Playback of an HLS stream with redundant playlists for failover does not work if primary stream is missing
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Description
Version
Media3 1.4.1
More version details
Bug also reproduceable in Media3 v1.4.0. /1.5.0
Devices that reproduce the issue
Google Pixel 7a with Android 15
Devices that do not reproduce the issue
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Reproducible in the demo app?
Yes
Reproduction steps
Play a HLS Livestream Manifest with primary and backup playlist on an Android based device which uses ExoPlayer(Android TV, Smartphone, etc.)
Condition: Primary streams (manifest, + segments) are not available (HTTP 404 Errorcode)
Example HLS Manifest:
index.m3u8.txt
Expected result
The player switches to the backup playlists when recieving "HTTP ERROR 404" for the primary playlists.
Actual result
The player stops playback
Media
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