vlc_flutter_player 7.4.4 throws PlatformException (PlatformException(channel-error, Unable to establish connection on channel., null, null)) on android

I have download vlc_flutter_player 7.4.4 and run example app but the vlc throws error PlatformException in example app

D/SurfaceComposerClient(30016): VRR [FRTC] client handle [bufferId:18446744073709551615 framenumber:0] [ffffffff, ffffffff]
E/flutter (30016): [ERROR:flutter/runtime/dart_vm_initializer.cc(40)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(channel-error, Unable to establish connection on channel., null, null)
E/flutter (30016): #0      VlcPlayerApi.initialize (package:flutter_vlc_player_platform_interface/src/messages/messages.dart:632:7)
messages.dart:632
E/flutter (30016): <asynchronous suspension>
E/flutter (30016): 
I/Choreographer(30016): Skipped 643 frames!  The application may be doing too much work on its main thread.
I/Quality (30016): Skipped: false 643 cost 7149.087 refreshRate 0 processName software.solid.example
D/SurfaceComposerClient(30016): VRR [FRTC] client handle [bufferId:18446744073709551615 framenumber:0] [ffffffff, ffffffff]
I/OpenGLRenderer(30016): Davey! duration=7231ms; Flags=1, FrameTimelineVsyncId=1938030, IntendedVsync=582747303536465, Vsync=582754447980838, InputEventId=0, HandleInputStart=582754453193005, AnimationStart=582754453203370, PerformTraversalsStart=582754453212120, DrawStart=582754481826182, FrameDeadline=582747319758687, FrameInterval=582754452623214, FrameStartTime=11111111, SyncQueued=582754484829516, SyncStart=582754484969099, IssueDrawCommandsStart=582754485829984, SwapBuffers=582754530980557, FrameCompleted=582754535573682, DequeueBufferDuration=725000, QueueBufferDuration=1976875, GpuCompleted=582754535573682, SwapBuffersCompleted=582754534821078, DisplayPresentTime=504607341152, 
I/flutter (30016): [IMPORTANT:flutter/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.cc(356)] Flutter recommends migrating plugins that create and register surface textures to the new surface producer API. See https://docs.flutter.dev/release/breaking-changes/android-surface-plugins
I/PlatformViewsController(30016): Hosting view in view hierarchy for platform view: 0
I/PlatformViewsController(30016): PlatformView is using SurfaceProducer backend
E/FrameEvents(30016): updateAcquireFence: Did not find frame.
I/Quality (30016): Skipped: false 8 cost 98.39921 refreshRate 0 processName software.solid.example
D/ProfileInstaller(30016): Installing profile for software.solid.example
E/FrameEvents(30016): updateAcquireFence: Did not find frame.

did you find solution?

did you find solution?

I am still waiting for oganize response and hotfix version. I just know after update version of libvlc-all the PlatformException appears

this issue after the latest library update

Flutter 3.35.3
Platform: Android
flutter_vlc_player : 7.4.4

Error message:

P/Quality ( 2103): 07 02 block_gc block_gc otv. player 2103 10510984 1535 I/otv. playe( 2103): WaitForGcToComplete blocked ProfileSaver on HeapTrim for 531.164ms W/Looper ( 2103): Slow delivery took 3386ms main h=android.os.Handler c=io.flutter.embedding.engine.dart.DartMessenger$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0@28db91b m=0 W/Looper ( 2103): Drained E/flutter ( 2103): [ERROR:flutter/runtime/dart_vm_initializer.cc(40)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(channel-error, Unable to establish connection on channel., null, null) E/flutter ( 2103): #0 VlcPlayerApi.initialize (package:flutter_vlc_player_platform_interface/src/messages/messages.dart:632:7) E/flutter ( 2103): <asynchronous suspension> E/flutter ( 2103): I/PlatformViewsController( 2103): Hosting view in view hierarchy for platform view: 0 I/PlatformViewsController( 2103): PlatformView is using SurfaceProducer backend D/otv. playe( 2103): DDpid=2103 tid=2160 name=com. . player W/Gralloc4( 2103): allocator 3.x is not supported W/Gralloc3( 2103): allocator 3.x is not supported E/FrameEvents( 2103): updateAcquireFence: Did not find frame. D/otv. playe( 2103): DDpid=2103 tid=2160 name=com. . player E/FrameEvents( 2103): updateAcquireFence: Did not find frame. E/flutter ( 2103): [ERROR:flutter/runtime/dart_vm_initializer.cc(40)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(channel-error, Unable to establish connection on channel., null, null) E/flutter ( 2103): #0 VlcPlayerApi.create (package:flutter_vlc_player_platform_interface/src/messages/messages.dart:658:7) E/flutter ( 2103): <asynchronous suspension> E/flutter ( 2103): #1 VlcPlayerController.initialize (package:flutter_vlc_player/src/vlc_player_controller.dart:191:5) E/flutter ( 2103): <asynchronous suspension> E/flutter ( 2103): #2 VlcPlayerController.onPlatformViewCreated (package:flutter_vlc_player/src/vlc_player_controller.dart:969:7) E/flutter ( 2103): <asynchronous suspension> E/flutter ( 2103): I/otv. playe( 2103): NativeAlloc concurrent copying GC freed 673065(25MB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 49% free, 3076KB/6153KB, paused 134us total 171.812ms

@FlawLessx

UPDATE: there is a package flutter_vlc_player_16kb on pub.dev which already supports 16kb page size and runs smoothly, you can switch to it @FlawLessx @twix44

@alohadance98

Thanks for the suggestion @alohadance98 , but now im migrating to media_kit since it use libmpv that reduce app size too

UPDATE: there is a package flutter_vlc_player_16kb on pub.dev which already supports 16kb page size and runs smoothly, you can switch to it @FlawLessx @twix44

I tried flutter_vlc_player_16Kb but still encountered the same error. Do you have a solution yet?

Anyone have one solution on this bug ?

this is my error:
PlatformException(channel-error, Unable to establish connection on channel., null, null)
I/flutter ( 9282): ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
I/flutter ( 9282): │ #0 main. (package:stream_ryu/main.dart:106:12)
I/flutter ( 9282): │ #1 _RootZone.runBinary (dart:async/zone.dart:1854:54)
I/flutter ( 9282): ├┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄
I/flutter ( 9282): │ ⛔ Stack trace: #0 VlcPlayerApi.create (package:flutter_vlc_player_platform_interface/src/messages/messages.dart:658:7)
I/flutter ( 9282): │ ⛔
I/flutter ( 9282): │ ⛔ #1 VlcPlayerController.initialize (package:flutter_vlc_player/src/vlc_player_controller.dart:191:5)
I/flutter ( 9282): │ ⛔
I/flutter ( 9282): │ ⛔ #2 VlcPlayerController.onPlatformViewCreated (package:flutter_vlc_player/src/vlc_player_controller.dart:969:7)
I/flutter ( 9282): │ ⛔
I/flutter ( 9282): │ ⛔
I/flutter ( 9282): └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
E/FrameEvents( 9282): updateAcquireFence: Did not find frame.
D/EGL_emulation( 9282): app_time_stats: avg=23094.62ms min=23094.62ms max=23094.62ms count=1

this is my code:
import 'package:flutter_vlc_player/flutter_vlc_player.dart';
import 'package:stream_ryu/core/utils/logger.dart';
import '../di/service_locator.dart';
import '../storage/secure_storage_local.dart';
import '../utils/channel_helper.dart';
import 'dart:async';

class VlcPlayerService {
VlcPlayerController? _controller;
bool _isAndroidTV = false;
Timer? _healthCheckTimer;
Timer? _reconnectTimer;
int _bufferHealthChecks = 0;
int _reconnectAttempts = 0;
static const int _maxReconnectAttempts = 3;
String? _lastUrl;
String? _lastReferer;
String? _lastOrigin;
final SecureStorage secureStorage = sl();
int? performance;

VlcPlayerController? get controller => _controller;

/// Détection rapide Android TV
void _initializeDeviceInfo(bool isAndroidTV) {
_isAndroidTV = isAndroidTV;
}

Future loadPerformance() async {
performance = await secureStorage.getPerformance();
}

/// Prépare le player avec stratégies optimisées
Future prepare({
required String url,
required bool isAndroidTV,
String? referer,
String? origin,
bool autoPlay = true,
}) async {
_initializeDeviceInfo(isAndroidTV);
await loadPerformance();

// Sauvegarde pour reconnexion
_lastUrl = url;
_lastReferer = referer;
_lastOrigin = origin;

// Nettoyage préventif
await _cleanupTimers();
_reconnectAttempts = 0;

final strategy = _isAndroidTV
    ? PlayerStrategy.androidTVStable
    : PlayerStrategy.iosBalanced;

return _prepareWithStrategy(url, referer, origin, autoPlay, strategy);

}

Future _prepareWithStrategy(
String url,
String? referer,
String? origin,
bool autoPlay,
PlayerStrategy strategy,
) async {
if (_controller != null) {
await _safeDispose();
}

try {
  final options = _buildOptionsForStrategy(strategy, referer, origin);

  _controller = VlcPlayerController.network(
    url,
    hwAcc: _getHwAccForStrategy(strategy),
    autoPlay: autoPlay,
    options: options,
  );

  // Surveillance pour Android TV
  if (_isAndroidTV) {
    _setupAndroidTVHealthMonitoring();
  }

  return _controller!;
} catch (e) {
  logger.e('Échec VLC avec stratégie $strategy: $e');
  rethrow;
}

}

/// Surveillance proactive de la santé du stream
void _setupAndroidTVHealthMonitoring() {
// Check toutes les 5 secondes (moins agressif)
_healthCheckTimer = Timer.periodic(const Duration(seconds: 5), (timer) {
_checkStreamHealth();
});

// Surveillance des erreurs
_controller?.addListener(() {
  final state = _controller?.value;
  if (state?.hasError == true) {
    logger.w('Erreur VLC détectée: ${state?.errorDescription}');
    _handleStreamError();
  }
});

}

/// Vérification de la santé du stream
void _checkStreamHealth() {
final state = _controller?.value;
if (state == null || !state.isInitialized) return;

// Si le stream est en buffering trop longtemps
if (state.isBuffering) {
  _bufferHealthChecks++;
  logger.d('Stream en buffering... (${_bufferHealthChecks}/5)');
  
  if (_bufferHealthChecks >= 5) {
    logger.w('Stream bloqué en buffering, tentative de récupération');
    _handleStreamError();
  }
} else {
  _bufferHealthChecks = 0; // Reset si ça marche
}

// Reset reconnect attempts if playing well
if (state.isPlaying && !state.isBuffering) {
  _reconnectAttempts = 0;
}

}

/// Gestion intelligente des erreurs
Future _handleStreamError() async {
if (_reconnectAttempts >= _maxReconnectAttempts) {
logger.e('Trop de tentatives de reconnexion, abandon');
return;
}

_reconnectAttempts++;
_bufferHealthChecks = 0;

logger.i('Récupération automatique $_reconnectAttempts/$_maxReconnectAttempts');

try {
  await _hardRestart();
} catch (e) {
  logger.e('Erreur lors de la récupération: $e');
}

}

/// Redémarrage complet (plus sûr)
Future _hardRestart() async {
if (_lastUrl == null) return;

logger.i('Recréation complète du player...');

try {
  await _safeDispose();
  await Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 1000)); // Plus long pour stabilité
  
  final options = _buildOptionsForStrategy(
    PlayerStrategy.androidTVStable, 
    _lastReferer, 
    _lastOrigin
  );

  _controller = VlcPlayerController.network(
    _lastUrl!,
    hwAcc: HwAcc.auto,
    autoPlay: true,
    options: options,
  );
  
  if (_isAndroidTV) {
    _setupAndroidTVHealthMonitoring();
  }
} catch (e) {
  logger.e('Hard restart échoué: $e');
}

}

/// Hardware acceleration conservateur
HwAcc _getHwAccForStrategy(PlayerStrategy strategy) {
switch (strategy) {
case PlayerStrategy.androidTVStable:
if(performance == 0) { // Eco
logger.d("Eco");
return HwAcc.disabled;
} else if (performance == 1) { // Standard
logger.d("Standard");
return HwAcc.auto;
} else if (performance == 2) { // Optimisé
logger.d("Optimisé");
return HwAcc.full;
}
return HwAcc.disabled; // Auto avec fallback
case PlayerStrategy.iosBalanced:
return HwAcc.full;
}
}

/// Options par stratégie
VlcPlayerOptions _buildOptionsForStrategy(
PlayerStrategy strategy,
String? referer,
String? origin,
) {
switch (strategy) {
case PlayerStrategy.androidTVStable:
return _buildAndroidTVStableOptions(referer, origin);
case PlayerStrategy.iosBalanced:
return _buildIOSFastOptions(referer, origin);
}
}

/// Configuration Android TV stable (options validées)
VlcPlayerOptions _buildAndroidTVStableOptions(String? referer, String? origin) {
final extras = [
'--file-caching=3000',
'--network-caching=3000',
'--live-caching=3000',

'--no-video-title-show',
'--intf=dummy',

'--http-reconnect',
'--http-user-agent=${getUserAgent()}',

// 🔑 Essentiel : forcer un décodage plus “souple”
'--avcodec-skiploopfilter=0',
'--avcodec-skip-frame=0',
'--avcodec-hw=any',

// Permet d’éviter le freeze vidéo
'--drop-late-frames',
'--skip-frames',
'--no-sout-video',

'--adaptive-use-access',
'--adaptive-logic=rate',
// '--verbose=2', // temporairement pour debug

];

if (referer != null && referer.isNotEmpty) {
extras.add('--http-referrer=$referer');
}
if (origin != null && origin.isNotEmpty) {
extras.add('--http-origin=$origin');
}

return VlcPlayerOptions(
advanced: VlcAdvancedOptions([
VlcAdvancedOptions.networkCaching(3000),
]),
video: VlcVideoOptions([
VlcVideoOptions.dropLateFrames(true),
VlcVideoOptions.skipFrames(true),
]),
audio: VlcAudioOptions([
VlcAudioOptions.audioTimeStretch(true),
]),
http: _buildSimpleHttpOptions(referer, origin),
extras: extras,
);
}

/// iOS options inchangées
VlcPlayerOptions _buildIOSFastOptions(String? referer, String? origin) {
final extras = [
'--intf=dummy',
'--no-video-title-show',

  '--network-caching=600',
  '--file-caching=300',
  '--live-caching=600',

  '--codec=videotoolbox,avcodec,any',
  '--adaptive-use-access',
  '--adaptive-logic=predictive',
  '--adaptive-maxwidth=1920',
  '--adaptive-maxheight=1080',

  '--http-reconnect',
  '--http-continuous',
  '--http-user-agent=${getUserAgent()}',
  '--no-metadata-network-access',
];

if (referer != null && referer.isNotEmpty) {
  extras.add('--http-referrer=$referer');
}
if (origin != null && origin.isNotEmpty) {
  extras.add('--http-origin=$origin');
}

return VlcPlayerOptions(
  http: _buildSimpleHttpOptions(referer, origin),
  video: VlcVideoOptions([
    VlcVideoOptions.dropLateFrames(true),
  ]),
  extras: extras,
);

}

/// HTTP options simplifiées
VlcHttpOptions _buildSimpleHttpOptions(String? referer, String? origin) {
final options = [
VlcHttpOptions.httpReconnect(true),
];

if (referer != null && referer.isNotEmpty) {
  options.add(VlcHttpOptions.httpReferrer(referer));
}

if (origin != null && origin.isNotEmpty) {
  options.add('--http-origin=$origin'); // ajout dans http aussi
}


return VlcHttpOptions(options);

}

/// Nettoyage des timers
Future _cleanupTimers() async {
_healthCheckTimer?.cancel();
_reconnectTimer?.cancel();
_healthCheckTimer = null;
_reconnectTimer = null;
}

/// Contrôles de base
Future play() async {
try {
await _controller?.play();
_reconnectAttempts = 0;
logger.d('Lecture démarrée');
} catch (e) {
logger.e("Erreur play: $e");
if (_isAndroidTV) {
await _handleStreamError();
}
}
}

Future pause() async {
try {
await _controller?.pause();
logger.d('Lecture mise en pause');
} catch (e) {
logger.e("Erreur pause: $e");
}
}

Future stop() async {
try {
await _cleanupTimers();
await _controller?.stop();
logger.d('Lecture arrêtée');
} catch (e) {
logger.e("Erreur stop: $e");
}
}

Future dispose() async => _safeDispose();

/// Disposal ultra sécurisé
Future _safeDispose() async {
await _cleanupTimers();

try {
  await _controller?.stopRendererScanning();
  await _controller?.dispose();
  await Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
    _controller = null;
    logger.d("VLC disposé proprement");
  } catch (e) {
    logger.e("VLC dispose error: $e");
  }

}

// Getters de base
bool get isPlaying => _controller?.value.isPlaying ?? false;
bool get isInitialized => _controller?.value.isInitialized ?? false;
bool get hasError => _controller?.value.hasError ?? false;
bool get isBuffering => _controller?.value.isBuffering ?? false;

// Contrôles essentiels
Future seekTo(Duration position) async {
try {
await _controller?.seekTo(position);
} catch (e) {
logger.e("Erreur seek: $e");
}
}

Future setVolume(int volume) async {
try {
await _controller?.setVolume(volume.clamp(0, 100));
} catch (e) {
logger.e("Erreur volume: $e");
}
}

/// Force une récupération manuelle
Future forceRecover() async {
if (_isAndroidTV) {
logger.i("Récupération manuelle forcée");
await _hardRestart();
}
}

/// Statistiques de santé
Map<String, dynamic> get healthStats => {
'reconnectAttempts': _reconnectAttempts,
'bufferHealthChecks': _bufferHealthChecks,
'isHealthy': _reconnectAttempts == 0 && _bufferHealthChecks < 3,
'hasMonitoring': _healthCheckTimer?.isActive ?? false,
};
}

enum PlayerStrategy {
androidTVStable,
iosBalanced,
}

The problem depend of new version flutter stable.

The problem depend of new version flutter stable.

Have you found a solution yet? If so, please share it with me.

@rochelryu

@rochelryu @Zeus178 there is a package fork from vlc_flutter_player which has been fix the error in my comment above

@rochelryu @Zeus178 there is a package fork from vlc_flutter_player which has been fix the error in my comment above

i tried flutter_vlc_player_16kb: ^7.4.7 but still same err

This modification can solve

Has anyone been able to find a solution to this problem?

@alohadance98

@alohadance98 @Zeus178 @CristianCruz-Almanza , flutter_vlc_player_16kb (https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_vlc_player_16kb) solve this problem but, is not stable on live stream.

@hezhipengzipp Which file should we modify on this picture ?

After locking the screen and leaving it idle for a while, calling initialize on vlc_player_controller again will result in PlatformException(channel-error, Unable to establish connection on channel: "dev.flutter.pigeon.flutter_vlc_player_platform_interface.VlcPlayerApi.create"., null, null)

After locking the screen and leaving it idle for a while, calling initialize on vlc_player_controller again will result in PlatformException(channel-error, Unable to establish connection on channel: "dev.flutter.pigeon.flutter_vlc_player_platform_interface.VlcPlayerApi.create"., null, null)

You can't remove the flutterInjector initialization because FlutterVlcPlayerFactory depends on data provided by that object. specifically injector.flutterLoader()::getLookupKeyForAsset

Has anyone managed to solve this terrible problem?

Hi, running on the same issue as everyone.
Playing videos work in a test environment but implementing vlc player in Piwigo/piwigo-flutter-app#228 doesn't.

This result in infinite loading and [ERROR:flutter/runtime/dart_vm_initializer.cc(40)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(channel-error, Unable to establish connection on channel., null, null) while trying flutter vlc 16kb will outright crash the app with E/VLC ( 9987): [0000006e60bfb440/27b0] http generic: local stream 1 error: Stream closed (0x5)

Any updates on this? At the end of this month Play Store force to update all app bundles to 16KB page size but last release is almost not working.

@nechtas

Hi @nechtas and all. We are busy with other tasks unfortunately, so we can't get on this one right now. But I'm happy to merge any PRs that fix this issue.

same issue, switching to flutter_vlc_player_16kb fork worked for me, so fixed for now until there's time here to fix it 👍

@illia-romanenko

@illia-romanenko New year, new roadmap? Do you think you will be able to solve this doring the next weeks?

check your yamal file , dev dependency is correctly set for testing packages only , if not remove it and add in dependencies section and check after clean ..for new flutter versions, fix my all packages to compile correctly, but not for video working , i still have issue in video playing , this is for missing package Error ....

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