Offline playback failed in Android 12 and 13 using Android SDK

technology · December 5, 2022, 4:58pm

I have setup a native module where we manage the download lifecycle when a video downloads. The code haven’t change so far and after testing the app in virtual and physical devices with android version 12 and 13 a NullPointer Exceptions comes up and checking the debugger after passing the _offlineSourceConfig to _player.load(), and printing out what the player loaded, it returns null. However this not happen with online playback neither happen with android with version below or same of 11.

Here an screenshot of the exception:

lucky.goyal · December 5, 2022, 5:08pm

Hi @technology , thanks for reporting this behaviour. Can you please share the following information to help us take a closer look?

logcat output when this issue is observed.
Exact steps/user actions leading up to the reported behaviour.
Version of Bitmovin Android player SDK where issue is observed
Compiled and target Android version of the sample application build

technology · December 6, 2022, 11:03am

Hi @lucky.goyal , Thanks for soon reply.

So I start answering the second numbered list, the steps are as follows:

We have a native module were we manage the downloads done in the react native layer, this works the way that when a user tab on download icon. a @ReactMethod in the native code triggers an instance of an OfflineContentManager that starts the listeners when getOptions() is called. When a download is successful, the offlineSourceConfig in send up through an event to React Native to eventually being kept in a database. When the user tabs on the downloaded videos and press on any video, the BitmovinVideoPlayerManager is called, passing in the @ReactProps the necessary config to play the video, in this case we send over the OfflineSourceConfigas a react prop, this is loaded in the player when is not null. Here the snippet code of that part:

        Source source;
        if (_offlineSourceConfig != null) {
            source = Source.create(_offlineSourceConfig);
        } else {
            source = Source.create(_sourceConfig);
        }
        _player.load(source);

This is working normally for android devices with android version lower that 11. however when I tested on an android phone with Android 12 or 13, I can see from logs (putting some printing outs everywhere) that when printing out _player.getSource() after runing _player.load(source); it returns a null value.

The curren bitmovin version SDK we are using is com.bitmovin.player:player:3.6.0
The compile and the Target SDK version we point to is 31.
The logcat using a virtual device with android 12.

12-06 11:41:13.419  7505  7529 W BugleRcsEngine: [46] alsz.g: Carrier Services Apk was not found.
12-06 11:41:13.419  7505  7529 I BugleRcsEngine: [46] alsz.e: Cannot get service version because CS.apk was not found, not pre-loaded or disabled.
12-06 11:41:13.420  7505  7529 W BugleRcsEngine: [46] alsz.e: Service with meta data key: JibeServiceApiVersions is not compatible. Service Version 1 is not supported. Supported versions: []
12-06 11:41:13.420  7505  7529 I BugleRcsEngine: [46] alsz.c: Not using CS JibeService because it is not compatible with AM.
12-06 11:41:13.422  6705  6748 I BugleRcsEngine: [57] ProvisioningEventReceiver.d: Received Provisioning Event: [Bugle information (100)]
12-06 11:41:13.422  6705  6748 I BugleRcsEngine: [57] ProvisioningEventReceiver.d: JibeService is running, passing event to provisioning engine.
12-06 11:41:13.426  1304  1304 D BoundBrokerSvc: onBind: Intent { act=com.google.android.gms.measurement.START pkg=com.google.android.gms }
12-06 11:41:13.426  1304  1304 D BoundBrokerSvc: Loading bound service for intent: Intent { act=com.google.android.gms.measurement.START pkg=com.google.android.gms }
12-06 11:41:13.428  1218  7764 W TapAndPay: platformSupportsGooglePay: true [CONTEXT service_id=79 ]
12-06 11:41:13.429  1218  7764 W TapAndPay: hasManagedProfile: false [CONTEXT service_id=79 ]
12-06 11:41:13.429  1218  7764 W TapAndPay: isChromeOsDevice: false [CONTEXT service_id=79 ]
12-06 11:41:13.429  1218  7764 W TapAndPay: isUncertifiedDevice: false [CONTEXT service_id=79 ]
12-06 11:41:13.429  1218  7764 W TapAndPay: deviceSupportsTokenization: true [CONTEXT service_id=79 ]
12-06 11:41:13.429  1218  7764 W TapAndPay: isGooglePayEnabled: true [CONTEXT service_id=79 ]
12-06 11:41:13.484  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.484  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.486  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.486  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.486  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.486  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.487  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.487  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.487  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.487  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.487  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.488  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.488  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.488  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.488  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.488  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.488  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.488  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    : RuntimeException while executing runnable bcgm{arwo@65f27c2} with executor MoreExecutors.directExecutor()
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    : java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to read from field 'java.lang.String aqxn.b' on a null object reference
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arwo.b(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcgm.run(PG:7)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcfq.execute(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcdt.p(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcdt.a(PG:6)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcgs.q(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arwq.h(PG:16)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at thv.h(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arcm.p(PG:3)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arcm.q(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arcm.h(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arxl.a(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcib.c(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bchf.run(PG:4)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcid.run(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at aosz.run(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at aosl.run(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at aory.run(PG:3)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:920)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    : RuntimeException while executing runnable bcgm{arwo@b921910} with executor MoreExecutors.directExecutor()
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    : java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to read from field 'java.lang.String aqxn.b' on a null object reference
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arwo.b(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcgm.run(PG:7)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcfq.execute(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcdt.p(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcdt.a(PG:6)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcgs.q(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arwq.h(PG:16)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at thv.h(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arcm.p(PG:3)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arcm.q(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arcm.h(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at arxl.a(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcib.c(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bchf.run(PG:4)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at bcid.run(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at aosz.run(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at aosl.run(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at aory.run(PG:3)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7808 E bcdt    :      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:920)
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.489  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.490  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.490  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.490  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.490  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.490  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.491  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.491  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.491  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.491  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.498  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    : RuntimeException while executing runnable bcgm{arwo@6f8104b} with executor MoreExecutors.directExecutor()
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    : java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to read from field 'java.lang.String aqxn.b' on a null object reference
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arwo.b(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcgm.run(PG:7)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcfq.execute(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcdt.p(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcdt.a(PG:6)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcgs.q(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arwq.h(PG:16)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at thv.h(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arcm.p(PG:3)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arcm.q(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arcm.h(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arxl.a(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcib.c(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bchf.run(PG:4)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcid.run(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at aosz.run(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at aosl.run(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at aory.run(PG:3)
12-06 11:41:13.499  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:920)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E PhFileGroupPop: Failed to add file group
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    : RuntimeException while executing runnable bcgm{arwo@edde341} with executor MoreExecutors.directExecutor()
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    : java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to read from field 'java.lang.String aqxn.b' on a null object reference
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arwo.b(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcgm.run(PG:7)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcfq.execute(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcdt.p(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcdt.a(PG:6)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcgs.q(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arwq.h(PG:16)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at thv.h(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arcm.p(PG:3)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arcm.q(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arcm.h(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at arxl.a(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcib.c(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bchf.run(PG:4)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at bcid.run(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at aosz.run(PG:1)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at aosl.run(PG:2)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at aory.run(PG:3)
12-06 11:41:13.500  7505  7535 E bcdt    :      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:920)
12-06 11:41:13.500   344  7818 D resolv  : GetAddrInfoHandler::run: {100 786532 100 983140 10097 0}
12-06 11:41:13.500   344  7818 D resolv  : resolv_getaddrinfo: explore_fqdn(): ai_family=0 ai_socktype=1 ai_protocol=6
12-06 11:41:13.501   344  7820 D resolv  : doQuery: (1, 1)
12-06 11:41:13.501   344  7820 D resolv  : res_nmkquery: (QUERY, IN, A)
12-06 11:41:13.501   344  7820 D resolv  : res_nsend
12-06 11:41:13.501   344  7820 I resolv  : resolv_cache_lookup: lookup
12-06 11:41:13.501   344  7820 I resolv  : resolv_cache_lookup: NOT IN CACHE (STALE ENTRY 0x7a7b77053770DISCARDED)
12-06 11:41:13.501   344  7820 I resolv  : _cache_remove_p: entry 41 removed (count=54)
12-06 11:41:13.501   344  7820 I resolv  : resolv_populate_res_for_net: netid=100
12-06 11:41:13.502   344  7819 D resolv  : doQuery: (1, 28)
12-06 11:41:13.502   344  7819 D resolv  : res_nmkquery: (QUERY, IN, AAAA)
12-06 11:41:13.503   344  7819 D resolv  : res_nsend
12-06 11:41:13.503   344  7819 I resolv  : resolv_cache_lookup: lookup
12-06 11:41:13.503   344  7819 I resolv  : resolv_cache_lookup: NOT IN CACHE (STALE ENTRY 0x7a7b8704c450DISCARDED)
12-06 11:41:13.503   344  7819 I resolv  : _cache_remove_p: entry 40 removed (count=53)
12-06 11:41:13.503   344  7819 I resolv  : resolv_populate_res_for_net: netid=100
12-06 11:41:13.503   344  7819 I resolv  : res_stats_usable_server: NS stats: S 54 + E 0 + T 10 + I 0 = 64, rtt = 41, min_samples = 8
12-06 11:41:13.503   344  7819 I resolv  : res_stats_usable_server: success rate 84
12-06 11:41:13.503   344  7819 D resolv  : res_nsend: Querying server (# 1) address = 10.0.2.3:53
12-06 11:41:13.503   344  7819 D resolv  : send_dg: new DG socket
12-06 11:41:13.510   344  7820 I resolv  : res_stats_usable_server: NS stats: S 54 + E 0 + T 10 + I 0 = 64, rtt = 41, min_samples = 8
12-06 11:41:13.510   344  7820 I resolv  : res_stats_usable_server: success rate 84
12-06 11:41:13.510   344  7820 D resolv  : res_nsend: Querying server (# 1) address = 10.0.2.3:53
12-06 11:41:13.511   344  7820 D resolv  : send_dg: new DG socket
12-06 11:41:13.511   344  7820 I resolv  : get_timeout: using timeout of 5000 msec
12-06 11:41:13.512   344  7820 I resolv  : retrying_poll: 57 retrying_poll
12-06 11:41:13.512   344  7819 I resolv  : get_timeout: using timeout of 5000 msec
12-06 11:41:13.512   344  7819 I resolv  : retrying_poll: 56 retrying_poll

technology · December 7, 2022, 11:01am

So after some testing we realised that when the compile and target SDK java version was updated to 31 (which we needed in order that our app gets published in the play store) the issue is present, however when downgrade the SDK version (both compile and target) to 30 (it was the previous we were using), the offline playback was working correctly.

lucky.goyal · December 7, 2022, 11:10am

Hi @technology , thanks for providing additional insights. The mentioned behaviour could be related to a previously found Download functionality related bug when targeting Android SDK 31.

The bug is already fixed in Bitmovin player. Can you please test with latest Bitmovin player SDK 3.26.0 and verify if the issue is still happening?

technology · December 8, 2022, 4:32pm

Hi @lucky.goyal Thanks for the possible solution, however when trying to update bitmovind SDK this error triggers when trying to build the app.

More than one file was found with OS independent path 'META-INF/com.android.tools/proguard/coroutines.pro'

We haven’t got enable progard in release builds yet though.

Our workaround was downgrade the targetSdkVersion to the specific flavour that we want to the offline playback continue working.

lucky.goyal · December 8, 2022, 7:22pm

Hi @technology , thanks for sharing this. The above error encountered with latest SDK seems related to the build environment and dependencies specially Kotlin and Gradle plugin.

Latest Bitmovin SDK has Kotlin 1.7.20 as dependency
The player version 3.18.0 which has the fix for Download use case for target API 31 has Kotlin 1.6.10 as dependency
The player version 3.6.0 used in your app has Kotlin 1.5.10 as dependency.

Upgrading Kotlin and/or gradle plugin to later version may help resolve the build issue. You can also try with version 3.18.0 (if the build works) instead of latest SDK and check the Download use case behaviour when targeting API 31.

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