[Project. Status] Version 6.0.0-alpha

[hueniverse]

After a long period of inactivity, developments have restarted in this repository. V6.x branch already contains number of alpha releases.

These releases includes many bug fixes and improvements from many contributors. I want to express my deep gratitude for all the help in getting this important milestone. Many contributors had to rebase their contributions multiple times as some where a few years old.

Please test the new release with your app and report back any issues. Please clearly label your issues as v6 so that we can prioritize them.

Main changes in V6 branch:

• Remove support for DOM
• Remove support for Android media player (only support Exo player)
• Rewrite AVPlayer (ios) binding in swift
• Add client side ads insertion on ios and android (google ima)
• Update exoplayer to media3

This branch should now be be stable, we reach the beta state.
Please report any regressions comparing to 5.2.1, they will be handled as a priorityand tagged https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/labels/critical%20for%20release
If you want to contribute, following ticket are a good first approach: https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/labels/good%20first%20issue

Roadmap to be discussed here: #3351
Project status discussions here: #3350

(Edited by @freeboub)

[JstnEdr]

Looks like fullscreen video on Android is still not supported. Are there any plans to address this in v6?

[hueniverse]

@JstnEdr if there is a PR ready or someone willing to take the lead, sure. There are no free resources around atm...

[baveku]

I hope we can custom control UI, on iOS it's beautiful but on Android, we don't have a fullscreen button.
With 0.69.0 we need to integrate using New Architecture, I think we need to migrate this library.

[JongGyuChoi]

A build error occurred in RCTVideoManager

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[baveku]

A build error occurred in RCTVideoManager

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I guess you use version v6 on npm,
so you need to move from npm to github repo
"react-native-video": "react-native-video/react-native-video"
to fix it

[Dr-Horv]

@hueniverse Any ETA how long the alpha vill be ongoing and when the 6.0 release will happen?

Not asking to stress, but need to know for a project I'm working on if we need to go through the hoops (documentation, signoff etc) of using an alpha-version of a library in our next production release since we have conflicts with another dependency on the Exoplayer and can't keep using 5.2

[hueniverse]

@Dr-Horv Hard to say but hopefully an official v6 by end of July. The main blocker is that we only have 2-3 people actually doing the work. If more people reviewed PRs and approved them (or report issues), we would be moving much faster.

[rafaelbrun]

@hueniverse @freeboub or anyone that can provide some information. Is there any updates on an ETA for the 6.0 release? And what is needed so that this release can happen?

I'm working in a project that our main resource is using this lib, me and my team may be able to help if we have some information about how much work is left to get this release out.

You can reach me out on my email if you think that's better: rafael.golin@profusion.mobi

Thanks for you hard work on this amazing lib!!

[hueniverse]

@rafaelbrun see: #2788

[rafaelbrun]

@hueniverse @freeboub or anyone that can provide some information. Is there any updates on an ETA for the 6.0 release? And what is needed so that this release can happen?

I'm working in a project that our main resource is using this lib, me and my team may be able to help if we have some information about how much work is left to get this release out.

You can reach me out on my email if you think that's better: rafael.golin@profusion.mobi

Thanks for you hard work on this amazing lib!!

@cobarx

[freeboub]

@rafaelbrun
Hello, I invite you on a slack channel.
I advice you to fork this repo for your corporate usage...
I will take the lead for releases, but I am doing it only on my spare time, so I cannot be 'reactive' every days :)
Thank you.