BITMOVIN PLAYER SDK

React Native

Build and launch better cross-platform viewer experiences using our React Native Player SDK! Stream across iOS, tvOS, Android, Android TV and Fire TV devices – all in one go.

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How our React Native Player compares

	Bitmovin’s Player	AVPlayer / ExoPlayer (Native players)
Single, developer-friendly API to deploy on both iOS and Android platforms, including tvOS, Android TV and FireTV
A rich features set including DRM, Advertising and Subtitles
Open Source approach for full integration flexibility
Out-of-the-box integration with Bitmovin’s Analytics for powerful and actionable insights
Deploy essential use cases quickly and with minimal code
Extensive event system for all Player and Playback state changes

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On average, customers using our React Native SDK 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 Playback

Stream protected content seamlessly across all devices. Our React Native SDK supports FairPlay and Widevine protected streams.

Advertising

Implement server and client-side Ad insertion using our dedicated Google’s IMA SDK.

Analytics

Out-of-the-box integration with Bitmovin’s Analytics, providing actionable and powerful insights into your viewer’s experience.

Subtitles & Closed Captions

Thumbnails (Timeline hover previews)

Cross platform UI with responsive design and Picture in picture

Low Latency sub 3 seconds

Open Source SDK

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Fast and easy integration

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

Low-code Player wizard

React Native Player Docs

React Native Repository

Code Samples

Developer Community

JavaScript

const player = usePlayer({
    licenseKey: '...',
  });
  useEffect(() => {
    player.load({
      url: 'https://cdn.bitmovin.com/content/assets/art-of-motion-dash-hls-progressive/m3u8s/f08e80da-bf1d-4e3d-8899-f0f6155f6efa.m3u8',
      type: SourceType.HLS,
      title: 'Art of Motion',
    });
  }, [player]);

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const player = usePlayer({
    licenseKey: '...',
  });
  useEffect(() => {
    player.load({
      url: 'https://cdn.bitmovin.com/content/assets/art-of-motion-dash-hls-progressive/m3u8s/f08e80da-bf1d-4e3d-8899-f0f6155f6efa.m3u8',
      type: SourceType.HLS,
      title: 'Art of Motion',
    });
  }, [player]);

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