• About
• Primary Distinction
• Media3 Exoplayer

About

• Using the Jetpack-media3 we can provide a rich audio and video experience
• The media-3 offers
  • Simple Architecture.
  • Powerful Customization.
  • Optimization based on device capabilities.
• The optimizations are provided based on device fragmentation and compatibility scenarios are handled.

Primary Distinction

• The primary distinction that separates media3 from the rest of the APIs is that there is no longer the need for connectors between components.
• The media session class takes any class that implements the player interface.
• Both the exo-player and the media-controller implement the interface. This facilitates simpler interaction between the components.

The Media Player

• Media player is a component of your app that allows the playback of media files.

Player

• It is an interface that defines the higher-level capabilities of a player.
• Capability includes the ability to pause, play, and seek.
• The jetpack-media-3 provides a player interface. This defines the functionality of play, pause, seek, etc.
• It is implemented by several components like MediaSession, and MedaiController.

ExoPlayer

• It is the default implementation of the player interface in media3.
• We know that a media player is an app-level component that allows the playback of audio and video files.
• It adds additional properties like support for streaming protocols, default audio and video renderers.
• It handles media buffering.

Media3 Exoplayer

• Media-3 is an app-level component allowing us to play audio and video files.
• These files can be stored locally and played via the player.
• These can be kept in a remote location and streamed over the internet to your device.
• Media-3 provides player interface that provides basic functions like play, pause, seek and display-information