Problem

Remote videos do not play on Android.

Sample Code

The following code demonstrates the problem:

var win = Titanium.UI.createWindow();
var activeMovie = Titanium.Media.createVideoPlayer({
    url: 'http://theatercrew.com/sample.mp4'
});
win.add(activeMovie);
win.open();
activeMovie.play();

Trace level log attached.

Expected Behavior

The above should play a sample video of a "Q" being painted, with a wooshing sound effect. It is a MPEG-4 encoded mp4, which is on Android's list of supported media formats ( http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html">http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html ).

Platforms Tested

All tests done on 1.6.0 build pulled from build.appcelerator.net 12/29/10.
WORKS on iPhone Simulator 4.2
BREAKS on Android Simulator 2.2, Android Simulator APIs 2.2, Android Device (SAMSUNG Epic 4G) 2.1

Associated Helpdesk Ticket

Enterprise client is asking about this. They have a release on Friday that this issue would prevent.
http://developer.appcelerator.com/helpdesk/view/63661">http://developer.appcelerator.com/helpdesk/view/63661