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Official port of ExoPlayer for Amazon devices
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# ExoPlayer 



ExoPlayer is an application level media player for Android. It provides an

alternative to Android’s MediaPlayer API for playing audio and video both

locally and over the Internet. ExoPlayer supports features not currently

supported by Android’s MediaPlayer API, including DASH and SmoothStreaming

adaptive playbacks. Unlike the MediaPlayer API, ExoPlayer is easy to customize

and extend, and can be updated through Play Store application updates.



## Documentation



* The [developer guide][] provides a wealth of information.

* The [class reference][] documents ExoPlayer classes.

* The [release notes][] document the major changes in each release.

* Follow our [developer blog][] to keep up to date with the latest ExoPlayer

  developments!



[developer guide]: https://exoplayer.dev/guide.html

[class reference]: https://exoplayer.dev/doc/reference

[release notes]: https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/blob/release-v2/RELEASENOTES.md

[developer blog]: https://medium.com/google-exoplayer



## Using ExoPlayer



ExoPlayer modules can be obtained from [the Google Maven repository][]. It's

also possible to clone the repository and depend on the modules locally.



[the Google Maven repository]: https://developer.android.com/studio/build/dependencies#google-maven



### From the Google Maven repository



#### 1. Add ExoPlayer module dependencies



The easiest way to get started using ExoPlayer is to add it as a gradle

dependency in the `build.gradle` file of your app module. The following will add

a dependency to the full library:



```gradle

implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer:2.X.X'

```



where `2.X.X` is your preferred version.



As an alternative to the full library, you can depend on only the library

modules that you actually need. For example the following will add dependencies

on the Core, DASH and UI library modules, as might be required for an app that

only plays DASH content:



```gradle

implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-core:2.X.X'

implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-dash:2.X.X'

implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-ui:2.X.X'

```



When depending on individual modules they must all be the same version.



The available library modules are listed below. Adding a dependency to the full

ExoPlayer library is equivalent to adding dependencies on all of the library

modules individually.



* `exoplayer-core`: Core functionality (required).

* `exoplayer-dash`: Support for DASH content.

* `exoplayer-hls`: Support for HLS content.

* `exoplayer-rtsp`: Support for RTSP content.

* `exoplayer-smoothstreaming`: Support for SmoothStreaming content.

* `exoplayer-transformer`: Media transformation functionality.

* `exoplayer-ui`: UI components and resources for use with ExoPlayer.



In addition to library modules, ExoPlayer has extension modules that depend on

external libraries to provide additional functionality. Some extensions are

available from the Maven repository, whereas others must be built manually.

Browse the [extensions directory][] and their individual READMEs for details.



More information on the library and extension modules that are available can be

found on the [Google Maven ExoPlayer page][].



[extensions directory]: https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/tree/release-v2/extensions/

[Google Maven ExoPlayer page]: https://maven.google.com/web/index.html#com.google.android.exoplayer



#### 2. Turn on Java 8 support



If not enabled already, you also need to turn on Java 8 support in all

`build.gradle` files depending on ExoPlayer, by adding the following to the

`android` section:



```gradle

compileOptions {

  targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8

}

```



#### 3. Enable multidex



If your Gradle `minSdkVersion` is 20 or lower, you should

[enable multidex](https://developer.android.com/studio/build/multidex) in order

to prevent build errors.



### Locally



Cloning the repository and depending on the modules locally is required when

using some ExoPlayer extension modules. It's also a suitable approach if you

want to make local changes to ExoPlayer, or if you want to use a development

branch.



First, clone the repository into a local directory and checkout the desired

branch:



```sh

git clone https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer.git

cd ExoPlayer

git checkout release-v2

```



Next, add the following to your project's `settings.gradle` file, replacing

`path/to/exoplayer` with the path to your local copy:



```gradle

gradle.ext.exoplayerModulePrefix = 'exoplayer-'

apply from: file("path/to/exoplayer/core_settings.gradle")

```



You should now see the ExoPlayer modules appear as part of your project. You can

depend on them as you would on any other local module, for example:



```gradle

implementation project(':exoplayer-library-core')

implementation project(':exoplayer-library-dash')

implementation project(':exoplayer-library-ui')

```



## Developing ExoPlayer



#### Project branches



* Development work happens on the `dev-v2` branch. Pull requests should

  normally be made to this branch.

* The `release-v2` branch holds the most recent release.



#### Using Android Studio



To develop ExoPlayer using Android Studio, simply open the ExoPlayer project in

the root directory of the repository.