sampotts/plyr

iOS change quality restarts playback

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#997 opened on Jun 4, 2018

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Description

Expected behaviour

Continue playback from current time after changing quality on iOS devices

Actual behaviour

Restarts playback from begining after changing quality on iOS devices

Environment

  • Browser: iPhone Safari
  • Version: 11
  • Operating System: iOS
  • Version: 11.3.1

Steps to reproduce

  • on iOS devices start video playback
  • change quality to other one

Contributor guide

Research direction
Inspect the quality change handler in Plyr and trace the iOS Safari playback logic to identify why the source change triggers a restart instead of continuing from the current time.
Tech stack
javascripthtml
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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Half day
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptHTML5 videoiOS Safari debugging
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50