Unrecoverable Player error randomly occurs for some videos.

[xenomorph1096]

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Affected version

0.25.2

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Go to a video
2. Click on play.

Expected behavior

Video plays

Actual behavior

Unrecoverable player error.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_DECODER_INIT_FAILED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UehnwGR8k20
• Content Country: IN
• Content Language: en-IN
• App Language: en_IN
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.25.2
• OS: Linux samsung/a53xnaeea/a53x:13/TP1A.220624.014/A536BXXU7CWGJ:user/release-keys 13 - 33

Crash log

com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: MediaCodecVideoRenderer error, index=0, format=Format(315, null, null, video/x-vnd.on2.vp9, vp9, 21603121, en, [3840, 2160, 60.0], [-1, -1]), format_supported=NO_EXCEEDS_CAPABILITIES
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:578)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:226)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:313)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)
Caused by: com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: c2.android.vp9.decoder, Format(315, null, null, video/x-vnd.on2.vp9, vp9, 21603121, en, [3840, 2160, 60.0], [-1, -1])
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1021)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:537)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1453)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:954)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:769)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1007)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:502)
	... 4 more
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
	at android.media.MediaCodec.native_configure(Native Method)
	at android.media.MediaCodec.configure(MediaCodec.java:2214)
	at android.media.MediaCodec.configure(MediaCodec.java:2130)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.initialize(AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:156)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.access$100(AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:50)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:103)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.java:111)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1099)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1010)
	... 11 more

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

No response

Affected device model

No response

Additional information

No response

[vladtepesch]

I have the same issue on every video I try to start. Sometimes the audio starts playing, but video not and the error popup is shown.

Here is my crashlog:

## Exception
* User Action: play stream
* Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_DECODER_INIT_FAILED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx9TwwuUfLE
* Content Country: DE
* Content Language: de-
* App Language: de_DE
* Service: YouTube
* Version: 0.25.2
* OS: Linux HUAWEI/BAH2-W19EEA/HWBAH2:8.0.0/HUAWEIBAH2-W19/295(OCEC431):user/release-keys 8.0.0 - 26
<details><summary><b>Crash log </b></summary><p>


com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: MediaCodecVideoRenderer error, index=0, format=Format(299, null, null, video/avc, avc1.64002A, 3462047, null, [1920, 1080, 50.0], [-1, -1]), format_supported=YES
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:578)
 at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:104)
 at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:166)
 at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:65)
Caused by: com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: OMX.IMG.MSVDX.Decoder.AVC, Format(299, null, null, video/avc, avc1.64002A, 3462047, null, [1920, 1080, 50.0], [-1, -1])
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1021)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:537)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1453)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:954)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:769)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1007)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:502)
 ... 3 more
Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: start failed
 at android.media.MediaCodec.native_start(Native Method)
 at android.media.MediaCodec.start(MediaCodec.java:2063)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:58)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.java:113)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1099)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1010)
 ... 10 more

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[opusforlife2]

format_supported=NO_EXCEEDS_CAPABILITIES

Use a lower resolution or older format that your device supports.

[xenomorph1096]

There is no option for changing the format OR resolution.
The button for changing resolution is not accessible, since the player crashes. How do I change it?

[opusforlife2]

From settings.

[xenomorph1096]

Ah, OK. This fixes it. Thankyou!

[opusforlife2]

Decoder failed

@SrivatsanSenthilkumar Still a problem with your device's decoder. Same solution.