implement video overlay with exoPlayer in your application step by step
Manifest
//permission required
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION" />
//background service
<service android:name=".VideoPlayerOverviewService"/>import exoPlayer latest version(2.9.2) in your dependencies gradle
implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer:2.x.x'create new background service
public class VideoPlayerOverviewService extends Service implements View.OnTouchListener {
float offsetX;
float offsetY;
int originalXPos;
int originalYPos;
boolean moving;
SimpleExoPlayer player = null;
WindowManager windowManager = null;
PlayerView simpleExoPlayerView = null;
final String TAG = VideoPlayerOverviewService.class.getSimpleName();
public VideoPlayerOverviewService() {
}
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}
@Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
try {
windowManager = (WindowManager) getSystemService(WINDOW_SERVICE);
WindowManager.LayoutParams params = new WindowManager.LayoutParams(
Utils.convertDpToPixelsInt(300, getApplicationContext()),
Utils.convertDpToPixelsInt(169, getApplicationContext()),
WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_PHONE,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE,
PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
params.type = WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY;
}
params.gravity = Gravity.TOP | Gravity.LEFT;
params.x = 100;
params.y = 200;
if (simpleExoPlayerView != null) {
simpleExoPlayerView.setKeepScreenOn(true);
simpleExoPlayerView.setLayoutParams(params);
simpleExoPlayerView.setOnTouchListener(this);
windowManager.addView(simpleExoPlayerView, params);
} else {
simpleExoPlayerView = new PlayerView(getApplicationContext());
simpleExoPlayerView.setKeepScreenOn(true);
simpleExoPlayerView.setLayoutParams(params);
simpleExoPlayerView.setOnTouchListener(this);
windowManager.addView(simpleExoPlayerView, params);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
Utils.LogData(false, TAG, e.getMessage());
}
}
@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
if (simpleExoPlayerView != null) {
String url = intent.getStringExtra("data");
initializePlayer(url);
}
return START_NOT_STICKY;
}
void initializePlayer(String contentUrl) {
// Create a default track selector.
TrackSelection.Factory videoTrackSelectionFactory = new AdaptiveTrackSelection.Factory();
TrackSelector trackSelector = new DefaultTrackSelector(videoTrackSelectionFactory);
// Create a player instance.
player = ExoPlayerFactory.newSimpleInstance(getApplicationContext(), trackSelector);
// Bind the player to the view.
simpleExoPlayerView.setPlayer(player);
// Produces DataSource instances through which media data is loaded.
DataSource.Factory dataSourceFactory = new DefaultDataSourceFactory(getApplicationContext(), Util.getUserAgent(getApplicationContext(), getString(R.string.app_name)));
// This is the MediaSource representing the content media (i.e. not the ad).
MediaSource contentMediaSource =
new ExtractorMediaSource.Factory(dataSourceFactory)
.createMediaSource(Uri.parse(contentUrl));
player.prepare(contentMediaSource);
player.seekTo(0L);
player.setPlayWhenReady(true);
}
@Override
public boolean onTouch(View view, MotionEvent event) {
if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
int[] topLeftLocationOnScreen = new int[2];
simpleExoPlayerView.getLocationOnScreen(topLeftLocationOnScreen);
moving = false;
offsetX = topLeftLocationOnScreen[0] - event.getRawX();
offsetY = topLeftLocationOnScreen[1] - event.getRawY();
} else if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
WindowManager.LayoutParams params = (WindowManager.LayoutParams) simpleExoPlayerView.getLayoutParams();
int newX = (int) (offsetX + event.getRawX());
int newY = (int) (offsetY + event.getRawY());
if (Math.abs(newX - originalXPos) < 1 && Math.abs(newY - originalYPos) < 1 && !moving) {
return false;
}
params.x = newX;
params.y = newY;
windowManager.updateViewLayout(simpleExoPlayerView, params);
moving = true;
}
return false;
}
}and finally add this line into your activity
public final static int REQUEST_CODE = 100;
private void playOverlay(){
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
StartPlayingOverlay(https://storage.googleapis.com/exoplayer-test-media-1/mkv/android-screens-lavf-56.36.100-aac-avc-main-1280x720.mkv);
}
}
@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
public void StartPlayingOverlay(String url) {
if (!Settings.canDrawOverlays(this)) {
Intent request = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION, Uri.parse("package:" + this.getPackageName()));
startActivityForResult(request, REQUEST_CODE);
} else {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, VideoPlayerOverviewService.class);
intent.putExtra("data", url);
startService(intent);
}
}
@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
//check if received result code
//is equal our requested code for draw permission
if (requestCode == REQUEST_CODE) {
StartPlayingOverlay(getString(R.string.content_url));
}
}