In flutter we cannot integrate YouTube videos directly. To embed YouTube videos in flutter application we have to use a custom flutter package known as youtube_player_flutter 7.0.0+7 . Guys this package comes with many different functions including custom player options. With this package we can play single YouTube video, Live stream from YouTube channel and also we would play channel list. So in this tutorial we would learn about How to Show Embed YouTube Video in Flutter Android iOS App Example.
Setup Instructions :-
1. For Android :- You have to set minSdkVersion to 17 in your flutter app android/app/build.gradle file.
2. for iOS :- You have to set below key in your info.plist file.
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<key>io.flutter.embedded_views_preview</key> <true/> |
Contents in this project Show Embed YouTube Video in Flutter Android iOS App Example:-
1. Open your flutter project’s pubspec.yaml file in any code editor, I’m using Visual Studio Code Editor for flutter coding.
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dependencies: youtube_player_flutter: ^7.0.0+7 |
Below is my own pubspec.yaml file after making changes:-
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name: app description: A new Flutter project. # The following line prevents the package from being accidentally published to # pub.dev using `pub publish`. This is preferred for private packages. publish_to: 'none' # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev # The following defines the version and build number for your application. # A version number is three numbers separated by dots, like 1.2.43 # followed by an optional build number separated by a +. # Both the version and the builder number may be overridden in flutter # build by specifying --build-name and --build-number, respectively. # In Android, build-name is used as versionName while build-number used as versionCode. # Read more about Android versioning at https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/versioning # In iOS, build-name is used as CFBundleShortVersionString while build-number used as CFBundleVersion. # Read more about iOS versioning at # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html version: 1.0.0+1 environment: sdk: ">=2.7.0 <3.0.0" dependencies: youtube_player_flutter: ^7.0.0+7 flutter: sdk: flutter # The following adds the Cupertino Icons font to your application. # Use with the CupertinoIcons class for iOS style icons. cupertino_icons: ^1.0.0 dev_dependencies: flutter_test: sdk: flutter # For information on the generic Dart part of this file, see the # following page: https://dart.dev/tools/pub/pubspec # The following section is specific to Flutter. flutter: # The following line ensures that the Material Icons font is # included with your application, so that you can use the icons in # the material Icons class. uses-material-design: true # To add assets to your application, add an assets section, like this: # assets: # - images/a_dot_burr.jpeg # - images/a_dot_ham.jpeg # An image asset can refer to one or more resolution-specific "variants", see # https://flutter.dev/assets-and-images/#resolution-aware. # For details regarding adding assets from package dependencies, see # https://flutter.dev/assets-and-images/#from-packages # To add custom fonts to your application, add a fonts section here, # in this "flutter" section. Each entry in this list should have a # "family" key with the font family name, and a "fonts" key with a # list giving the asset and other descriptors for the font. For # example: # fonts: # - family: Schyler # fonts: # - asset: fonts/Schyler-Regular.ttf # - asset: fonts/Schyler-Italic.ttf # style: italic # - family: Trajan Pro # fonts: # - asset: fonts/TrajanPro.ttf # - asset: fonts/TrajanPro_Bold.ttf # weight: 700 # # For details regarding fonts from package dependencies, # see https://flutter.dev/custom-fonts/#from-packages |
3. Now open your flutter project root directory in Command Prompt in windows and In Terminal in MAC and execute flutter pub get command to download and installed the newly imported package.
4. Now all the installation part has done. Next step is to start coding for app. So open your project’s main.dart file and import material.dart and youtube_player_flutter.dart package.
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import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; import 'package:youtube_player_flutter/youtube_player_flutter.dart'; |
5. Creating void main runApp() method and here we would call our main MyApp class.
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void main() => runApp(MyApp()); |
6. Creating our main MyApp extends StatelessWidget class. In this class we would call App() class.
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class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false, home: App(), ); } } |
7. Creating our Child class App extends StatelessWidget. In this class we would implement the YouTube video player coding.
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class App extends StatelessWidget { static String videoID = 'dFKhWe2bBkM'; // YouTube Video Full URL : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFKhWe2bBkM&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=BBKiVines YoutubePlayerController _controller = YoutubePlayerController( initialVideoId: videoID, flags: YoutubePlayerFlags( autoPlay: false, mute: false, ), ); @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return Scaffold( appBar: AppBar( title: Text('Embed YouTube Video in Flutter'), ), body: Container( child: YoutubePlayer( controller: _controller, liveUIColor: Colors.amber, showVideoProgressIndicator: true, ), )); } } |
8. Complete source code for main.dart file:
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import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; import 'package:youtube_player_flutter/youtube_player_flutter.dart'; void main() => runApp(MyApp()); class MyApp extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return MaterialApp( debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false, home: App(), ); } } class App extends StatelessWidget { static String videoID = 'dFKhWe2bBkM'; // YouTube Video Full URL : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFKhWe2bBkM&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=BBKiVines YoutubePlayerController _controller = YoutubePlayerController( initialVideoId: videoID, flags: YoutubePlayerFlags( autoPlay: false, mute: false, ), ); @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return Scaffold( appBar: AppBar( title: Text('Embed YouTube Video in Flutter'), ), body: Container( child: YoutubePlayer( controller: _controller, liveUIColor: Colors.amber, showVideoProgressIndicator: true, ), )); } } |
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