Hi,
Im developing an android application that plays video using the native android player on a Set top box.
The application works fine but I have 1 strange issue with the control over the video player.
If I would like for example to navigate within the video to another time I would like to load the bottom navigation bar(that shows me the time of the video and be able to move forward/backwards or slide to a different time inside the video).
In my remote control(image attached) I need to click on the Zoom-in button in order for that to load.
This is very strange.
Is there a way to change it so the OK button or the movement buttons will pop the navigation bar?
Thanks in advance for any help
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Hello all,
Now that I have netflix on my 10.1 I would like to start watching videos full screen which the tabs screen is the perfect size for. But when things are full screen the videos dont stretch to the full screen because of the bottom menu bar. Is there anyway to hide this bar while watching videos?
i second that!
There's nothing you can do. There's possibly something the developer of the software can do, but it hasn't been fully documented yet. This is at least the third thread on this subject -- use the search function next time.
I have been playing with some of the framework. It is possible to manipulate the resources so that the bar is removed. The issue is doing so programatically. We would have an event handler to remove the bar only when needed. And also, turn the bar back on when needed. I'll say its a PITA experimenting with the sysbar. That 'back' button is a necessity.
deficitism said:
I have been playing with some of the framework. It is possible to manipulate the resources so that the bar is removed. The issue is doing so programatically. We would have an event handler to remove the bar only when needed. And also, turn the bar back on when needed. I'll say its a PITA experimenting with the sysbar. That 'back' button is a necessity.
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Look at any of the games published by Hexage (e.g., Everlands, Robotek). They dim the bottom bar just like the stock video player. It can be done.
Berner said:
Look at any of the games published by Hexage (e.g., Everlands, Robotek). They dim the bottom bar just like the stock video player. It can be done.
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DIM (video mode) and Remove are two different animals. The testing I was doing is to give me the ability to actually reclaim that screen real estate.
deficitism said:
DIM (video mode) and Remove are two different animals. The testing I was doing is to give me the ability to actually reclaim that screen real estate.
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Sounds like a bad idea to me given the absence of hardware buttons, but since this is xda I nevertheless wish you luck in your experiments.
Seriously, its absurd that I have to watch videos with that stupid menu bar at the bottom. Even Amazon's stock gallery app does it! Yet somehow their own streaming video does not (and the streaming video appears to use the full screen resolution, not just dim the bar).
All you need to do is have it show up with all of the video controls when you tap the center of the screen - sorta like how amazon's own streaming video app works.
Download honeybar.
Well, apparently, it must somehow possible for the taskbar to be hidden completely on Honeycomb 3.2 because I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0, and when the Kindle app runs, the taskbar completely disappears. If one taps the screen anywhere in the Kindle app, the taskbar pops back up.
Presumably, any app or video player could be written or modified to allow this capability, I would think.
Hi,
I installed Winamp Pro on my Galaxy S3 (running 4.0.4), but when I try and use the controls on my Bluetooth headphones it launches the stock music app. Is there any way to set it so that those controls control Winamp instead? I have the relevant check box checked in Winamp, but it doesn't appear to make a difference.
Also, when the stock music app is launched via the icon in the regular app list, you are taken to a view where at the top of the screen it says All, Playlists, Albums, Artists etc. How do you get to this view if you launch the app via the widget?
When I click on the widget it brings up the main screen, but it displays the album art for the current track along with player controls. I can scroll left and right to change tracks, but only for that particular album. If I press the little on-screen button (bottom-right) I get a text based list of tracks, but again, for the current album only. I can't get to that screen that has "All, Playlists, Albums" etc. at the top in order to select a different album or browse my library.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Hi,
For the second part of your query, I believe this is a bug (which I intend to contact Samsung about today).
There is a way around it: from the screen you've described, there should be a button at the right under the album art (next to the shuffle and repeat controls). If you press this it takes you to the "music square" screen. At the top you will now have the menu for playlists, artists, etc.
On mine, in order to not have to scroll across the top, I've disabled everything except Artist and Music Square. Unfortunately you can't disable music square as this also disables the button!
As for the first part, I'm not entirely sure for Winamp but the option to respond to Bluetooth (or headset) controls should be within the Winamp settings (something like "override headset buttons" or something.
Thanks for the reply.
After starting this thread, I noticed that "music square" workaround when watching YouTube vids of people showing off the phone. I had hidden that option, which is why I was finding it impossible to get back to that main menu!
As for Winamp, I've switched to another player now, but I believe Winamp has now been updated to fix the problem I mentioned.
Does anyone know of an Android media player that will pop up the track details at each new track with a skip button?
To explain, I use my SIII for sat nav and streaming music over A2DP. it's be great if at each new track it'd give me the pop-up over my sat nav screen for say 5 seconds to allow me to skip to the next track...
Thanks for your guidance.
I am a recent switchover from iPhone 5 to a Galaxy s5 and need some clarification on how Bluetooth devices and their buttons work with applications both in focus and in background.
I use mapping programs like Waze in addition to Pandora, Spotify, ect and am finding that my car stereo's bluetooth controls don't seem to control the music in regards to play/pause/FF/RW unless the application is in the foreground. Is this the way it is supposed to function or is this a quirk with my S5?
From what I have read it seems like it is a limitation of the way Android handles the media controls, but I would like to know for sure.
I have also found the same to be true when using an LG Tone Pro with Chrome open. You can't control the music unless you either switch to the music app, or goto a menu function of Chrome and the media controls work again. For example, in Chrome open up bookmarks using the three little dots in top right and leave that window open and media controls work as long as this is in focus. Seems odd to me.
In Waze you get the same effect. If you click on the button in the lower left to bring up the menu, leave it open, you can use media controls as long as there is focus.. once you click away it goes away.
Hope somebody can tell me that I am missing something, because this is a real bummer.
Hello ,The trick works on the galaxy s8 and s8 +, with any official youtube version.
To be able to do the youtube trick in the background without root, do the following:
● Open the application in the normal way.
● Select the video of your choice.
● leave the video playback.
● Go to the beginning, without closing the multitasking.
□ Here are two options to activate youtube in the background:
1-Through the play button of the headphones that we have connected to the phone.
● Close the default music player on your phone, since it is activated; When you press the play button on the headphones, the music player will be activated and youtube will not be activated.
2-Lock the screen and move the clock widget to the left, the youtube widget appears on the play button and ready; This option works without headphones or headphones.
◇Important never close youtube in multitasking.
□Luck ^-^.
Im using OG youtube and it wokrs amazing with amazing feature . you can download it here https://www.ogyoutubes.com/ogyoutube-ogyoutube-is-offical-youtube/
below is the vedio i made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ysoB9-sF4
you can play with screen off . you can contrl volum with swipe up and down and fast forward with swipe right and left
and also you can download all black version
Or you could just swipe right on the lockscreen clock and push play. The video will keep playing in the background if you unlock the screen.
Azizamiri796 said:
Im using OG youtube and it wokrs amazing with amazing feature . you can download it here https://www.ogyoutubes.com/ogyoutube-ogyoutube-is-offical-youtube/
you can play with screen off . you can contrl volum with swipe up and down and fast forward with swipe right and left
and also you can download all black version
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Yes the features offered by Ogyoutube are very good, but in Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 +, there is no button to adapt the video to the entire screen and looks ugly with black frames
Captures:
https://mega.nz/#F!3YRHxYjK!fx_VuHXoxYkm2iXGE6ViFw
When i try to install og it says app not installed and that it appears to b corrupt.. Any solutions?
Sam Ahmed said:
When i try to install og it says app not installed and that it appears to b corrupt.. Any solutions?
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Hello , try this link:
https://mega.nz/#F!mFp3VDpL!w9Yi_y_vRujJT74wY3LjJg
Issei Aono 17 said:
Hello , try this link:
https://mega.nz/#F!mFp3VDpL!w9Yi_y_vRujJT74wY3LjJg
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Thnx bro... Wrked like a chrm
play the youtube video. . lock your screen . . wake your screen without unlocking swipe the clock widget and press play for youtube.
This has ceased working on my device since a few days ago, has anyone else ran into the same problem?