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AndroidMediaPlayer.Initialize () System.ArgumentNullException: MediaSession cannot be null. Make sure the MediaBrowserService sets it up Parameter name: MediaSession

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🐛 Bug Report

Here is the stack trace found in App center : AndroidMediaPlayer.Initialize () AndroidMediaPlayer.get_Player () AndroidMediaPlayer.set_VideoView (MediaManager.Video.IVideoView value) VideoViewRenderer.OnElementChanged (Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.ElementChangedEventArgs1[TElement] args) VisualElementRenderer1[TElement].SetElement (TElement element) IVisualElementRenderer.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element) Platform.CreateRenderer (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element, Android.Content.Context context) VisualElementPackager.AddChild (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement view, Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.IVisualElementRenderer oldRenderer, Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.RendererPool pool, System.Boolean sameChildren) VisualElementPackager.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement oldElement, Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement newElement) VisualElementPackager.Load () VisualElementRenderer1[TElement].SetPackager (Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.VisualElementPackager packager) VisualElementRenderer1[TElement].SetElement (TElement element) IVisualElementRenderer.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element) Platform.CreateRenderer (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element, Android.Content.Context context) VisualElementPackager.AddChild (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement view, Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.IVisualElementRenderer oldRenderer, Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.RendererPool pool, System.Boolean sameChildren) VisualElementPackager.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement oldElement, Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement newElement) VisualElementPackager.Load () VisualElementRenderer1[TElement].SetPackager (Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.VisualElementPackager packager) VisualElementRenderer1[TElement].SetElement (TElement element) IVisualElementRenderer.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element) Platform.CreateRenderer (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element, Android.Content.Context context) VisualElementPackager.AddChild (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement view, Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.IVisualElementRenderer oldRenderer, Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.RendererPool pool, System.Boolean sameChildren) VisualElementPackager.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement oldElement, Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement newElement) VisualElementPackager.Load () VisualElementRenderer1[TElement].SetPackager (Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.VisualElementPackager packager) VisualElementRenderer1[TElement].SetElement (TElement element) IVisualElementRenderer.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element) Platform.CreateRenderer (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element, Android.Content.Context context) ScrollViewContainer.set_ChildView (Xamarin.Forms.View value) ScrollViewRenderer.LoadContent () ScrollViewRenderer.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element) Platform.CreateRenderer (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element, Android.Content.Context context) VisualElementPackager.AddChild (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement view, Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.IVisualElementRenderer oldRenderer, Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.RendererPool pool, System.Boolean sameChildren) VisualElementPackager.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement oldElement, Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement newElement) VisualElementPackager.Load () VisualElementRenderer1[TElement].SetPackager (Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.VisualElementPackager packager) VisualElementRenderer1[TElement].SetElement (TElement element) IVisualElementRenderer.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element) Platform.CreateRenderer (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element, Android.Content.Context context) VisualElementPackager.AddChild (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement view, Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.IVisualElementRenderer oldRenderer, Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.RendererPool pool, System.Boolean sameChildren) VisualElementPackager.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement oldElement, Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement newElement) VisualElementPackager.Load () VisualElementRenderer1[TElement].SetPackager (Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.VisualElementPackager packager) VisualElementRenderer1[TElement].SetElement (TElement element) IVisualElementRenderer.SetElement (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element) Platform.CreateRenderer (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement element, Android.Support.V4.App.FragmentManager fragmentManager, Android.Content.Context context) FragmentContainer.OnCreateView (Android.Views.LayoutInflater inflater, Android.Views.ViewGroup container, Android.OS.Bundle savedInstanceState) Fragment.n_OnCreateView_Landroid_view_LayoutInflater_Landroid_view_ViewGroup_Landroid_os_Bundle_ (System.IntPtr jnienv, System.IntPtr native__this, System.IntPtr native_inflater, System.IntPtr native_container, System.IntPtr native_savedInstanceState) (wrapper dynamic-method) Android.Runtime.DynamicMethodNameCounter.74(intptr,intptr,intptr,intptr,intptr)

Expected behavior

App should work properly without crashing

Reproduction steps

Play a media item.
Close the app.
Re-open the app, then app crashes and getting Media Session null exception.

Configuration

Version: 0.7.2

Platform:

🤖 Android
🐒 Xamarin.Forms

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 4 years ago
Reactions:1
Comments:10 (2 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

2reactions

martijn00commented, Jul 16, 2019

@jrahma you need to set the d8 compiler in both Release and Debug mode.

0reactions

SatyaRamprasadcommented, Jul 17, 2019

It’s working @martijn00 Thanks

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