[BUG]: (Android) androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlaybackException: Source error

[ivaniuk7531]

Version

6.12.0

What platforms are you having the problem on?

Android

System Version

Pixel 8 Pro

On what device are you experiencing the issue?

Simulator, Real device

Architecture

Old architecture

What happened?

I'm unable to play the HLS video on all Android devices. I tested using the latest version 6.14.1, and I still see the same problem there. Although the video works in this online service https://hlsjs.video-dev.org/demo. Here is the HLS video URL - https://d1249b47aalla0.cloudfront.net/pictures/45/641/45641483/featured/low/316920_rac89apfgcp2/vid.m3u8

Reproduction Link

https://github.com/ivaniuk7531/react-native-video-HLS-error/tree/exoplayer-audio-error

Reproduction

Steps to reproduce this bug are:

1. Clone the repository and install all dependencies;
2. Run the app on a physical device or Android emulator;
3. Wait for the video to load — the player will attempt to load an HLS stream, and you will see the error.

[github-actions]

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