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copied!<p>I see that pcm2a didn't published a working solution so i might as well do it for him. <br/><br/> <b>Note</b>: Although i present a working solution, the use of such methods are not 100% right with respect to Android architecture design. I recommend asking someone from the Android dev team for further information (and please post their answer here for all of us to see).</p> <h1>Permissions</h1> <pre><code><uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/> </code></pre> <h1>Service</h1> <pre><code>package com.vidmind.test.service.video; import android.app.Service; import android.content.Intent; import android.graphics.PixelFormat; import android.media.MediaPlayer; import android.media.MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener; import android.net.Uri; import android.os.Bundle; import android.os.Handler; import android.os.IBinder; import android.os.Message; import android.os.Messenger; import android.util.Log; import android.view.Gravity; import android.view.LayoutInflater; import android.view.WindowManager; import android.widget.LinearLayout; import android.widget.VideoView; public class TestVideoService extends Service { /** Command to the service to display a message */ public static final int MSG_PLAY_VIDEO = 1; public static final int MSG_VIDEO_LOOP_MODE = 2; /** Bundle Strings */ public static final String KEY_VIDEO_URL = "KEY_VIDEO_URL"; public static final String KEY_VIDEO_LOOP_MODE = "KEY_VIDEO_LOOP_MODE"; // Binder given to clients private static final String TAG = "TestVideoService"; final Messenger mMessenger = new Messenger(new IncomingHandler()); private LinearLayout mOverlay; private VideoView mVideoView; private boolean mVideoLoop = true; /** ****************** Handler implementation class ****************** **/ /** * Handler of incoming messages from clients. */ class IncomingHandler extends Handler { @Override public void handleMessage(Message msg) { Bundle bundle; switch (msg.what) { case MSG_PLAY_VIDEO: bundle = msg.getData(); String url = bundle.getString(KEY_VIDEO_URL); play(url); break; case MSG_VIDEO_LOOP_MODE: bundle = msg.getData(); boolean looping = bundle.getBoolean(KEY_VIDEO_LOOP_MODE); setVideoLoop(looping); break; default: super.handleMessage(msg); } } } /** ****************************************************************** **/ @Override public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) { return mMessenger.getBinder(); } @Override public void onCreate() { super.onCreate(); Log.d(TAG, "Service has started"); } @Override public void onDestroy() { super.onDestroy(); Log.d(TAG, "Serice destroyed"); // Remove view from WindowManager WindowManager wm = (WindowManager) getSystemService(WINDOW_SERVICE); wm.removeView(mOverlay); mOverlay = null; mVideoView = null; } /** ****************** Private Functions ****************** **/ /** * Set video loop mode * @param value */ private void setVideoLoop(boolean value) { mVideoLoop = value; } /** * Start playing the movie * @param url * @returns success/failure */ private boolean play(String url) { boolean isSuccess = false; if (mOverlay != null && mVideoView.isPlaying()) { Log.w(TAG, "Cannot recreate video overlay"); return isSuccess; } // Create overlay video createOverlay(mOverlay != null); if (!mVideoView.isPlaying()) { mVideoView.setOnPreparedListener(new OnPreparedListener() { @Override public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) { mp.setLooping(mVideoLoop); } }); mVideoView.setVideoURI(Uri.parse(url)); mVideoView.requestFocus(); mVideoView.start(); isSuccess = true; } return isSuccess; } /** * Create video overlay * * @param isCreated */ private void createOverlay(boolean isCreated) { if (isCreated) return; // Create System overlay video WindowManager.LayoutParams params = new WindowManager.LayoutParams( WindowManager.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, 150, WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCH_MODAL, PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT); params.gravity = Gravity.BOTTOM; LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) getSystemService(LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE); mOverlay = (LinearLayout) inflater.inflate(R.layout.main, null); mVideoView = (VideoView) mOverlay.findViewById(R.id.video_player); WindowManager wm = (WindowManager) getSystemService(WINDOW_SERVICE); wm.addView(mOverlay, params); } } </code></pre> <h1>layout.main</h1> <pre><code><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"> <VideoView android:id="@+id/video_player" android:layout_width="120dp" android:layout_height="120dp"/> </LinearLayout> </code></pre> <p>Happy coding! <br/><i>amir</i></p>

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