Using SDK v5.2.42043.1112 I had implemented annotation support with a custom UI. It uses a system overlay to place a MobileRTCShareView on top of the whole OS and this is where the drawings are rendered. Everything was working great. Then I attempted to upgrade to SDK v5.5.1.1317 and I noticed that…

I found a solution. The fact that annotations are drawn with a TextureView now, instead of a SurfaceView with the old SDK, when adding the MobileRTCShareView as a system overlay with the WindowManager, you have to specify PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT in your LayoutParams. The default is OPAQUE, which doe…

MobileRTCShareView has black background in latest SDK

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jon.zoom (Jon) April 28, 2021, 8:49pm 22

That’s great to hear you resolved this and thanks for posting the solution for others to see!

Please don’t hesitate to reach back out if you run into any other issues.

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MobileRTCShareView has black background in latest SDK

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