Mediaelementplayer issues and alternatvies (Android)

[ashah7]

Using .net8 and Uno version 5.6.22

I'm having troubles with using Mediaelementplayer in my Uno app with android, the live stream after a while just ends up completely stopping (say 20-30 mins) into the live stream. Using VLC player seems to work okay (full screen using intent).

Also noticing there is a considerable lag as well in my live stream with Mediaelementplayer player, its around 30 seconds behind. I have tried using MediaElementObject.MediaPlayer.RealTimePlayback = true; but I get a message saying its not supported in Uno

What are my available options for playing a live stream in uno embedded in my app aside from the above? Exoplayer seems to be a possibility, this seems to have moved to using "AndroidX media"?

So I believe this is the library I should be using Xamarin.AndroidX.Media3.ExoPlayer
Any examples/tutorials I could look through with Exoplayer and Uno

thanks

[jeromelaban]

Thanks for the report. Uno is using the AndroidMediaPlayer at this time:

uno/src/Uno.UWP/Media/Playback/MediaPlayer.Android.cs

Lines 37 to 38 in e0d4ae8

	private AndroidMediaPlayer _player;

If you want to use Exoplayer, you can integrate it like any other native controls using native embedding.