onPlaybackResumption() returning empty list leads to hard-to-debug ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException
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Description
Version
Media3 main branch
More version details
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Devices that reproduce the issue
Android 12 and later
Devices that do not reproduce the issue
older devices
Reproducible in the demo app?
Yes
Reproduction steps
- Press "Play" button on headset
- ensure onPlaybackResumption() returns empty MediaItemsWithStartPosition
Expected result
Nothing happens, app crashes with useful crash or atleast with a message in the logcat. Or at least the crash being documented.
I'd suggest (similar to #2591) throwing an exception if we know we are going to die anyway. But this should also be documented.
Actual result
ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException
Media
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