Play video in background

[yasahmed]

Thank's for this library, but i have some issues with :

• Cannot play video on background;
• Cannot play video when mobile phone screen is not lit or locked !

Thank's ^^

[brianegan]

Could you discuss the use-case a bit more? Would you like to use Chewie for audio?

[alexelisenko]

Can't speak for OP, but I have a use case to play videos with chewie, but have the option to lock the screen or move to another app while the video continues to play, either briefly or for longer periods.

I.e. play a video podcast while driving, but lock the screen so that the video is not on screen.

[yasahmed]

i agree @alexelisenko

[docaohuynh]

@alexelisenko how can I just play audio when screen locked

[yasahmed]

@brianegan , i would like to play video and audio files in the background :)

[brianegan]

Thanks, all! Seems like this is a pretty common request.

Question for you all: I don't actually work on an app that has this requirement and I'm quite constrained on time. Would anyone who needs this feature be willing to contribute the time to improve Chewie and make this possible for the community?

Happy to offer any guidance and review PRs.

[yasahmed]

Do we have to create an isolated thread to make player run even if screen is locked and/or play video in background ?

[brianegan]

I haven't explored this problem space at all, or if the video_player plugin even supports it. It'd require some investigation into how this normally works on the Native Side, then ensure that functionality exists in video_player, THEN add it to Chewie (since Chewie is just a UI for the video_player package).

[alexelisenko]

I am currently attempting to use the package 'audio_service' to keep the chewie video playing in background with a notification. Will report if/when I'm successful.

That package currently only supports Android, but if it works, I will add the iOS implementation, since I'm confident it will work for iOS.

[docaohuynh]

I am currently attempting to use the package 'audio_service' to keep the chewie video playing in background with a notification. Will report if/when I'm successful.

That package currently only supports Android, but if it works, I will add the iOS implementation, since I'm confident it will work for iOS.

Waiting for you 👍

[yasahmed]

we are waiting for u broo.... hahah

[szbk]

waiting for you!

[alexelisenko]

Update: Due to time restrictions and unforeseen complexity in disabling the video texture and leaving only the audio track playing on Android, I have resorted to using chewie and the video player in the foreground with audio muted, and using audio_service playing in the background for only the audio, and keeping the two in sync (very hacky, but works for now).

More work needs to be done to have a background video player on android, and I personally do not have enough time to take that on at the moment.

Will post here if I eventually do get to it. Thanks.

[irredentist]

Any updates on whether this feature was ever added?