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I Built a Compose Video Player Library Because ExoPlayer Setup Was Driving Me Crazy

BLOG ARTICLE Published on February 18, 2026

Written by Tule Simon

Source: DEV Community - Android 1 min read intermediate

Summary

If you’ve ever implemented video playback in an Android app, you know the drill. You don’t “just play a video.” You: Set up ExoPlayer with the right LoadControl Configure BandwidthMeter for adaptive streaming Handle lifecycle (pause in background, release on destroy) Manage playback state manually (isPlaying, progress, duration…) Configure track selection for HLS quality switching Remember the wake lock Somehow make it all work with Compose’s declarative model And you do this: Every...

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