But why even bother? If Dave Sparks tells us it is not supported, we really should be able to trust that he knows what he is talking about: take the hint from his email address domain!
On Jul 15, 7:12 pm, Jenus Dong <jenus.ne...@gmail.com> wrote: > try use media player to play the https url, find out. > > the manifest of media player should include the filter like, > > <data android:scheme="http" /> > <data android:scheme="https" /> > > or some permission problem, anybody have more experience in this field? > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 5:02 AM, Dave Sparks <davidspa...@android.com>wrote:> > The media player currently does not support https. > > > On Jul 13, 7:18 pm, zhao <zhaoyang...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am trying to stream video over https from Android browser. If the > > > video url is http, everything works fine. But when I switch the url to > > > https, no video can be played. I tried 2 methods to stream over http/ > > > https through Android browser. > > > > 1. Use html5 Video tag on browser (Android 2.0+ device) and call > > > video.play( ) from javascript. > > > - With Https url. Browser launches media player and the player > > > displays alert dialog saying “Can’t play video”. I captured the client > > > TCP traffic and found no SSL handshake between client and server. It > > > looks like the player pops up the alert on any https link. > > > - With Http url. Browser launches media player and the player can > > > stream the video successfully. > > > > 2. Use direct link of html <a> tag on browser and click the link > > > - With Https url. Browser downloads the video file without launching > > > the player. The browser seems not try to load any https link in media > > > player. > > > - With Http url. Browser launches media player and the player can > > > stream the video successfully. > > > > So the above tests make me think Android media player cannot play > > > media from any https url. Is it the expected behavior? Can someone > > > give me clues? > > > > Thanks for helping! > > > > Regards, > > > Zhao > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
