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Video playback stops in the background when the app fails to reattach the Android notification service after exiting pop-up mode.
Steps to Reproduce
Open Flow and navigate to a video.
Start playback.
Swipe up to go to the home screen (video enters pop-up mode).
Tap the video to return to fullscreen.
The playback notification does not reattach.
Turn off the phone screen while the video is playing.
Wait ~30+ seconds, and playback will stop.
Flow-notification-bug.mp4
Expected Behavior
Video should continue playing seamlessly in the background with an active playback notification.
Actual Behavior
Playback stops after ~30 seconds, and audio is lost.
When the phone is turned back on and unlocked, the buffer appears empty but quickly refills, and playback can resume.
Environment
Field
Value
Device
Pixel 9a
Android Version
Android 16
Flow Version
v2.0.5 (14)
Installation Source
Droidify APK
ROM
Custom Graphene OS 2026040301
Frequency
Every time
Affected Area
Video playback
Music player
Home feed / Recommendations
Search
Downloads
Subscriptions
Playlists
Picture-in-Picture / Background playback
Notifications
Settings / Preferences
Import / Export
Casting
SponsorBlock / DeArrow
Lyrics / Subtitles
UI / Theming
Performance / Battery
Other (describe below)
Logs (Optional but Helpful)
Click to expand logs
04-10 18:49:52.705 6956 6956 I wm_on_top_resumed_lost_called: [Token=208788050,Component Name=io.github.aedev.flow.IconFlowRed,Reason=topStateChangedWhenResumed]
04-10 18:49:53.238 6956 6956 I wm_on_paused_called: [Token=208788050,Component Name=io.github.aedev.flow.IconFlowRed,Reason=performPause,time=0ms]
04-10 18:49:53.252 6956 6956 D VRI[IconFlowRed]: visibilityChanged oldVisibility=true newVisibility=false
04-10 18:49:53.270 6956 6956 I surfaceview_callback: [window=SV[25154485 IconFlowRed],callback=surfaceDestroyed]
04-10 18:49:53.270 6956 6956 D EnhancedVideoPlayer: Surface destroyed for video VGyqS6ijiak
Additional Context
Tried reinstalling, and also tried setting player mode to allow background. All of which made no difference.
Describe the Bug
Video playback stops in the background when the app fails to reattach the Android notification service after exiting pop-up mode.
Steps to Reproduce
Flow-notification-bug.mp4
Expected Behavior
Video should continue playing seamlessly in the background with an active playback notification.
Actual Behavior
Playback stops after ~30 seconds, and audio is lost.
When the phone is turned back on and unlocked, the buffer appears empty but quickly refills, and playback can resume.
Environment
Frequency
Every time
Affected Area
Logs (Optional but Helpful)
Click to expand logs
04-10 18:49:52.705 6956 6956 I wm_on_top_resumed_lost_called: [Token=208788050,Component Name=io.github.aedev.flow.IconFlowRed,Reason=topStateChangedWhenResumed] 04-10 18:49:53.238 6956 6956 I wm_on_paused_called: [Token=208788050,Component Name=io.github.aedev.flow.IconFlowRed,Reason=performPause,time=0ms] 04-10 18:49:53.252 6956 6956 D VRI[IconFlowRed]: visibilityChanged oldVisibility=true newVisibility=false 04-10 18:49:53.270 6956 6956 I surfaceview_callback: [window=SV[25154485 IconFlowRed],callback=surfaceDestroyed] 04-10 18:49:53.270 6956 6956 D EnhancedVideoPlayer: Surface destroyed for video VGyqS6ijiakAdditional Context
Tried reinstalling, and also tried setting player mode to allow background. All of which made no difference.