BITMOVIN PLAYER SDK
Android & Android TV
Launch better viewer experiences faster on Android devices, like Android mobile, Android TV and FireTV with our Player SDK.
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How our Android & Android TV player compares
| Bitmovin’s Player | ExoPlayer (Native player on Android) | |
|---|---|---|
 Pre-integrated with Google Interactive Media Ads SDK and Chromecast SDK |  |  |
 Out of the box React Native wrapper | | |
 Deploy essential use cases quickly and with minimal code | | |
 Extensive event system for all Player and Playback state changes | | |
 Simplified Offline Playback including DRM license fetching | | |
| Thumbnail API for image previews when seeking on video | | |
 Frequent releases ensuring device-support and OS feature compatibility | | |
 SLAs and support from video experts | | |
On average, customers using one of Bitmovin’s Mobile SDKs save over 300 hours of development time per year on native player maintenance alone
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Features for every use case
Developer friendly API enabling modifications and custom workflows for every need
Offline Playback
Allow users to download content and playback with no connectivity, including encrypted and tokenized streams
Playlists
Provide a continuous viewing experience for your users by creating playlists with gapless playback between video sources
Out of the Box Integrations
Deploy your player faster with pre-integrated features like Chromecast, Interactive Media Ads (IMA) SDK and our unified Bitmovin user interface
Fast and easy integration
Developer resources to get started quickly, APIs & documentation to integrate easily.
No-code Player wizard
Android & Android TV Player Docs
API Reference
Code Samples
Developer Community
val sourceConfig = SourceConfig.fromUrl("https://bitmovin-a.akamaihd.net/content/MI201109210084_1/mpds/f08e8Oda-bf1d-4e3d-8899- f0f6155f6efa.mpd")
val source = Source.create(sourceConfig)
val playerView = this.findViewByld(R.id.playerView)
val player = playerView.player
player?.load(source)
Made to fit your infrastructure
Launch faster with pre-built API integrations to trusted industry partners for DRM, Ads (SSAI & CSAI), Analytics and CDN.
On average, customers that deploy Bitmovin’s Player on 2 or more SDKs reach an additional 200,000 viewers per month
Expand your device reach
Learn more about the order devices we support through dedicated SDK’s
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