Request: for MediaView, allow to set where to have the video controls, and also customize them

[Liran Barsisa]

Currently we only have callbacks for the video:
https://developers.google.com/admob/android/native/video-ads

However, the controls are always at the bottom-left, so we can't put there anything to avoid overlapping, which can even occur on the samples of it:
https://github.com/googleads/googleads-mobile-android-examples

https://developers.google.com/admob/android/native/full-screen

Here's when nothing is on top of it:

And here's when there is, running the full-screen video ad sample, and I actually can't even see the controls there for some reason:

Please offer some API of the controls-UI (play/pause, mute/unmute), to be able to set where to put them, and also replace them with our own Views.

Also offer a way to decide what clicking on the MediaView does. Currently it does performs a click on the ad. I thought it would be possible to play/pause the video instead...

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Please note that custom playback control are disabled by default. If the ad does have video content and custom controls are enabled, you should then display your custom controls along with the ad, as the ad won't show any controls itself. The controls can then call the relevant methods on the VideoController. For more details kindly refer ​​​​​​​Custom playback controls.
 

This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!5004Q02vErLA:ref" (ADR-00262990)

Thanks,
 

Mobile Ads SDK Team

 

[Liran Barsisa]

"Disabled by default" ? They can't be enabled. That's why I made the request. There is no API for this.

There isn't even API to set them in a different position. It's always at the bottom-left.

The "setCustomControlsRequested" is documented as not being possible for Admob:
https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/ads/VideoOptions.Builder#setCustomControlsRequested(boolean)

"This feature is currently only available for Ad Manager reservations."

So, please:
1. Offer it officially for Admob, for all cases of showing a video.

2. Show how to replace the controls, in sample and snippets. Currently none exist. 

3. Offer another alternative API, to just set the position of the controls

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor]

Hi,

I will raise a request to add this feature. I cannot provide a scheduled timeline for the availability of this feature. I would recommend you to please follow our release notes for further updates.