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ExoPlayer is an application level media player for Android. It provides an
alternative to Android’s MediaPlayer API for playing audio and video both
locally and over the Internet. ExoPlayer supports features not currently
supported by Android’s MediaPlayer API, including DASH and SmoothStreaming
adaptive playbacks. Unlike the MediaPlayer API, ExoPlayer is easy to customize
and extend, and can be updated through Play Store application updates.

This website provides a wealth of information to help you get started. In
addition, you can:

* Learn how to add ExoPlayer to your app by [completing the codelab][] or
reading the [Hello world][] documentation.
* Read news, hints and tips on our [developer blog][].
* Read the latest [release notes][].
* Browse the library [Javadoc][].
* Browse the source code for the [latest release][] and current [tip of tree][].

[completing the codelab]: https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/exoplayer-intro/
[Hello world]: {{ site.baseurl }}/hello-world.html
[developer blog]: https://medium.com/google-exoplayer
[release notes]: {{ site.release_v2 }}/RELEASENOTES.md
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[tip of tree]: https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/tree/dev-v2