# Android RTMP Live Streaming
**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine
**Tags:** media-players-and-devices
**Created:** [April 19, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669 "2011-04-19T14:00:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/1 "2011-04-19T14:00:06Z")
We’re trying to figure out how to watch our Wowza RTMP live stream on an Android device. When following:
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder))
All I see is info on RTSP (not sure if I should use this?) and that “newer” android devices support RTMP. Does this mean we need an application, or what? Trying the direct RTMP://blah:port/live simply doesn’t work.
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/2 "2011-04-19T22:09:48Z")
For Android 2.2+ you can do RTMP streaming to a Flash app same as you would Flash app on desktop. You can also do Flash HTTP (Sanjose) streaming with an OSMF Player. Strobe and Flash Media Playback will do RTMP or Flash HTTP:
Strobe
[http://www.osmf.org/strobe\_mediaplayback.html](http://www.osmf.org/strobe_mediaplayback.html)
Flash Media Playback (easiest)
[http://www.osmf.org/strobe\_mediaplayback.html](http://www.osmf.org/strobe_mediaplayback.html)
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-strobe-media-playback-with-a-wowza-media-server](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-strobe-media-playback-with-a-wowza-media-server)
Otherwise, you can use rtsp in Android:
rtsp://[wowza-address]:1935/[app-name]/[stream-name]]
Make sure Application.xml /RTP /Authentication /PlayMethod is “none”
RTSP to mobile devices is difficult, however. Start here:
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-troubleshoot-rtsp-rtp-playback](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-troubleshoot-rtsp-rtp-playback))
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/3 "2011-05-05T02:04:19Z")
I don’t have anything for this. Maybe someone else will.
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/4 "2011-09-01T22:31:11Z")
Jenny,
Try this:
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-livu-video-broadcasting-ios-app-with-wowza-media-server](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-livu-video-broadcasting-ios-app-with-wowza-media-server)
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/5 "2012-07-06T01:16:36Z")
If the Android device supports Flash, you can use a Flash RTMP client, like Wowza examples or JW Player. You just navigate to the player in Android as you would on desktop, and configure with Flashvar streamer with rtmp or rtmpe protocols
Richard
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### Author:  [@Ryan\_G](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ryan_G)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/6 "2011-05-11T12:22:19Z")
We were able to get live video streaming working on android with RTSP (and of course RTMP via flash players on android 2.2+).
If you want to play RTSP on android, just setup your VHost for RTSP, stream RTMP-\>Wowza via FMLE, then play the RTSP stream on your phone.
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### Author:  [@Jenny\_Watt](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jenny_Watt)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/7 "2011-08-31T17:56:31Z")
> Hey guys!
>
> I’m making an android app that will stream live video to wowza server…
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> Until now I can’t to get the result for MediaRecorder in real time and to put it in some place to send via rtmp.
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> Please gurus, can you show us a bit of code that handles MediaRecorder with RTMP ?
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> Any help will be great!
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> Thanx!
Hi, Daniel!
Any luck with this?
I have been researching how to do the same thing.
Thanks!
Jenny
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### Author:  [@Daniel\_Lima](https://community.wowza.com/u/Daniel_Lima)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/8 "2011-05-04T21:13:35Z")
Hey guys!
I’m making an android app that will stream live video to wowza server…
Until now I can’t to get the result for MediaRecorder in real time and to put it in some place to send via rtmp.
Please gurus, can you show us a bit of code that handles MediaRecorder with RTMP ?
Any help will be great!
Thanx!
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### Author:  [@balram\_kola](https://community.wowza.com/u/balram_kola)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2012, 10:53am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/9 "2012-03-26T10:53:07Z")
> Hey guys!
>
> I’m making an android app that will stream live video to wowza server…
>
> Until now I can’t to get the result for MediaRecorder in real time and to put it in some place to send via rtmp.
>
> Please gurus, can you show us a bit of code that handles MediaRecorder with RTMP ?
>
> Any help will be great!
>
> Thanx!
hi
i too developing an app in which i have to record the video from my android device and stream it to server…so i need help regarding how to get started with it and if u have any source code please let me know…
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### Author:  [@Manj\_S](https://community.wowza.com/u/Manj_S)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/10 "2012-07-05T20:35:23Z")
> We were able to get live video streaming working on android with RTSP (and of course RTMP via flash players on android 2.2+).
>
> If you want to play RTSP on android, just setup your VHost for RTSP, stream RTMP-\>Wowza via FMLE, then play the RTSP stream on your phone.
Hi,can you please explain the procedure how to make RTMPE/RTMP streaming from wowza media server working using android device as client?
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### Author:  [@jakaria\_khan](https://community.wowza.com/u/jakaria_khan)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2013, 7:26am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/11 "2013-06-05T07:26:32Z")
hi guys,
I am trying to make an android app that will stream live video feed from server to my device. should I go with RTMP? is there any good library for this? will appreciate any help.
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### Author:  [@Alexandru\_Coman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alexandru_Coman)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2017, 7:48am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/android-rtmp-live-streaming/669/12 "2017-06-20T07:48:01Z")
Hello Daniel,
I’ve had this problem, as well. Have you found the solution to your problem?
I’ve tried [Streamaxia’s Open SDK](https://www.streamaxia.com/webrtc-websockets-tools-products/) on a free trial basis and I was very pleased. I’m very tempted to buy it for full access.
Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you,
Alex