Some video won't play

VideoView fails to play some remote uri video on some device. For now video is downloaded locally in internal cache then played. This offers basic support before full media preview implementation

CHANGES.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Bugfix:
  - Fix text diff linebreak display (#441)
  - Date change message repeats for each redaction until a normal message (#358)
  - Slide-in reply icon is distorted (#423)
+ - Some video won't play
 
 Translations:
  -

vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/media/VideoContentRenderer.kt

@@ -89,18 +89,44 @@ class VideoContentRenderer @Inject constructor(private val activeSessionHolder:
                                 })
             }
         } else {
-            thumbnailView.isVisible = false
-            loadingView.isVisible = false
 
             val resolvedUrl = contentUrlResolver.resolveFullSize(data.url)
 
             if (resolvedUrl == null) {
+                thumbnailView.isVisible = false
+                loadingView.isVisible = false
                 errorView.isVisible = true
                 errorView.setText(R.string.unknown_error)
             } else {
-                videoView.isVisible = true
-                videoView.setVideoPath(resolvedUrl)
-                videoView.start()
+
+                //Temporary code, some remote videos are not played by videoview setVideoUri
+                //So for now we download them then play
+                thumbnailView.isVisible = true
+                loadingView.isVisible = true
+
+                activeSessionHolder.getActiveSession()
+                        .downloadFile(
+                                FileService.DownloadMode.FOR_INTERNAL_USE,
+                                data.eventId,
+                                data.filename,
+                                data.url,
+                                null,
+                                object : MatrixCallback<File> {
+                                    override fun onSuccess(data: File) {
+                                        thumbnailView.isVisible = false
+                                        loadingView.isVisible = false
+                                        videoView.isVisible = true
+
+                                        videoView.setVideoPath(data.path)
+                                        videoView.start()
+                                    }
+
+                                    override fun onFailure(failure: Throwable) {
+                                        loadingView.isVisible = false
+                                        errorView.isVisible = true
+                                        errorView.text = errorFormatter.toHumanReadable(failure)
+                                    }
+                                })
             }
         }
     }

vector/src/main/res/layout/activity_video_media_viewer.xml

@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
             android:id="@+id/videoMediaViewerThumbnailView"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
             android:visibility="gone"
+            android:scaleType="centerInside"
             tools:visibility="visible" />
 
         <ProgressBar
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
             android:id="@+id/videoMediaViewerVideoView"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
             android:visibility="gone" />
 
         <TextView