Exoplayer
A deprecated Android media playback library, now superseded by AndroidX Media3.
What is Exoplayer?
ExoPlayer was an open-source media playback library for Android that provided an alternative to Android's built-in MediaPlayer. It offered advanced features like support for adaptive streaming formats (DASH, HLS), customizable playback pipelines, and DRM integration. The project has now been deprecated and migrated to AndroidX Media3.
Android developers building media-intensive applications requiring advanced playback features, custom streaming implementations, or support for modern media formats.
Developers chose ExoPlayer for its superior flexibility compared to Android's MediaPlayer, with extensible architecture, better format support, and the ability to customize virtually every aspect of the playback pipeline.
Overview
This project is deprecated and stale. The latest ExoPlayer code is available in https://github.com/androidx/media
Use Cases
Best For
- Building Android apps with custom video player interfaces
- Implementing adaptive streaming (DASH/HLS) in Android applications
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