Android, StageWebView. Fatal crash, reboot required.

steps:

 

1) set rendermode gpu or rendermode direct, enable android:hardwareaccelerated="true" in app-descriptor (to see videos @ all).

 

2) use simple html (body head div iframe) play youtube-videos in stagewebview.

the os-video-player "inspects" html-code , replaces youtube-flash-player (almost newer devices so).

 

3) (about 1 in 15) video upside down <- when rest of bug occurs.

 

4) call function changes stagewebview-location:

stagewebview.loadstring(), stagewebview.loadurl(), stagewebview.historyback() or call stagewebview.dispose().

 

5) crash:

air-app crashes, youtube-audio keeps playing -until device if powered off-

android>settings>apps>"force close" not help, hell, uninstalling doesnt shut audio.

 

 

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step (3) tricky:

it not happen every time, happen often enougth (average 1/15 times) reproducable in 1-2 minutes. have start process several times trigger it.

 

because not reproduce bug reliably, first assumption has rest of apps state/code. so, made isolated test project, 2 buttons + stagewebview: same results.

 

things not matter:

- html-embed-method not matter. tried: new (iframe), old (embed), youtube-js-api (fill div) , several other variations.

- youtube-player parameters , stuff fs, rel, flip(not working anyway) etc...

- stagescale, ratio, tried stagescalemode no_scale, show_all...

- stagewebview.viewport size / position.

- video size / ratio in embed code, tried ones youtube embed suggests , custom sizes.

- orientation mode, auto, landscape, portrait.

 

things matter:

- rendermode must gpu/direct, never happens in rendermode cpu or auto.

- youtube-flash-player must replaced android-os-player, youtube-player never shows videos upside down nor causes crash.

 

observations:

when os-player replaces youtube player , shows preloader/spinning wheel thing:

for first fractions of second, small, empty "youtube-player-ui" spinning instead of wheel.

what outlandish bug. think thats why bug onyl happens sometimes, depending on how long video takes load , how far "mini-youtube-player" rotated (i still cant believe this).

 

 

test-devices:

nexus 7 (4.2.2) <- crashes often

samsung gt-n7100 (4.1.2)

htc 1 (4.1.2)

xperia lt30p (4.1.2)

 

any ideas ?

can adobe confirm bug ?

 

cs6, air sdk 3.5/6/7

 

message edited by: verdave, typo, details

hi,

i tried mentioned steps unfortunately crash not reproducable. please share source files , packaging command @ nimitja@adobedotcom, can give try again , reproduce issue.

 

regards,

nimit

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