fix: black screen with external subtitles

2026-01-11 12:59:25 +01:00
parent a91a419ef3
commit cffef8671e
2 changed files with 62 additions and 46 deletions
@@ -424,10 +424,14 @@ class PlayerNative implements Player {
      await setProperty('start', 'none');
    }

-    await command(['loadfile', media.uri, 'replace']);
+    // Set pause BEFORE loadfile to prevent decoder from starting immediately.
+    // This is important for adding external subtitles before playback begins,
+    // avoiding a race condition that can freeze the video decoder on Android (issue #226).
    if (!play) {
      await setProperty('pause', 'yes');
    }
+
+    await command(['loadfile', media.uri, 'replace']);
  }

  @override