YouTubePlayerView stops on screen rotate

Question

I am using YouTubePlayerView to load the video.The video plays successfully, but when the screen is rotated, the it stops playing.How do I overcome this problem?It may be a simple thing.I googled but didn't get help but your help is needed... Below is my code.

Code:

youTubePlayerView=findViewById(R.id.youtube_view);
        onInitializedListener=new YouTubePlayer.OnInitializedListener() {
            @Override
            public void onInitializationSuccess(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubePlayer youTubePlayer, boolean b) {
                youTubePlayers=youTubePlayer;
                youTubePlayers.loadVideo("9ZaEPeaucIU");
                youTubePlayers.setFullscreenControlFlags(FULLSCREEN_FLAG_CONTROL_ORIENTATION);
                youTubePlayers.setOnFullscreenListener(onFullscreenListener);
            }
            @Override
            public void onInitializationFailure(YouTubePlayer.Provider provider, YouTubeInitializationResult youTubeInitializationResult) {
                }
        };
        onFullscreenListener=new YouTubePlayer.OnFullscreenListener() {
            @Override
            public void onFullscreen(boolean b) {
                if (b){
                    time=youTubePlayers.getCurrentTimeMillis();


                }

            }
        };
        play.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                youTubePlayerView.initialize("AI&*$^$^$3634HxbhVM@#$%%^%&%$",onInitializedListener);

                }
        });

Layout:

<com.google.android.youtube.player.YouTubePlayerView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="250dp"
    android:id="@+id/youtube_view"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">
</com.google.android.youtube.player.YouTubePlayerView>

Try `youTubePlayers.addFullscreenControlFlag(YouTubePlayer.FULLSCREEN_FLAG_CUSTOM_LAYOUT);` or `youTubePlayers.addFullscreenControlFlag(FULLSCREEN_FLAG_CONTROL_ORIENTATION);` in `onInitializationSuccess()` — Abbas, Dec 07 '18 at 08:36
Try the `addFullscreenControlFlag()` instead of `setFullscreenControlFlag()` — Abbas, Dec 07 '18 at 08:54

touhid udoy · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-07T10:13:00.450

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Add this on your activity declaration in AndroidManifext.xml so that, the activtiy doesn't recreate on orientation change.

<activity
        android:name=".NameOfYourActivitiy"
        android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize">

</activity>

edited Dec 07 '18 at 10:13

answered Dec 07 '18 at 08:06

touhid udoy

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@jobin add logcat with error on the question please – touhid udoy Dec 07 '18 at 08:51
I didnt add screen size before.Now it worked.Why is that it is not recommended to include config changes in manifest. – jobin Dec 08 '18 at 03:01
@jobin great to know! you may accept my answer as it solved your problem :) – touhid udoy Dec 08 '18 at 05:20

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 07 '18 at 10:11

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Added the configChanges in the AndroidManifest file and it worked.

Eg

<activity android:label=Activity Name" 
  android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
  android:name="com.example.blahblah">

answered Dec 07 '18 at 10:11

user3902602

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YouTubePlayerView stops on screen rotate

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