Android (4)

Last updated Apr 21, 2026 You can stream both on-demand and live video to native Android apps using ExoPlayer ↗︎.

Note

Before you can play videos, you must first upload a video to Cloudflare Stream or be actively streaming to a live input

Example Apps

• Android

Using ExoPlayer

Play a video from Cloudflare Stream using ExoPlayer:

implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-hls:2.X.X'

SimpleExoPlayer player = new SimpleExoPlayer.Builder(context).build();

// Set the media item to the Cloudflare Stream HLS Manifest URL:
player.setMediaItem(MediaItem.fromUri("https://customer-9cbb9x7nxdw5hb57.cloudflarestream.com/8f92fe7d2c1c0983767649e065e691fc/manifest/video.m3u8"));

player.prepare();

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