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Version: 8.11.0

Getting started with Millicast on Android

Dolby Millicast delivers broadcast quality live streaming at sub-second latency, enabling interactivity and fan engagement. Using the THEOplayer Millicast integration, you can play your Millicast streams directly through THEOplayer.

Usage​

  1. Follow our Getting Started guide to set up THEOplayer in your Android app.
  2. Add the integration-millicast dependency to your module's build.gradle.
  3. Add the MillicastIntegration to the player.
  4. Add a MillicastSource to your player's source.

Add the integration-millicast dependency​

Add the Millicast integration along with the Millicast SDK to your module build.gradle file, as demonstrated below:

dependencies {
    // ...
    implementation 'com.theoplayer.theoplayer-sdk-android:core:+'
    implementation 'com.theoplayer.theoplayer-sdk-android:integration-millicast:+'
    implementation "com.millicast:millicast-sdk-android:2.0.0"
    // ...
}

Add the Millicast integration to the player​

Create and add the MillicastIntegration to your THEOplayerView:

val millicastIntegration = MillicastIntegrationFactory.createMillicastIntegration()
theoplayerView.player.addIntegration(millicastIntegration)

Add a MillicastSource​

After setting up a THEOplayerView in your app's activity, set its source to a SourceDescription containing a MillicastSource. You'll need a Millicast account ID and stream name to identify your Millicast stream:

import com.theoplayer.android.api.millicast.MillicastSource

theoplayerView.player.source = SourceDescription.Builder(
    MillicastSource(
        src = "multiview",
        streamAccountId = "k9Mwad",
        apiUrl = "https://director.millicast.com/api/director/subscribe",
        subscriberToken = "<token>" // This is only required for subscribing to secure streams and should be omitted otherwise.
    )
).build()

Add configuration​

Optionally, you can provide additional configuration to the source, specific for working with Millicast streams. To configure these settings, add an Option object as the connectOptions parameter of the source object and specify the options.

In the example below, the configuration is used to disable any audio from the Millicast stream. For an exhaustive list of these options, visit the documentation.

import com.millicast.subscribers.Option
import com.theoplayer.android.api.millicast.MillicastSource

theoplayerView.player.source = SourceDescription.Builder(
    MillicastSource(
        // ...
        connectOptions = Option(
            disableAudio = true
        )
    )
).build()

Background playback​

Known issue on Android Millicast background playback

Currently there is a known issue where after an indeterminate amount of time background playback of Millicast sources can stop playing unexpectedly. This issue is being investigated and will be fixed in an upcoming release.

In order to play Millicast sources in the background, ensure you've configured allowing background playback using the setAllowBackgroundPlayback API on the player.

More information​