# Media3 1.11 adds customizable Compose player controls, gestures, and video preloading

DevFeed: [Media3 1.11 adds customizable Compose player controls, gestures, and video preloading](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/media3-1-11-what-s-new-22695.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/08/media3-1-11-whats-new.html>)

Author: Android Developers (noreply@blogger.com)

Published: 2026-08-11T16:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Android Developers Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/android-developers-blog-3.md>)

Topics: [media3](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/media3.md>), [Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compose.md>), [Jetpack Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jetpack-compose.md>), [Playback](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/playback.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [ExoPlayer](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/exoplayer.md>), [Ktor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ktor.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [audio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audio.md>), [compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose.md>), [compose-ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose-ui.md>), [exoplayer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exoplayer.md>), [jetpack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetpack.md>), [jetpack-compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetpack-compose.md>), [ktor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ktor.md>), [media](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/media.md>), [media3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/media3.md>), [playback](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/playback.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [video](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/video.md>)

## AI overview

Android Media3 1.11 introduces customizable Jetpack Compose player layouts, gesture-based playback controls, player recycling and preloading for short-form video feeds, improved Cast integration, a Ktor HTTP client extension, and new Ogg and WAV muxing utilities.

## Source excerpt

Posted by Toni Heidenreich, Software Engineer, Android Media3 1.11 is out. Powering the vast majority of top Android media apps, this release brings new features, bug fixes, and improvements across playback, editing, and UI components. We're expanding our Jetpack Compose UI modules with customizable Player slots and easy to use defaults, interactive gestures, state observers, and short-form video preloading using PlayerPool. We also modernized the Media3 Cast integration with SystemUI Output Switcher support, introduced a new Ktor HTTP client network extension, and added new muxing utilities for Ogg and WAV files. Read on for key highlights, and check out the full release notes for a comprehensive list of changes. Playback UI and Compose With Android becoming Compose-first, we are continuing to expand the media3-ui-compose and media3-ui-compose-material3 modules. This update introduces more granular control over your player layout, richer interaction patterns, and deeper integration with Material3. Customizable Player layout The Material 3 Player Composable now supports dedicated content slots for topControls, centerControls, bottomControls, and errorOverlay. You can drop in your own Composables or use the ready-made defaults published in PlayerDefaults: Player( player = player, topControls = { PlayerDefaults.TopControls(player) }, centerControls = { PlayerDefaults.CenterControls(player) }, bottomControls = { PlayerDefaults.BottomControls(player) }, ) The Player Composable also integrates FocusRequester support, enabling seamless D-pad and keyboard navigation on Android TV, foldables, and desktop environments. Example for a Composable Player with customized controls Gestures and playback speed control PlaybackSpeedState now provides a fast-forward/slow-motion API. The demo-compose app showcases this with a long-press gesture to fast-forward playback and seeking with double tap. Combined with the ProgressSlider introduced in 1.10, the Compose player UI now offers ric