How to play HLS (HTTPs live stream) videos on your Android TV App?

implementation("androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-hls:1.3.0")

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Complete source code and other details:

Java Code:

package com.programmerworld.hlsintvapp;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;

import androidx.activity.EdgeToEdge;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.core.graphics.Insets;
import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat;
import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem;
import androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayer;
import androidx.media3.ui.PlayerView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        EdgeToEdge.enable(this);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        ViewCompat.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener(findViewById(R.id.main), (v, insets) -> {
            Insets systemBars = insets.getInsets(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars());
            v.setPadding(systemBars.left, systemBars.top, systemBars.right, systemBars.bottom);
            return insets;
        });
    }

    public void buttonStartHLS(View view){
        ExoPlayer exoPlayer = new ExoPlayer.Builder(this).build();
        exoPlayer.setMediaItem(MediaItem.fromUri("https://demo.unified-streaming.com/k8s/features/stable/video/tears-of-steel/tears-of-steel.ism/.m3u8"));
        exoPlayer.prepare();
        PlayerView playerView = findViewById(R.id.playerView);
        playerView.setPlayer(exoPlayer);
    }
}

Manifest File:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
        android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.HLSInTVApp"
        tools:targetApi="31">
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:exported="true">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

Gradle File:

plugins {
    alias(libs.plugins.androidApplication)
}

android {
    namespace = "com.programmerworld.hlsintvapp"
    compileSdk = 34

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId = "com.programmerworld.hlsintvapp"
        minSdk = 30
        targetSdk = 34
        versionCode = 1
        versionName = "1.0"

        testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            isMinifyEnabled = false
            proguardFiles(
                getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"),
                "proguard-rules.pro"
            )
        }
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
}

dependencies {

    implementation(libs.appcompat)
    implementation(libs.material)
    implementation(libs.activity)
    implementation(libs.constraintlayout)
    implementation(libs.media3.ui)
    implementation(libs.media3.exoplayer)
    testImplementation(libs.junit)
    androidTestImplementation(libs.ext.junit)
    androidTestImplementation(libs.espresso.core)

    implementation(libs.androidx.media3.exoplayer.hls)

}

.toml file:

[versions]
agp = "8.3.1"
junit = "4.13.2"
junitVersion = "1.1.5"
espressoCore = "3.5.1"
appcompat = "1.6.1"
material = "1.11.0"
activity = "1.8.0"
constraintlayout = "2.1.4"
media3ExoplayerHls = "1.3.0"
media3Ui = "1.3.0"
media3Exoplayer = "1.3.0"

[libraries]
androidx-media3-exoplayer-hls = { module = "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-hls", version.ref = "media3ExoplayerHls" }
junit = { group = "junit", name = "junit", version.ref = "junit" }
ext-junit = { group = "androidx.test.ext", name = "junit", version.ref = "junitVersion" }
espresso-core = { group = "androidx.test.espresso", name = "espresso-core", version.ref = "espressoCore" }
appcompat = { group = "androidx.appcompat", name = "appcompat", version.ref = "appcompat" }
material = { group = "com.google.android.material", name = "material", version.ref = "material" }
activity = { group = "androidx.activity", name = "activity", version.ref = "activity" }
constraintlayout = { group = "androidx.constraintlayout", name = "constraintlayout", version.ref = "constraintlayout" }
media3-ui = { group = "androidx.media3", name = "media3-ui", version.ref = "media3Ui" }
media3-exoplayer = { group = "androidx.media3", name = "media3-exoplayer", version.ref = "media3Exoplayer" }

[plugins]
androidApplication = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "agp" }

layout file (.xml)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/main"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <androidx.media3.ui.PlayerView
        android:id="@+id/playerView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        app:show_buffering="always"
        app:show_subtitle_button="true"
        app:use_artwork="true"
        app:use_controller="true" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
        android:background="#17DC2F2F"
        android:onClick="buttonStartHLS"
        android:text="Start"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Screenshots:

Complete project folder can be accessed from the below on payment of USD 10.

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Excerpt:

The provided content is a tutorial video demonstrating the steps to develop an Android TV App for playing HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) videos. The tutorial includes a sample HLS video link for testing, and it addresses a specific error encountered during development, which is resolved by implementing the androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-hls:1.3.0 library in the Gradle file. The video also features a Java code snippet, manifest file, Gradle file, .toml file, and an XML layout file. Additionally, screenshots and a purchase link for the complete project folder are included. For further inquiries or purchase, the users are directed to contact the provided email or website.