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Sample code to play a mp4 media public class VideoPlayer extends Activity implements MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener, MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener { private VideoView mVideoView; private Uri mUri; private int mPositionWhenPaused = -1; private MediaController mMediaController; private String mediaFileName = "test.mp4"; // private String mediaFileName = "channelcheck-small.mkv"; // private String mediaFileName = "cc.mp4"; // private String mediaFileName = "sample.avi"; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); //Set the screen to landscape. this.setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE); mVideoView = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.video_view); //Video file mMediaController = new MediaController(this); mVideoView.setMediaController(mMediaController); copyMediaToDataDirectory(); } private void copyMediaToDataDirectory() { File dest = this.getDir("Other", MODE_PRIVATE); try { InputStream srcFileStream = this.getAssets().open(mediaFileName); copyFile(srcFileStream, dest.getAbsolutePath(), mediaFileName); // Copying the file to data directory mVideoView.setVideoURI(mUri); mVideoView.start(); } catch (IOException e) { System.out.println("Exception copying"); e.printStackTrace(); } } private void copyFile(InputStream srcFileStream, String targetLocation, String destFileName) throws IOException { String destFilePath = targetLocation + "/" + destFileName; System.out.println("destFilePath = " + destFilePath); OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(destFilePath); byte[] buf = new byte[1024]; int len; while ((len = srcFileStream.read(buf)) > 0) { out.write(buf, 0, len); } srcFileStream.close(); out.close(); mUri = Uri.parse(destFilePath); } public void onPause() { // Stop video when the activity is pause. mPositionWhenPaused = mVideoView.getCurrentPosition(); mVideoView.stopPlayback(); super.onPause(); } public void onResume() { // Resume video player if (mPositionWhenPaused >= 0) { mVideoView.seekTo(mPositionWhenPaused); mPositionWhenPaused = -1; } super.onResume(); } public boolean onError(MediaPlayer player, int arg1, int arg2) { System.out.println("VideoPlayer.onError"); System.out.println("arg1 = " + arg1); System.out.println("arg2 = " + arg2); return false; } public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) { this.finish(); } }

OK. Thank you, that helps a lot. Will this still work if I use an external URL starting with http:// ?

Where do I place this code in the context of a FireTV app being developed in Eclipse? The Amazon FireTV SDK templates do not show any examples for a simple on demand video app. I would like to start with one video and then add more. How can I do this? Any help is appreciated.

VideoView works with http url mVideoView.setVideoURI(uri); There is no Video Player specific API exposed for Fire TV, that's why there is no specific sample provided with SDK add ons. The standard Android APIs related to video would work on Fire TV. Please reach us if you face issues or difficulties implementing videos in your Fire TV us. Thanks.