In my app I want to create a list of video I have published on YouTube. I saw the common answer is to use a WebView. Then, I created the following code:
<WebView Source="{Binding VideoUrl}"
HorizontalOptions="Fill" VerticalOptions="Fill"
IsVisible="{Binding ShowVideo}" />
It is ok is I use the share url like this one https://youtu.be/rAGh8iy9YnU but I see the entirely YouTube page. I want to display only the video and, if it is possible, some easy controls for play and stop.
I tried to use the embedded link from YouTube (like https://www.youtube.com/embed/rAGh8iy9YnU ).
I can see the preview image but the video doesn't play and an error is displayed: "Video unavailable".
The videos that were displaying this on embed had "Copyrighted" music playing in the background. YouTube apparently does not play videos like this while embedded. We had our user remove the audio and re-uploaded the video and everything is working fine now.
Quote from nickbonz on September 7, 2021, 8:11 amThe videos that were displaying this on embed had "Copyrighted" music playing in the background. YouTube apparently does not play videos like this while embedded. We had our user remove the audio and re-uploaded the video and everything is working fine now.
The video is hosted in YouTube, whatever YouTube streams the app shows. You can avoid this issue if you embed the video in the app or using another streaming service like Vimeo.
