Playing a video stored in your resources/raw directory

Android VideoView from Resources

VideoView myVideo = (VideoView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.definition_video_view);
         
//Set video name (no extension)
String myVideoName = "my_video";
         
//Set app package
String myAppPackage = "com.myapp";
         
//Get video URI from raw directory
Uri myVideoUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://"+myAppPackage+"/raw/"+myVideoName);

//Set the video URI
myVideo.setVideoURI(myVideoUri);
         
//Play the video
myVideo.start();