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

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Stream live and on-demand video seamlessly

For any use case
and industry

On any device in HLS, DASH, Smooth and Progressive

With all major video formats
fMP4, MP4, WebM

On average, customers using one of Bitmovin’s Mobile SDKs save over 300 hours of development time per year on native player maintenance alone

Features for every use case

Developer friendly API enabling modifications and custom workflows for every need

DRM & Client-side Watermarking

Stream protected content seamlessly across all devices with our dedicated multi-DRM support as well as pre-integrations with major DRM providers.

Widevine
AES 128
Custom HTTP headers

Advertising

Integrate Server and Client side Ad Insertion with Bitmovin’s Advertising Module or Google IMA and define the logic and configuration.

VAST & VMAP
Server and client side ad insertion (SSAI & CSAI)

Playlists

Provide a continuous viewing experience for your users by creating playlists with gapless playback between video sources

Subtitles & Closed Captions

Thumbnails (Timeline hover previews)

Casting support

Fast channel switching

Cross platform UI with responsive design and Picture in picture

Offline Playback

Low Latency sub 3 seconds

Stream Meta Data handling

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Fast and easy integration

Developer resources to get started quickly, APIs & documentation to integrate easily.

No-code Player wizard

Android & Android TV Player Docs

ExoPlayer migration guide

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.

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Classpass

“Bitmovin’s Player gives us the flexibility and quality we need to continue to make ClassPass Live the best way to get fit.”

Atul Ohri Head of Engineering, ClassPass Live

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OTT

Intigral

“Bitmovin is a true technology partner with their ongoing advice and technical support, ensuring we’re delivering the best possible streaming experiences to our customers.”