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codeAugust 14, 2026•6 min read•RTSPLink Dev Team

Android Java & Kotlin RTSP Video Player with ExoPlayer

Stream live RTSP surveillance feeds natively in Android mobile applications using Media3 ExoPlayer RTSP extension.

#Android#Kotlin#ExoPlayer#Mobile App#Java
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#1Kotlin ExoPlayer RTSP Initialization

Configure RtspMediaSource in Android Media3 ExoPlayer:

Kotlin ExoPlayer RTSP Source
val player = ExoPlayer.Builder(context).build()
val mediaItem = MediaItem.fromUri("rtsp://rtsplink.com/live/test?token=demo")
val mediaSource = RtspMediaSource.Factory()
    .setForceUseRtpTcp(true)
    .createMediaSource(mediaItem)

player.setMediaSource(mediaSource)
player.prepare()
player.play()

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