[Bug] Crash on video playback due to decoding error (MediaCodecVideoDecoderException)

[karlkzh]

Checklist

• I make sure that the issue is NOT a duplicate of pinned issues
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• I understand that issues with limited impact, such as those occurring on specific devices or under specific network conditions, will not be fixed
• I have attached the error report in the issue

Version

4.7

Describe the bug

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_DECODING_FAILED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_XbjG9x3xQ
• Content Country: MY
• Content Language: en-MY
• App Language: en_MY
• Service: YouTube (Anonymous)
• Version: 4.7.7
• OS: Linux Android 15 - 35

Crash log

com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: MediaCodecVideoRenderer error, index=0, format=Format(135, null, null, video/avc, avc1.4D401F, 601309, null, [854, 480, 30.0], [-1, -1]), format_supported=YES
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:578)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:105)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:250)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:340)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:107)
Caused by: com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoDecoderException: Decoder failed: c2.mtk.avc.decoder
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.createDecoderException(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:1639)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:803)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1007)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:502)
	... 4 more
Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: 
	at android.media.MediaCodec.native_queueInputBuffer(Native Method)
	at android.media.MediaCodec.queueInputBuffer(MediaCodec.java:3070)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.doQueueInputBuffer(AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.java:227)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.doHandleMessage(AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.java:200)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.access$000(AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.java:47)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer$1.handleMessage(AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.java:96)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:109)
	... 3 more

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Frequency

Sometimes (40-60% of the time)

Device

Vivo y28s

Steps to reproduce the bug

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_DECODING_FAILED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_XbjG9x3xQ
• Content Country: MY
• Content Language: en-MY
• App Language: en_MY
• Service: YouTube (Anonymous)
• Version: 4.7.7
• OS: Linux Android 15 - 35

Crash log

com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: MediaCodecVideoRenderer error, index=0, format=Format(135, null, null, video/avc, avc1.4D401F, 601309, null, [854, 480, 30.0], [-1, -1]), format_supported=YES
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:578)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:105)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:250)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:340)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:107)
Caused by: com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoDecoderException: Decoder failed: c2.mtk.avc.decoder
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.createDecoderException(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:1639)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:803)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1007)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:502)
	... 4 more
Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: 
	at android.media.MediaCodec.native_queueInputBuffer(Native Method)
	at android.media.MediaCodec.queueInputBuffer(MediaCodec.java:3070)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.doQueueInputBuffer(AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.java:227)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.doHandleMessage(AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.java:200)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.access$000(AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.java:47)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer$1.handleMessage(AsynchronousMediaCodecBufferEnqueuer.java:96)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:109)
	... 3 more

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