can't play video file using Uri in android

Question

Hi i want to play a video file but after showing video it is showing error that can't play video file i am using Video view and path of video is

Uri uri=Uri.parse(Environment.getRootDirectory().getPath()+"/Phone storage/video.mp4");

Can some help me how to play video file that is store on my phone

Try out with the `Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()` — GrIsHu, Jan 03 '14 at 04:46
can you tell me the OS version here is support media check http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html — Praveen Sharma, Jan 03 '14 at 04:49
Its also bad form to use actual path separators -- cf. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/412380/combine-paths-in-java/412495#412495 — mikebabcock, Jan 03 '14 at 04:51
Uri uri=Uri.parse(Environment.getRootDirectory()+"/Phone storage/video.mp4"); — Kishor Joshi, Jan 03 '14 at 04:55
@KishorJoshi Have you tried like `Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()` ? — GrIsHu, Jan 03 '14 at 04:57

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 03 '14 at 04:47

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You should use Uri.fromFile instead of Uri.parse

answered Jan 03 '14 at 04:47

Greg Ennis

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what to add if my video is on home>phone Storage>video.mp4 how to play this video? – Kishor Joshi Jan 03 '14 at 04:52
You can still use Uri.fromFile – Greg Ennis Jan 03 '14 at 04:54
how can you guide me what to add in path suppose video is on Home>File manager>Phone Storage>Video.mp4 how to add this can you write syntax for me – Kishor Joshi Jan 03 '14 at 05:01
Sounds to me like its the root of storage, like someone else mentioned just use `Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/video.mp4"` – Greg Ennis Jan 03 '14 at 05:06

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 03 '14 at 04:54

Create "raw" folder in "res", copy your video file to raw folder, in your code you should to do that :

String UrlPath = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/"
+ R.raw.your_video_name;
Uri video_uri = Uri.parse(UrlPath);
video.setVideoURI(video_uri);
video.setMediaController(new MediaController(this));
video.requestFocus();
video.start();

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 03 '14 at 06:24

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Try out this way:

Uri.parse(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()+File.separator+"Phone storage"+File.separator+"video.mp4");

answered Jan 03 '14 at 06:24

GrIsHu

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can't play video file using Uri in android

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