ExoPlayer Creator

An Android app that can create ExoPlayer video players and HTML5 video players instantly, developed in MIT App Inventor.

ExoPlayer Creator primarily uses the ExoPlayer for App Inventor extension to create ExoPlayer initializations, and is a modified version of the 1.0.4 AIA version of the ExoPlayer for App Inventor demo.

Extensions	First Used
ExoPlayer for App Inventor	v1 and beyond
UpdateMyApp	v1.4.1

Compatibility

ExoPlayer Creator has been tested on the following devices with the following results:

Device	Compatible?	Real Device/VM
Android 15	Yes	VM
Android 14	Yes	Real Device
Android 8	Yes	VM
Android 5	No	VM

Compatibility-wise, most versions of Android work just fine with the app, but if you're using Android 7 or below, note that we haven't tested the app on those devices and don't really need to. Android 8 is basically the border between what most people will use and most people who won't.

For Android 8, make sure you have a WebView installed, or else the HTML5 player won't work because it relies on a WebView to display the player. This is important in VMs since unlike commercial devices they are meant more for developer purposes and thus lack some important tools, like the Play Store (some Android SDKs do not include it), WebViews, etc.

Issues

On Android 8, there are some input issues, like not being able to press the play button. This is most likely an issue with the VM and shouldn't happen on a real device.

On Android 5, any HTTPS video returns a source error, even with the correct URL typed in. This is most likely an issue with TLS support, as Android 5 does not support modern TLS cipher suites that most websites use these days.

On any other Android version, URLs that are signed using self-signed certificates return a source error, this is normal behavior in Android to keep you safe, so it isn't an issue with the OS.

More Info

The VMs were actually Android Virtual Devices that were created in Android Studio.