Read video stored on android native storage in my Ionic app

Question

I am developing ionic 3 app that download videos from server to the device\'s native storage . i used this URL to save file:

let externalDir = this.file.exte         


        

Answer 1

If you want to access any file for native storage of mobile. Then you have to create a local server of the folder you want the access of.

https://ionicframework.com/docs/native/httpd

constructor(public file:File, public ngZone : NgZone, public httpd :Httpd){
}

startLocalServe(){

    let options: HttpdOptions = {
      www_root: this.file.externalDataDirectory.replace('file://',''),
      port: 9000,
      localhost_only: true //if you want to create multiple localhost then false  
    };

    this.httpd.startServer(options).subscribe(url => {
      console.log('Server is live',url); //Server is live http://127.0.0.0.1:9000
      this.ngZone.run(()=>{
        this.localServeUrl = url;
      })

    },error => {
      console.log('Fail to start Server : ',JSON.stringify(error));
    });
  }

Now you will able to localserveUrl as src="http://127.0.0.0.1:9000/VideoTest1/0.mp4"

put the code startLocalServe in app.component.ts

this.platform.ready().then(()=>{
startLocalServe();
});