Screensharing outside Native SDK Application

Question

Can we share our entire device screen using Android and iOS SDK or screen share outside my application?

Applies To

• iOS SDK
• Android SDK
• Screen Share

Answer

We do not support screensharing outside application in native SDKs due to security reasons, but this can be achieved by following approaches:

In Android:

You need to use the Media Projection API together with Opentok Environment Custom Capturer or Unified Environment Custom Capturer.

You can also refer to the sample for reference: https://github.com/nexmo-se/opentok-screenshare-android-sample

In iOS:

You need to use the iOS ReplayKit together with Opentok Environment Custom Capturer  or Unified Environment Custom Capturer.

You can also refer to the sample for reference: https://github.com/nexmo-se/vonage-video-ios-screenshare-replaykit

Additional Information

How to recognize if I’m using Vonage Video API Unified Environment or Vonage Video API OpenTok environment?

Screen Sharing Support on Mobile Devices

How do I add screen sharing to my app?