Just tested the instructions on the plugin page and its working. Android Lollipop 5.0.1 stock.
What I did:
Added the plugin:
$ ionic plugin add https://github.com/jaeger25/Html5Video.git
Created a holder for my video on home page:
<video id="video1" loop></video>
Added the JS code:
$ionicPlatform.ready(function() { window.plugins.html5Video.initialize({ "video1" : "video1.mp4" }); window.plugins.html5Video.play("video1"); });
Created a folder called raw on platforms\android\res\raw
Moved the video to platforms\android\res\raw\video1.mp4
ionic run android gave me the video playing.
FYI. I’m using Crosswalk and IONIC RC1. The file I’m using is http://techslides.com/demos/sample-videos/small.mp4