androidview(videoview)

[aliencodingjava]

Hi Kyant — sorry for another question (slightly off topic).

Can LiquidGlass work reliably over video on Android?
At first, it seemed limited to TextureView-backed content (e.g., images).
When I tried applying the backdrop over a video view, I was getting heavy flickering and instability.

Update

I managed to make it stable over video 🎉
What worked for me was:

• Put the video inside a container that captures the backdrop using layerBackdrop(sceneBackdrop)
• Force a stable render path with graphicsLayer { alpha = 0.999f } on the AndroidView
• Add a touch-shield layer above the video (below menu/controls) so the video view doesn’t steal gestures(optional)

The key was forcing TextureView on PlayerView and properly exporting the backdrop layer so the glass samples from a stable surface.

Screen_Recording_2026021.mp4

Minimal sketch (real structure):

val sceneBackdrop: LayerBackdrop = rememberLayerBackdrop()

Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {

    // --- video layer ---
    Box(
        Modifier
            .fillMaxSize()
            .background(base)
            .layerBackdrop(sceneBackdrop)
    ) {
        AndroidView(
            modifier = Modifier
                .fillMaxSize()
                .graphicsLayer { alpha = 0.999f },
            factory = { youTubeView }
        )
    }

    // --- touch shield ABOVE video, BELOW controls/menu ---
    Box(
        Modifier
            .fillMaxSize()
            .consumeAllTouches()
    )

    // ... controls/menu that use drawBackdrop(backdrop = sceneBackdrop) ...
}

This removed the flickering and made the LiquidGlass sampling stable during playback.

[aaravphone1234-ops]

It works perfectly fine with me.

[Kyant0]

How about using offscreen rendering instead of making it transparent?

[aliencodingjava]

I have to try..thank for suggestions