUrl));
startActivity(i);

    The scheme alone will be enough for MX Video Player to capture the Intent.