Android HLS video mime type

android android-intent video-streaming mime-types http-live-streaming
AlikElzin-kilaka picture AlikElzin-kilaka · Feb 7, 2012 · Viewed 27.8k times · Source

I would like to fire an Intent to play a HLS (HTTP Live Stream) video.

What should I put in the type field to fire just the video players that support HLS?

I tried unsuccessfully the following: 

video/m3u

video/m3u8

video/hls

application/x-mpegURL

vnd.apple.mpegURL

video/MP2T

application/vnd.apple.mpegurl

Ideas please...

Answer

vipw picture vipw · Jun 6, 2012

You should put the Content-Type type specified in the RFC: application/vnd.apple.mpegurl. See section 3.1 of http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-08

Android support for HLS is extremely poor. You will need some third party software on many devices, especially for versions less than 3. Google doesn't seem to care, or at least not to regression test.

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