The latest articles on DEV Community by Zülküf ADSIZ (@zulkuadsiz). https://dev.to/zulkuadsiz https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3846840%2F2d46ea68-8fa7-4244-b46e-1d125ae7ab23.jpg https://dev.to/zulkuadsiz en Zülküf ADSIZ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:00:50 +0000 https://dev.to/zulkuadsiz/what-i-learned-after-100-downloads-of-my-react-native-video-player-and-no-feedback-3o3l https://dev.to/zulkuadsiz/what-i-learned-after-100-downloads-of-my-react-native-video-player-and-no-feedback-3o3l <h1> What I learned after 100 downloads of my React Native video player (and no feedback) </h1> <p>A few days ago, I published my React Native video player (MamoPlayer).</p> <p>It’s designed for OTT-style apps and includes things like:</p> <ul> <li>custom controls</li> <li>subtitles &amp; quality switching</li> <li>debug overlay for playback</li> <li>ads support (Pro)</li> </ul> <p>After sharing it, I got around <strong>100 downloads</strong> in the first couple of days.</p> <p>Which was exciting…</p> <p>But then something interesting happened:</p> <p>👉 I got <strong>zero feedback</strong></p> <p>No comments. No emails. Nothing.</p> <h2> What I expected </h2> <p>I thought:</p> <ul> <li>people would report bugs </li> <li>ask for features </li> <li>tell me what’s missing </li> </ul> <h2> What actually happened </h2> <p>Most people probably:</p> <ul> <li>installed it </li> <li>checked it quickly </li> <li>maybe ran it </li> <li>and moved on </li> </ul> <p>Silently.</p> <h2> What I realized </h2> <p>Downloads don’t mean much.</p> <p>👉 If people don’t talk to you, you learn nothing.</p> <p>And I think the problem is:</p> <ul> <li>giving feedback takes effort </li> <li>people don’t know what to say </li> <li>or they’re just busy </li> </ul> <h2> What I’m trying to figure out </h2> <p>I’m currently in RC1 and trying to understand:</p> <p>👉 What would make this actually useful for real projects?</p> <h2> If you’ve worked with React Native video </h2> <p>I’d really appreciate your thoughts:</p> <ul> <li>What’s the hardest part for you?</li> <li>Subtitles? HLS? debugging?</li> <li>Do you build your own controls?</li> <li>What’s missing in existing solutions?</li> </ul> <h2> If you want to try it </h2> <p>Docs: <a href="https://mamoplayer.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mamoplayer.com</a><br><br> npm (Core): <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mamoplayer/core" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mamoplayer/core</a> </p> <p>Github: <a href="https://github.com/zulkufadsiz/mamoplayer-feedback" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/zulkufadsiz/mamoplayer-feedback</a></p> <h2> Honest feedback welcome </h2> <p>Even if it’s:</p> <ul> <li>“this is confusing”</li> <li>“this doesn’t solve my problem”</li> <li>“this is not useful”</li> </ul> <p>That’s exactly what I need right now.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Flfm7kmacfwfoe47ra8xr.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Flfm7kmacfwfoe47ra8xr.png" alt=" " width="295" height="640"></a></p> Zülküf ADSIZ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:45:04 +0000 https://dev.to/zulkuadsiz/i-built-a-react-native-ott-video-player-with-debugging-tools-open-core-pro-5092 https://dev.to/zulkuadsiz/i-built-a-react-native-ott-video-player-with-debugging-tools-open-core-pro-5092 <h1> I built a React Native OTT video player with debugging tools (open core + pro) </h1> <p>I’ve been working with React Native video for a while, and I kept running into the same problems:</p> <ul> <li>hard to debug streaming issues </li> <li>no built-in support for subtitles or quality switching </li> <li>building custom controls takes too much time </li> </ul> <p>Most libraries solve playback, but not the full streaming experience.</p> <p>So I built <strong>MamoPlayer</strong>.</p> <h2> What is MamoPlayer? </h2> <p>MamoPlayer is a React Native video player designed for OTT-style apps.</p> <p>It comes in two parts:</p> <h3> Core (free) </h3> <ul> <li>custom timeline</li> <li>playback controls</li> <li>gestures (double tap seek)</li> <li>auto-hide controls</li> </ul> <h3> Pro </h3> <ul> <li>quality selection (HLS)</li> <li>subtitles &amp; multi-language audio</li> <li>ads (pre/mid/post roll)</li> <li>thumbnail previews while scrubbing</li> <li>PiP</li> <li>debug overlay for real-time playback insights</li> </ul> <h2> Why I built it </h2> <p>The biggest issue for me wasn’t playback — it was <strong>debugging and UX</strong>.</p> <p>I wanted:</p> <ul> <li>better visibility into playback state</li> <li>easier handling of tracks (quality, audio, subtitles)</li> <li>a modern OTT-style UI without rebuilding everything</li> </ul> <h2> Links </h2> <p>Docs: <a href="https://mamoplayer.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mamoplayer.com</a><br> npm (Core): <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mamoplayer/core" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mamoplayer/core</a> </p> <h2> Feedback </h2> <p>If you’re working on video in React Native, I’d really appreciate your feedback.</p> <p>What’s missing? What would you need to adopt something like this?</p> <p>👉 Give feedback by opening an issue below</p> <p>👉 Give feedback: <a href="https://github.com/zulkufadsiz/mamoplayer-feedback/issues" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/zulkufadsiz/mamoplayer-feedback/issues</a></p> mobile opensource reactnative showdev