TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video

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A <Video /> component for react-native

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Dominant language: TypeScript
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
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97 open issues indexed

[e2e nightly] e2e-android-rn0.82-api35-exclude-tags-flaky Open

e2e-nightly

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#5126 · Opened Sep 19, 2026
[Bug]: [Android] ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException in VideoPlaybackService.onStartCommand on background sticky-service restart (v6.19.2) Open

bug Missing Repro Platform: Android V6

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 67/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#5086 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Sep 9, 2026
[Bug]: onError never fires for a source that fails to load asynchronously (e.g. 404) - only onStatusChange('error') does Open

bug Missing Repro Platform: iOS V7

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 58/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#5083 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 4, 2026
[Bug]: Android - Lockscreen Mediaplayer not appearing Open

bug Missing Repro Platform: Android V7

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 76/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#5051 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 26, 2026
[CI][support/6.x.x] Node 20 dependency install blocks all pull request checks Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 58/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#5050 · Opened Aug 25, 2026
[Bug]: [Android][v7.0.0-beta.11] Repeated muted assignments prevent volume restoration Open

bug Missing Repro Platform: Android V7

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#5043 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 20, 2026
[Bug]: [Android] playableDuration in onProgress exhibits erratic behavior (flickering values) Open

bug Missing Repro Platform: Android stale V7

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#5028 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 20, 2026
[BUG]: Android viewType={TEXTURE} is ignored — updateSurfaceView is a TODO stub (v6.16.1–v6.19.2) Open

stale

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 58/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#5024 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 10, 2026
[Bug]: iOS: Swiping down to dismiss fullscreen video results in a black screen Open

bug Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#5023 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 9, 2026
[Bug]: Black Screen Visible when use lib in FlatList as a Carousel Open

bug Missing Repro Platform: Android stale V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#5021 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 6, 2026
[Android][v7.0.0-beta-10] First video frame briefly renders with wrong layout before snapping to final size Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Platform: Android triaged V7

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4925 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 19, 2026
[Bug]: onTextTracks/onAudioTracks report selected:false on Android when controls are enabled (regression in 6.16.0) Open

bug difficulty: easy Missing Repro Platform: Android triaged V6

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4918 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 16, 2026
[Android][v7] 7.0.0-beta.9 Native controls: seek bar is almost unusable — scrubber thumb hidden and touch target shrunk by hardcoded layout attrs Open

bug difficulty: easy Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android triaged V7

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 76/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4913 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 10, 2026
[BUG]: Version 7.0.0-beta-9 not compatible with react-native-nitro-image Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale triaged V7

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4912 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 9, 2026
[Bug] [v7] Expo config plugin fails on EAS Open

bug difficulty: easy Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android triaged V7

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4910 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 4, 2026
[BUG][Android]: NullPointerException in ReactExoplayerView.videoLoaded() — player.isPlayingAd() called without null-check Open

bug difficulty: easy Missing Repro Platform: Android triaged V6

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 86/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4902 · 2 comments · Opened May 20, 2026
[BUG] `source` TS type rejects React Native's `ImageRequireSource` (number) for bundled assets Open

bug difficulty: easy good first issue Missing Repro triaged V6

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 84/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4901 · 4 comments · Opened May 19, 2026
[BUG] Player dismisses on PiP restore when started in fullscreen mode (iPad) Open

bug difficulty: hard Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale triaged V7

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4897 · 3 comments · Opened May 9, 2026
Bug: `onEnd` fires multiple times after re-render on iOS Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4896 · 2 comments · Opened May 5, 2026
[Android] Crash on Android 16 when rendering <Video /> (RN 0.85.2) Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Platform: Android stale triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4895 · 16 comments · 1 reaction · Opened May 4, 2026
[Android] VideoPlaybackService crashes on Android 8+ (O) — missing NotificationChannel before startForeground() Open

bug difficulty: easy Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android triaged V6

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 80/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4892 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 28, 2026
[BUG]: EXC_BAD_ACCESS in HybridVideoPlayerEventEmitter.onLoadStart on rapid player remount (iPad, 7.0.0-beta.9) Open

bug difficulty: hard Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale triaged V7

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4891 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 28, 2026
[Bug]: iOS Crash: Deadlock caused by DispatchQueue.main.sync in RCTVideo.swift Open

bug difficulty: easy Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS triaged V6

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 72/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4888 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 21, 2026
[BUG]: Android lint fails in :react-native-video:lintDebug with WrongThread at ReactExoplayerView.java:1616 Open

bug difficulty: easy good first issue Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android triaged V6

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 74/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4885 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 10, 2026
android: expoplayer + resizeMode cover results in videos overlapping each other Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android stale triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4878 · 6 comments · Opened Apr 9, 2026
[Bug]: presentFullscreenPlayer() crashes with zero-sized Video + request for close callback with controls={true} Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4875 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 6, 2026
[Bug] On Ios, IMA Ads keep playing even after the video instance is unmounted Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4866 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 27, 2026
[Bug] [v6] [iOS] Swipe up gesture on fullscreen fires exit events but does not exit fullscreen Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4864 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 19, 2026
[Bug]: Video audio keeps playing after tab change / unmount inside tab navigator Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android stale triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4861 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 18, 2026
[v6.19] Repeat prop does not work on short videos Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available stale triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4859 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 17, 2026
[v6] Videos from Bitmovin have no audio Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android Platform: iOS triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4848 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 1, 2026
[Android] [react-native 0.79.7] [react-native-video 6.19.0] Video zooms in permanently when you forward over an unloaded area Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4847 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 28, 2026
[Bug]: Audio isn't getting recorded when using react native vision camera Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4843 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 16, 2026
[v7 beta 6 ] onError event is not triggered Open

bug Missing Repro Newer Version Available triaged V7

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4841 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 15, 2026
[Bug]: What is this error? "An instance of AVPlayer cannot remove a time observer that was added..." Open

bug Missing Repro needs-info Platform: iOS stale

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4834 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 3, 2026
[v7] Playback is not properly interrupted from other apps playing media Open

bug Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android Platform: iOS stale triaged V7

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4825 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 23, 2026
[BUG]: [v7][iOS] Native controls menu has no "Subtitles" item for MP4 Open

bug Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale triaged V7

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4824 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 23, 2026
[v7][IOS] Video initializing blocks JS thread Open

bug Missing Repro needs-info Platform: iOS stale V7

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4820 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 20, 2026
[Bug]: toString > Attempted to dereference null pointer. Open

bug Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale triaged V7

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4819 · 2 comments · Opened Jan 17, 2026
[BUG] Android: Video overflows container with resizeMode="cover" in grid layouts Open

bug Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android stale triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4809 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Dec 28, 2025
[Bug]: heap out of memory crash app Open

bug Missing Repro needs-info Platform: Android TV stale

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4806 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 26, 2025
[BUG]: View config not found for component RCTVideo Open

bug Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4800 · 5 comments · Opened Dec 12, 2025
[BUG]: External Subtitles Not Working in Latest Versions (`onTextTracks` returns null) Open

bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4792 · 8 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Dec 7, 2025
[BUG]: v7 Crash on iOS when opening a video several times in full screen. Open

bug difficulty: hard Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS stale triaged V7

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4774 · 11 comments · Opened Nov 13, 2025
[BUG]: iOS: New audio session manager completely hijacks AVAudioRecorder Open

Accepted bug difficulty: hard Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4687 · 20 comments · 6 reactions · Opened Sep 12, 2025
[Bug]: AudioSessionManager should stop managing AVAudioSession when no video views exist Open

Accepted bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS triaged V6

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4535 · 16 comments · 7 reactions · Opened Apr 30, 2025
[BUG]: enterPictureInPicture works only after second time Open

Accepted bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: iOS triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4534 · 13 comments · Opened Apr 29, 2025
[BUG]: Crash OutOfMemoryError Android Open

Accepted bug difficulty: hard Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4497 · 24 comments · 6 reactions · Opened Apr 2, 2025
[BUG]: isLocalAssetFile causing overflow weak references on lower android versions Open

Accepted bug difficulty: medium Missing Repro Newer Version Available Platform: Android triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4460 · 8 comments · Opened Mar 10, 2025
[BUG]: Leak, video not releasing on unmount when inside pager/tab view Open

Accepted bug difficulty: medium Newer Version Available Platform: Android Repro Provided triaged V6

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

TheWidlarzGroup/react-native-video#4404 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 4, 2025

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