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Introduction

In this article, we are going to describe how to add a video player in your React Native app in order to support playing Youtube videos. The use of video is the present and the future of the internet, as you can already see through apps such as TikTok, Youtube, Instagram or Facebook.

Video support is a feature that makes your app more lively, more interactive, and more fun. By the end of this article, you will be able to embed any Youtube videos of your choice in React Native apps easily. For you to understand this tutorial, you should be familiar with the use of useRef and useState in React Native.

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