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Version: 8.6.1

How to programmatically detect video track quality changes

This article describes how you can use the API to detect video track quality changes.

The VideoTrack API, which is a sub-API of the MediaTrack API, can be used to implement this functionality. Implementing this functionality is a common use-case for developers who want to build their own UI to visualize the available video track qualities.

SDKs

Web SDKAndroid SDKiOS SDKtvOS SDKAndroid TV SDKChromecast SDK
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Code examples

The code examples below how to implement the detection of video track qualities across SDK.

Web SDK

The Web SDK leverages the MediaTrack API.

// detect video tracks being added to the player
player.videoTracks.addEventListener('addtrack', function (e0) {
// detect quality changes of a track
e0.track.addEventListener('activequalitychanged', function (e1) {
console.log('activequalitychanged event detected!', e1);
});
});
Android (TV) SDK

The Android SDK leverages the MediaTrack API.

EventListener<AddTrackEvent> handleAddTrackEvent = new EventListener<AddTrackEvent>() {
EventListener<ActiveQualityChangedEvent> handleActiveQualityChangedEvent = new EventListener<ActiveQualityChangedEvent>() {
@Override
public void handleEvent(ActiveQualityChangedEvent activeQualityChangedEvent) {
System.out.println("activequalitychanged event detected! " + activeQualityChangedEvent.getQuality().toString());
}
};
@Override
public void handleEvent(AddTrackEvent addTrackEvent) {
addTrackEvent.getTrack().addEventListener(VideoTrackEventTypes.ACTIVEQUALITYCHANGEDEVENT, handleActiveQualityChangedEvent);
}
};
tpv.getPlayer().getVideoTracks().addEventListener(VideoTrackListEventTypes.ADDTRACK, handleAddTrackEvent);
iOS (/tvOS) SDK

Currently not available due to iOS limitations.

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