Originally posted on: http://geekswithblogs.net/lorilalonde/archive/2015/08/05/xamarin-android-video-playback—part-4-handling-network-connectivity.aspx

This is the last post in my 4 part series. The previous posts in this series covered the basics for creating a simple Video Player Xamarin.Android application. Feel free to check them out to see how we built a basic Video Player:

• Part 1 – Using VideoView
• Part 2 – Adding Media Controls
• Part 3 – Progress Indicator and Orientation Changes

In this final post, we will polish off our Video Player by taking steps to ensure the application does not fail in the event a network connection isn’t present, since we are loading videos from an external site. We will listen for changes in the network connection while the application is running so that when the connectivity state changes we can handle it accordingly. We will display a relevant error message when no connection is found, and we will attempt to resume the video playback when the connection is restored.
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Originally posted on: http://teamfoundation.net/archive/2015/07/27/video-playback-xamarin.android-part-3-progressbar-and-orientation-changes.aspx

In Part 1 of this series, we developed a simple video player using Android’s VideoView, and in Part 2 we improved upon it by adding media controls to enable users to rewind, fast forward, pause and resume video. When testing the application, it’s easy to see there are still some loose ends to tie up in order to ensure a great user experience.
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Originally posted on: http://geekswithblogs.net/lorilalonde/archive/2015/07/22/video-playback-in-your-xamarin.android-apps—part-2-adding.aspx

In Part 1 of this series, we developed a simple video player using Android’s VideoView. However, in testing the application, it is obvious that there are some key features missing. Let’s take a look at how we can improve our Video Player application to provide a better user experience.
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Originally posted on: http://geekswithblogs.net/lorilalonde/archive/2015/07/21/video-playback-in-your-xamarin.android-apps—part-1-using.aspx

Recently, I was tasked with including video playback within a Xamarin.Android application, so I decided to write a blog post series about my approach in hopes it helps others who are building similar apps.

Incorporating videos within your Xamarin.Android application can be handled in a couple of ways. You can load and play the video in the application or you can launch the video in an external installed media player on the device. In this post, we will walk through the steps to incorporate videos right within the application using Android’s VideoView. We will develop a simple demo that loads a video from a URL.
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