java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException while playing video in videoView : Android v 4.2.1

Question

I am getting this crash when I play video on videoView in Android version 4.2.1. I found this out specifically on Micromax Canvas A210 device. It is not showing any message

Answer 1

I had the same problem and found that it is a micromax specific bug while using videoview. here's an alternate way to do it using "TextureView" in android

BackGroundVideo.java

public class BackGroundVideo extends AppCompatActivity implements TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener {
ProfileTracker profileTracker;
private MediaPlayer mMediaPlayer;
private TextureView mTextureView;
private static final String TAG = sus.class.getName();

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

    initView();

}

private void initView() {
    mTextureView = (TextureView) findViewById(R.id.play_video_texture);
    // SurfaceTexture is available only after the TextureView
    // is attached to a window and onAttachedToWindow() has been invoked.
    // We need to use SurfaceTextureListener to be notified when the SurfaceTexture
    // becomes available.
    mTextureView.setSurfaceTextureListener(this);
}







@Override
public void onSurfaceTextureAvailable(SurfaceTexture surfaceTexture, int width, int height) {
    Surface surface = new Surface(surfaceTexture);


        mMediaPlayer.prepareAsync();

        // Play video when the media source is ready for playback.
        mMediaPlayer.setOnPreparedListener(new MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener() {
            @Override
            public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
                mediaPlayer.start();
            }
        });

    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
        Log.d(TAG, e.getMessage());
    } catch (SecurityException e) {
        Log.d(TAG, e.getMessage());
    } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
        Log.d(TAG, e.getMessage());
    } catch (IOException e) {
        Log.d(TAG, e.getMessage());
    }

}

@Override
public void onSurfaceTextureSizeChanged(SurfaceTexture surface, int width, int height) {

}

@Override
public boolean onSurfaceTextureDestroyed(SurfaceTexture surface) {
    return false;
}

@Override
public void onSurfaceTextureUpdated(SurfaceTexture surface) {

}

}

splash_layout.xml

Hope this works for you!