YouTube API Android auto start

Question

I use YouTube API in my app. My problem is, the video does not auto play, and the user has to press the play button to start playing.

My code:

setContentView(R.layout.playerview_demo);
((YouTubePlayerView)findViewById(R.id.youtube_view)).initialize(DEV_KEY, this);

youtube_view layout:

<com.google.android.youtube.player.YouTubePlayerView 
    android:id="@id/youtube_view" 
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

How do I make the video start automatically?

score 85 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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What you are looking for is the Youtube API's loadVideo method. From the docs:

public abstract void loadVideo (String videoId)

Loads and plays the specified video.

You can use it like this:

@Override
 public void onInitializationSuccess(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubePlayer player,
    boolean wasRestored) {
  this.player = player;
  player.loadVideo(video.id); // where video.id is a String of a Youtube video ID
}

In a similar vein, there is also the cueVideo method, which adds the video to the playlist, but does not automatically start playing the video.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Mar 14 '13 at 05:32

Herman Schaaf

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I need cueVideo method +1 for that – Mohd Mufiz Oct 22 '13 at 12:18

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 11 '15 at 07:33

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Using loadVideo function.

public abstract void loadVideo (String videoId, int timeMillis)

Loads and plays the specified video. Playback will start at the specified time in the video.

videoId - The ID of the video to be played timeMillis - The time in milliseconds

FYR: https://developers.google.com/youtube/android/player/reference/com/google/android/youtube/player/YouTubePlayer#loadVideo(java.lang.String)reader

answered Mar 11 '15 at 07:33

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Only solution that worked for me - the others don't start the autoplay on YouTube API v3 – Andreas Rudolph Dec 20 '15 at 15:29

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited May 17 '18 at 07:08

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You need to use player.cueVideo("video_id");

This will load the video, but it will not start auto playing. The video is auto playing because you're using player.loadVideo("video_id");.

Hope it helps.

edited May 17 '18 at 07:08

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answered Mar 18 '18 at 15:21

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 12 '13 at 07:37

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I have solve this myself, then i post here:

 public void onInitializationSuccess(YouTubePlayer.Provider paramProvider, YouTubePlayer  paramYouTubePlayer, boolean paramBoolean)
 {if (!paramBoolean)paramYouTubePlayer.loadVideo(CLIP_LINK);}

answered Mar 12 '13 at 07:37

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Prithivi Raj · Answer 5 · 2017-02-14T15:53:53.363

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The documentation clearly states...

Note: YouTube only counts playbacks that are initiated through the native play button.

but u could simply call youtubeplayer.loadVideo(VIDEO_ID,0) // 0 millis, start right away

Otherwise you could use CHROMELESS controls and add custom controls to it. Then it may work. All the best..

edited Feb 14 '17 at 15:53

answered Feb 14 '17 at 15:47

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score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Mar 12 '13 at 06:53

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Check that autoplay feature is set to 1. Player will load initial video in autoplay by default.

Please refer Youtube Autoplay parameters for more.

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answered Mar 12 '13 at 06:49

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This apply to AS, HTML5 but not Android. – DzungPV Mar 12 '13 at 07:27

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