native_video_player

This release is sponsored by:

• @enteio
• @bsutton

Breaking Changes

• Removed PlaybackInfo class - all information now accessible directly from controller

  final duration = controller.videoInfo?.duration;
  final position = controller.playbackPosition;
  

• Controllers must now be explicitly disposed using dispose() method

  @override
  void dispose() {
    _eventsSubscription?.cancel();
    controller.dispose();
    super.dispose();
  }
  

• Removed init constructor from VideoSource class

  await controller.loadVideo(
    VideoSource(
      path: 'path/to/file',
      type: VideoSourceType.asset,
    ),
  );
  

• seekTo and playback position values now use Duration instead of seconds (#26)

  controller.seekTo(Duration(seconds: 3));
  

• Events-based API replaces callback system

  _eventsSubscription = controller.events.listen((event) {
    switch (event) {
      case PlaybackStatusChangedEvent():
        // Handle status change
        final playbackStatus = controller.playbackStatus;
      // Handle other events...
    }
  });
  

Major Changes

• Targeting Dart 3.5 and Flutter 3.24
• API redesign using events instead of callbacks
• Using ExoPlayer on Android
• Set Compile SDK to 35 on Android

Improvements

• Improved error reporting on Android
• Improved example

Bug Fixes

• Fixed audio playback on iOS when device is in silent mode (#22)
• Fixed memory leaks on iOS and Android

• Fixed memory leaks on iOS and Android

• Using ExoPlayer on Android
• Set Compile SDK to 35 on Android

• Improved error reporting on android
• Improved example

• Targeting Dart 3.5 and Flutter 3.24
• API redesign using events instead of callbacks
• Removed PlaybackInfo class - all information now accessible directly from controller
• Controllers must now be explicitly disposed using dispose() method
• Removed init constructor from VideoSource class
• seekTo and playback position values now use Duration instead of seconds (#26)
• Fixed audio playback on iOS when device is in silent mode (#22)

• Added support for sending optional headers to the native players to stream videos behind authentication (thanks to @shenlong-tanwen)
• Notify when video isn't playable on iOS (thanks to @ashilkn)
• Upgrading to Gradle 8 (thanks to @Pablo-Aldana)
• minSdkVersion on Android is now 21
• Upgraded dependencies

• Fixed #10
• Split example into multiple files
• Upgraded dependencies

• Targeting Dart 3.0 and Flutter 3.10

• BREAKING: NativeVideoPlayerController now throws exceptions that must be handled by the caller.
• Added new method to set playback speed
• Exposed more controller events (playback speed and volume changed)

• Fixed gifs not showing in Readme

• Targeting Flutter 3

• Fixed publishing error

• Fixed videos not playing on iOS 14

• First public release