Summary
Throughout this chapter, we looked at some more advanced video playback and streaming capabilities available on Android. As we learned, the MediaStore can be used for video in much the same way we previously used it for images and audio. It provides us as developers a truly comprehensive means for media metadata storage and retrieval on Android. We also learned that the three methods for media video playback can also be leveraged to provide network video playback, both streaming and web-based.
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