No WebView required, with native YouTube Player API for Android

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DannyH Apple Fan Posts: 122 Reg: Nov 30, 2011 location unknow... 2,220	confirm \| cancel 12/27/12 02:47 AM (11 years ago) No WebView required, with native YouTube Player API for Android New doc published on the Youtube blog on the Android Youtube player (Dec 21, 2012@) "Adding a high-quality video experience to your Android application just got a whole lot easier. Starting today, you can embed and play YouTube videos in your app using the new YouTube Android Player API. The API, which was pre-announced at Google I/O 2012, offers these benefits: -High-quality video playback supported on Android 2.2 (Froyo) or newer -Easy integration with your Android application (no WebView required) -Fullscreen and orientation change support -Closed captions display -Support for YouTube ads -Programmatic access, similar to existing Player APIs, to most aspects of the -YouTube video playback experience -Integration with the Android YouTube app using a standard set of YouTube Intents We are launching the API as experimental, though we do not expect major interface changes going forward." [....] more: http://apiblog.youtube.com/2012/12/no-webview-required-with-native-youtube.html Title Comments New doc published on the Youtube blog on the Android Youtube player (Dec 21, 2012@) "Adding a high-quality video experience to your Android application just got a whole lot easier. Starting today, you can embed and play YouTube videos in your app using the new YouTube Android Player API. The API, which was pre-announced at Google I/O 2012, offers these benefits: -High-quality video playback supported on Android 2.2 (Froyo) or newer -Easy integration with your Android application (no WebView required) -Fullscreen and orientation change support -Closed captions display -Support for YouTube ads -Programmatic access, similar to existing Player APIs, to most aspects of the -YouTube video playback experience -Integration with the Android YouTube app using a standard set of YouTube Intents We are launching the API as experimental, though we do not expect major interface changes going forward." [....] more: http://apiblog.youtube.com/2012/12/no-webview-required-with-native-youtube.html

ATRAIN53 Code is Art Posts: 1755 Reg: Nov 17, 2011 Chicago 26,450	12/27/12 07:41 AM (11 years ago) WOW. Game Changer there. Thanks for posting the link. Some good lunchtime reading on how to use that API. Still a need for local stored/accessed video, but bet this is a big help for Android multimedia experiences. Comments WOW. Game Changer there. Thanks for posting the link. Some good lunchtime reading on how to use that API. Still a need for local stored/accessed video, but bet this is a big help for Android multimedia experiences.

Dusko Veteran developer Posts: 998 Reg: Oct 13, 2012 Beograd 22,680	12/27/12 09:04 AM (11 years ago) Excellent, exactly what I was waiting for since June 2012! Comments Excellent, exactly what I was waiting for since June 2012!

LA Aspiring developer Posts: 3278 Reg: Aug 16, 2012 Jerseyville, IL 42,880	12/28/12 08:07 AM (11 years ago) Very nice! LA Comments Very nice! LA

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