Hi everyone. Today i will show you how to create a video player similar to YouTube video player having all the similar features using Android Studio.
custom video player in android example
You will need to have basic knowledge of android to understand this tutorial.
Step 1: Create a New project in android studio and name it as a CustomVideoPlayer.
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Step 2: Create a Layout similar to YouTube
Now get inside your Main Activity XMLÂ (activity_main)
Change your Root layout to Relative Layout.
Now create Linear Layout inside the Relative Layout and create few Text views
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We are creating the main layout like the youtube you can call your videos API here in Recycler View or List View.
The Layout code is here
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Welcome"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="To"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="My"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Custom"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Video"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Player"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Thank"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="You"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="For"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Watching.."
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="You can use recycler/list view to show contents like YouTube here"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:onClick="samplevideo2"
android:textColor="#29B6F6"
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="PLAY SAMPLE VIDEO"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout >
The Output Screen is
You can place your Recycler view to call the Video API Insted of Text View
Step 3: Create a Video Player
I am using Android VideoView here.
below the linear layout create a layout
com.example.testapp.YoutubeLayout (com.example.testapp is your package name replace accordingly)
The Code
<com.example.testapp.YoutubeLayout
android:id="@+id/dragLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="@+id/video_layout"
android:background="#000000"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="230dp">
<VideoView
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:id="@+id/myvideo"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</VideoView>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:id="@+id/ffrdframe"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/backward_img"
android:visibility="gone"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
android:src="@drawable/ic_fast_rewind" />
<TextView
android:visibility="gone"
android:id="@+id/rewindtxt"
android:textSize="11sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="10 seconds"
android:layout_marginTop="25sp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</FrameLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:id="@+id/bbkframe"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/frward_img"
android:visibility="gone"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
android:src="@drawable/ic_fast_forward" />
<TextView
android:visibility="gone"
android:id="@+id/frwrdtxt"
android:textSize="11sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="10 seconds"
android:layout_marginTop="25sp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</FrameLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:background="#6D000000"
android:visibility="gone"
android:id="@+id/mediacontrols"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:onClick="dissmissControls"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
</FrameLayout>
<ImageView
android:visibility="gone"
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:onClick="showUp"
android:id="@+id/showup"
android:padding="10sp"
android:src="@drawable/ic_up"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<ImageView
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:onClick="showDown"
android:id="@+id/showdown"
android:padding="10dp"
android:src="@drawable/ic_down"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<ImageView
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:id="@+id/playbtn"
android:visibility="gone"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:src="@drawable/ic_play" />
<ImageView
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:id="@+id/pausebtn"
android:visibility="gone"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:src="@drawable/ic_pause" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_marginRight="12dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="12dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/starttime"
android:text="0:00"
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:text=" / "
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/endtime"
android:text="0:00"
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView
android:layout_gravity="end"
android:id="@+id/fullscreen"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="@drawable/ic_fullscreen" />
<ImageView
android:visibility="gone"
android:layout_gravity="end"
android:id="@+id/fullscreenexit"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="@drawable/ic_fullscreen_exit" />
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="20sp">
<ProgressBar
android:layout_marginRight="12dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:theme="@style/ProgressBarStyle"
style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.ProgressBar.Horizontal"
android:id="@+id/bufferbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dp" />
<SeekBar
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:id="@+id/seekbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<ProgressBar
android:indeterminateTint="#ffffff"
android:id="@+id/progress"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</RelativeLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:background="#FFFFFF"
android:id="@+id/desc"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_below="@id/video_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:text="Slide down to minimise"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:text="double tap to forward"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:text="auto hide controls animations and more..enjoy:))"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:onClick="samplevideo"
android:textColor="#9CCC65"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="PLAY SAMPLE VIDEO"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
</com.example.testapp.YoutubeLayout>
The Output will be like this
The Video layout will have
Forward image
Backward image
Play/Pause Images
Seekbar
Minimise Image
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IGNORE THE com.example.testapp.YoutubeLayout ERROR
The full Layout (main_activity.xml) code is here
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Welcome"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="To"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="My"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Custom"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Video"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Player"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Thank"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="You"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="For"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Watching.."
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="You can use recycler/list view to show contents like youtube here"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:onClick="samplevideo2"
android:textColor="#29B6F6"
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="PLAY SAMPLE VIDEO"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
<com.example.testapp.YoutubeLayout
android:id="@+id/dragLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="@+id/video_layout"
android:background="#000000"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="230dp">
<VideoView
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:id="@+id/myvideo"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</VideoView>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:id="@+id/ffrdframe"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/backward_img"
android:visibility="gone"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
android:src="@drawable/ic_fast_rewind" />
<TextView
android:visibility="gone"
android:id="@+id/rewindtxt"
android:textSize="11sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="10 seconds"
android:layout_marginTop="25sp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</FrameLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:id="@+id/bbkframe"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/frward_img"
android:visibility="gone"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
android:src="@drawable/ic_fast_forward" />
<TextView
android:visibility="gone"
android:id="@+id/frwrdtxt"
android:textSize="11sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="10 seconds"
android:layout_marginTop="25sp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</FrameLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:background="#6D000000"
android:visibility="gone"
android:id="@+id/mediacontrols"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:onClick="dissmissControls"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
</FrameLayout>
<ImageView
android:visibility="gone"
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:onClick="showUp"
android:id="@+id/showup"
android:padding="10sp"
android:src="@drawable/ic_up"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<ImageView
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:onClick="showDown"
android:id="@+id/showdown"
android:padding="10dp"
android:src="@drawable/ic_down"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<ImageView
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:id="@+id/playbtn"
android:visibility="gone"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:src="@drawable/ic_play" />
<ImageView
android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:id="@+id/pausebtn"
android:visibility="gone"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:src="@drawable/ic_pause" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_marginRight="12dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="12dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/starttime"
android:text="0:00"
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:text=" / "
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/endtime"
android:text="0:00"
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView
android:layout_gravity="end"
android:id="@+id/fullscreen"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="@drawable/ic_fullscreen" />
<ImageView
android:visibility="gone"
android:layout_gravity="end"
android:id="@+id/fullscreenexit"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="@drawable/ic_fullscreen_exit" />
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="20sp">
<ProgressBar
android:layout_marginRight="12dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:theme="@style/ProgressBarStyle"
style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.ProgressBar.Horizontal"
android:id="@+id/bufferbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dp" />
<SeekBar
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:id="@+id/seekbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<ProgressBar
android:indeterminateTint="#ffffff"
android:id="@+id/progress"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</RelativeLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:background="#FFFFFF"
android:id="@+id/desc"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_below="@id/video_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:text="Slide down to minimise"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:text="double tap to forward"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:text="Use Recycler View To Load Videos From Server API like YouTube"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:onClick="samplevideo"
android:textColor="#9CCC65"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="PLAY SAMPLE VIDEO"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
</com.example.testapp.YoutubeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Now you Have your YouTube Layout Ready
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