Setup

Setting up android sdk

Android SDK is client for real-time communication for android devices. It inherits the same terminology as all other SDKs does.

Minimum OS/SDK versions

It supports the following OS/SDK versions.

Android: minSdkVersion >= 18

Installation

Step 1: Add the repo to project root's build.gradle file.

build.gradle

allprojects {
  repositories {
    // ...
    maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
  }
}

Step 2: Add the following dependency in your app's app/build.gradle:

app/build.gradle

dependencies {
        implementation 'live.videosdk:android-sdk:0.0.8'

        // other app dependencies
}

Integration

Step 1: Add the following permissions in AndroidManifest.xml

AndroidManifest.xml

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

Step 2: Extend the android.app.Application class and create MainApplication.java class with the following code:

MainApplication.java

package live.videosdk.demo;

import android.app.Application;

import live.videosdk.android.VideoSDK;

public class MainApplication extends Application {
    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();

        VideoSDK.initialize(getApplicationContext());
    }
}

Step 3: Also add MainApplication to AndroidManifest.xml

AndroidManifest.xml

<application
        android:name=".MainApplication"
                ...
>
  <!-- ... -->
</application>

Step 4: In your MainActivity.java add the following code in onCreate() method:

MainActivity.java

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

  final String meetingId = "<meeting-id>";
  final String participantName = "John Doe";

  final boolean micEnabled = true;
  final boolean webcamEnabled = true;

  // generate the jwt token from your api server and add it here
  VideoSDK.config("JWT TOKEN GENERATED FROM SERVER");

  // create a new meeting instance
  Meeting meeting = VideoSDK.initMeeting(
          MainActivity.this, meetingId, participantName,
          micEnabled, webcamEnabled
  );

  // get permissions and join the meeting with meeting.join();
  // checkPermissionAndJoinMeeting();
}

All set! Here is the link to the complete sample code on Github. Please refer to the documentation for a full list of available methods, events and features of the SDK.