lbryio / lbryio/lbry-android

All videos +15min length, pause randomly when playing on background (on android 11?)

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Description

The Issue

User has reported videos randomly pausing for every video which is at least 15 mins long.
Happens when app is on the background.
Doesn't matter if screen on/off
Doesn't matter if charging or not
Doesn't matter if floating mini player is on/off
Had stable and strong WIFI connection
"Enable background playback" and "Keep the LBRY service running in the background..." are enabled
Didn't happen with any other app

User's device: Pixel 4A Android 11

I couldn't reproduce on android 10.

Link to the original issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/lbry/comments/om7eqh/lbry_keep_pausing_during_background_play/

Internal Use

Acceptance Criteria
Definition of Done
  • Tested against acceptance criteria
  • Tested against the assumptions of the user story
  • The project builds without errors
  • Unit tests are written and passing
  • Tests on devices/browsers listed in the issue have passed
  • QA performed & issues resolved
  • Refactoring completed
  • Any configuration or build changes documented
  • Documentation updated
  • Peer Code Review performed

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Research direction

No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing playback on a Pixel 4A running Android 11 with background playback enabled, then trace the app's background playback and service behavior. Done means videos of at least 15 minutes no longer pause unexpectedly in the reported background and screen states, with device testing completed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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