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Multi-window transparency issue

I am a heavy user of multi-window.
I recently started to use mx player as my video player of choice and I came across a problem.
The video plays fine but the issue lies with the interface. While using mx player, the interface would only show the video while the background stays transparent.
Initially I figured it was a setting in the options, however those transparency options have to do with the interface with the controls instead of the idle interface.
I tried other players to see if it was an issue with multi-window, however I was unable to replicate the issue.
Suggestions are appreciated.
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Alertdotexe said:
I am a heavy user of multi-window.
I recently started to use mx player as my video player of choice and I came across a problem.
The video plays fine but the issue lies with the interface. While using mx player, the interface would only show the video while the background stays transparent.
Initially I figured it was a setting in the options, however those transparency options have to do with the interface with the controls instead of the idle interface.
I tried other players to see if it was an issue with multi-window, however I was unable to replicate the issue.
Suggestions are appreciated.
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@Alertdotexe Would you test latest test version? https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build
This issue might be fixed.
Feedback will be appreciated.
Thanks

@bleu8888
I wholeheartedly appreciate the suggestion, it works beautifully.

@bleu8888
Upon further testing I noticed initially at installation, every works perfectly, however when my system reboots or powers off, the player upon booting up has the same background transparency issue as before.
I have uninstalled and re-installed it which works again until I reboot or power off.

Alertdotexe said:
@bleu8888
Upon further testing I noticed initially at installation, every works perfectly, however when my system reboots or powers off, the player upon booting up has the same background transparency issue as before.
I have uninstalled and re-installed it which works again until I reboot or power off.
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Would you check version of MX Player after rebooting your device?
MX Player looks like being rolled back to old version (or to official version from Google Play Store) somehow.

bleu8888 said:
Would you check version of MX Player after rebooting your device?
MX Player looks like being rolled back to old version (or to official version from Google Play Store) somehow.
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I believe you are correct, I disabled auto update with mx player on the store and rebooted my device about 10 times to make sure everything is working properly and consistently. Since I disabled auto update, everything seems to be working as intended.

Recorded video and YouTube playback errors

Noticed today that when I record a video on my Honor 8 I can not play it back. It's just a black screen with audio. Also, the YouTube app just "loads" - good 4G LTE signal or over WiFi. Might be separate issues. Cleared the cache and uninstalled the YouTube updates.
Anyone else seeing this or know of a fix?

eth3rton said:
Noticed today that when I record a video on my Honor 8 I can not play it back. It's just a black screen with audio. Also, the YouTube app just "loads" - good 4G LTE signal or over WiFi. Might be separate issues. Cleared the cache and uninstalled the YouTube updates.
Anyone else seeing this or know of a fix?
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if you have installed magisk uninstall and it should work i had the same issue and it went away as soon as i uninstalled magisk with the provided zip on the thread after 21 day and couple of hours of troubleshooting

I don't have that installed.

eth3rton said:
I don't have that installed.
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But you might have another app that messes with the video driver.
Unless anyone pinpoints the exact cause I suggest you backup with Huawei Backup to SD or PC, factory reset, setup Google account and nothing more. THEN test to see if it behaves the same.
If it does, then you might have a malfunctioning unit.
If it doesn´t then it´s either an app or a file messing with your ROM. Try to restore your backup one-by-one app until you see the problem appearing so that you can identify the app.

eth3rton said:
I don't have that installed.
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How about xposed?

Hi There, we recommend you back up the device and perform a "master reset" to see if that fixes the issue. To perform a master reset, you will go into your menu and click settings, then go to Back Up & Reset. Follow the prompts on the screen to back up and factory reset, then continue by following the steps to restart and activate the device (note: you will need to have your Google email/password present at startup).
If you still can't get playback on your videos to work properly, you should call in to our knowledgeable Honor customer service center at +1-844-524-6667 and they can further diagnose the situation you are having with video recording and playback. Thanks for your question! (NS)

Video playback seems to be a general weakness on the phone. I have experienced occasional glitches as well as battery drainage. It could be that the hardware (imaging processor) is weak.

Do a factory reset and see if it works

I'd actually like to raise awareness about this issue, my device works great other than this video issue arising and is progressively getting more annoying every time it happens.
There was this previous thread where, someone else had this problem and someone said that it was a "Known Bug", but I'm not sure where the source for that information is. Thread HERE.
I've done two factory resets since I got the phone in hopes that the problem clears up but it still happens from time to time, and the only way to fix it is to reboot the phone.
A summary of the issue is this:
- Youtube videos only load, but don't play. If you have youtube red, the video plays once you leave the app and audio only plays in the background, and when you return to the youtube app the video continues to play, audio only, with a black screen.
- Playing recorded videos from the video app, or any video app for that matter (Built in Video app, MX Player), videos only show a black screen, and plays audio only.
- Playing videos in Chrome, or anything that uses the android WebView (Such as Reddit while looking at GfyCat''s), doesn't load or shows a black screen
- The only way to get it all working again is to Reboot the device. However, in some rare cases, it magically starts working again.
I did speak to a live support agent on the honor website (David B) about the problem about a week ago in order to try to raise awareness of this issue, in hopes that someone takes notice and finds a workaround or fix for the problem.
I know for a fact that this issue isn't caused by Root, Xposed or anything related to unlocking the bootloader as the issue happened with a fresh restore, and an unmodified device a few days into owning my honor 8.
In conclusion, we need to see and know how many total are having this problem, and how many people haven't had this issue at all, just to ensure that those having the problem (Like me) don't have a defective unit. If only a small percentage of us are experiencing this issue then there is a possibility that those who have this issue like me have a defective device and would need to take action quickly to somehow obtain a new device.
P.S: I've been trying to figure out what triggers this issue to happen and what 'Magically' fixes it while the device is on, without rebooting, ever since I got my device. I'll report back if I ever come across something significant
Update Sept22: I can confirm that there is some issue happening with the hardware decoder as in MX Player video doesn't play when HW Decode is selected but works when SW Decode is selected. Still trying to figure out how to get it working again from its broken state without having to reboot the phone

It seems that there is a software issue which makes the phone unable to use HW decoders correctly

its a reported problem with honor 8, many users are facing the same issue, hope honor fixes it soon with a software patch.

It released an update for both US and EU model, now it's time to wait and see

minigreen said:
Do a factory reset and see if it works
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factory reset would solve the issue for a day or two, as it would reappear again

minigreen said:
Do a factory reset and see if it works
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Members reported that even a factory reset wouldn't solve it

When streaming a video my fault is. It plays a bit the video pauses but audio continues as normal. This can be fixed by rewinding or fastforwarding a little but same happens again ever so often 3 times per half hour playback

raazaonex said:
When streaming a video my fault is. It plays a bit the video pauses but audio continues as normal. This can be fixed by rewinding or fastforwarding a little but same happens again ever so often 3 times per half hour playback
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wait for the update, maybe it will be fixed

raazaonex said:
When streaming a video my fault is. It plays a bit the video pauses but audio continues as normal. This can be fixed by rewinding or fastforwarding a little but same happens again ever so often 3 times per half hour playback
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You may receive an update, but I don't know if it fixes the issue

raazaonex said:
When streaming a video my fault is. It plays a bit the video pauses but audio continues as normal. This can be fixed by rewinding or fastforwarding a little but same happens again ever so often 3 times per half hour playback
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Pester Honor team for a fix to this software issue through their FB and their official forums. A bugfix update will do the need.

I know updates etc talking to Honor n that .If enough of us complain on here it could be considered to link them to here to see for them self errors in software... infanct I know a couple of official Honor mods are actually on this forum. We want them to go nag the heads of swu

I just talked to Miles of the hihonor website live chat, and he told me the following:
When asking about the bug:
Miles S 07:32:56 pm
Ah! Yes, our team is aware of the bug and are planning on patching it soon.
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Asked for an ETA and specified my model FRD-L04:
Miles S 07:35:24 pm
So, no ETA as of yet, just a message letting us know that our team is on it and it will be patched soon.
Thank you, we found that it's the US model and it's an android bug.
No worries though, we'
We'll get this patched up as soon as we can.
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Great solid phone for a great price but just this one bug which is driving me nuts haha, hopefully in the coming weeks it'll be patched!

Galaxy S8+ App Refreshing Issues

I have the G955U version of the S8 Plus. Most apps that I use will occasionally refresh while I am using them clearing any progress that I may have had. These refreshes will normally happen in pairs as well, happening about 30sec to a minute apart. The most noticeable refreshes happen on Snapchat, Youtube, and Twitch apps.
So for example, in Snapchat if I take a picture and put a caption, etc. it will refresh and I will be taken back to the picture taking screen forcing me to retake a picture. On youtube, I will be watching a video and the video will reload and start where it left off and then it will do it again about 30 seconds later however this time, the video will be black and I can still hear audio. I normally fix this issue by going to the next video and then going back to the original video. Twitch will just reload the stream and chat. It seems as though this will happen on most apps, including games and messenger apps. But I haven't had it happen on browsers yet.
Any ideas?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/apps-randomly-refresh-t3387109/page2
In this thread they suggest it's a network issue. So far, with airplane mode on, i've had no screen refresh issues.

MX Player Problem on Galaxy S8 plus - Random stop working on background

Hello
I am using Galaxy S8 plus (Latest update as of security patch dated Aug 1) with MX Player Pro (+ Neon Codec) . Whenever the player is working in background , it plays for like 10 or maximum 30 minutes and then it will no longer making any sound. (I am using this to listen to hours of music videos in backgroud in all my android devices)
I have checked and this is happen no matter using HW/HW+/SW codec and also it is same behavior no matter running on SD or Internal storage. (The Video are just 320p video)
I've already put the app monitoring on Galaxy S8+ stop / add to the unmonitored list and behavior is also same
If I use VLC to do the same in background , it doesn't stop so assume that is not SD card problem I am hitting ( no error in SD Card Monitor app)
Anyone have similar problem ? Thanks

lumix14 said:
Hello
I am using Galaxy S8 plus (Latest update as of security patch dated Aug 1) with MX Player Pro (+ Neon Codec) . Whenever the player is working in background , it plays for like 10 or maximum 30 minutes and then it will no longer making any sound. (I am using this to listen to hours of music videos in backgroud in all my android devices)
I have checked and this is happen no matter using HW/HW+/SW codec and also it is same behavior no matter running on SD or Internal storage. (The Video are just 320p video)
I've already put the app monitoring on Galaxy S8+ stop / add to the unmonitored list and behavior is also same
If I use VLC to do the same in background , it doesn't stop so assume that is not SD card problem I am hitting ( no error in SD Card Monitor app)
Anyone have similar problem ? Thanks
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HI,
When it stops, immediately open the MX Player again & collect the bug report from help menu and share here.
It will help us to understand the issue.

Thirumalai.K said:
HI,
When it stops, immediately open the MX Player again & collect the bug report from help menu and share here.
It will help us to understand the issue.
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Cool, let me simulate and get the logs . Thanks for prompt reply

Hello,
This is the log file :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ob0ves97z5369va/report_2017-08-31_153627.zip?dl=0
And a video that after the screen is unlocked, the player counter seems got stuck and keep looping for like 3 seconds.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yd2rb74uxih7mxo/Untitled.mp4?dl=0
Thanks a lot

Thirumalai.K said:
HI,
When it stops, immediately open the MX Player again & collect the bug report from help menu and share here.
It will help us to understand the issue.
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Hi Thirumalai,
Is the logs and the video sufficient for this ? To supplement , it also same behavior when the screen is "on" playing video in foreground (Or .mp4 / aac audio file etc)
Thanks

lumix14 said:
Hi Thirumalai,
Is the logs and the video sufficient for this ? To supplement , it also same behavior when the screen is "on" playing video in foreground (Or .mp4 / aac audio file etc)
Thanks
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hmm. That's wired. Does it happen in all decoders when the player is in the foreground?
can you collect some logs again?

Thirumalai.K said:
hmm. That's wired. Does it happen in all decoders when the player is in the foreground?
can you collect some logs again?
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Let me try and give them tomorrow. Is there any suspicious thing identify on the previous logs ? Thanks

lumix14 said:
Let me try and give them tomorrow. Is there any suspicious thing identify on the previous logs ? Thanks
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Our team is still investigating on it. We couldn't reproduce it in our test S8 devices.
We are waiting for your new logs. If there is no useful information, we may have to try the same content.

Thirumalai.K said:
Our team is still investigating on it. We couldn't reproduce it in our test S8 devices.
We are waiting for your new logs. If there is no useful information, we may have to try the same content.
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I can actually reproduce the problem now (not on a specific video but seems to be something longer than e.g. 22 minutes )
Let me send you a video link from youtube and you can do that simulation on your side by download it to the internal folder by using same video I am using (not only one video have problem but I play the same file twice and figured out both 2 times stop on around similar time frame)
I will provide the logs when I back home
Thanks

lumix14 said:
I can actually reproduce the problem now (not on a specific video but seems to be something longer than e.g. 22 minutes )
Let me send you a video link from youtube and you can do that simulation on your side by download it to the internal folder by using same video I am using (not only one video have problem but I play the same file twice and figured out both 2 times stop on around similar time frame)
I will provide the logs when I back home
Thanks
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Video (not only this one has problem, no problem if i play with screen on)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnOaklQOttw
Logs
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b0fsdwha9vwucby/report_2017-09-07_000156.zip?dl=0

Experiencing the same behaviour on OnePlus 5 running Lineage. Happens with the screen off or the player in background, with or without custom codec using software, hardware or hardware+ decoder.

xXSnowyXx said:
Experiencing the same behaviour on OnePlus 5 running Lineage. Happens with the screen off or the player in background, with or without custom codec using software, hardware or hardware+ decoder.
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Thank you , this means I am not alone on this issue.

It doesn't seem to happen with every file...some MP3s seem fine, some fail consistently, AVC/AAC from YouTube and Twitch have the same problem, but less frequently. This podcast seems to have the problem pretty consistently...it'll play for about 10 minutes 50 seconds and then stop until you close the file and open it again or seek forward. Just got this phone and didn't have any of these problems on my S5 with all the same settings.

xXSnowyXx said:
It doesn't seem to happen with every file...some MP3s seem fine, some fail consistently, AVC/AAC from YouTube and Twitch have the same problem, but less frequently. This podcast seems to have the problem pretty consistently...it'll play for about 10 minutes 50 seconds and then stop until you close the file and open it again or seek forward. Just got this phone and didn't have any of these problems on my S5 with all the same settings.
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Yeah, I have the exact symptom for some files. But it happen even for some DVD converted video I did it myself.
It seems to be some audio related bug and yesterday it stopped on forescreen (screen on) as well for some other files.

lumix14 said:
Yeah, I have the exact symptom for some files. But it happen even for some DVD converted video I did it myself.
It seems to be some audio related bug and yesterday it stopped on forescreen (screen on) as well for some other files.
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HI,
we have tried the same youtube video in our S8 Plus multiple times. still, couldn't reproduce the issue. It played completely till the end. Are running the device in power saver mode? In the logs, We have noticed buffering throughout the playback which is quite abnormal for a local file. The second thing the video was continuously playing till you tapped on the notification.
Is it possible to collect the complete system logs using adb? The bug report from MX Player will be limited MX Player logs.
Complete logs may give more insight if it's something related to system services.

Thirumalai.K said:
HI,
we have tried the same youtube video in our S8 Plus multiple times. still, couldn't reproduce the issue. It played completely till the end. Are running the device in power saver mode? In the logs, We have noticed buffering throughout the playback which is quite abnormal for a local file. The second thing the video was continuously playing till you tapped on the notification.
and like you observed , once I click the notification , it resumed......
Is it possible to collect the complete system logs using adb? The bug report from MX Player will be limited MX Player logs.
Complete logs may give more insight if it's something related to system services.
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Hi Thirumalai,
I guess that is related to some buffer related setting as well. It is same for powersave , on , off , on with unmonitored app etc ( on all HW/HW+/SW codec combination)
Here is video that it is keep looping itself https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=S7-YzedXTO0
What is the adb command to dump complete system logs ? ( I need some time to work on that as I am not an ADBer......)
Thanks

Hi Thirumalai,
and like you observed , once I click in the notification, it resumed......
Thanks

lumix14 said:
Yeah, I have the exact symptom for some files. But it happen even for some DVD converted video I did it myself.
It seems to be some audio related bug and yesterday it stopped on forescreen (screen on) as well for some other files.
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I've attached the player log and system log with hopefully everything included. I glanced at the player log and also saw entries related to http and buffering when I only played a local file so I'm fairly sure we're both having the same issue.

xXSnowyXx said:
I've attached the player log and system log with hopefully everything included. I glanced at the player log and also saw entries related to http and buffering when I only played a local file so I'm fairly sure we're both having the same issue.
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Is this log collected immediately after noticing the issue?
The last playback was a mp3 file & lasted 1-2mins.
Looks like you are playing through a Bluetooth device. is it happens when playing through internal speakers?
Suspect it happens when there is a drop on the Bluetooth connection.

Thirumalai.K said:
Is this log collected immediately after noticing the issue?
The last playback was a mp3 file & lasted 1-2mins.
Looks like you are playing through a Bluetooth device. is it happens when playing through internal speakers?
Suspect it happens when there is a drop on the Bluetooth connection.
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I'd thought the same thing initially but it happens whether Bluetooth is connected or not. That particular file always plays for about 10 minutes at a time so it makes it easier to reproduce the problem but I was playing at 400% speed for brevity - it stops in the same way at normal speed. The logs are intentionally cut down in order to keep only relevant data. The same file plays fine on my S5 and other videos and audio do the same thing though less consistently.

Youtube app Audio but no Video (black screen)

I have starting to notice this has occurred more frequently lately with the Mate 9. Sometime when I opened a youtube video on the app, the video is just completely black. The audio played just fine, but there's just no video. I have try clearing cache and even go as far as factory reset several times but this issue always comes back. Is there any recommendation or settings I can change to get rid of the issue once and for all? I did not experienced this with any of my previous snapdragon phones so I don't know if it's a Kirin thing or not. I would appreciate any input from anyone that'd experienced this. TIA.

common issue among several devices. It is a youtube app problem.
I switched to newpipe for viewing videos. Never looked back.

I had this problem. Assumed it was YouTube as I've had zero issues with my Mate 9. Probably issue their end.

I have the same issue. It's very annoying.