how to play video from url

Question

I am beginner in android development and try to play video from link. But it\'s giving error \"sorry,we can\'t play this video\". I tried so many links but for

Answer 1

Try this:

String LINK = "type_here_the_link";
setContentView(R.layout.mediaplayer);
VideoView videoView = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.video);
MediaController mc = new MediaController(this);
mc.setAnchorView(videoView);
mc.setMediaPlayer(videoView);
Uri video = Uri.parse(LINK);
videoView.setMediaController(mc);
videoView.setVideoURI(video);
videoView.start();