Constant crash on android 6.0.1

[ehtiqamar]

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Current bug behaviour

After the update to audioplayers 5.2.1, there is constant crash of IlllegalStateException on Android 6.0.1 devices.

Expected behaviour

The player should play the audio from assets.

Steps to reproduce

1. Execute flutter run on the code sample
2. ...
3. ...

Code sample

Future play(String fileName, {bool loop = false}) async {
if (_audioPlayer.state == PlayerState.disposed) {
_audioPlayer = AudioPlayer();
}
await _audioPlayer.release();
_audioPlayer.play(AssetSource('sounds/$fileName'), volume: _volume);
if (loop) {
_audioPlayer.setReleaseMode(ReleaseMode.loop);
}
}

Affected platforms

Android

Platform details

Platform: Android 6.0.1

AudioPlayers Version

5.2.1

Build mode

release

Audio Files/URLs/Sources

No response

Screenshots

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Logs

Fatal Exception: io.flutter.plugins.firebase.crashlytics.FlutterError: PlatformException(AndroidAudioError, null, java.lang.IllegalStateException
at android.media.MediaPlayer.prepareAsync(Native Method)
at n9.i.d()
at n9.o.N()
at m9.m.J()
at m9.m.n()
at m9.m$b.b()
at m9.m$b.invoke()
at m9.m$d.invokeSuspend()
at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.a.resumeWith()
at d9.d1.run()
at kotlinx.coroutines.internal.n.run()
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.k.run()
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.a.M()
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.a$c.d()
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.a$c.n()
at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.a$c.run()
, null)
at StandardMethodCodec.decodeEnvelope(message_codecs.dart:652)
at MethodChannel._invokeMethod(platform_channel.dart:310)
at AudioPlayer.stop(audioplayer.dart:226)
at AudioPlayer.release(audioplayer.dart:242)
at AudioPlayer.dispose(audioplayer.dart:405)
at AudioManager._disposeMusic(audio_manager.dart:112)
at AudioManager.dispose(audio_manager.dart:99)

Related issues / more information

No response

Working on PR

no way

[Gustl22]

Try to set the release mode before playing.
Also use await before setReleaseMode and play.

See also #1526

[ehtiqamar]

Try to set the release mode before playing. Also use await before setReleaseMode and play.

See also #1526

Ok, I'll try with await, but I don't think that would be cause since this only happens on Android 6.0.1

[tkortekaas]

@ehtiqamar did you find a solution? I am also struggling with this for Android 6 devices in specific

[ehtiqamar]

@ehtiqamar did you find a solution? I am also struggling with this for Android 6 devices in specific

nope, I tried the above solution but it is still crashing