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

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