Add the SDK (Android)

To add JWP's video experience to your app, you must import the JWP Android SDK and then configure your project.

You can download the SDK using the Gradle or Local approaches listed below.

Approach	Notes
Gradle (Recommended)	Gradle will download the SDK’s core and optional modules for you. ProGuard is automatically configured. An existing app is required.
Local	The JWP Android SDK must be downloaded and unzipped. Core and optional modules must be imported manually. ProGuard must be configured. An existing app is required.

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If you have any problems completing any of these tasks and have a valid JWP license, please log a support ticket for assistance.

Gradle

Follow these steps to import the Android SDK into your project with Gradle:

From within Android Studio, open your app.

In the project build.gradle file, add the JWP Maven repository.

allprojects {
    repositories {
	...
        maven {
            url 'https://mvn.jwplayer.com/content/repositories/releases/'
        }
    }
}

In the app build.gradle file:

Add the dependencies. When prompted by Android Studio, update the dependency versions.
Configure compileOptions to support Java 8 language support.

ext.jwPlayerVersion = '4.0.0'
ext.exoplayerVersion = '<<androidExoplayerVersion>>'

dependencies {
    ...   
    // JWP SDK
    implementation "com.jwplayer:jwplayer-core:$jwPlayerVersion"
    implementation "com.jwplayer:jwplayer-common:$jwPlayerVersion"    
    ...
}

android {
    defaultConfig {
        ...
        minSdkVersion <<androidMinSdkVersion>>
        multiDexEnabled true
    }
    ...
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
        targetCompatibility = '1.8'
    }
}

In the gradle.properties file, set android.useAndroidX and android.enableJetifier to true. These plugin files enable you to use androidx-namespaced libraries in your project.

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If you are using a current version of Android Studio, the gradle.properties file should already contain these settings.
```
# Project-wide Gradle settings.

android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true
```
Sync Gradle.

You have imported the JWP Android SDK into your project. You can now configure ProGuard and configure the manifest.

Local

Download the SDK .zip file

Follow these steps to download the SDK:

On the Properties tab, click the name of a property. The property settings page appears.
Under Network & setup files, click Player setup files. The Player setup files page appears.
Under Android SDK, click Downloads. The Android SDK downloads panel opens.
In the row of the SDK version to download, click to download the .zip version to your computer.
On your computer, unzip the SDK .zip file.
In the JWP dashboard, click Close. The panel closes.

Add the SDK dependencies

Follow these steps to add the SDK dependencies:

From within Android Studio, open your app.
Create a new directory in your app directory named libs.
Copy and paste jwplayer-core-x.x.x.aar into the libs folder.
Copy and paste jwplayer-common-x.x.x.aar into the libs folder.

Complete app and project configurations

Follow these steps to complete the app and project configurations:

In the app build.gradle file:

Add the dependencies. When prompted by Android Studio, update the dependency versions.

ext.exoplayerVersion = '<<androidExoplayerVersion>>'

dependencies {
    ...
    // JWP SDK classes
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: 'jwplayer-core-x.x.x.aar')
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: 'jwplayer-common:x-x.x.x.aar')

    // ExoPlayer dependencies

    implementation "androidx.media3:media3-common:$exoplayerVersion"
    implementation "androidx.media3:media3-extractor:$exoplayerVersion"
    implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer:$exoplayerVersion"
    implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-dash:$exoplayerVersion"
    implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-hls:$exoplayerVersion"
    implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-smoothstreaming:$exoplayerVersion"
    implementation "androidx.media3:media3-ui:$exoplayerVersion"

    // JWP Native UI dependencies
    implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.71828'
    implementation 'androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2:1.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.volley:volley:1.2.0'
    implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.2.1'
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.4.0'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.4'
}

Configure compileOptions to support Java 8 language support.

android {
    defaultConfig {
        ...
        minSdkVersion <<androidMinSdkVersion>>
        multiDexEnabled true
    }
    ...
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
        targetCompatibility = '1.8'
    }
}

In the gradle.properties file, set android.useAndroidX and android.enableJetifier to true. These plugin files enable you to use androidx-namespaced libraries in your project.

📘
If you are using a current version of Android Studio, the gradle.properties file should already contain these settings.
```
# Project-wide Gradle settings.

android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true
```

Sync Gradle.

You have imported the JWP Android SDK into your project. You can now configure ProGuard and configure the manifest.