digits88 / xamarinmediamanager

Cross platform Xamarin plugin to play and control Audio and Video from PCL

MediaManager - Cross platform media plugin for Xamarin and Windows

• Designed to be simple and easy to use
• Stand alone for easy integration with existing projects and frameworks
• Native playback of media files from remote and local sources
• Native media notifications and remote controls
• Playback status (Playing, Buffering, Loading, Paused, Progress)

Setup & Usage

• Available on NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Plugin.MediaManager/
• Install into each project that utilizes MediaManager
• More information on the Xamarin Blog

Build Status:

Platform Support

Platform	Supported	Version
Xamarin.iOS	Yes	iOS 7+
Xamarin.Android	Yes	API 9+
Windows 10 UWP	Yes	10+
Windows WPF	No
.Net Framework	Yes	4.5
.Net Standard	Future
Xamarin.Mac	Yes	3.0+
Xamarin.tvOS	Yes	10.0+

Example Usage

Add the NuGet package to your PCL

• In Visual Studio - Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Manage Packages for Solution
• Select the Browse tab, search for MediaManager
• Select Plugin.MediaManager
• Install into each project within your solution

Call MediaManager.Current from any .Net library or Xamarin project to gain access to APIs.

await CrossMediaManager.Current.Play("http://www.montemagno.com/sample.mp3");

See Sample for more details.

IMPORTANT

Android:

• You must request AccessWifiState, Internet, MediaContentControl and WakeLock permissions

iOS:

• In order for the audio to contiunue to play in the background you have to add the Audio and Airplay Background mode to your Info.plist
• If you want to enable RemoteControl features, you will have to override UIApplication.RemoteControlReceived(UIEvent) and forward the event to the MediaManagerImplementation.MediaRemoteControl.RemoteControlReceived(UIEvent) method. See the sample application for more details.
• If you are playing audio from a http resource you have to take care of ATS.
• If you want to display a artwork/cover that is embedded into an MP3 file, make sure that you use ID3 v2.3 (not v2.4).

Contributors

• martijn00
• modplug
• jmartine2
• SimonSimCity
• fela98
• bubavanhalen