I have a webview, and I want to detect when a user clicks on a link ending with .mp4 and then launch an intent to play the video.
For example, (NSFW) if the user clicks on http://ec.tc.members-access.com/nhp/episode/8529_0450.mp4 I have been doing: Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW , Uri.parse(url) ); startActivity(i); In Android 1.6 on my G1, this code will launch the web browser which will then launch the video player with the video. In Android 2.2, on my Nexus One, this will launch the web browser which will then immediately exit. If I add i.setType("video/*"), then the video app will be launched, but will immediately crash with a null pointer error. Also, on Android 2.2, if I email myself the link, and click on it, it will launch the browser and immediately exit. But, if I copy the link and paste it into the address bar on the browser, it will launch the video app and correctly play the video. So, what is the proper way to play a MP4 video, given a url, that will work on all devices? Thanks, Randy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
