Player features and integrations on your native Android apps.

Apps that you build with our SDK work seamlessly with our video platform hosting and streaming, and ads products.

Compare with Android's Media Players

The JW Player Android SDK is built on top of native player frameworks. This allows you to take advantage of the flexibility of the native OS, and extend it into a complete video experience with faster load times, enhanced customization, and monetization.

FEATURESJW SDKEXOPLAYERANDROID MEDIA PLAYER
HLS
MPEG-DASH
User-selectable Playback Quality

Partial

Native VAST 3.0
Google IMA
Mobile Responsive UI
CSS Skinning
Playlists
Autostart
VPAID 2.0
FreeWheel
Chromecast
Variable Rate Playback

Supported Features

The JW Player SDK for Android is a cost effective, out of the box solution that provides parity for your players across native mobile and mobile web.

VIDEO & AUDIO FORMATS
MP4 / H.264 (Baseline, Main, High profiles)
WebM / VP8 & VP9
AAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Opus

Android 5.0 and later

STREAMING & PLAYBACK
HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) - VOD and live streams
MPEG-DASH
Progressive download MP4 videos (single- or multi-rate/resolution)
Playback of AES-encrypted HLS streams
Multiple audio tracks (MPEG-DASH)
Audio-only playback (AAC)
ID3 Timed Metadata
Local File playback
Playback of video resolutions from mobile to HD
Live DVR
Multiple audio tracks (HLS & MPEG-DASH)
Background audio support
Google Widevine decryption
Variable Rate Playback
PLAYER FEATURES
Playlists
Customizable video player controls
Custom CSS Skinning and branding
Responsive player UI optimized for mobile
Google Chromecast support
MONETIZATION & ADS
VAST 3.0

Linear ads, ad scheduling, ad Pods, ad waterfalling

VMAP
Google IMA

DFP, Adsense, VAST, VMAP

FreeWheel
ACCESSIBILITY
Out-of-band Captions (Sidecar) WebVTT, SRT, TTML (DFXP)
Caption Styling
Multiple caption tracks
In-Band 608 Captions
HLS in-manifest captions

Visit Our Developer Site

Documentation, developer tools, and community resources to help you launch your video strategy.

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Best Practice Apps

Demos and code examples to help you get started with the JW Player Android SDK.

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Developer Guide

Documentation on basic and advanced uses of the Android SDK, including setup, customization, and integrations.

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API References