Decoder init failed: c2.amlogic.avc.decoder.secure on Android - ExoPlayer

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Media3 1.8.0

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We’re experiencing an issue for a specific user on an Android device using ExoPlayer where playback crashes with a decoder failure related to Decoder init failed: c2.amlogic.avc.decoder.secure:

08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): Playback error
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlaybackException: MediaCodecVideoRenderer error, index=0, format=Format(c2N0eEIvaSSb4NUsbG9yaT12aWRlbyUzRDY0MDAwMDAmcmVmdD0wJnNkdXI9MjAwMCZ0c2NhPTYwMCZpdHQ9SEQ, null, video/mp4, video/avc, avc1.64002A, 6400000, und, [1920, 1080, 50.0, ColorInfo(BT709, Limited range, SDR SMPTE 170M, false, 8bit Luma, 8bit Chroma)], [-1, -1]), format_supported=YES
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.BaseRenderer.createRendererException(SourceFile:10)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.BaseRenderer.createRendererException(SourceFile:1)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(Unknown Source:102)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(Unknown Source:75)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(Unknown Source:0)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(Unknown Source:21)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(Unknown Source:34)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(Unknown Source:18)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.RendererHolder.render(Unknown Source:10)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(Unknown Source:104)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(Unknown Source:369)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:205)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:294)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at J1.b.run(Unknown Source:18)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): Caused by: androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: c2.amlogic.avc.decoder.secure, Format(c2N0eEIvaSSb4NUsbG9yaT12aWRlbyUzRDY0MDAwMDAmcmVmdD0wJnNkdXI9MjAwMCZ0c2NhPTYwMCZpdHQ9SEQ, null, video/mp4, video/avc, avc1.64002A, 6400000, und, [1920, 1080, 50.0, ColorInfo(BT709, Limited range, SDR SMPTE 170M, false, 8bit Luma, 8bit Chroma)], [-1, -1])
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(Unknown Source:142)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(Unknown Source:82)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): ... 12 more
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: Failed to initialize c2.amlogic.avc.decoder.secure, error 0xfffffff4 (NO_MEMORY)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setup(Native Method)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at android.media.MediaCodec.(MediaCodec.java:2094)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at android.media.MediaCodec.(MediaCodec.java:2072)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at android.media.MediaCodec.createByCodecName(MediaCodec.java:2042)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(SourceFile:4)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(Unknown Source:83)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(Unknown Source:77)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(Unknown Source:110)
08-13 17:30:06.241 E/ExoPlayerImplInternal(21851): ... 13 more

Devices that reproduce the issue

Chromecast Android 12

Devices that do not reproduce the issue

No response

Reproducible in the demo app?

Not tested

Reproduction steps

When launching the b.tv app, and in obtaining the live media content.

Expected result

The media plays successfully

Actual result

Playback crashes with the following traces:
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): Video codec error
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: c2.amlogic.avc.decoder.secure, Format(c2N0eEIvaSSb4NUsbG9yaT12aWRlbyUzRDY0MDAwMDAmcmVmdD0wJnNkdXI9MjAwMCZ0c2NhPTYwMCZpdHQ9SEQ, null, video/mp4, video/avc, avc1.64002A, 6400000, und, [1920, 1080, 50.0, ColorInfo(BT709, Limited range, SDR SMPTE 170M, false, 8bit Luma, 8bit Chroma)], [-1, -1])
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(Unknown Source:142)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(Unknown Source:82)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(Unknown Source:75)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(Unknown Source:0)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(Unknown Source:21)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(Unknown Source:34)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(Unknown Source:18)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.RendererHolder.render(Unknown Source:10)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(Unknown Source:104)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(Unknown Source:369)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:205)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:294)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at J1.b.run(Unknown Source:18)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: Failed to initialize c2.amlogic.avc.decoder.secure, error 0xfffffff4 (NO_MEMORY)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setup(Native Method)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at android.media.MediaCodec.(MediaCodec.java:2094)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at android.media.MediaCodec.(MediaCodec.java:2072)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at android.media.MediaCodec.createByCodecName(MediaCodec.java:2042)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(SourceFile:4)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(Unknown Source:83)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(Unknown Source:77)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(Unknown Source:110)
08-13 17:30:06.235 E/MediaCodecVideoRenderer(21851): ... 13 more

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