1--- 2layout: article 3--- 4 5ExoPlayer is an application level media player for Android. It provides an 6alternative to Android’s MediaPlayer API for playing audio and video both 7locally and over the Internet. ExoPlayer supports features not currently 8supported by Android’s MediaPlayer API, including DASH and SmoothStreaming 9adaptive playbacks. Unlike the MediaPlayer API, ExoPlayer is easy to customize 10and extend, and can be updated through Play Store application updates. 11 12This website provides a wealth of information to help you get started. In 13addition, you can: 14 15* Learn how to add ExoPlayer to your app by [completing the codelab][] or 16reading the [Hello world][] documentation. 17* Read news, hints and tips on our [developer blog][]. 18* Read the latest [release notes][]. 19* Browse the library [Javadoc][]. 20* Browse the source code for the [latest release][] and current [tip of tree][]. 21 22[completing the codelab]: https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/exoplayer-intro/ 23[Hello world]: {{ site.baseurl }}/hello-world.html 24[developer blog]: https://medium.com/google-exoplayer 25[release notes]: {{ site.release_v2 }}/RELEASENOTES.md 26[Javadoc]: {{ site.baseurl }}/doc/reference 27[latest release]: {{ site.release_v2 }} 28[tip of tree]: https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/tree/dev-v2 29