How to embed a YouTube clip in a WebView on Android

Question

Can anyone shed any light on why I\'m unable to click and play a youtube clip on an Android handset when placed inside a webview?

I\'ve put a very simple app togethe

Answer 1

Unless the user has Froyo this is going to be impossible. However as long as the user has the YouTube app installed (which is standard for most phones I believe) then you can include a link to the YouTube video, and Android will recognize it as such and open it using the YouTube app. It's not as elegant as embedding, but it's much more reliable.