HOW-TO:Use external players on Android - Revision history

Karellen at 03:37, 12 July 2020

2020-07-12T03:37:28Z

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	{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the Kodi.tv forum.}}		{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the Kodi.tv forum.}}

	<section begin="intro" />To use an [[external player]] on Kodi for Android you simply need to make a '''playercorefactory.xml''' file in the '''[[userdata folder]]'''.<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />To use an external player on Kodi for Android you simply need to make a '''playercorefactory.xml''' file in the '''[[Userdata\|userdata folder]]'''.<section end="intro" />
	__TOC__		__TOC__
	== Steps ==		== Steps ==
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	\|Step5-title= ''optional''		\|Step5-title= ''optional''
	\|Step5= Use <code>'''dvdplayer'''</code> for any file type/stream type where you want to use Kodi's default internal player.		\|Step5= Use <code>'''dvdplayer'''</code> for any file type/stream type where you want to use Kodi's default internal player.
	\|Step6= Save this file as <code>'''playercorefactory.xml'''</code> in your '''[[userdata folder]]''' and reboot Kodi if it is still open. You should now be done.		\|Step6= Save this file as <code>'''playercorefactory.xml'''</code> in your '''[[Userdata\|userdata folder]]''' and reboot Kodi if it is still open. You should now be done.
	}}		}}

Braklet: Warn user to verify desired player definitions; corrected VLCPlayer definition; added working example.

2020-02-07T19:06:31Z

Warn user to verify desired player definitions; corrected VLCPlayer definition; added working example.

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	{{How-to		{{How-to
	\|Step1= Create a new plain text file using a text editor and copy the contents of "'''[[#Basic playercorefactory.xml file]]'''" to it.		\|Step1= Create a new plain text file using a text editor and copy the contents of "'''[[#Basic playercorefactory.xml file]]'''" to it.
	\|Step2= Go to the section of the file that says <code>'''EDIT THIS SECTION'''</code> and replace all the instances of <code>'''CHOOSE PLAYER NAME HERE'''</code> with the external player name that you would like to use (exact name defined where it says "<code>player name=</code>" in the list of players).		\|Step2= Verify the contents of your desired player definitions, particularly the filename. This must match the actual deployment on your Android device. You may also need to add args to pass to your desired player in order for it to actually play media.
	~~\|Step3-title= ''optional''~~		\|Step3= Go to the section of the file that says <code>'''EDIT THIS SECTION'''</code> and replace all the instances of <code>'''CHOOSE PLAYER NAME HERE'''</code> with the external player name that you would like to use (exact name defined where it says "<code>player name=</code>" in the list of players).
	\|Step3= You might want to use only some external players for some files/streams, or even use more than one external player, depending on the file type and stream. In most cases you will likely just want to use one external player.
	\|Step4-title= ''optional''		\|Step4-title= ''optional''
	\|Step4= Use <code>'''dvdplayer'''</code> for any file type/stream type where you want to use Kodi's default internal player.		\|Step4= You might want to use only some external players for some files/streams, or even use more than one external player, depending on the file type and stream. In most cases you will likely just want to use one external player.
	\|~~Step5~~= Save this file as <code>'''playercorefactory.xml'''</code> in your '''[[userdata folder]]''' and reboot Kodi if it is still open. You should now be done.		\|Step5-title= ''optional''
			\|Step5= Use <code>'''dvdplayer'''</code> for any file type/stream type where you want to use Kodi's default internal player.
			\|Step6= Save this file as <code>'''playercorefactory.xml'''</code> in your '''[[userdata folder]]''' and reboot Kodi if it is still open. You should now be done.
	}}		}}

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	<player name="VLCPlayer" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">		<player name="VLCPlayer" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
	<filename>~~com~~.~~vlcforandroid~~.~~vlcdirectprofree~~</filename>		<filename>org.videolan.vlc</filename>
			<args>--fullscreen "{1}"</args>
	<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>		<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
	<playcountminimumtime>120</playcountminimumtime>		<playcountminimumtime>120</playcountminimumtime>
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	<rule video="true" player="CHOOSE PLAYER NAME HERE"/> <!-- Default for anything else not listed -->		<rule video="true" player="CHOOSE PLAYER NAME HERE"/> <!-- Default for anything else not listed -->
	</rules>		</rules>
			</playercorefactory>
			</syntaxhighlight>

			== Working Example ==
			To use VLC to selectively play only H.265 encoded videos with corresponding names, but the default internal player for everything else, use this playercorefactory:
			<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" enclose="div">
			<playercorefactory>
			<players>
			<player name="VLCPlayer" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
			<filename>org.videolan.vlc</filename>
			<args>--fullscreen "{1}"</args>
			<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
			<playcountminimumtime>120</playcountminimumtime>
			</player>
			</players>
			<rules action="prepend">
			<rule video="true" player="dvdplayer">
			<rule filename=".265.\|.HEVC.\|.hevc." player="VLCPlayer"/>
			</rule>
			</rules>
	</playercorefactory>		</playercorefactory>
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Ned Scott at 02:22, 21 June 2015

2015-06-21T02:22:55Z

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	{{mininav\| [[Android]] }}		{{mininav\| [[Android]] {{l2\| [[External players]] }} }}
	{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device ~~doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding~~. ~~Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so first try to use a v13 "Gotham"-based '''[[development build]]~~'''.}}		{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if something is wrong with your Android device or you are doing something special/custom. '''Most users will not want to do this.''' }}
	~~{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See '~~'~~[http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]~~'' ~~on the XBMC.org forum.~~}}

	<section begin="intro" />To use an [[external player]] on ~~XBMC~~ for Android you simply need to make a '''playercorefactory.xml''' file in the '''[[userdata folder]]'''.<section end="intro" />		{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the Kodi.tv forum.}}

			<section begin="intro" />To use an [[external player]] on Kodi for Android you simply need to make a '''playercorefactory.xml''' file in the '''[[userdata folder]]'''.<section end="intro" />
	__TOC__		__TOC__
	== Steps ==		== Steps ==
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	\|Step3= You might want to use only some external players for some files/streams, or even use more than one external player, depending on the file type and stream. In most cases you will likely just want to use one external player.		\|Step3= You might want to use only some external players for some files/streams, or even use more than one external player, depending on the file type and stream. In most cases you will likely just want to use one external player.
	\|Step4-title= ''optional''		\|Step4-title= ''optional''
	\|Step4= Use <code>'''dvdplayer'''</code> for any file type/stream type where you want to use ~~XBMC~~'s default internal player.		\|Step4= Use <code>'''dvdplayer'''</code> for any file type/stream type where you want to use Kodi's default internal player.
	\|Step5= Save this file as <code>'''playercorefactory.xml'''</code> in your '''[[userdata folder]]''' and reboot ~~XBMC~~ if it is still open. You should now be done.		\|Step5= Save this file as <code>'''playercorefactory.xml'''</code> in your '''[[userdata folder]]''' and reboot Kodi if it is still open. You should now be done.
	}}		}}

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	* [[External players]] - for full details on playercorefactory.xml and all the possible parameters.		* [[External players]] - for full details on playercorefactory.xml and all the possible parameters.

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	[[Category:Manual]]		[[Category:Manual]]
	[[Category:Android]]		[[Category:Android]]
	[[Category:How-to]]		[[Category:How-to]]

NedBot: web link corrections for xbmc.org -> kodi.tv

2015-05-13T01:16:19Z

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	{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so first try to use a v13 "Gotham"-based '''[[development build]]'''.}}		{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so first try to use a v13 "Gotham"-based '''[[development build]]'''.}}
	{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.~~xbmc~~.~~org~~/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the XBMC.org forum.}}		{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the XBMC.org forum.}}

	<section begin="intro" />To use an [[external player]] on XBMC for Android you simply need to make a '''playercorefactory.xml''' file in the '''[[userdata folder]]'''.<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />To use an [[external player]] on XBMC for Android you simply need to make a '''playercorefactory.xml''' file in the '''[[userdata folder]]'''.<section end="intro" />

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Robot: Changing Category:XBMC Manual to Category:Manual; cosmetic changes

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	<section begin="intro" />To use an [[external player]] on XBMC for Android you simply need to make a '''playercorefactory.xml''' file in the '''[[userdata folder]]'''.<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />To use an [[external player]] on XBMC for Android you simply need to make a '''playercorefactory.xml''' file in the '''[[userdata folder]]'''.<section end="intro" />
	__TOC__		__TOC__
	==Steps==		== Steps ==
	{{How-to		{{How-to
	\|Step1= Create a new plain text file using a text editor and copy the contents of "'''[[#Basic playercorefactory.xml file]]'''" to it.		\|Step1= Create a new plain text file using a text editor and copy the contents of "'''[[#Basic playercorefactory.xml file]]'''" to it.
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	==Basic playercorefactory.xml file==		== Basic playercorefactory.xml file ==
	<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" enclose="div">		<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" enclose="div">
	<playercorefactory>		<playercorefactory>
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	==See also==		== See also ==
	* [[External players]] - for full details on playercorefactory.xml and all the possible parameters.		* [[External players]] - for full details on playercorefactory.xml and all the possible parameters.

	{{Gotham updated}}		{{Gotham updated}}

	[[Category:~~XBMC~~ Manual]]		[[Category:Manual]]
	[[Category:Android]]		[[Category:Android]]
	[[Category:How-to]]		[[Category:How-to]]

Ned Scott at 03:39, 14 May 2014

2014-05-14T03:39:09Z

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	{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so first try to use a v13 "Gotham"-based '''[[development build]]'''.}}		{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so first try to use a v13 "Gotham"-based '''[[development build]]'''.}}
	{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the XBMC.org forum.}}		{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the XBMC.org forum.}}
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[External players]] - for full details on playercorefactory.xml and all the possible parameters.		* [[External players]] - for full details on playercorefactory.xml and all the possible parameters.

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	[[Category:XBMC Manual]]		[[Category:XBMC Manual]]
	[[Category:Android]]		[[Category:Android]]
	[[Category:How-to]]		[[Category:How-to]]

Ned Scott at 13:10, 18 April 2014

2014-04-18T13:10:51Z

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	{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so first try to use a v13 "Gotham"-based '''[[development build]]'''.}}		{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so first try to use a v13 "Gotham"-based '''[[development build]]'''.}}

Ned Scott at 13:10, 18 April 2014

2014-04-18T13:10:33Z

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	{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the XBMC.org forum.}}		{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the XBMC.org forum.}}

	To use an [[external player]] on XBMC for Android you simply need to make a '''playercorefactory.xml''' file in the '''[[userdata folder]]'''.		<section begin="intro" />To use an [[external player]] on XBMC for Android you simply need to make a '''playercorefactory.xml''' file in the '''[[userdata folder]]'''.<section end="intro" />
	__TOC__		__TOC__
	==Steps==		==Steps==

Ned Scott at 10:39, 4 April 2014

2014-04-04T10:39:20Z

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	{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so first try to use a v13 "Gotham"-based '''[[development build]]'''.}}		{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so first try to use a v13 "Gotham"-based '''[[development build]]'''.}}

Ned Scott at 00:17, 8 March 2014

2014-03-08T00:17:47Z

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	{{gotham~~\|raw={{big\|External player support doesn't work in official v12 builds of XBMC, but is now working in '''[[nightly builds]]'''.}}~~ }}		{{gotham}}
	{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so try to ~~first find~~ a ~~version that works normally with your Android hardware. If your device was advertised as being able to run XBMC, try the website for whoever sold it to you~~. }}		{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so first try to use a v13 "Gotham"-based '''[[development build]]'''.}}
	{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the XBMC.org forum.}}		{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the XBMC.org forum.}}

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	{{mininav\|[[Devices]]\|[[Android]]\|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}		{{mininav\|[[Devices]]\|[[Android]]\|page={{FULLPAGENAME}} }}
	{{gotham~~\|raw={{big\|External player support doesn't work in official v12 builds of XBMC, but is now working in '''[[nightly builds]]'''.}}~~ }}		{{gotham}}
	{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so try to ~~first find~~ a ~~version that works normally with your Android hardware. If your device was advertised as being able to run XBMC, try the website for whoever sold it to you~~. }}		{{notice/dash\|Normally, you only need to use an external player if your Android device doesn't have a version of XBMC that works with hardware video decoding. Using an external player has a lot of set backs, so first try to use a v13 "Gotham"-based '''[[development build]]'''.}}
	{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the XBMC.org forum.}}		{{forum link2\|1= Read all this and still need help? See ''[http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=168971 this thread]'' on the XBMC.org forum.}}