receiving video stream from pc while using ip camera on Android

Question

I am new to android and I am wondering is it possible to use ip camera in the background service while receiving video stream from a pc?

If yes, is there a good reference to start?

I have can build a ip camera but I don't know how to combine the two functionality together. Will VLC be a good solution for this?

I have also been searching for similar applications but couldn't find one. And it seems that the camera service has to be fetched in active mode ( not sure if I am right)

Could anyone give me some advices?

Answer 1

In general it is possible. Streaming video to a server is feasible, I did it myself several times. Streaming video to the device is also possible, you have built in APIs for that.

The only problem that you'll need to figure out yourself how to accomplish is that for both sending the video and displaying the video you must have a video that displays the video (yes, for the device to server also).

For device to server take a look here For server to device take a look here

Please note, the MediaPlayer network infrastructure is somewhat limited, it is possible that you'll need to build the network layer yourself, depending on your server capabilities.

Good luck