No WebView required, with native YouTube Player API for Android

By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorThis post is abridged and cross-posted from the YouTube API Blog.Adding a high-quality video experience to your Android application just got a whole lot easier. Starting today, you can embed and play YouTube videos in your app using the new YouTube Android Player API.The API, which was pre-announced at Google I/O 2012, offers these benefits: