Quick Start for Interactive Live Streaming in Android

VideoSDK enables you to embed the video calling feature into your Android application in minutes.

In this quickstart, we are going to explore interactive live streaming feature of Video SDK. We will go through step by step guide of integrating video calling with Android Video SDK.

This guide will get you running with the VideoSDK video & audio calling in minutes.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure that your development environment meets the following requirements:

• Java Development Kit.
• Android Studio 3.0 or later.
• Android SDK API Level 21 or higher.
• A mobile device that runs Android 5.0 or later.

important

One should have a VideoSDK account to generate token. Visit VideoSDK dashboard to generate token

Getting Started with the Code!

Follow the steps to create the environment necessary to add video calls into your app. Also you can find the code sample for quickstart here.

Create new Android Project

For a new project in Android Studio, create a Phone and Tablet Android project with an Empty Activity.

caution

After creating the project, Android Studio automatically starts gradle sync. Ensure that the sync succeeds before you continue.

Integrate Video SDK

Maven Central

settings.gradle

dependencyResolutionManagement{
  repositories {
    // ...
    google()
    mavenCentral()
    maven { url "https://maven.aliyun.com/repository/jcenter" }
  }
}

Jitpack

settings.gradle

dependencyResolutionManagement{
  repositories {
    // ...
    google()
    maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
    mavenCentral()
    maven { url "https://maven.aliyun.com/repository/jcenter" }
  }
}

note

You can use imports with Maven Central after rtc-android-sdk version 0.1.12.

Whether on Maven or Jitpack, the same version numbers always refer to the same SDK.

• Add the following dependency in your app's app/build.gradle.

app/build.gradle

dependencies {
  implementation 'live.videosdk:rtc-android-sdk:0.1.37'

  // library to perform Network call to generate a meeting id
  implementation 'com.amitshekhar.android:android-networking:1.0.2'

  // other app dependencies
  }

important

Android SDK compatible with armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86_64 architectures. If you want to run the application in an emulator, choose ABI x86_64 when creating a device.

Add permissions into your project

• In /app/Manifests/AndroidManifest.xml, add the following permissions after </application>.

AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />

note

If your project has set android.useAndroidX=true, then set android.enableJetifier=true in the gradle.properties file to migrate your project to AndroidX and avoid duplicate class conflict.

Structure of the project

Your project structure should look like this.

Project Structure

   app
   ├── java
   │    ├── packagename
   │         ├── JoinActivity
   │         ├── MeetingActivity
   │         ├── SpeakerAdapter
   │         ├── SpeakerFragment
   |         ├── ViewerFragment
   ├── res
   │    ├── layout
   │    │    ├── activity_join.xml
   │    │    ├── activity_meeting.xml
   |    |    ├── fragment_speaker.xml
   |    |    ├── fragment_viewer.xml
   │    │    ├── item_remote_peer.xml

note

You have to set JoinActivity as Launcher activity.

App Architecture

Step 1: Creating Joining Screen

Create a new Activity named JoinActivity.

Creating UI

The Joining screen will include :

1. Create Button - This button will create a new meeting for you.
2. TextField for Meeting Id - This text field will contain the meeting Id you want to join.
3. Join as Host Button - This button will join the meeting as host with meetingId you provided.
4. Join as Viewer Button - This button will join the meeting as viewer with meetingId you provided.

In /app/res/layout/activity_join.xml file, replace the content with the following.

activity_join.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/createorjoinlayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@color/black"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btnCreateMeeting"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Create Meeting"
        android:textAllCaps="false" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tvText"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:paddingVertical="5sp"
        android:text="OR"
        android:textColor="@color/white"
        android:textSize="20sp" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/etMeetingId"
        android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Holo"
        android:layout_width="250dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="Enter Meeting Id"
        android:textColor="@color/white"
        android:textColorHint="@color/white" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btnJoinHostMeeting"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="8sp"
        android:text="Join as Host"
        android:textAllCaps="false" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btnJoinViewerMeeting"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Join as Viewer"
        android:textAllCaps="false" />

</LinearLayout>

Integration of Create Meeting API

1. Create field sampleToken in JoinActivity which will hold the generated token from the VideoSDK dashboard. This token will use in VideoSDK config as well as in generating meetingId.

Kotlin

JoinActivity.kt

class JoinActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

  //Replace with the token you generated from the VideoSDK Dashboard
  private var sampleToken = ""

  override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    //...
  }
}

Java

JoinActivity.java

public class JoinActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

  //Replace with the token you generated from the VideoSDK Dashboard
  private String sampleToken ="";

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    //...
  }
}

2. On Join Button as Host onClick events, we will naviagte to MeetingActivity with token, meetingId and mode as CONFERENCE.

3. On Join Button as Viewer onClick events, we will naviagte to MeetingActivity with token, meetingId and mode as Viewer.

Kotlin

JoinActivity.kt

class JoinActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

   //Replace with the token you generated from the VideoSDK Dashboard
   private var sampleToken = "";

   override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
      setContentView(R.layout.activity_join)

      val btnCreate = findViewById<Button>(R.id.btnCreateMeeting)
      val btnJoinHost = findViewById<Button>(R.id.btnJoinHostMeeting)
      val btnJoinViewer = findViewById<Button>(R.id.btnJoinViewerMeeting)
      val etMeetingId = findViewById<EditText>(R.id.etMeetingId)

      // create meeting and join as Host
      btnCreate.setOnClickListener {
          createMeeting(
              sampleToken
          )
      }

      // Join as Host
      btnJoinHost.setOnClickListener {
          val intent = Intent(this@JoinActivity, MeetingActivity::class.java)
          intent.putExtra("token", sampleToken)
          intent.putExtra("meetingId", etMeetingId.text.toString().trim { it <= ' ' })
          intent.putExtra("mode", "CONFERENCE")
          startActivity(intent)
      }

      // Join as Viewer
      btnJoinViewer.setOnClickListener {
          val intent = Intent(this@JoinActivity, MeetingActivity::class.java)
          intent.putExtra("token", sampleToken)
          intent.putExtra("meetingId", etMeetingId.text.toString().trim { it <= ' ' })
          intent.putExtra("mode", "VIEWER")
          startActivity(intent)
      }
    }

    private fun createMeeting(token: String) {
      // we will explore this method in the next step
    }
}

Java

JoinActivity.java

public class JoinActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

  //Replace with the token you generated from the VideoSDK Dashboard
  private String sampleToken ="";

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_join);

    final Button btnCreate = findViewById(R.id.btnCreateMeeting);
    final Button btnJoinHost = findViewById(R.id.btnJoinHostMeeting);
    final Button btnJoinViewer = findViewById(R.id.btnJoinViewerMeeting);
    final EditText etMeetingId = findViewById(R.id.etMeetingId);

    // create meeting and join as Host
    btnCreate.setOnClickListener(v -> createMeeting(sampleToken));

    // Join as Host
    btnJoinHost.setOnClickListener(v -> {
        Intent intent = new Intent(JoinActivity.this, MeetingActivity.class);
        intent.putExtra("token", sampleToken);
        intent.putExtra("meetingId", etMeetingId.getText().toString().trim());
        intent.putExtra("mode", "CONFERENCE");
        startActivity(intent);
    });

    // Join as Viewer
    btnJoinViewer.setOnClickListener(v -> {
        Intent intent = new Intent(JoinActivity.this, MeetingActivity.class);
        intent.putExtra("token", sampleToken);
        intent.putExtra("meetingId", etMeetingId.getText().toString().trim());
        intent.putExtra("mode", "VIEWER");
        startActivity(intent);
    });
  }

  private void createMeeting(String token) {
    // we will explore this method in the next step
  }
}

4. For Create Button, under createMeeting method we will generate meetingId by calling API and navigate to MeetingActivity with token, generated meetingId and mode as CONFERENCE.

Kotlin

JoinActivity.kt

class JoinActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
  //...onCreate
 private fun createMeeting(token: String) {
  // we will make an API call to VideoSDK Server to get a roomId
  AndroidNetworking.post("https://api.videosdk.live/v2/rooms")
      .addHeaders("Authorization", token) //we will pass the token in the Headers
      .build()
      .getAsJSONObject(object : JSONObjectRequestListener {
          override fun onResponse(response: JSONObject) {
            try {
              // response will contain `roomId`
              val meetingId = response.getString("roomId")

              // starting the MeetingActivity with received roomId and our sampleToken
              val intent = Intent(this@JoinActivity, MeetingActivity::class.java)
              intent.putExtra("token", sampleToken)
              intent.putExtra("meetingId", meetingId)
              intent.putExtra("mode", "CONFERENCE")
              startActivity(intent)
            } catch (e: JSONException) {
                e.printStackTrace()
            }
          }

          override fun onError(anError: ANError) {
            anError.printStackTrace()
            Toast.makeText(this@JoinActivity, anError.message, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
                .show()
          }
      })
  }
}

Java

JoinActivity.java

public class JoinActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
  //...onCreate

  private void createMeeting(String token) {
    // we will make an API call to VideoSDK Server to get a roomId
    AndroidNetworking.post("https://api.videosdk.live/v2/rooms")
          .addHeaders("Authorization", token) //we will pass the token in the Headers
          .build()
          .getAsJSONObject(new JSONObjectRequestListener() {
              @Override
              public void onResponse(JSONObject response) {
                try {
                  // response will contain `roomId`
                  final String meetingId = response.getString("roomId");

                  // starting the MeetingActivity with received roomId and our sampleToken
                  Intent intent = new Intent(JoinActivity.this, MeetingActivity.class);
                  intent.putExtra("token", sampleToken);
                  intent.putExtra("meetingId", meetingId);
                  intent.putExtra("mode", "CONFERENCE");
                  startActivity(intent);
                } catch (JSONException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
              }

              @Override
              public void onError(ANError anError) {
                anError.printStackTrace();
                Toast.makeText(JoinActivity.this, anError.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
              }
          });
  }
}

note

Don't confuse with Room and Meeting keyword, both are same thing 😃

5. Our App is completely based on audio and video communicatation, that's why we need to ask for runtime permissions RECORD_AUDIO and CAMERA. So, we will implement permission logic on JoinActivity.

Kotlin

JoinActivity.kt

class JoinActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
  companion object {
    private const val PERMISSION_REQ_ID = 22
    private val REQUESTED_PERMISSIONS = arrayOf(
        Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO,
        Manifest.permission.CAMERA
    )
  }

  private fun checkSelfPermission(permission: String, requestCode: Int) {
    if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, permission) !=
        PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
    ) {
        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, REQUESTED_PERMISSIONS, requestCode)
    }
  }

  override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    //... button listeneres
    checkSelfPermission(REQUESTED_PERMISSIONS[0], PERMISSION_REQ_ID)
    checkSelfPermission(REQUESTED_PERMISSIONS[1], PERMISSION_REQ_ID)
  }
}

Java

JoinActivity.java

public class JoinActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
  private static final int PERMISSION_REQ_ID = 22;

  private static final String[] REQUESTED_PERMISSIONS = {
    Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO,
    Manifest.permission.CAMERA
  };

  private void checkSelfPermission(String permission, int requestCode) {
    if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, permission) !=
            PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
      ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, REQUESTED_PERMISSIONS, requestCode);
    }
  }

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    //... button listeneres
   checkSelfPermission(REQUESTED_PERMISSIONS[0], PERMISSION_REQ_ID);
   checkSelfPermission(REQUESTED_PERMISSIONS[1], PERMISSION_REQ_ID);
  }
}

Output

Step 2: Creating Meeting Screen

Create a new Activity named MeetingActivity.

Creating the UI for Meeting Screen

In /app/res/layout/activity_meeting.xml file, replace the content with the following.

activty_meeting.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/mainLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@color/black"
    tools:context=".MeetingActivity">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="Creating a meeting for you"
        android:textColor="@color/white"
        android:textFontWeight="700"
        android:textSize="20sp" />

</RelativeLayout>

Initializing the Meeting

After getting token, meetigId and mode from JoinActivity,

1. Initialize VideoSDK.
2. Configure VideoSDK with token.
3. Initialize the meeting with required params such as meetingId, participantName, micEnabled, webcamEnabled , mode and more.
4. Join the room with meeting.join() method.
5. Add MeetingEventListener for listening Meeting Join event.
6. Check mode of localParticipant, If mode is CONFERENCE than we will replace mainLayout with SpeakerFragment otherwise replace with ViewerFragment.

Kotlin

MeetingActivity.kt

class MeetingActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
  var meeting: Meeting? = null
      private set

  override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_meeting)

    val meetingId = intent.getStringExtra("meetingId")
    val token = intent.getStringExtra("token")
    val mode = intent.getStringExtra("mode")
    val localParticipantName = "John Doe"
    val streamEnable = mode == "CONFERENCE"

    // initialize VideoSDK
    VideoSDK.initialize(applicationContext)

    // Configuration VideoSDK with Token
    VideoSDK.config(token)

    // Initialize VideoSDK Meeting
    meeting = VideoSDK.initMeeting(
        this@MeetingActivity, meetingId, localParticipantName,
        streamEnable, streamEnable, null, mode, false, null, null
    )

    // join Meeting
    meeting!!.join()

    // if mode is CONFERENCE than replace mainLayout with SpeakerFragment otherwise with ViewerFragment
    meeting!!.addEventListener(object : MeetingEventListener() {
      override fun onMeetingJoined() {
          if (meeting != null) {
            if (mode == "CONFERENCE") {
              //pin the local participant
              meeting!!.localParticipant.pin("SHARE_AND_CAM")
              supportFragmentManager
                  .beginTransaction()
                  .replace(R.id.mainLayout, SpeakerFragment(), "MainFragment")
                  .commit()
              } else if (mode == "VIEWER") {
                supportFragmentManager
                    .beginTransaction()
                    .replace(R.id.mainLayout, ViewerFragment(), "viewerFragment")
                    .commit()
              }
          }
      }
    })
  }
}

Java

MeetingActivity.java

public class MeetingActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
  private Meeting meeting;

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_meeting);

    final String meetingId = getIntent().getStringExtra("meetingId");
    String token = getIntent().getStringExtra("token");
    String mode = getIntent().getStringExtra("mode");
    String localParticipantName = "John Doe";
    boolean streamEnable = mode.equals("CONFERENCE");

    // initialize VideoSDK
    VideoSDK.initialize(getApplicationContext());

    // Configuration VideoSDK with Token
    VideoSDK.config(token);

    // Initialize VideoSDK Meeting
    meeting = VideoSDK.initMeeting(
            MeetingActivity.this, meetingId, localParticipantName,
            streamEnable, streamEnable, null, mode, false, null, null);

    // join Meeting
    meeting.join();

    // if mode is CONFERENCE than replace mainLayout with SpeakerFragment otherwise with ViewerFragment
    meeting.addEventListener(new MeetingEventListener() {
        @Override
        public void onMeetingJoined() {
          if (meeting != null) {
            if (mode.equals("CONFERENCE")) {
              //pin the local participant
              meeting.getLocalParticipant().pin("SHARE_AND_CAM");
              getSupportFragmentManager()
                  .beginTransaction()
                  .replace(R.id.mainLayout, new SpeakerFragment(), "MainFragment")
                  .commit();
            } else if (mode.equals("VIEWER")) {
              getSupportFragmentManager()
                  .beginTransaction()
                  .replace(R.id.mainLayout, new ViewerFragment(), "viewerFragment")
                  .commit();
            }
          }
        }
      });
  }
  public Meeting getMeeting() {
      return meeting;
  }
}

Output

Step 3: Implement SpeakerView

After successfully enter into the meeting, it's time to render speaker's view and manage controls such as toggle webcam/mic,start/stop HLS and leave the meeting.

1. Create a new fragment named SpeakerFragment.

2. In /app/res/layout/fragment_speaker.xml file, replace the content with the following.

fragment_speaker.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@color/black"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context=".SpeakerFragment">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginVertical="8sp"
        android:paddingHorizontal="10sp">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/tvMeetingId"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Meeting Id : "
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            android:textSize="18sp"
            android:layout_weight="3"/>

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btnLeave"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Leave"
            android:textAllCaps="false"
            android:layout_weight="1"/>

    </LinearLayout>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tvHlsState"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Current HLS State : NOT_STARTED"
        android:textColor="@color/white"
        android:textSize="18sp" />

    <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/rvParticipants"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_marginVertical="10sp"
        android:layout_weight="1" />

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:gravity="center">

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btnHLS"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Start HLS"
            android:textAllCaps="false" />

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btnWebcam"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginHorizontal="5sp"
            android:text="Toggle Webcam"
            android:textAllCaps="false" />

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btnMic"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Toggle Mic"
            android:textAllCaps="false" />

    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

3. Now, let's set listener for buttons which will allow the participant to toggle media.

Kotlin

SpeakerFragment.kt

class SpeakerFragment : Fragment() {
  private var micEnabled = true
  private var webcamEnabled = true
  private var hlsEnabled = false
  private var btnMic: Button? = null
  private var btnWebcam: Button? = null
  private var btnHls: Button? = null
  private var btnLeave: Button? = null
  private var tvMeetingId: TextView? = null
  private var tvHlsState: TextView? = null
  override fun onAttach(context: Context) {
    super.onAttach(context)
    mContext = context
    if (context is Activity) {
      mActivity = context
      // getting meeting object from Meeting Activity
      meeting = (mActivity as MeetingActivity?)!!.meeting
    }
  }

  override fun onCreateView(
      inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?,
      savedInstanceState: Bundle?
  ): View? {
    // Inflate the layout for this fragment
    val view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_speaker, container, false)
    btnMic = view.findViewById(R.id.btnMic)
    btnWebcam = view.findViewById(R.id.btnWebcam)
    btnHls = view.findViewById(R.id.btnHLS)
    btnLeave = view.findViewById(R.id.btnLeave)
    tvMeetingId = view.findViewById(R.id.tvMeetingId)
    tvHlsState = view.findViewById(R.id.tvHlsState)
    if (meeting != null) {
      tvMeetingId!!.text = "Meeting Id : " + meeting!!.meetingId
      setActionListeners()
    }
    return view
  }

  private fun setActionListeners() {
    btnMic!!.setOnClickListener {
      if (micEnabled) {
        meeting!!.muteMic()
        Toast.makeText(mContext, "Mic Muted", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
      } else {
        meeting!!.unmuteMic()
        Toast.makeText(
            mContext,
            "Mic Enabled",
            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
        ).show()
      }
      micEnabled = !micEnabled
    }
    btnWebcam!!.setOnClickListener {
      if (webcamEnabled) {
        meeting!!.disableWebcam()
        Toast.makeText(
            mContext,
            "Webcam Disabled",
            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
        ).show()
      } else {
        meeting!!.enableWebcam()
        Toast.makeText(
            mContext,
            "Webcam Enabled",
            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
        ).show()
      }
      webcamEnabled = !webcamEnabled
    }
    btnLeave!!.setOnClickListener { meeting!!.leave() }
    btnHls!!.setOnClickListener {
      if (!hlsEnabled) {
        val config = JSONObject()
        val layout = JSONObject()
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(layout, "type", "SPOTLIGHT")
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(layout, "priority", "PIN")
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(layout, "gridSize", 4)
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(config, "layout", layout)
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(config, "orientation", "portrait")
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(config, "theme", "DARK")
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(config, "quality", "high")
        meeting!!.startHls(config)
      } else {
        meeting!!.stopHls()
      }
    }
  }

  companion object {
    private var mActivity: Activity? = null
    private var mContext: Context? = null
    private var meeting: Meeting? = null
  }
}

Java

SpeakerFragment.java

public class SpeakerFragment extends Fragment {

  private static Activity mActivity;
  private static Context mContext;
  private static Meeting meeting;
  private boolean micEnabled = true;
  private boolean webcamEnabled = true;
  private boolean hlsEnabled = false;
  private Button btnMic, btnWebcam, btnHls, btnLeave;
  private TextView tvMeetingId, tvHlsState;

  public SpeakerFragment() {
    // Required empty public constructor
  }

  @Override
  public void onAttach(@NonNull Context context) {
    super.onAttach(context);
    mContext = context;
    if (context instanceof Activity) {
      mActivity = (Activity) context;
      // getting meeting object from Meeting Activity
      meeting = ((MeetingActivity) mActivity).getMeeting();
    }
  }

  @Override
  public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                            Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // Inflate the layout for this fragment
    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_speaker, container, false);
    btnMic = view.findViewById(R.id.btnMic);
    btnWebcam = view.findViewById(R.id.btnWebcam);
    btnHls = view.findViewById(R.id.btnHLS);
    btnLeave = view.findViewById(R.id.btnLeave);

    tvMeetingId = view.findViewById(R.id.tvMeetingId);
    tvHlsState = view.findViewById(R.id.tvHlsState);

    if (meeting != null) {
        tvMeetingId.setText("Meeting Id : " + meeting.getMeetingId());
        setActionListeners();
    }
    return view;
  }

  private void setActionListeners() {
    btnMic.setOnClickListener(v -> {
        if (micEnabled) {
          meeting.muteMic();
          Toast.makeText(mContext,"Mic Muted",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        } else {
          meeting.unmuteMic();
          Toast.makeText(mContext,"Mic Enabled",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
        micEnabled=!micEnabled;
    });

    btnWebcam.setOnClickListener(v -> {
        if (webcamEnabled) {
          meeting.disableWebcam();
          Toast.makeText(mContext,"Webcam Disabled",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        } else {
          meeting.enableWebcam();
          Toast.makeText(mContext,"Webcam Enabled",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
        webcamEnabled=!webcamEnabled;
    });

    btnLeave.setOnClickListener(v -> meeting.leave());

    btnHls.setOnClickListener(v -> {
      if (!hlsEnabled) {
        JSONObject config = new JSONObject();
        JSONObject layout = new JSONObject();
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(layout, "type", "SPOTLIGHT");
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(layout, "priority", "PIN");
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(layout, "gridSize", 4);
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(config, "layout", layout);
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(config, "orientation", "portrait");
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(config, "theme", "DARK");
        JsonUtils.jsonPut(config, "quality", "high");
        meeting.startHls(config);
      } else {
        meeting.stopHls();
      }
    });
  }
}

4. After adding listners for buttons, let's add MeetingEventListener to the meeting and remove all listners in onDestroy() method.

Kotlin

SpeakerFragment.kt

class SpeakerFragment : Fragment() {

  override fun onCreateView(
      inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?,
      savedInstanceState: Bundle?
  ): View? {
    //...
    if (meeting != null) {
      //...
      // add Listener to the meeting
      meeting!!.addEventListener(meetingEventListener)
    }
    return view
  }

  private val meetingEventListener: MeetingEventListener = object : MeetingEventListener() {
      override fun onMeetingLeft() {
        // unpin the local participant
        meeting!!.localParticipant.unpin("SHARE_AND_CAM")
        if (isAdded) {
          val intents = Intent(mContext, JoinActivity::class.java)
          intents.addFlags(
              Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
                      or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK
          )
          startActivity(intents)
          mActivity!!.finish()
        }
      }

      @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.P)
      override fun onHlsStateChanged(HlsState: JSONObject) {
        if (HlsState.has("status")) {
          try {
              tvHlsState!!.text = "Current HLS State : " + HlsState.getString("status")
              if (HlsState.getString("status") == "HLS_STARTED") {
                hlsEnabled = true
                btnHls!!.text = "Stop HLS"
              }
              if (HlsState.getString("status") == "HLS_STOPPED") {
                hlsEnabled = false
                btnHls!!.text = "Start HLS"
              }
            } catch (e: JSONException) {
                e.printStackTrace()
            }
        }
      }
  }

  override fun onDestroy() {
      mContext = null
      mActivity = null
      if (meeting != null) {
          meeting!!.removeAllListeners()
          meeting = null
      }
      super.onDestroy()
  }
}

Java

SpeakerFragment.java

public class SpeakerFragment extends Fragment {

  @Override
  public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                            Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    //...
    if (meeting != null) {
        //...
        // add Listener to the meeting
        meeting.addEventListener(meetingEventListener);
    }
    return view;
  }

  private final MeetingEventListener meetingEventListener = new MeetingEventListener() {
    @Override
    public void onMeetingLeft() {
      //unpin local participant
      meeting.getLocalParticipant().unpin("SHARE_AND_CAM");
      if (isAdded()) {
        Intent intents = new Intent(mContext, JoinActivity.class);
        intents.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
                | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
        startActivity(intents);
        mActivity.finish();
      }
    }

    @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.P)
    @Override
    public void onHlsStateChanged(JSONObject HlsState) {
        if (HlsState.has("status")) {
          try {
            tvHlsState.setText("Current HLS State : " + HlsState.getString("status"));
            if (HlsState.getString("status").equals("HLS_STARTED")) {
                hlsEnabled=true;
                btnHls.setText("Stop HLS");
            }
            if (HlsState.getString("status").equals("HLS_STOPPED")) {
                hlsEnabled = false;
                btnHls.setText("Start HLS");
            }
          } catch (JSONException e) {
              e.printStackTrace();
          }
        }
    }
  };

  @Override
  public void onDestroy() {
    mContext = null;
    mActivity = null;
    if (meeting != null) {
        meeting.removeAllListeners();
        meeting = null;
    }
    super.onDestroy();
  }

}

5. Next step is to render speaker's view. With RecyclerView, we will be display list of participant who joined the meeting as a host.

info

• Here the participant's video is displayed using VideoView, but you may also use SurfaceViewRender for the same.
• For VideoView, SDK version should be 0.1.13 or higher.
• To know more about VideoView, please visit here

• Create a new layout for the participant view named item_remote_peer.xml in the res/layout folder.

item_remote_peer.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="200dp"
    android:background="@color/cardview_dark_background"
    tools:layout_height="200dp">

    <live.videosdk.rtc.android.VideoView
        android:id="@+id/participantView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:visibility="gone" />

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="bottom"
        android:background="#99000000"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/tvName"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:padding="4dp"
            android:textColor="@color/white" />

    </LinearLayout>

</FrameLayout>

• Create a recycler view adapter named SpeakerAdapter which will show the participant list. Create PeerViewHolder in the adapter which will extend RecyclerView.ViewHolder.

Kotlin

SpeakerAdapter.kt

class SpeakerAdapter(private val meeting: Meeting) :
    RecyclerView.Adapter<SpeakerAdapter.PeerViewHolder?>() {
    private var participantList: MutableList<Participant> = ArrayList()

    init {
      updateParticipantList()
      // adding Meeting Event listener to get the participant join/leave event in the meeting.
      meeting.addEventListener(object : MeetingEventListener() {
        override fun onParticipantJoined(participant: Participant) {
          // check participant join as Host/Speaker or not
          if (participant.mode == "CONFERENCE") {
              // pin the participant
              participant.pin("SHARE_AND_CAM")
              // add participant in participantList
              participantList.add(participant)
          }
          notifyDataSetChanged()
        }

        override fun onParticipantLeft(participant: Participant) {
          var pos = -1
          for (i in participantList.indices) {
              if (participantList[i].id == participant.id) {
                  pos = i
                  break
              }
          }
          if (participantList.contains(participant)) {
              // unpin participant who left the meeting
              participant.unpin("SHARE_AND_CAM")
              // remove participant from participantList
              participantList.remove(participant)
          }
          if (pos >= 0) {
              notifyItemRemoved(pos)
          }
        }
      })
    }

    private fun updateParticipantList() {
      // adding the local participant(You) to the list
      participantList.add(meeting.localParticipant)

      // adding participants who join as Host/Speaker
      val participants: Iterator<Participant> = meeting.participants.values.iterator()
      for (i in 0 until meeting.participants.size) {
        val participant = participants.next()
        if (participant.mode == "CONFERENCE") {
            // pin the participant
            participant.pin("SHARE_AND_CAM")
            // add participant in participantList
            participantList.add(participant)
        }
      }
    }

    override fun onCreateViewHolder(parent: ViewGroup, viewType: Int): PeerViewHolder {
      return PeerViewHolder(
          LayoutInflater.from(parent.context).inflate(R.layout.item_remote_peer, parent, false)
      )
    }

    override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: PeerViewHolder, position: Int) {
      val participant = participantList[position]
      holder.tvName.text = participant.displayName

      // adding the initial video stream for the participant into the 'VideoView'
      for ((_, stream) in participant.streams) {
        if (stream.kind.equals("video", ignoreCase = true)) {
          holder.participantView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
          val videoTrack = stream.track as VideoTrack
          holder.participantView.addTrack(videoTrack)
          break
        }
      }

      // add Listener to the participant which will update start or stop the video stream of that participant
      participant.addEventListener(object : ParticipantEventListener() {
        override fun onStreamEnabled(stream: Stream) {
          if (stream.kind.equals("video", ignoreCase = true)) {
            holder.participantView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
            val videoTrack = stream.track as VideoTrack
            holder.participantView.addTrack(videoTrack)
          }
        }

        override fun onStreamDisabled(stream: Stream) {
          if (stream.kind.equals("video", ignoreCase = true)) {
            holder.participantView.removeTrack()
            holder.participantView.visibility = View.GONE
          }
        }
      })
    }

    override fun getItemCount(): Int {
      return participantList.size
    }

    class PeerViewHolder(view: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(view) {
      // 'VideoView' to show Video Stream
      var participantView: VideoView
      var tvName: TextView

      init {
        tvName = view.findViewById(R.id.tvName)
        participantView = view.findViewById(R.id.participantView)
      }
    }
}

Java

SpeakerAdapter.java

public class SpeakerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<SpeakerAdapter.PeerViewHolder> {
  private List<Participant> participantList = new ArrayList<>();
  private final Meeting meeting;
  public SpeakerAdapter(Meeting meeting) {
    this.meeting = meeting;

    updateParticipantList();

    // adding Meeting Event listener to get the participant join/leave event in the meeting.
    meeting.addEventListener(new MeetingEventListener() {
      @Override
      public void onParticipantJoined(Participant participant) {
        // check participant join as Host/Speaker or not
        if (participant.getMode().equals("CONFERENCE")) {
          // pin the participant
          participant.pin("SHARE_AND_CAM");
          // add participant in participantList
          participantList.add(participant);
        }
        notifyDataSetChanged();
      }

      @Override
      public void onParticipantLeft(Participant participant) {
        int pos = -1;
        for (int i = 0; i < participantList.size(); i++) {
          if (participantList.get(i).getId().equals(participant.getId())) {
            pos = i;
            break;
          }
        }
        if(participantList.contains(participant)) {
          // unpin participant who left the meeting
          participant.unpin("SHARE_AND_CAM");
          // remove participant from the list
          participantList.remove(participant);
        }
        if (pos >= 0) {
            notifyItemRemoved(pos);
        }
      }
    });
  }

  private void updateParticipantList() {
    participantList = new ArrayList<>();

    // adding the local participant(You) to the list
    participantList.add(meeting.getLocalParticipant());

    // adding participants who join as Host/Speaker
    Iterator<Participant> participants = meeting.getParticipants().values().iterator();
    for (int i = 0; i < meeting.getParticipants().size(); i++) {
      final Participant participant = participants.next();
      if (participant.getMode().equals("CONFERENCE")) {
        // pin the participant
        participant.pin("SHARE_AND_CAM");
        // add participant in participantList
        participantList.add(participant);
      }
    }
  }

  @NonNull
  @Override
  public PeerViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(@NonNull ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
    return new PeerViewHolder(LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.item_remote_peer, parent, false));
  }

  @Override
  public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull PeerViewHolder holder, int position) {
    Participant participant = participantList.get(position);

    holder.tvName.setText(participant.getDisplayName());

    // adding the initial video stream for the participant into the 'VideoView'
    for (Map.Entry<String, Stream> entry : participant.getStreams().entrySet()) {
      Stream stream = entry.getValue();
      if (stream.getKind().equalsIgnoreCase("video")) {
        holder.participantView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        VideoTrack videoTrack = (VideoTrack) stream.getTrack();
        holder.participantView.addTrack(videoTrack);
        break;
      }
    }

    // add Listener to the participant which will update start or stop the video stream of that participant
    participant.addEventListener(new ParticipantEventListener() {
        @Override
        public void onStreamEnabled(Stream stream) {
          if (stream.getKind().equalsIgnoreCase("video")) {
            holder.participantView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            VideoTrack videoTrack = (VideoTrack) stream.getTrack();
            holder.participantView.addTrack(videoTrack);
          }
        }

        @Override
        public void onStreamDisabled(Stream stream) {
          if (stream.getKind().equalsIgnoreCase("video")) {
            holder.participantView.removeTrack();
            holder.participantView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
          }
        }
    });
  }

  @Override
  public int getItemCount() {
    return participantList.size();
  }

  static class PeerViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
    // 'VideoView' to show Video Stream
    public VideoView participantView;
    public TextView tvName;
    public View itemView;

    PeerViewHolder(@NonNull View view) {
        super(view);
        itemView = view;
        tvName = view.findViewById(R.id.tvName);
        participantView = view.findViewById(R.id.participantView);
    }
  }
}

6. Add this adapter to the SpeakerFragment

Kotlin

SpeakerFragment.kt

 override fun onCreateView(
      inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?,
      savedInstanceState: Bundle?
  ): View? {
    //...
    if (meeting != null) {
      //...
      val rvParticipants = view.findViewById<RecyclerView>(R.id.rvParticipants)
      rvParticipants.layoutManager = GridLayoutManager(mContext, 2)
      rvParticipants.adapter = SpeakerAdapter(meeting!!)
  }
}

Java

SpeakerFragment.java

 @Override
  public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                            Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    //...
    if (meeting != null) {
      //...
      final RecyclerView rvParticipants = view.findViewById(R.id.rvParticipants);
      rvParticipants.setLayoutManager(new GridLayoutManager(mContext, 2));
      rvParticipants.setAdapter(new SpeakerAdapter(meeting));
    }
}

Output

Step 4: Implement ViewerView

When host start the live streaming, viewer will be able to see the live streaming.

To implement player view, we are going to use ExoPlayer. It will be helpful to play hls stream.

Let's first add dependency into the project.

app/build.gradle

dependencies {
  implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer:2.18.5'
  // other app dependencies
  }

Create a new Fragment named ViewerFragment

Creating UI

The Viewer Fragment will include :

1. TextView for Meeting Id - The meeting Id that you joined will be displayed in this text view.
2. Leave Button - This button will leave the meeting.
3. waitingLayout - This is textView that will be shown when there is no active HLS.
4. StyledPlayerView - This is mediaplayer which will display livestreaming.

In /app/res/layout/fragment_viewer.xml file, replace the content with the following.

fragment_viewer.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@color/black"
    tools:context=".ViewerFragment">

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/meetingLayout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:paddingHorizontal="12sp"
        android:paddingVertical="5sp">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/meetingId"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="3"
            android:text="Meeting Id : "
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            android:textSize="20sp" />

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btnLeave"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Leave" />

    </LinearLayout>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/waitingLayout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:text="Waiting for host \n to start the live streaming"
        android:textColor="@color/white"
        android:textFontWeight="700"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:gravity="center"/>

    <com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.StyledPlayerView
        android:id="@+id/player_view"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:visibility="gone"
        app:resize_mode="fixed_width"
        app:show_buffering="when_playing"
        app:show_subtitle_button="false"
        app:use_artwork="false"
        app:show_next_button="false"
        app:show_previous_button="false"
        app:use_controller="true"
        android:layout_below="@id/meetingLayout"/>

</RelativeLayout>

Initialize player and Playing HLS stream

1. Initialize player and play the HLS when the meeting HLS state is HLS_PLAYABLE, and release it when the HLS state is HLS_STOPPED. Whenever the meeting HLS state changes, the event onHlsStateChanged will be triggered.

• when you receive HLS_PLAYABLE status you will receive 2 urls
  • playbackHlsUrl - Live HLS with playback support
  • livestreamUrl - Live HLS without playback support

note

downstreamUrl is now depecated. Use playbackHlsUrl or livestreamUrl in place of downstreamUrl

Kotlin

ViewerFragment.kt

class ViewerFragment : Fragment() {
  private var meeting: Meeting? = null
  private var playerView: StyledPlayerView? = null
  private var waitingLayout: TextView? = null
  private var player: ExoPlayer? = null
  private var dataSourceFactory: DefaultHttpDataSource.Factory? = null
  private val startAutoPlay = true
  private var playbackHlsUrl: String? = ""


  override fun onCreateView(
    inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?,
    savedInstanceState: Bundle?
  ): View? {
    // Inflate the layout for this fragment
    val view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_viewer, container, false)
    playerView = view.findViewById(R.id.player_view)
    waitingLayout = view.findViewById(R.id.waitingLayout)
    if (meeting != null) {
        // set MeetingId to TextView
        (view.findViewById<View>(R.id.meetingId) as TextView).text =
            "Meeting Id : " + meeting!!.meetingId
        // leave the meeting on btnLeave click
        (view.findViewById<View>(R.id.btnLeave) as Button).setOnClickListener { meeting!!.leave() }
        // add listener to meeting
        meeting!!.addEventListener(meetingEventListener)
    }
    return view
  }

  override fun onAttach(context: Context) {
      super.onAttach(context)
      mContext = context
      if (context is Activity) {
        mActivity = context
        // get meeting object from MeetingActivity
        meeting = (mActivity as MeetingActivity?)!!.meeting
      }
  }

  private val meetingEventListener: MeetingEventListener = object : MeetingEventListener() {
      override fun onMeetingLeft() {
        if (isAdded) {
          val intents = Intent(mContext, JoinActivity::class.java)
          intents.addFlags(
              Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
                      or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK
          )
          startActivity(intents)
          mActivity!!.finish()
        }
      }

      @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.P)
      override fun onHlsStateChanged(HlsState: JSONObject) {
        if (HlsState.has("status")) {
            try {
              if (HlsState.getString("status") == "HLS_PLAYABLE" && HlsState.has("playbackHlsUrl")) {
                playbackHlsUrl = HlsState.getString("playbackHlsUrl")
                waitingLayout!!.visibility = View.GONE
                playerView!!.visibility = View.VISIBLE
                // initialize player
                initializePlayer()
              }
              if (HlsState.getString("status") == "HLS_STOPPED") {
                // release the player
                releasePlayer()
                playbackHlsUrl = null
                waitingLayout!!.text = "Host has stopped \n the live streaming"
                waitingLayout!!.visibility = View.VISIBLE
                playerView!!.visibility = View.GONE
              }
            } catch (e: JSONException) {
                e.printStackTrace()
            }
          }
      }
  }

  private fun initializePlayer() {
    if (player == null) {
      dataSourceFactory = DefaultHttpDataSource.Factory()
      val mediaSource = HlsMediaSource.Factory(dataSourceFactory!!).createMediaSource(
          MediaItem.fromUri(Uri.parse(playbackHlsUrl))
      )
      val playerBuilder = ExoPlayer.Builder( /* context = */mContext!!)
      player = playerBuilder.build()
      // auto play when player is ready
      player!!.playWhenReady = startAutoPlay
      player!!.setMediaSource(mediaSource)
      // if you want display setting for player then remove this line
      playerView!!.findViewById<View>(com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.R.id.exo_settings).visibility =
          View.GONE
      playerView!!.player = player
    }
    player!!.prepare()
  }

  private fun releasePlayer() {
    if (player != null) {
      player!!.release()
      player = null
      dataSourceFactory = null
      playerView!!.player = null
    }
  }

  override fun onDestroy() {
    mContext = null
    mActivity = null
    playbackHlsUrl = null
    releasePlayer()
    if (meeting != null) {
        meeting!!.removeAllListeners()
        meeting = null
    }
    super.onDestroy()
  }

  companion object {
    private var mActivity: Activity? = null
    private var mContext: Context? = null
  }
}

Java

ViewerFragment.java

public class ViewerFragment extends Fragment {

  private Meeting meeting;
  protected StyledPlayerView playerView;
  private TextView waitingLayout;
  protected @Nullable
  ExoPlayer player;

  private DefaultHttpDataSource.Factory dataSourceFactory;
  private boolean startAutoPlay=true;
  private String playbackHlsUrl = "";
  private static Activity mActivity;
  private static Context mContext;

  public ViewerFragment() {
      // Required empty public constructor
  }

  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  }

  @Override
  public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                            Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // Inflate the layout for this fragment
    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_viewer, container, false);

    playerView = view.findViewById(R.id.player_view);

    waitingLayout = view.findViewById(R.id.waitingLayout);
    if(meeting != null) {
      // set MeetingId to TextView
      ((TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.meetingId)).setText("Meeting Id : " + meeting.getMeetingId());
      // leave the meeting on btnLeave click
      ((Button) view.findViewById(R.id.btnLeave)).setOnClickListener(v -> meeting.leave());
      // add listener to meeting
      meeting.addEventListener(meetingEventListener);
    }
    return view;
  }


  @Override
  public void onAttach(@NonNull Context context) {
    super.onAttach(context);
    mContext = context;
    if (context instanceof Activity) {
      mActivity = (Activity) context;
      // get meeting object from MeetingActivity
      meeting = ((MeetingActivity) mActivity).getMeeting();
    }
  }

  private final MeetingEventListener meetingEventListener = new MeetingEventListener() {

      @Override
      public void onMeetingLeft() {
        if (isAdded()) {
          Intent intents = new Intent(mContext, JoinActivity.class);
          intents.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
                  | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
          startActivity(intents);
          mActivity.finish();
        }
      }

      @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.P)
      @Override
      public void onHlsStateChanged(JSONObject HlsState) {
        if (HlsState.has("status")) {
          try {
            if (HlsState.getString("status").equals("HLS_PLAYABLE") && HlsState.has("playbackHlsUrl")) {
              playbackHlsUrl = HlsState.getString("playbackHlsUrl");
              waitingLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
              playerView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
              // initialize player
              initializePlayer();
            }
            if (HlsState.getString("status").equals("HLS_STOPPED")) {
              // release the player
              releasePlayer();
              playbackHlsUrl = null;
              waitingLayout.setText("Host has stopped \n the live streaming");
              waitingLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
              playerView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            }
          } catch (JSONException e) {
              e.printStackTrace();
          }
        }
    }
  };

  protected void initializePlayer() {
    if (player == null) {
      dataSourceFactory = new DefaultHttpDataSource.Factory();
      HlsMediaSource mediaSource = new HlsMediaSource.Factory(dataSourceFactory).createMediaSource(
              MediaItem.fromUri(Uri.parse(this.playbackHlsUrl)));
      ExoPlayer.Builder playerBuilder =
              new ExoPlayer.Builder(/* context= */ mContext);
      player = playerBuilder.build();
      // auto play when player is ready
      player.setPlayWhenReady(startAutoPlay);
      player.setMediaSource(mediaSource);
      // if you want display setting for player then remove this line
      playerView.findViewById(com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.R.id.exo_settings).setVisibility(View.GONE);
      playerView.setPlayer(player);
    }
    player.prepare();
  }

  protected void releasePlayer() {
    if (player != null) {
      player.release();
      player = null;
      dataSourceFactory = null;
      playerView.setPlayer(/* player= */ null);
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void onDestroy() {
    mContext = null;
    mActivity = null;
    playbackHlsUrl = null;
    releasePlayer();
    if (meeting != null) {
      meeting.removeAllListeners();
      meeting = null;
    }
    super.onDestroy();
  }

}

Output

Final Output

We are done with implementation of customised video calling app in Android using Video SDK. To explore more features go through Basic and Advanced features.

tip

You can checkout the complete quick start example here.