Question: I have indeed tried to check here and else were for solution to this but no luck, probably because am a newbee.

**TASK:** I want to play a `RTSP` video stream on an `android app`

**TRIALS:** I tried out with a `2min mp4` video copied to the `res\raw` folder with Media Player and `VideoView`. Later I used the `API Demo` sample and I set:

```
 path = "android.resourcee://com.me.mobile/R.raw.mithlat";

```

**ERROR:** 
on `MediaPlayer` API Demo just a blank page, no video no sound
on `VideoView` API Demo it shows 

```
"Sorry this video cannot be played"

```

CONFIG:
My target is `2.33` (This is what am testing with)

`minimun is 2.1`

Thank you

Answer: 
I know it a very late reply but for future references, I am adding this.

This is because path should be mentioned like this :
`"android.resource://" + getPackageName() +"/raw/" + mediaName"`, where media name is the name of video sample.

`R.raw.variableName/fileName` gives the int value references and should be with the Android's inbuilt functions like `getString(R.id.string_name)`, which return the exact resources in required formats.

Also, in this case, `VideoView` is not getting the proper media file that's why it is not able to run it and giving this error.
Try the stream rtsp://184.72.239.149/vod/mp4:BigBuckBunny\_115k.mov. Type this in your browser and it will automatically open with the android native player. If this plays then you probably need to look at your stream once again. I dont have android 2.3 although i played the same url in android 3.2 and it worked. Also check the answer of [Playing a video in VideoView in Android](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3263736/playing-a-video-in-videoview-in-android) for you reference. Hope this helps you I guess android 2.3 does not support `rtsp` although not pretty sure. Try the url and check if it is playing