VideoView: Unable to open content and setDataSource failed - mp4

Question

I am not able to open any video file with my application. i got a piece of code from StackOverFlow and used it, but it isn't working for me.
I have the link as per it is on my gallery. But it is throwing the runtime error that content can't be opened. but i can play it with other players, this was a video taken with the phone btw...
public class VideoActivity extends Activity {
private VideoView mVideoView;
String path = "/storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/VID_20151013_150537120.mp4";
//https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-M9Xhk026A
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_video);
mVideoView = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.surface_view);
mVideoView.setVideoPath(path);
mVideoView.setMediaController(new MediaController(this));
mVideoView.requestFocus();
mVideoView.start();
//Bundle bundle = getIntent().getExtras();
//String url = bundle.getString("url", "");
//playVideoFromUrl(url);
}
private void playVideoFromUrl(String url) {
mVideoView.setVideoURI(Uri.parse(url));
mVideoView.setMediaController(new MediaController(this));
mVideoView.requestFocus();
mVideoView.start();
} }
Error Logs are :
I/OpenGLRenderer: Initialized EGL, version 1.4
D/OpenGLRenderer: Enabling debug mode 0
W/art: Suspending all threads took: 13.357ms
W/VideoView: Unable to open content: /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/VID_20151013_150537120.mp4
W/VideoView: java.io.IOException: setDataSource failed.
W/VideoView: at android.media.MediaPlayer.setDataSource(MediaPlayer.java:1076)
W/VideoView: at android.media.MediaPlayer.setDataSource(MediaPlayer.java:1022)
W/VideoView: at android.media.MediaPlayer.setDataSource(MediaPlayer.java:974)
W/VideoView: at android.widget.VideoView.openVideo(VideoView.java:352)
W/VideoView: at android.widget.VideoView.access$2100(VideoView.java:72)
W/VideoView: at android.widget.VideoView$7.surfaceCreated(VideoView.java:629)
W/VideoView: at android.view.SurfaceView.updateWindow(SurfaceView.java:579)
W/VideoView: at android.view.SurfaceView$3.onPreDraw(SurfaceView.java:176)
W/VideoView: at android.view.ViewTreeObserver.dispatchOnPreDraw(ViewTreeObserver.java:847)
W/VideoView: at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:1986)
W/VideoView: at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1077)
W/VideoView: at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:5884)
W/VideoView: at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:767)
W/VideoView: at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:580)
W/VideoView: at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:550)
W/VideoView: at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:753)
W/VideoView: at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
W/VideoView: at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
W/VideoView: at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
W/VideoView: at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5312)
W/VideoView: at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
W/VideoView: at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
W/VideoView: at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:901)
W/VideoView: at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:696)
D/VideoView: Error: 1,0

Answer 1

I tried with the permissions of WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and it did not work.
In my case, it was enough to place the permit
<uses-permission android: name = "android.permission.INTERNET" />

Answer 2

Check for the Permissions in AndroidManifest.xml.
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
This may help out.

Answer 3

You only need
But take care this is a RuntimePermission too
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,
Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED ) {
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, 0);
return false;
}