Player controls are not visible anymore, can't seek, see time, etc.

[anonym24]

com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer:core:12.1.1 (latest version)

So recently player controls stopped appearing. I believe YouTube has changed something.

        val iFramePlayerOptions = IFramePlayerOptions.Builder()
            .controls(1)
            .fullscreen(0) // disable full screen button
            .langPref(Locale.getDefault().language)
            .build()

        <com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer.core.player.views.YouTubePlayerView
            android:id="@+id/player_view"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_gravity="center" />

I didn't make any updates to this app, so it worked normally not a long time ago

I can notice they are visible at first player opening but then they disappear fast

[PierfrancescoSoffritti]

Controls still show up in the sample app. Is that not the case for you?

[anonym24]

ok, I tried sample and it seems to be working fine, then I copied my player class activity to your project and it also works fine, controls are there, I'm trying figure out what's wrong, why the same code doesn't work in my own project, basically controls are visible but for a very short time and they never become visible again...

UPDATE: actually, I reproduced the issue in your sample with my code, I will send the modified sample as example soon

[anonym24]

Here's the example video of the issue and tiny sample app to reproduce it. Rarely controls can stay visible when starting the app, but in most cases, they aren't, and when tapping to pause the video, they won't appear.

ScreenVideoRecording.mp4

FullScreenSampleYouTubeApp.zip

So, I use youTubePlayer.toggleFullscreen() to enter fullscreen mode and then controls are gone forever.

Main code from this sample:

Activity:

package com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer.core.sampleapp.examples.simpleExample

import android.content.res.Configuration
import android.media.AudioManager
import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.View
import android.widget.FrameLayout
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import androidx.core.view.isVisible
import com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer.core.player.PlayerConstants
import com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer.core.player.YouTubePlayer
import com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer.core.player.listeners.AbstractYouTubePlayerListener
import com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer.core.player.listeners.FullscreenListener
import com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer.core.player.options.IFramePlayerOptions
import com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer.core.player.views.YouTubePlayerView
import com.pierfrancescosoffritti.aytplayersample.R
import java.util.Locale

class FullScreenSampleActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
    private lateinit var youTubePlayerView: YouTubePlayerView
    private lateinit var fullscreenViewContainer: FrameLayout

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)

        volumeControlStream = AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC

        setContentView(R.layout.activity_simple_example)

        youTubePlayerView = findViewById<YouTubePlayerView>(R.id.youtube_player_view)
        fullscreenViewContainer = findViewById<FrameLayout>(R.id.full_screen_view_container)

        initPlayer()
    }

    private fun initPlayer() {
        val iFramePlayerOptions = IFramePlayerOptions.Builder()
            .controls(1)
            .fullscreen(0) // disable full screen button
            .langPref(Locale.getDefault().language)
            .build()

        youTubePlayerView.addFullscreenListener(object : FullscreenListener {
            override fun onEnterFullscreen(fullscreenView: View, exitFullscreen: () -> Unit) {
                // the video will continue playing in fullscreenView
                fullscreenViewContainer.addView(fullscreenView)
                youTubePlayerView.isVisible = false
            }

            override fun onExitFullscreen() {
                // just exist this activity, we only support playback in fullscreen
                onBackPressedDispatcher.onBackPressed()
            }
        })

        youTubePlayerView.initialize(
            object : AbstractYouTubePlayerListener() {
                override fun onReady(youTubePlayer: YouTubePlayer) {
                    youTubePlayer.loadVideo("S0Q4gqBUs7c", 0f)
                    youTubePlayer.toggleFullscreen()
                }

                override fun onStateChange(
                    youTubePlayer: YouTubePlayer,
                    state: PlayerConstants.PlayerState
                ) {
                    super.onStateChange(youTubePlayer, state)
                }
            },
            iFramePlayerOptions
        )

        lifecycle.addObserver(youTubePlayerView)
    }
}

Layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer.core.player.views.YouTubePlayerView
        android:id="@+id/youtube_player_view"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        app:enableAutomaticInitialization="false" />

    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/full_screen_view_container"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</FrameLayout>

Manifest:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="false"
        android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

        <activity
            android:name="com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer.core.sampleapp.examples.simpleExample.FullScreenSampleActivity"
            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout"
            android:exported="true"
            android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
            android:label="@string/simple_example"
            android:launchMode="singleInstance"
            android:screenOrientation="sensor">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

    </application>

</manifest>

App build.gradle:

plugins {
    id "com.android.application"
    id "kotlin-android"
}

android {
    compileSdk 36

    defaultConfig {
        minSdk 21
        targetSdk 36
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }

    namespace 'com.pierfrancescosoffritti.aytplayersample'

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
    }

    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.0"
    implementation 'com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer:core:12.1.1'
}

[MKohni]

I got the same problem. Some devices show all the controls, while others only display the video.

[MKohni]

I found out that with every other reinstallation of the APK, the UI and buttons reappear. Maybe it has something to do with YouTube's UI changes?

[anonym24]

The issue occurs when switching to fullscreen programmatically. However, if we disable that and instead display a fullscreen button for users to click, it works fine — but we want to control fullscreen programmatically.

[anonym24]

I found out that with every other reinstallation of the APK, the UI and buttons reappear. Maybe it has something to do with YouTube's UI changes?

I tried to clear data/cache of the app and controls returned

[PierfrancescoSoffritti]

The sample app has an example for full screen, does it happen there?

[anonym24]

yes.
I mean, two people already confirmed it,
but yeah, same issue with your official full screen example

paused, no controls:

[PierfrancescoSoffritti]

I can't reproduce in the sample app. What are the steps there? I toggle full screen programmatically by clicking the "toggle full screen" button outside the player, and it works well.

[anonym24]

just try to install it a couple of times from android studio without deleting previous version