Video Player component does not accept url as a source

[RaYzZz (Gianluca Franco)]

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Describe your issue

The Video Player component does not accept url as a source

Steps to reproduce the issue

• Add the Video Player component.
• Setting a URL as the source.
• Call the block that sets the source.

Expected Behaviour

I’ve seen it mentioned many times that the Video Player component could also work with a URL as the source.

Video Player not working with mp4 url

I have changed now something on the code for the video player. The apk below should work for you too: Video Test App.apk (2,3 MB) This is how i have set the blocks as example: [Video] If this is working for you (the test apk) then it will be available for you in our next update.

Error 701 unable to load vedio

@Ayush_Jha Try this: playVideoFromGDrive.apk (5.4 MB) The Video_Player needs a direct link: [grafik] [grafik]

Video player Error 701 unable to load

Iam current not sure what’s broken. But instead to save the video into the assets folder try to load the video from a url. I used a sample from there and it is working for me.

Actual Behaviour

Unfortunately, the logcat doesn’t give any more information.
09-14 12:57:04.635 10360 10360 E Button : Argument () to 'apply-to-args' has wrong type (gnu.mapping.Values) (expected: procedure)

Show your Blocks

(I tried with many file hosts, including Google Drive using https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=).

https://cdn.pixabay.com/video/2024/03/31/206294_large.mp4

Android version

7, 10, 13, 14

[Alok_B (Alok)]

Yep, after wasting lots of time, I have also realised it’s not working.
Here is an another topic of people complaining about the same.

After restoring the build server, the player stopped working

in the application editor itself the player works, but if you compile the application, then this error appears. I did not touch the blocks, the blocks are correct [IMG_20250210_170149]

[Taifun]

Did you try this

After restoring the build server, the player stopped working

Wait a few seconds before playing, see also How to Play Offline Videos - #9 by bodymindpower Taifun

Taifun

[RaYzZz (Gianluca Franco)]

@Alok_B

Yep, after wasting lots of time, I have also realised it’s not working.

same

@Alok_B

Here is an another topic of people complaining about the same.

Thanks Alok, for the report
I’ve opened this topic to flag it as a bug.

@Taifun

Wait a few seconds before playing

Thanks Taifun, regarding this, the problem only happens when setting the source to a URL, so I can’t even get the video to start.

How to Play Offline Videos

When I create an app-specific folder and save the video to this folder, READ / WRITE permissions are requested (should not be like this). If I deny it, I get an error message Error 908: …) and the video is not played. Therefore the Video_Player component behaves differently than eg the Player component. [grafik] videoPlayerTest2.apk (4.8 MB) [grafik]

I had already tried bodymindpower’s APK, but it only works when loading through assets.
Also, I think there’s an issue because the first click on the switch sets the source to the file, goes full screen, and doesn’t let me switch it back to false by setting the source to a URL.
Anyway, I guess it gives the same error.

[Taifun]

@RaYzZz

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Now added to bug tracker
Taifun