The video player value.isBuffering returns true as soon as a video finishes playing on android #170737
Description
Steps to reproduce
- Start a Video via Network URL
- Let the Video finish
- The loading spinner will appear, meaning the
isBufferingvariable got true - After a long wait time, the
isBufferingvalue changes to false
Expected results
If a video finishes, it should not be buffered anymore, so isBuffering should stay false.
Actual results
isBuffering changes to true after the video finishes and stays true for a long time (about a minute).
I think this might be related to a previous issue #165149.
Code sample
Code sample (modified from #165149)
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
void main() => runApp(const VideoApp());
/// Stateful widget to fetch and then display video content.
class VideoApp extends StatefulWidget {
const VideoApp({super.key});
@override
State<VideoApp> createState() => _VideoAppState();
}
class _VideoAppState extends State<VideoApp> {
late VideoPlayerController _controller;
bool buffering = false;
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
_controller =
VideoPlayerController.networkUrl(
Uri.parse(
"https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/ElephantsDream.mp4",
),
)
..initialize().then((_) {
// Ensure the first frame is shown after the video is initialized, even before the play button has been pressed.
setState(() {});
});
_controller.addListener(printBuffer);
}
void printBuffer() {
print('----- BUFFERING: ${_controller.value.isBuffering}');
setState(() {
buffering = _controller.value.isBuffering;
});
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
title: 'Video Demo',
home: Scaffold(
body: Builder(
builder: (context) {
return Center(
child: _controller.value.isInitialized
? Stack(
alignment: Alignment.center,
children: <Widget>[
AspectRatio(
aspectRatio: _controller.value.aspectRatio,
child: VideoPlayer(_controller),
),
if (buffering)
Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()),
],
)
: const CircularProgressIndicator(),
);
},
),
floatingActionButton: Column(
mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
spacing: 16,
children: <Widget>[
FloatingActionButton(
onPressed: () async {
final Duration end = _controller.value.duration;
setState(() {
_controller.seekTo(end - const Duration(seconds: 5));
});
},
child: const Icon(Icons.skip_next),
),
FloatingActionButton(
onPressed: () {
setState(() {
_controller.value.isPlaying
? _controller.pause()
: _controller.play();
});
},
child: Icon(
_controller.value.isPlaying ? Icons.pause : Icons.play_arrow,
),
),
],
),
),
);
}
@override
void dispose() {
_controller.dispose();
super.dispose();
}
}Screenshots or Video
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Important issues not at the top of the work listIt was better in the past than it is nowOnly manifests on certain devicesFound to occur in 3.32Found to occur in 3.33The issue has been confirmed reproducible and is ready to work onThe Video Player pluginflutter/packages repository. See also p: labels.Android applications specificallyOwned by Android platform team