[BUG]: Poster not working on android

[LunatiqueCoder]

Version

v6 (Beta)

What platforms are you having the problem on?

Android

Architecture

Old architecture

What happened?

When using the poster prop, it works for a few seconds at the beginning, and then we have a blank screen.

Reproduction

N/A

Reproduction

N/A

Solution:

diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-video/src/Video.tsx b/node_modules/react-native-video/src/Video.tsx
index e496efc..5a97630 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-video/src/Video.tsx
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-video/src/Video.tsx
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ const Video = forwardRef<VideoRef, ReactVideoProps>(
     );
 
     const _onReadyForDisplay = useCallback(() => {
-      setShowPoster(false);
+      setShowPoster(!!poster);
       onReadyForDisplay?.();
     }, [setShowPoster, onReadyForDisplay]);

[freeboub]

Thank you for the patch, I will clarify the expected behavior soon. (But if you want to have a poster instead of the video, you should do it on the app side)

[freeboub]

I open a PR to fix the issue. I think you should be able to test it !
changing source without remount didn't reset the setShowPoster value

[LunatiqueCoder]

Hey @freeboub this seems to be reproducing on the latest version as well (v6.4.3) 😢

[LunatiqueCoder]

@freeboub This is how I managed to fix it:

diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-video/src/Video.tsx b/node_modules/react-native-video/src/Video.tsx
index 49ca1e9..5cc196c 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-video/src/Video.tsx
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-video/src/Video.tsx
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ const Video = forwardRef<VideoRef, ReactVideoProps>(
     );
 
     const _onReadyForDisplay = useCallback(() => {
-      hasPoster && setShowPoster(false);
+      setShowPoster(hasPoster);
       onReadyForDisplay?.();
     }, [setShowPoster, hasPoster, onReadyForDisplay]);

Let me know if you want me to open a PR with this, it would be my pleasure to contribute.

[moskalakamil]

Hi @LunatiqueCoder, I see that this issue is still active. We would be grateful for your PR!

[Gautham495]

@moskalakamil Please solve this for android. @LunatiqueCoder It worked for android thank you!

[LunatiqueCoder]

I’m happy it worked for you. I’ll create a PR on Monday

[Gautham495]

@LunatiqueCoder Sorry it did not work properly for videos which has posters. I made a custom solution to tackle this issue.

[freeboub]

I tested again on the last version, I don't reproduce the issue.
Let's close this old ticket, please reopen a new one if needed