React Native Youtube with ReactNative Guide

ReactNative Youtube

To enhance video playback in a React Native application using the React Native YouTube component, you can follow these steps. The react-native-youtube library is commonly used for embedding YouTube videos in React Native applications.

Note: Before you start, make sure you have set up a React Native project and have the necessary dependencies installed.

Step 1: Install the react-native-youtube library

npm install react-native-youtube

Step 2: Configure API Key

The react-native-youtube library requires a YouTube Data API key for video playback. Get your API key from the Google Cloud Console, enable the YouTube Data API v3, and create an API key.

Step 3: Use react-native-youtube in your component

import React from 'react';
import { View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
import YouTube from 'react-native-youtube';

const YouTubePlayer = () => {
  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <YouTube
        apiKey="YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY"
        videoId="VIDEO_ID"
        play // control playback of video with true/false
        fullscreen // control whether the video should play in fullscreen or inline
        loop // control whether the video should loop when ended
        onReady={(e) => console.log('onReady', e)}
        onChangeState={(e) => console.log('onChangeState', e)}
        onChangeQuality={(e) => console.log('onChangeQuality', e)}
        onError={(e) => console.log('onError', e)}
        style={styles.youtubePlayer}
      />
    </View>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
  },
  youtubePlayer: {
    alignSelf: 'stretch',
    height: 200,
  },
});

export default YouTubePlayer;

Replace "YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY" with your actual API key and "VIDEO_ID" with the ID of the YouTube video you want to play.

Step 4: Run your React Native application

react-native run-android
# or
react-native run-ios

This example provides a basic setup. You can customize the appearance and behavior of the player according to your requirements by referring to the official documentation. Additionally, you may want to handle different player events, such as playback state changes, errors, and video quality changes, by providing appropriate callback functions.