How to play video from raw folder with Android device?

Question

Please help, How to play videos in android device from raw folder for offline mode?

Successful example1: I can play the video from SDcard used the below code.

 Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
 String type = "video/mp4";
 Uri uri = Uri.parse("file:///sdcard/test.mp4");
 intent.setDataAndType(uri, type);
 startActivity(intent); 

Failed example2: Question: May I put the test.mp4 to res/raw folder?

 Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
 String type = "video/mp4";
 Uri uri = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.taipei);
 intent.setDataAndType(uri, type);
 startActivity(intent); 

Have anyone can help me? Please.

Answer 1

Copy the video into your project's res/raw folder. Create raw folder under res folder. It must be in a supported format (3gp, wmv, mp4 ) and named with lower case, numerics, underscores and dots in its filename likewise:video_file.mp4.

VideoView view = (VideoView)findViewById(R.id.videoView);
String path = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.video_file;
view.setVideoURI(Uri.parse(path));
view.start();

Create videoView in your xml file.

Answer 2

// To get files from any resource folder (eg: raw, drawable, etc.)
// Use the resource id
int rawId = getResources().getIdentifier(file_name_without_extension,  "raw", getPackageName());

// URI formation
String path = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + rawId;

// Set the URI to play video file
videoView.setVideoURI(Uri.parse(path));

Answer 3

Check this solution How to play videos in android from assets folder or raw folder?

VideoView videoHolder = new VideoView(this);
//if you want the controls to appear
videoHolder.setMediaController(new MediaController(this));
Uri video = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" 
+ R.raw.your_raw_file); //do not add any extension
//if your file is named sherif.mp4 and placed in /raw
//use R.raw.sherif

Answer 4

in my code "applicationdemo" is the the name of my video file.

    String video_url = "android.resource://" + context.getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.applicationdemo;
    final VideoView videoView = findViewById(R.id.dialog_video);
    Uri videoUri = Uri.parse(video_url);
    MediaController mediaController= new MediaController(context);
    mediaController.setAnchorView(videoView);
    videoView.setMediaController(mediaController);
    videoView.setVideoURI(videoUri);
    videoView.requestFocus();
    videoView.start();