# Debugging Problematic Videos with ExoPlayer's Demo App

DevFeed: [Debugging Problematic Videos with ExoPlayer's Demo App](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/battling-problematic-videos-with-google-s-exoplayer-25144.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://ianbird.dev/exoplayer-debugging-files/>)

Author: Ian Bird

Published: 2021-11-04T11:26:34Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Ian Bird](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ian-bird.md>)

Topics: [ExoPlayer](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/exoplayer.md>), [Demo](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/demo.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-studio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-studio.md>), [decoding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/decoding.md>), [demo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/demo.md>), [exoplayer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exoplayer.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [repository](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repository.md>), [streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/streaming.md>)

## AI overview

A practical guide to diagnosing video playback problems in ExoPlayer by testing media with its Demo application. It explains how to add test files through the app's JSON configuration and how to stream files from Google Drive or a local Python HTTP server.

## Source excerpt

Unfortunately not all videos are created equally, and neither are Android devices. Learn some useful tips and tricks to sanity check your ExoPlayer integration by running the Demo App directly.