Android VideoView black screen

Question

I have been looking for a way to get rid of the nasty black initial screen on a VideoView before the start() method is run.

I have tried with background image on the

Answer 1

This is definitely hacky, but better than overlaying an image (IMO).

boolean mRestored = false;

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

    mRestored = savedInstanceState != null;
}

@Override
public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {

    if (!mRestored) vSurface.seekTo(1);
}

Assuming you are putting things into savedInstanceState in onSaveInstanceState.