How can I allow the user to select a video, then play the video in Android?

Question

I have not been able to find how to let the user choose a video from their videos, then playback the video in the app. How can I do this?

This is all the code I have for videos right now:

 Intent intent = new Intent( android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE );
startActivityForResult(intent);

I don't know how to access the file the user chooses.

and your code?, at least the part where you try to show the local files in devide — Rene Limon, Jun 09 '16 at 16:03
i posted all the code i have for videos. I didn't do it before because it is barely anything — felix, Jun 09 '16 at 16:09

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 09 '16 at 16:39

For choosing video :

private static final int PICK_FROM_FILE = 1;

btn_browse_vid.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
        i.setType("video/*");
        startActivityForResult(i, PICK_FROM_FILE);
    }
});

xml for display video :

<VideoView
  android:id="@+id/myVideo"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:layout_centerInParent="true"/>

onActivityResult :

@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
  super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

  if (resultCode != RESULT_OK)
    return;

  Uri vidUri;
  if (requestCode == PICK_FROM_FILE) {
    vidUri = data.getData();
  } 
  //set the video path
  VideoView vidView = (VideoView)itemView.findViewById(R.id.myVideo);
  vidView.setVideoURI(vidUri);

  //media controller
  MediaController vidControl = new MediaController(YourActivity.this);
  vidControl.setAnchorView(vidView);
  vidView.setMediaController(vidControl);
}

How can I allow the user to select a video, then play the video in Android?

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