Many videos no longer play on android app

3 months ago by wendigolibre to c/boostforlemmy

save

report

Multiple videos from multiple sources in the past 24 hours. Opening in browser works. Another example

psx_crab 8 points 3 months ago

Yeah same, i started to notice it today that some video just won't play. Very odd.

Edit: does this one works for you?

https://lemmy.world/post/49670589

It works only when on the main page but it won't work if i go into the post.

save

path: 0 24857597, hotness: undefined, score: 8, children: 4

slothrop 3 points 3 months ago

Works for me. version 1.0.31, android 17

save

path: 0 24857597 24858184, hotness: undefined, score: 3, children: 0

wendigolibre 2 points 3 months ago

This one doesn't work for me either. When I tap the image it focuses on the image, but no video controls appear. Like I'm still just looking at a blown-up version of the thumbnail/card version.

save

path: 0 24857597 24868934, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 0

dmtalon 2 points 3 months ago

If that is a video it does not play for me

save

path: 0 24857597 24859633, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 0

lemming 2 points 3 months ago

None of these work for me. I don't think I've seen a direct link to webm or mp4 that worked for me since yesterday.

v 1.0.32 (36), Android 16, One UI 8.5

save

path: 0 24857597 24861704, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 0

slothrop 7 points 3 months ago

I know I'm not helping, but I use boost on android, and both vids play...

save

path: 0 24857261, hotness: undefined, score: 7, children: 2

Onomatopoeia 7 points 3 months ago

You're providing a data point.

save

path: 0 24857261 24857519, hotness: undefined, score: 7, children: 0

BeardedBlaze 3 points 3 months ago

Ditto

save

path: 0 24857261 24861375, hotness: undefined, score: 3, children: 0

londos 5 points 3 months ago

Fwiw, these samples are working in Sync on Android, which hasn't seen updates in a long time, so at the very least I'd assume its not the actual video source

save

path: 0 24861654, hotness: undefined, score: 5, children: 0

Onomatopoeia 5 points 3 months ago

Been having this issue for a couple weeks now.

Got really bad in the last few days.

save

path: 0 24857507, hotness: undefined, score: 5, children: 0

atomicbocks 3 points 3 months ago

I am having the same problem on Voyager but all the ones I have seen that I remember have been posted by the same user:

sanitation@lemmy.today

save

path: 0 24861046, hotness: undefined, score: 3, children: 0

Pencilnoob 2 points 3 months ago

same issue here

save

path: 0 24857398, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 0

newton 2 points 3 months ago

On Blorp all vid. works fine

save

path: 0 24863112, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 0

Entertainmeonly 1 point 3 months ago

I use connect on android and this video auto plays fine for me. Hope that helps a smidgen.

save

path: 0 24857839, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

greyfox 1 point 3 months ago

If you click the link icon (next to reply) you get the video instead of the preview image.

save

path: 0 24952263, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 1

wendigolibre 1 point 3 months ago

Thanks, but I know that already. The app used to play videos simply by tapping the preview image. Tapping the link icon opens the link in my browser to play it, which I'd like to avoid.

save

path: 0 24952263 24963483, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

AlteE 1 point 3 months ago

I personally have problems with videos even in browser - cannot unmute them. Does anyone else has this problem?

save

path: 0 24857102, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 1

Feathercrown 3 points 3 months ago

I've run into this, but I'm never sure if the video just doesn't have audio data or something...

save

path: 0 24857102 24863342, hotness: undefined, score: 3, children: 0