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[Bill Filler <1387691@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

@saviq
I agree with the 2 approaches from comment #14. However neither are really feasible for RTM without doing a sizable amount of work:

1) For the embedded video component
- my team would create the component, and move it into ui-extras to start with. We started this a while ago here:
https://code.launchpad.net/~renatofilho/mediaplayer-app/share-components/+merge/241599, but this would need to be finished
- modify Video scopes to use the component
- modify Gallery and Camera to use the component

2) Trusted session support
For this to land, there are a couple of blocking issues that need to be sorted on Unity and/or Scopes
- fullscreen window support - this is needed because users expect video playback to happen in fullscreen mode as it does today when launching mediaplayer-app via url-dispatcher.
- feedback when launching - based on ted's prototype of launching mediaplayer-app as a trusted session, there is quite some delay when launching as a trusted session. Some sort of spinner or splash screen is needed when launching it. Guessing would be better to build this into the framework somehow rather than having each client (i.e. scopes, apps) be responsible for doing it.

My suggestion is that we add these tasks to respective backlog and get
them scheduled.

For the short term, I'd suggest we use "OnlyShowIn" in the desktop file
of mediaplayer-app. This would hide it from the apps scope but still
allow it to be launched as it is today from scopes and apps. The only
downside is it would still show up in the launcher when running and
could be pinned, but I'd say that is still an improvement over what we
have today.

Question: what value would we set for "OnlyShowIn"?

Thoughts?

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Title:
  Media Player should not be visible in the app scope and launcher

Status in the base for Ubuntu mobile products:
  In Progress
Status in Ubuntu UX bugs:
  Fix Committed
Status in mediaplayer-app package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in url-dispatcher package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in mediaplayer-app package in Ubuntu RTM:
  In Progress
Status in url-dispatcher package in Ubuntu RTM:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  The mediaplayer is an 'auxiliary app' in the current design approach.
  That means that its purpouse it playback media launched by other apps
  (e.g Messaging) or scopes (e.g. Videos). It should not be launched
  from the App scopes.

  However, the 'Update' section System Settings should still display it
  when an update to mediaplayer is available.

  Current behaviour
  - Mediaplayer app displayed in App Scope, Launcher and Settings

  Desired behaviour
  - Mediaplayer app not displayed in App Scope or Launcher
  - Mediaplayer displayed in Settings > Update

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