Bug #702
closedVideo Play Back Bug
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Description
PB 3.7 (version code 54)
from F-Droid
Android 11
Very frequently, video play back does not work on some websites (see logcat example provided.)
It does work on some sites; on others it works at times and not at other times so not consistent.
I have attached an excerpt of the logcat with the error which repeats every time I try to reload the video and play it.
The error seems to be:
[INFO:CONSOLE(0)] "The resource [..] was preloaded using link preload but not used within a few seconds from the window's load.
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Updated by Soren Stoutner almost 3 years ago
- Status changed from New to Closed
- Assignee set to Soren Stoutner
That isn't an error and it doesn't relate to videos not playing.
There are a number of things that can cause video issues that broadly fit into the following categories.
1. Problems with the website that the web developer needs to fix. For example, Privacy Browser does not allow mixed content. So, if the website is loaded using HTTPS, videos cannot be loaded using HTTP. Also, Privacy Browser does not send a Referer header to the main website. https://www.stoutner.com/the-referer-header/ Some web developers don't like this and break functionality if they don't get it.
2. Problems that you can fix by changing settings in Privacy Browser. For example, some websites require DOM storage for the playing of videos. Or, in some cases videos are blocked by one of the blocklists.
In all cases, you should make sure you are running the latest version of Android System WebView (currently 90.0.4430.91).
If you would like help identifying why a particular website won't play videos I would recommend you post in the forums: https://redmine.stoutner.com/projects/privacy-browser/boards
Updated by stef 204 almost 3 years ago
Soren Stoutner wrote:
That isn't an error and it doesn't relate to videos not playing.
There are a number of things that can cause video issues that broadly fit into the following categories.
1. Problems with the website that the web developer needs to fix. For example, Privacy Browser does not allow mixed content. So, if the website is loaded using HTTPS, videos cannot be loaded using HTTP. Also, Privacy Browser does not send a Referer header to the main website. https://www.stoutner.com/the-referer-header/ Some web developers don't like this and break functionality if they don't get it.
2. Problems that you can fix by changing settings in Privacy Browser. For example, some websites require DOM storage for the playing of videos. Or, in some cases videos are blocked by one of the blocklists.
In all cases, you should make sure you are running the latest version of Android System WebView (currently 90.0.4430.91).
If you would like help identifying why a particular website won't play videos I would recommend you post in the forums: https://redmine.stoutner.com/projects/privacy-browser/boards
I have already tried to enable 1st party cookies + DOM storage, etc., prior to posting here.
One thing I forgot to mention is that this has been working perfectly for months and just started breaking recently (coincidental with upgrading to Android 11.)
I am running WebView 90.0.4430.82
Updated by Soren Stoutner almost 3 years ago
- Tracker changed from Feature to Bug
Please post in the forum with an example URL that is giving you problems. If we discover that there is an actual bug in Privacy Browser we can reopen the bug report.