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[BUG]: onBandwidthUpdate does not work on HLS iOS.

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#4,153 opened on Sep 9, 2024

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AcceptedMissing ReproNewer Version AvailablePlatform: iOSV6bugdifficulty: easygood first issuepriority: lowtriaged

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Description

What happened?

onBandwidthUpdate does not work on HLS (.m3u8) sources on iOS. It does work as expected on MP4 files.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Set up a <Video> component on iOS with an onBandwidthUpdate callback handler.
  2. Use an HLS .m3u8 source, e.g. https://rbmn-live.akamaized.net/hls/live/590964/BoRB-AT/master_928.m3u8.
  3. Play the stream and observe that onBandwidthUpdate is never called.
  4. Switch the source to an MP4 file and observe that onBandwidthUpdate fires correctly.

Reproduction repository

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react-native-video version

6.5.0

react-native version

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react-native-nitro-modules version

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Platforms

iOS

OS version

17.4

Device

Simulator / Emulator

Architecture

Old Architecture

Expo

No response

Last working version

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Media / source type

HLS (.m3u8)

Contributor guide

Research direction
Inspect the native iOS implementation of onBandwidthUpdate for MP4 and extend it to support HLS streams by listening to the appropriate player events.
Tech stack
reactjavascript
Domain
mobilefrontend
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
React Native
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65