React Native Video Library to Play Video in Android and IOS

This is an Example of React Native Video to Play Any Video in Android and IOS. There are many libraries available to play any video in React Native but React Native Video is the basic and one of the react-native-community members which means it is accepted by the React Native development team so I personally like to use it.

React Native Video provides all the props which you need while playing a video and we can control them easily. React Native Video does not provide the inbuilt controls to play /Pause or Seek the video as they have provided the props for the full access. If you are interested to design your own controls then your welcome else you can use a supporting library called react-native-media-controls. It provides you all the functional controls which you need for a standard video player.

Loading Overlay

Play / Pause

Seek

FullScreen

To Play a Video in React Native

To play a video in React Native we are going to use Video and MediaControls components from react-native-video and react-native-media-controls libraries.

Video component

<Video
    onEnd={this.onEnd}
    onLoad={this.onLoad}
    onLoadStart={this.onLoadStart}
    onProgress={this.onProgress}
    paused={this.state.paused}
    ref={videoPlayer => (this.videoPlayer = videoPlayer)}
    resizeMode={this.state.screenType}
    onFullScreen={this.state.isFullScreen}
    source={{ uri: 'https://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/big_buck_bunny.mp4' }}
    style={styles.mediaPlayer}
    volume={10}
/>

<Video

onEnd={this.onEnd}

onLoad={this.onLoad}

onLoadStart={this.onLoadStart}

onProgress={this.onProgress}

paused={this.state.paused}

ref={videoPlayer => (this.videoPlayer = videoPlayer)}

resizeMode={this.state.screenType}

onFullScreen={this.state.isFullScreen}

source={{ uri: 'https://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/big_buck_bunny.mp4' }}

style={styles.mediaPlayer}

volume={10}

MediaControls Component

<MediaControls
    duration={this.state.duration}
    isLoading={this.state.isLoading}
    mainColor="#333"
    onFullScreen={this.onFullScreen}
    onPaused={this.onPaused}
    onReplay={this.onReplay}
    onSeek={this.onSeek}
    onSeeking={this.onSeeking}
    playerState={this.state.playerState}
    progress={this.state.currentTime}
    toolbar={this.renderToolbar()}
/>

<MediaControls

duration={this.state.duration}

isLoading={this.state.isLoading}

mainColor="#333"

onFullScreen={this.onFullScreen}

onPaused={this.onPaused}

onReplay={this.onReplay}

onSeek={this.onSeek}

onSeeking={this.onSeeking}

playerState={this.state.playerState}

progress={this.state.currentTime}

toolbar={this.renderToolbar()}

For this example, We are going to play a simple video with MediaControls. So let’s get started.

To Make a React Native App

Getting started with React Native will help you to know more about the way you can make a React Native project. We are going to use react-native init to make our React Native App. Assuming that you have node installed, you can use npm to install the react-native-cli command line utility. Open the terminal and go to the workspace and run

npm install -g react-native-cli

Run the following commands to create a new React Native project

react-native init ProjectName

If you want to start a new project with a specific React Native version, you can use the --version argument:

react-native init ProjectName --version X.XX.X

react-native init ProjectName --version react-native@next

This will make a project structure with an index file named App.js in your project directory.

Installation of Dependencies

To use Video and MediaControls we need to install react-native-video and react-native-media-controls dependencies.

To install this open the terminal and jump into your project using

cd ProjectName

1	cd ProjectName

Run the following command to install

npm install --save react-native-video

1	npm install --save react-native-video

npm install --save react-native-media-controls

1	npm install --save react-native-media-controls

This command will copy all the dependency into your node_module directory.

CocoaPods Installation

After the updation of React Native 0.60, they have introduced autolinking so we do not require to link the library but need to install pods. So to install pods use

cd ios && pod install && cd ..

1	cd ios && pod install && cd ..

Now Open App.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code.

App.js

/*Example of React Native Video*/
import React, { Component } from 'react';
//Import React
import { Platform, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
//Import Basic React Native Component
import Video from 'react-native-video';
//Import React Native Video to play video
import MediaControls, { PLAYER_STATES } from 'react-native-media-controls';
//Media Controls to control Play/Pause/Seek and full screen

class App extends Component {
  videoPlayer;

  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      currentTime: 0,
      duration: 0,
      isFullScreen: false,
      isLoading: true,
      paused: false,
      playerState: PLAYER_STATES.PLAYING,
      screenType: 'content',
    };
  }

  onSeek = seek => {
    //Handler for change in seekbar
    this.videoPlayer.seek(seek);
  };

  onPaused = playerState => {
    //Handler for Video Pause
    this.setState({
      paused: !this.state.paused,
      playerState,
    });
  };

  onReplay = () => {
    //Handler for Replay
    this.setState({ playerState: PLAYER_STATES.PLAYING });
    this.videoPlayer.seek(0);
  };

  onProgress = data => {
    const { isLoading, playerState } = this.state;
    // Video Player will continue progress even if the video already ended
    if (!isLoading && playerState !== PLAYER_STATES.ENDED) {
      this.setState({ currentTime: data.currentTime });
    }
  };
  
  onLoad = data => this.setState({ duration: data.duration, isLoading: false });
  
  onLoadStart = data => this.setState({ isLoading: true });
  
  onEnd = () => this.setState({ playerState: PLAYER_STATES.ENDED });
  
  onError = () => alert('Oh! ', error);
  
  exitFullScreen = () => {
    alert('Exit full screen');
  };
  
  enterFullScreen = () => {};
  
  onFullScreen = () => {
    if (this.state.screenType == 'content')
      this.setState({ screenType: 'cover' });
    else this.setState({ screenType: 'content' });
  };
  renderToolbar = () => (
    <View>
      <Text> toolbar </Text>
    </View>
  );
  onSeeking = currentTime => this.setState({ currentTime });

  render() {
    return (
      <View style={styles.container}>
        <Video
          onEnd={this.onEnd}
          onLoad={this.onLoad}
          onLoadStart={this.onLoadStart}
          onProgress={this.onProgress}
          paused={this.state.paused}
          ref={videoPlayer => (this.videoPlayer = videoPlayer)}
          resizeMode={this.state.screenType}
          onFullScreen={this.state.isFullScreen}
          source={{ uri: 'https://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/big_buck_bunny.mp4' }}
          style={styles.mediaPlayer}
          volume={10}
        />
        <MediaControls
          duration={this.state.duration}
          isLoading={this.state.isLoading}
          mainColor="#333"
          onFullScreen={this.onFullScreen}
          onPaused={this.onPaused}
          onReplay={this.onReplay}
          onSeek={this.onSeek}
          onSeeking={this.onSeeking}
          playerState={this.state.playerState}
          progress={this.state.currentTime}
          toolbar={this.renderToolbar()}
        />
      </View>
    );
  }
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
  },
  toolbar: {
    marginTop: 30,
    backgroundColor: 'white',
    padding: 10,
    borderRadius: 5,
  },
  mediaPlayer: {
    position: 'absolute',
    top: 0,
    left: 0,
    bottom: 0,
    right: 0,
    backgroundColor: 'black',
  },
});
export default App;

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/*Example of React Native Video*/

import React, { Component } from 'react';

//Import React

import { Platform, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';

//Import Basic React Native Component

import Video from 'react-native-video';

//Import React Native Video to play video

import MediaControls, { PLAYER_STATES } from 'react-native-media-controls';

//Media Controls to control Play/Pause/Seek and full screen

class App extends Component {

videoPlayer;

constructor(props) {

super(props);

this.state = {

currentTime: 0,

duration: 0,

isFullScreen: false,

isLoading: true,

paused: false,

playerState: PLAYER_STATES.PLAYING,

screenType: 'content',

};

}

onSeek = seek => {

//Handler for change in seekbar

this.videoPlayer.seek(seek);

};

onPaused = playerState => {

//Handler for Video Pause

this.setState({

paused: !this.state.paused,

playerState,

});

};

onReplay = () => {

//Handler for Replay

this.setState({ playerState: PLAYER_STATES.PLAYING });

this.videoPlayer.seek(0);

};

onProgress = data => {

const { isLoading, playerState } = this.state;

// Video Player will continue progress even if the video already ended

if (!isLoading && playerState !== PLAYER_STATES.ENDED) {

this.setState({ currentTime: data.currentTime });

}

};

onLoad = data => this.setState({ duration: data.duration, isLoading: false });

onLoadStart = data => this.setState({ isLoading: true });

onEnd = () => this.setState({ playerState: PLAYER_STATES.ENDED });

onError = () => alert('Oh! ', error);

exitFullScreen = () => {

alert('Exit full screen');

};

enterFullScreen = () => {};

onFullScreen = () => {

if (this.state.screenType == 'content')

this.setState({ screenType: 'cover' });

else this.setState({ screenType: 'content' });

};

renderToolbar = () => (

<View>

<Text> toolbar </Text>

</View>

);

onSeeking = currentTime => this.setState({ currentTime });

render() {

return (

<Video

onEnd={this.onEnd}

onLoad={this.onLoad}

onLoadStart={this.onLoadStart}

onProgress={this.onProgress}

paused={this.state.paused}

ref={videoPlayer => (this.videoPlayer = videoPlayer)}

resizeMode={this.state.screenType}

onFullScreen={this.state.isFullScreen}

source={{ uri: 'https://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/big_buck_bunny.mp4' }}

style={styles.mediaPlayer}

volume={10}

<MediaControls

duration={this.state.duration}

isLoading={this.state.isLoading}

mainColor="#333"

onFullScreen={this.onFullScreen}

onPaused={this.onPaused}

onReplay={this.onReplay}

onSeek={this.onSeek}

onSeeking={this.onSeeking}

playerState={this.state.playerState}

progress={this.state.currentTime}

toolbar={this.renderToolbar()}

</View>

);

}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({

container: {

flex: 1,

toolbar: {

marginTop: 30,

backgroundColor: 'white',

padding: 10,

borderRadius: 5,

mediaPlayer: {

position: 'absolute',

top: 0,

left: 0,

bottom: 0,

right: 0,

backgroundColor: 'black',

});

export default App;

To Run the React Native App

Open the terminal again and jump into your project using.

cd ProjectName

To run the project on an Android Virtual Device or on real debugging device

react-native run-android

or on the iOS Simulator by running

react-native run-ios (macOS only).

IOS

Android

This is how you can Play Video in Android and IOS devices using React Native Video Library. If you have any doubt or you want to share something about the topic you can comment below or contact us here. There will be more posts coming soon. Stay tuned!

Hope you liked it. 🙂

12 thoughts on “React Native Video Library to Play Video in Android and IOS”

Aamir
September 11, 2019 at 4:42 pm | Reply
Nice Material on this page, how can we do scrolling and can add multiple videos in the page.
- Snehal Agrawal
  September 19, 2019 at 12:56 am | Reply
  Thank you, Aamir, for your words. I am going to upload a post for that soon.
Aamir
September 19, 2019 at 5:08 pm | Reply
Sir kindly inform me by reply when you upload the post.
- Snehal Agrawal
  September 26, 2019 at 10:50 pm | Reply
  I’ll update it at the weekend. I’ll update you on your mail ID.
Ricardo Lopes
September 20, 2019 at 7:56 pm | Reply
Thanks, Snehal Agrawal
You help me a lot.
- Snehal Agrawal
  September 20, 2019 at 9:13 pm | Reply
  Good to hear that. 🙂
Frane
October 19, 2019 at 2:38 pm | Reply
hello. i did every step in this tutorial and i run into problem. position of the video is broken. can you help me out? Ty in advance. I can send you PS of simulator to see what i am talking about.
- Snehal Agrawal
  October 21, 2019 at 8:07 pm | Reply
  Can you please send it to aboutreact@gmail.com
  Also please mention the devide type and the API level of the device so that I can check on the same. If possible mention the video URL too.
hilyathul wahid
November 21, 2019 at 11:28 am | Reply
hello. i install react-native-video at react native 61.4. after install on debug mode, application can play the video with url. but on after release video cannt showing. can u help me please
- Snehal Agrawal
  November 21, 2019 at 9:49 pm | Reply
  Are you using the same URL? If now please check for the URL as HTTP is now not supported in the release version of android, either you have to use the HTTPS URL or have to add some network security in AndroidMenifest.
  Can you please have a look at this https://medium.com/mindorks/my-network-requests-are-not-working-in-android-pie-7c7a31e33330
Abhishek
December 6, 2019 at 5:04 pm | Reply
On fullscreen it is only stretching the video not making it in landscape mode. Video is not at all going to landscape mode.
- Snehal Agrawal
  December 6, 2019 at 11:31 pm | Reply
  It is because device orientation is lock. can you please try again with change in device orientation setting?

React Native Video Library to Play Video in Android and IOS

To Play a Video in React Native

Video component

MediaControls Component

To Make a React Native App

Installation of Dependencies

CocoaPods Installation

App.js

To Run the React Native App

IOS

Android

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