Android thread controlling multiple texture views causes strange flickering

Question

I am trying to use a single thread to render three separate TextureView\'s off the UI thread using canvas lock/unlock. The problem observed is the consistent flickering of e

Answer 1

I was able to find a workaround for this. (i dont observe this on android 5.0 and above).

Add a psuedo transparent view like below

which covers the entire activity wherever there is a textureView. the alpha should be set to 0.01 or a smaller value to make it seem invisible.

This workaround was based on my observation that when the two textureviews rendering videos overlap the flicker is not observed.