Empty media session notification during casting
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Since Aug 25, 2026.
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Description
Version
Media3 1.11.0
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Devices that reproduce the issue
Samsung S25+, Api 36.1
Devices that do not reproduce the issue
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Reproducible in the demo app?
Yes
Reproduction steps
- Use manifest initialized cast options with setNotificationOptions = null and setMediaSessionEnabled = false to get rid of cast notification as described in #3378
- Connect to Cast
- Play any playlist from media session demo
- Play different playlist than 2
- repeat 2-3 a few times, while observing the notification, at some point we get the empty one.
Expected result
Media notification data is always updated
Actual result
Media notification's artwork is empty and the title is <app name> is running
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