Bitmovin Android Player

The Bitmovin Android Player internally consists of multiple modules that aren't meant to be included directly. Only the top-level player module should be included in your project.

The player can be included with Gradle by adding the following to your build.gradle.kts file:

    implementation("com.bitmovin.player:player:$bitmovinPlayerVersion")

Optional dependencies:

Advertising

In order to use advertising functionality, the following dependencies must be added manually

    implementation("com.google.ads.interactivemedia.v3:interactivemedia:3.29.0")
    implementation("com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:18.0.1")

Casting

In order to use casting functionality, the following dependency must be added manually

    implementation("com.google.android.gms:play-services-cast-framework:21.2.0")

Offline playback

In order to use offline functionality, the following dependency must be added manually

    implementation("androidx.localbroadcastmanager:localbroadcastmanager:1.1.0")

Additionally, the permission for checking the network state is required

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

Additional resources:

• Getting started

• V2 -> V3 migration guide

• Samples repository

• Release notes