Android Question YouTube Android Player API

DawningTruth · May 28, 2019

With reference to this thread:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/current-approach-to-playing-youtube-videos.104158/

I have done some research on the official way to play YouTube videos on Android. It looks like Google has an official YouTube Android Player API.

https://developers.google.com/youtube/android/player/

Any thoughts on how this could be incorporated into a B4A project?

Erel · May 28, 2019

This library is based on Google's API: YouTube library

DawningTruth · May 28, 2019

Erel said:
This library is based on Google's API: YouTube library

Thx Erel, I will check it out. Is it standalone, as in the user does not have to have the YouTube App installed on their phone?

DonManfred · May 28, 2019

DawningTruth said:
as in the user does not have to have the YouTube App installed on their phone?

The api controls the Youtube app. The YT-App MUST be installed. Check the documentation you posted a link for.

How it works

The API client library interacts with a service that is distributed as a part of the YouTube app for the Android platform. The client library has a light footprint, meaning it won't adversely impact your app's file size, if you use ProGuard as part of your build process.

Note: Users need to run version 4.2.16 of the mobile YouTube app (or higher) to use the API.

DawningTruth · May 28, 2019

DonManfred said:
The api controls the Youtube app. The YT-App MUST be installed. Check the documentation you posted a link for.

Thx Don, see it now. Apologies, am actually a bit ill and the mind is not as sharp as it normally is.

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