YouTube Player View pausing video after each second - android

I understand that there are other similar questions asked. But they either have no solutions or the solutions provided are not working.
The player works fine in fullscreen mode but as a part of the layout contents, it keeps pausing and rebuffering.
Here is my code:
public class PlayerActivity extends YouTubeBaseActivity implements MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener, YouTubePlayer.OnInitializedListener {
...
youTubePlayerView = (YouTubePlayerView) findViewById(R.id.player_youtube);
Button yt_player_button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.player_yt_play);
yt_player_button.setText("Click to play a Youtube video");
yt_player_button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
youTubePlayerView.initialize(getString(R.string.youtube_api_key), PlayerActivity.this);
}
});
}
...
#Override
public void onInitializationSuccess(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubePlayer youTubePlayer, boolean b) {
if (youTubePlayer == null)
return;
if (!b)
youTubePlayer.cueVideo("63kmMcHBQlA");
}
#Override
public void onInitializationFailure(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubeInitializationResult youTubeInitializationResult) {
}

YoutubePlayerView cannot be nested inside a ScrollView for whatever the reason.
It just doesn't work. I suggest that you create a fragment which pops up during the request for the Youtube video or creating a new intent with just the YoutubePlayerView (maybe fullscreen).
I couldn't find a reason as to why this is the case.
(Please do add it as an answer if you know why)
Using exo-player is a very good alternative too (If you can get the DASH Url's in a dynamic app. Then best of luck)

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How can I mute audio YouTubeAndroidPlayerAPI?

I want to mute volume of YouTube Android Player API I have used YouTubePlayerFragment and while i put custom ImageView on it it shows me error `
YouTubeAndroidPlayerAPI
: YouTube video playback stopped due to unauthorized overlay on top of player.` So how i can put button to mute audio Is there any one who can help me?
youTubePlayerSupportFragment.initialize(API_KEY, new com.google.android.youtube.player.YouTubePlayer.OnInitializedListener() {
#Override
public void onInitializationSuccess(final com.google.android.youtube.player.YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, com.google.android.youtube.player.YouTubePlayer youTubePlayer, boolean b) {
mTubePlayer = youTubePlayer;
mTubePlayer.setPlayerStyle(com.google.android.youtube.player.YouTubePlayer.PlayerStyle.MINIMAL);
mTubePlayer.setManageAudioFocus(true);
if (ytInit.size() - 1 > linearLayoutManager.findFirstVisibleItemPosition())
mTubePlayer.cueVideo(strings.get(linearLayoutManager.findFirstVisibleItemPosition()), ytInit.get(linearLayoutManager.findFirstVisibleItemPosition()));
else
mTubePlayer.cueVideo(strings.get(linearLayoutManager.findFirstVisibleItemPosition()));
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
if (mTubePlayer != null) {
showEpisodeThumbnail.setVisibility(View.GONE);
prg.setVisibility(View.GONE);
mTubePlayer.play();
frm.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
}
}, 1000);
}
#Override
public void onInitializationFailure(com.google.android.youtube.player.YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubeInitializationResult youTubeInitializationResult) {
}
});
I got the answer youtube doesn't provide any facility to mute audio in API I have used custom iframe player

YoutubeApi loader doesn't disppear [duplicate]

I am using the Android YouTube API samples to create a chromeless YouTube player in my app. I am having an issue that the buffering / loading progress bar carries on displaying over my video even after it has loaded and started playing. I can reproduce this in the FragmentDemoActivity sample with a couple of small modifications:
public class FragmentDemoActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements YouTubePlayer.OnInitializedListener {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.fragments_demo);
YouTubePlayerFragment youTubePlayerFragment =
(YouTubePlayerFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.youtube_fragment);
youTubePlayerFragment.initialize(DeveloperKey.DEVELOPER_KEY, this);
}
#Override
public void onInitializationSuccess(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubePlayer player,
boolean wasRestored) {
if (!wasRestored) {
player.setPlayerStyle(YouTubePlayer.PlayerStyle.CHROMELESS);
player.loadVideo("nCgQDjiotG0", 10);
}
}
#Override
public void onInitializationFailure(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubeInitializationResult youTubeInitializationResult) {}
}
I have changed FragmentDemoActivity to inherit from AppCompatActivity instead of YouTubeFailureRecoveryActivity, as the documentation says is fine to do. I have also changed the player style to be chromeless in onInitializationSuccess. Finally, I have changed cueVideo to loadVideo, just to trigger auto play.
This happens on multiple devices including Nexus 5X. I am using library version 1.2.2. No error is triggered in onInitializationFailure.
The video starts playing after buffering. The player is chromeless. However the buffering spinner never disappears. Is this a bug, or am I doing something I am not allowed to do?
I encountered this too, it really looks like a bug. Here is how I managed to work around it.
In your onInitializationSuccess, set a PlaybackEventListener on the player. Override the onBuffering and do something like this:
ViewGroup ytView = (ViewGroup)ytPlayerFragment.getView();
ProgressBar progressBar;
try {
// As of 2016-02-16, the ProgressBar is at position 0 -> 3 -> 2 in the view tree of the Youtube Player Fragment
ViewGroup child1 = (ViewGroup)ytView.getChildAt(0);
ViewGroup child2 = (ViewGroup)child1.getChildAt(3);
progressBar = (ProgressBar)child2.getChildAt(2);
} catch (Throwable t) {
// As its position may change, we fallback to looking for it
progressBar = findProgressBar(ytView);
// TODO I recommend reporting this problem so that you can update the code in the try branch: direct access is more efficient than searching for it
}
int visibility = isBuffering ? View.VISIBLE : View.INVISIBLE;
if (progressBar != null) {
progressBar.setVisibility(visibility);
// Note that you could store the ProgressBar instance somewhere from here, and use that later instead of accessing it again.
}
The findProgressBar method, used as a fallback just in case the YouTube code changes:
private ProgressBar findProgressBar(View view) {
if (view instanceof ProgressBar) {
return (ProgressBar)view;
} else if (view instanceof ViewGroup) {
ViewGroup viewGroup = (ViewGroup)view;
for (int i = 0; i < viewGroup.getChildCount(); i++) {
ProgressBar res = findProgressBar(viewGroup.getChildAt(i));
if (res != null) return res;
}
}
return null;
}
This solution works perfectly fine for me, enabling the ProgressBar when the player is buffering and disabling it when it's not.
EDIT: If anyone using this solution discovers that this bug has been fixed or that the position of the ProgressBar has changed, please share so that I can edit my answer, thanks!

YouTube Android API: YouTubePlayerFragment loading spinner

I am using the Android YouTube API samples to create a chromeless YouTube player in my app. I am having an issue that the buffering / loading progress bar carries on displaying over my video even after it has loaded and started playing. I can reproduce this in the FragmentDemoActivity sample with a couple of small modifications:
public class FragmentDemoActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements YouTubePlayer.OnInitializedListener {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.fragments_demo);
YouTubePlayerFragment youTubePlayerFragment =
(YouTubePlayerFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.youtube_fragment);
youTubePlayerFragment.initialize(DeveloperKey.DEVELOPER_KEY, this);
}
#Override
public void onInitializationSuccess(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubePlayer player,
boolean wasRestored) {
if (!wasRestored) {
player.setPlayerStyle(YouTubePlayer.PlayerStyle.CHROMELESS);
player.loadVideo("nCgQDjiotG0", 10);
}
}
#Override
public void onInitializationFailure(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubeInitializationResult youTubeInitializationResult) {}
}
I have changed FragmentDemoActivity to inherit from AppCompatActivity instead of YouTubeFailureRecoveryActivity, as the documentation says is fine to do. I have also changed the player style to be chromeless in onInitializationSuccess. Finally, I have changed cueVideo to loadVideo, just to trigger auto play.
This happens on multiple devices including Nexus 5X. I am using library version 1.2.2. No error is triggered in onInitializationFailure.
The video starts playing after buffering. The player is chromeless. However the buffering spinner never disappears. Is this a bug, or am I doing something I am not allowed to do?
I encountered this too, it really looks like a bug. Here is how I managed to work around it.
In your onInitializationSuccess, set a PlaybackEventListener on the player. Override the onBuffering and do something like this:
ViewGroup ytView = (ViewGroup)ytPlayerFragment.getView();
ProgressBar progressBar;
try {
// As of 2016-02-16, the ProgressBar is at position 0 -> 3 -> 2 in the view tree of the Youtube Player Fragment
ViewGroup child1 = (ViewGroup)ytView.getChildAt(0);
ViewGroup child2 = (ViewGroup)child1.getChildAt(3);
progressBar = (ProgressBar)child2.getChildAt(2);
} catch (Throwable t) {
// As its position may change, we fallback to looking for it
progressBar = findProgressBar(ytView);
// TODO I recommend reporting this problem so that you can update the code in the try branch: direct access is more efficient than searching for it
}
int visibility = isBuffering ? View.VISIBLE : View.INVISIBLE;
if (progressBar != null) {
progressBar.setVisibility(visibility);
// Note that you could store the ProgressBar instance somewhere from here, and use that later instead of accessing it again.
}
The findProgressBar method, used as a fallback just in case the YouTube code changes:
private ProgressBar findProgressBar(View view) {
if (view instanceof ProgressBar) {
return (ProgressBar)view;
} else if (view instanceof ViewGroup) {
ViewGroup viewGroup = (ViewGroup)view;
for (int i = 0; i < viewGroup.getChildCount(); i++) {
ProgressBar res = findProgressBar(viewGroup.getChildAt(i));
if (res != null) return res;
}
}
return null;
}
This solution works perfectly fine for me, enabling the ProgressBar when the player is buffering and disabling it when it's not.
EDIT: If anyone using this solution discovers that this bug has been fixed or that the position of the ProgressBar has changed, please share so that I can edit my answer, thanks!

Youtube player fragment is not working when activity goes in background and come back in forground

I'm creating app for tablet screen so my video list and youtube player both are in same activity. When first time app is start every thing work great.
But when i click back button and then start again app so if I am not manage state when activity come bake in to foreground at that time fragment is not showing it's just show white screen and when I click in any video from list it's throw NullPointException.
If I manage state than it's throw IllegalStateException.
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
if(Singleton.getInstance().getVideoUrl().length()!=0) {
VideoUrl = utils.getYouTubeVideoId(Singleton.getInstance().getKidsDataGetterSetter().get(Singleton.getInstance().getPosition()).getVideo_url());
YPlayer = Singleton.getInstance().getYPlayer();
youTubePlayerFragment = (YouTubePlayerSupportFragment) this.getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.youtube_fragment);
youTubePlayerFragment.getView().setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
youTubePlayerFragment.initialize(KidsConstantClass.API_KEY, new YouTubePlayer.OnInitializedListener() {
#Override
public void onInitializationSuccess(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubePlayer youTubePlayer, boolean b) {
YPlayer = youTubePlayer;
}
#Override
public void onInitializationFailure(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubeInitializationResult youTubeInitializationResult) {
}
});
YPlayer.loadVideo(VideoUrl); <=(Line 313)
}
}
If any one know please help me!
Thank you

Customizing youtube player view in android

i am using an youtube player api of google to play youtube videos, it specifies three different styles of player view, is this any way to customize the player view in android.
Thank you
I don't know what kind of style you want, but you can use YouTube Player as Activity or Fragment or a View.
So you can basically customise your player easily with new YouTubePlayer API
If you want some simple youtube player with fullscreen (no titlebar mode), You are welcome to use my code!!
This source handle "Orientation Problem", "Media Volume Problem", "Youtube Url Parsing Problem"
Here is open source library
https://github.com/TheFinestArtist/SimpleYouTubePlayer
This is sample codes
https://gist.github.com/TheFinestArtist/5545437
I also made sample app you can download
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thefinestartist.simpleyoutubeplayer
Try this link for youtube video play in my layout : http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/software-engineer/using-googles-youtube-api-in-your-android-apps/
public class MainActivity extends YouTubeBaseActivity implements
YouTubePlayer.OnInitializedListener {
static private final String DEVELOPER_KEY = "add your own key here!";
static private final String VIDEO = "4SK0cUNMnMM";
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
YouTubePlayerView youTubeView = (YouTubePlayerView)
findViewById(R.id.youtube_view);
youTubeView.initialize(DEVELOPER_KEY, this);
}
#Override
public void onInitializationFailure(Provider provider,
YouTubeInitializationResult error) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Oh no! "+error.toString(),
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
#Override
public void onInitializationSuccess(Provider provider, YouTubePlayer player,
boolean wasRestored) {
player.loadVideo(VIDEO);
}
}
You can pick he chromeless style, it doesn't have any controls - it's only a rectangle that plays a video under programmatic control.
You're free to implement your own controls UI outside the player and wire them up through the YouTubePlayer that you get back after initializing a YouTubePlayerView or YouTubePlayerFragment. Keep in mind that, as mentioned in the YouTubePlayerView JavaDoc, "it is not permitted to overlay the [player] view with other views while a video is playing"
FYI: you can use PopupWindow to workaround restriction: "it is not permitted to overlay the [player] view with other views while a video is playing"

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