diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 66b1ade..232ec3b 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ android {
         applicationId "social.myportal.flutter_portal"
         // You can update the following values to match your application needs.
         // For more information, see: https://docs.flutter.dev/deployment/android#reviewing-the-build-configuration.
-        minSdkVersion 19
+        minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion flutter.targetSdkVersion
         versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
         versionName flutterVersionName
diff --git a/lib/controls/media_attachment_viewer_control.dart b/lib/controls/media_attachment_viewer_control.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb43d92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/controls/media_attachment_viewer_control.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
+
+import '../models/attachment_media_type_enum.dart';
+import '../models/media_attachment.dart';
+import '../screens/image_viewer_screen.dart';
+import '../utils/snackbar_builder.dart';
+import 'image_control.dart';
+
+class MediaAttachmentViewerControl extends StatefulWidget {
+  final MediaAttachment attachment;
+
+  const MediaAttachmentViewerControl({super.key, required this.attachment});
+
+  @override
+  State<MediaAttachmentViewerControl> createState() =>
+      _MediaAttachmentViewerControlState();
+}
+
+class _MediaAttachmentViewerControlState
+    extends State<MediaAttachmentViewerControl> {
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final item = widget.attachment;
+    if (item.explicitType == AttachmentMediaType.video) {
+      return ElevatedButton(
+          onPressed: () async {
+            if (await canLaunchUrl(item.uri)) {
+              buildSnackbar(
+                context,
+                'Attempting to launch video: ${item.uri}',
+              );
+              await launchUrl(item.uri);
+            } else {
+              buildSnackbar(context, 'Unable to launch video: ${item.uri}');
+            }
+          },
+          child:
+              Text(item.description.isNotEmpty ? item.description : 'Video'));
+    }
+    if (item.explicitType != AttachmentMediaType.image) {
+      return Text('${item.explicitType}: ${item.uri}');
+    }
+
+    return ImageControl(
+      width: 250.0,
+      height: 250.0,
+      imageUrl: item.thumbnailUri.toString(),
+      altText: item.description,
+      onTap: () async {
+        Navigator.push(context, MaterialPageRoute(builder: (context) {
+          return ImageViewerScreen(attachment: item);
+        }));
+      },
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/controls/timeline/status_control.dart b/lib/controls/timeline/status_control.dart
index 082dae6..ba87fb5 100644
--- a/lib/controls/timeline/status_control.dart
+++ b/lib/controls/timeline/status_control.dart
@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_widget_from_html_core/flutter_widget_from_html_core.dart';
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
-import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
 
-import '../../models/attachment_media_type_enum.dart';
 import '../../models/entry_tree_item.dart';
 import '../../models/timeline_entry.dart';
-import '../../screens/image_viewer_screen.dart';
 import '../../services/timeline_manager.dart';
-import '../../utils/snackbar_builder.dart';
 import '../../utils/url_opening_utils.dart';
-import '../image_control.dart';
+import '../media_attachment_viewer_control.dart';
 import '../padding.dart';
 import 'interactions_bar_control.dart';
 import 'status_header_control.dart';
@@ -142,42 +138,7 @@ class _StatusControlState extends State<StatusControl> {
         child: ListView.separated(
             scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
             itemBuilder: (context, index) {
-              final item = items[index];
-
-              if (item.explicitType == AttachmentMediaType.video) {
-                return ElevatedButton(
-                    onPressed: () async {
-                      if (await canLaunchUrl(item.uri)) {
-                        buildSnackbar(
-                          context,
-                          'Attempting to launch video: ${item.uri}',
-                        );
-                        await launchUrl(item.uri);
-                      } else {
-                        buildSnackbar(
-                            context, 'Unable to launch video: ${item.uri}');
-                      }
-                    },
-                    child: Text(item.description.isNotEmpty
-                        ? item.description
-                        : 'Video'));
-              }
-              if (item.explicitType != AttachmentMediaType.image) {
-                return Text('${item.explicitType}: ${item.uri}');
-              }
-
-              return ImageControl(
-                width: 250.0,
-                height: 250.0,
-                imageUrl: item.thumbnailUri.toString(),
-                altText: item.description,
-                onTap: () async {
-                  Navigator.push(context, MaterialPageRoute(builder: (context) {
-                    return ImageViewerScreen(attachment: item);
-                  }));
-                },
-              );
-              // return Text(item.toString());
+              return MediaAttachmentViewerControl(attachment: items[index]);
             },
             separatorBuilder: (context, index) {
               return HorizontalPadding();
diff --git a/lib/globals.dart b/lib/globals.dart
index cb8fc8c..170c1e7 100644
--- a/lib/globals.dart
+++ b/lib/globals.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ final platformHasCamera = Platform.isIOS || Platform.isAndroid;
 
 final useImagePicker = kIsWeb || Platform.isAndroid || Platform.isIOS;
 
+final useVideoPlayer = kIsWeb || Platform.isAndroid || Platform.isIOS;
+
 Future<bool?> showConfirmDialog(BuildContext context, String caption) {
   return showDialog<bool>(
     context: context,
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 7875cc1..d9675d4 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -777,6 +777,41 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.1.2"
+  video_player:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: video_player
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.4.10"
+  video_player_android:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: video_player_android
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.3.10"
+  video_player_avfoundation:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: video_player_avfoundation
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.3.8"
+  video_player_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: video_player_platform_interface
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.0.1"
+  video_player_web:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: video_player_web
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.0.13"
   win32:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index a778f9a..dc3caa4 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ dependencies:
   image: ^3.2.2
   flutter_file_dialog: ^2.3.2
   multi_trigger_autocomplete: ^0.1.1
+  video_player: ^2.4.10
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test: