Android Scrollview having videoview is giving problem

android layout video scrollview android-videoview

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You could also set for your VideoView:

    android:background:"#0000"

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Updated on June 17, 2022

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dev_android almost 2 years

I have a VideoView that is inside a scrollView. When I scroll the scrollView, the VideoView does not scroll with it. It is like its position is fixed. Here is my layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:background="#FFFFFF">
    <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/BackBar" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:paddingTop="2dp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="#D6DEAA">
        <Button android:id="@+id/BackButton" android:layout_gravity="left" android:text="@string/BackButtonText" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> 
    </LinearLayout>
    <ScrollView android:id="@+id/scroll1" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="fill_parent">
        <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:background="#FFFFFF">
            <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/contentVideo" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:paddingLeft="30px" android:paddingTop="15px" android:background="#FFFFFF">
                <TextView android:id="@+id/learn_hiv_blck1" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/learn_hiv_blck1" android:textColor="#000000" android:textStyle="italic" android:background="#FFFFFF" android:layout_gravity="left" /> 
                <TextView android:id="@+id/learn_hiv_blck2" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:paddingTop="15px" android:text="@string/learn_hiv_blck2" android:textColor="#000000" android:background="#FFFFFF" android:layout_gravity="left" /> 
                <TextView android:id="@+id/learn_hiv_blck3" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:paddingTop="15px" android:text="@string/learn_hiv_blck3" android:textColor="#000000" android:background="#FFFFFF" android:layout_gravity="left" /> 
                <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="#FFFFFF">
                    <VideoView android:id="@+id/VideoView" android:layout_width="283dip" android:layout_height="183dip" /> 
                </LinearLayout>
            </LinearLayout>
            <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/contentVideo" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:paddingLeft="30px" android:paddingTop="15px" android:paddingBottom="40dip" android:background="#FFFFFF">
                <TextView android:id="@+id/learn_hiv_blck4" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/learn_hiv_blck4" android:textColor="#000000" android:background="#FFFFFF" android:layout_gravity="left" /> 
                <VideoView android:id="@+id/VideoView1" android:layout_width="280dip" android:layout_height="190dip" android:visibility="gone" /> 
            </LinearLayout>
        </LinearLayout>
    </ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>

What is the problem in my layout?

Tim Mahoney almost 13 years

I have this same problem. The Surface is creating a hole in the screen where it wants to draw, but it isn't moving with the layout. I am currently trying to find a solution, and I am becoming increasingly afraid that I'll need to do this in native code. In case one of these gets answered, here is another question on the same topic: stackoverflow.com/questions/4312585/…
Jon O almost 13 years

VideoView inherits from SurfaceView, which changes the rules of scrolling behavior. A SurfaceView is basically a layover on top of whatever else is going on, and it seems like you're on your own as far as updates are concerned. See also this question, if it helps at all: stackoverflow.com/questions/1096618/…
Ken White almost 13 years

You are aware that copy/paste of answers to multiple questions is frowned upon here, right? (stackoverflow.com/questions/6434646)

Ivo Jansch about 12 years

This workaround worked fine in a similar case; somehow it causes the screen to properly redraw.
Pencilcheck over 10 years

You mean android:background="#0000"?
Unknownweirdo almost 10 years

This was great for when in a ViewPager too for older devices. Massive thank you!
Nidhi over 9 years

Perfect solution. Thanks a lot.. :)
okarakose almost 8 years

not worked for me. ScrollView -> RelativeLayout -> VideoView