Lunch video stream uri in wp8.1 with media player

Question

hello every one,
i have a problem with opening the default media player, to play a video (a stream uri from youtube) in widows phone 8.1
when i was write to windows phone 8.0 i used
MediaPlayerLauncher mediaPlayerLauncher = new MediaPlayerLauncher();
mediaPlayerLauncher.Show();
and now i used (wp8.1)  :
bool success = await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(_videoUrl, options);
that open  IE file download with a open/save dialog.
if i click on open it's open the windows media player and play the video as i wanted
how can i skip the save file dialog and automatically open the windows media player with my youtube stream uri?
thanks a lot,
Or yaacov

Answer 1

Hi,
>>that open  IE file download with a open/save dialog
In WP Runtime,
Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync is the only way to play supported video using default media player:
// The URI to launch
var uri = new Uri(@"MICROSOFTVIDEO://www.example.com/testFile.wmv");
// Launch the URI with a warning prompt
var success = await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(uri);
>>how can i skip the save file dialog and automatically open the windows media player with my youtube streamuri?
Because this question is related to the function of this video site, I would suggest you referring to its official API site:
https://developers.google.com/youtube/
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