SlackingVeteran/html5webview

Rotating video alerts "This video cannot be played" or restarts

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Play a video
2. Rotate the device

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
continue playing the video

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Android 3.2,2.3

Please provide any additional information below.


Original issue reported on code.google.com by Joinstic...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2012 at 8:53

inorder to prevent the video from restarting on rotation simply add 
android:configChanges="orientation" in the activity tag of manifest file

Original comment by Aniket.B...@gmail.com on 5 Jul 2012 at 1:41

yes, android:configChanges="orientation" should work.

Original comment by koansin....@gmail.com on 4 Feb 2013 at 1:18

  • Changed state: Done