Feat/media3 newarch #2478

jspizziri · 2025-06-25T13:34:31Z

Migrates the library to use media3 on Android.
Migrates the library to be compatible with the newArch.
Removes support for the legacy architecture.
Removes deprecated functionality.

TODO:

Node 22 has entered LTS as of October 2024

example: fix

Brings in media3 & android-auto functionalities from https://github.com/lovegaoshi/react-native-track-player, leaving out widget & audio fading functionalities

- show jump backward & forward buttons in notification - remove compactCapabilities - rename BaseAudioPlayer#player to BaseAudioPlayer#forwardingPlayer

See #1653

jspizziri · 2025-08-06T20:06:12Z

Alright, I've fixed the issue where the remote events weren't firing.

While I was looking around I found a lot of Android Auto related code that I'm going to strip back out of this PR for the next release. To reiterate, this release is going to focus specifically on media3 and turbomodules.

EDIT: I'm going to wait a few days for some community feedback on the remote events. If everything checks out, I plan on releasing a 5.0.0-alpha.0 soon.

dodgex · 2025-08-07T12:35:59Z

Alright, I've fixed the issue where the remote events weren't firing.

While I was looking around I found a lot of Android Auto related code that I'm going to strip back out of this PR for the next release. To reiterate, this release is going to focus specifically on media3 and turbomodules.

EDIT: I'm going to wait a few days for some community feedback on the remote events. If everything checks out, I plan on releasing a 5.0.0-alpha.0 soon.

Hey @jspizziri cool that you fixed the events! :)

Could you consinder #2478 (comment) to fix MetadataTimedReceived events on iOS, before going 5.0.0-alpha.0?

Thanks in advance! ❤️

radko93 · 2025-08-07T14:21:58Z

Retested the branch and confirm media buttons work on Android in my app. Same on iOS.

Tip: when testing this make sure to force close the app completely when changing any options in player. Changing and reloading might break it.

doughsay · 2025-08-07T19:36:05Z

I can confirm the remote events are now fixed for me! Thanks! ❤️

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jspizziri · 2025-08-09T00:06:12Z

@dodgex 6107f65

…-agent for Media3 requests (#2496) Added a custom user-agent string to prevent 403 errors when playing Live365 streams using Media3.

tomislav-arambasic · 2025-08-12T06:29:01Z

@jspizziri @lovegaoshi @puckey
Forgive my ignorance, please spare me time researching the code & testing full features....

Could someone explain where we at with CarPlay & Android Auto?

I've used something like @lovegaoshi's approach to carplay & android auto, on stable version of rntp, so far and I'd like to offer my help if there's anything else to be done about carplay, so that we can have proper feature integrated with new rntp version asap.

I can tell you that the current issue is with Google, they're rejecting builds that have both MediaBrowserService (defined by rntp) & CarAppService (defined in react-native-carplay, if rntp is to use it? or maybe you're creating fully owned implementation?) declarations in manifest files.
My app was fine removing CarAppService & all android auto specific permissions from that same manifest, but I'm not sure that'd be the case for all apps.

Any way, let me know if I can assist in any way.
And thanks for all the hard work!

leonardopicinin · 2025-08-12T09:59:56Z

I’m testing the library on the latest commit (492d349) and here are some considerations that might help...

My setup:
React Native – 0.76.9
Expo – 52 managed

Android 16 and 15: Everything seems to work fine in the emulator, but on some real devices it doesn’t behave as expected, for example, when trying to use the remote controllers with the expanded notification (OnePlus 11 device). In other cases, the controller only closes if the app itself is closed.

Android 12 and 9: NOTHING works, none of the remote events.

iOS 18.5: Everything seems to be working very well.

EDIT:
After some testing with different commits and configurations, I arrived at this setup which, so far (for my setup), seems to be the most promising.

Using this commit: 0001895

const capabilities = [
Capability.Play,
Capability.Pause,
Capability.SkipToNext,
Capability.SkipToPrevious,
Capability.SeekTo,
Capability.JumpBackward,
Capability.JumpForward,
];

const notificationCapabilities = [Capability.Play, Capability.Pause];

if (Platform.OS === "android" && Platform.Version > 31) {
notificationCapabilities.push(
Capability.SkipToNext,
Capability.SkipToPrevious,
Capability.JumpBackward,
Capability.JumpForward,
);
}

With this approach, on Android <= 12, Play, Pause, Skip to Next, and Skip to Previous are enabled and working (even if Skip to Next and Previous are not explicitly enabled). For Android versions above 12, all events work, including the jumps. It’s also worth noting that the issues with the expanded card are still happening on some devices.

jspizziri · 2025-08-12T11:40:12Z

@tomislav-arambasic

Could someone explain where we at with CarPlay & Android Auto?

While those issues are very important and a priority for many (including me), this PR specifically is leaving carplay and android auto alone. Right now we're making some needed upgrades to the library that will, ideally pave the way for those things. We can talk about the future of android auto and carplay elsewhere once this has been released and is stable.

tomislav-arambasic · 2025-08-12T11:41:24Z

@tomislav-arambasic

Could someone explain where we at with CarPlay & Android Auto?

While those issues are very important and a priority for many (including me), this PR specifically is leaving carplay and android auto alone. Right now we're making some needed upgrades to the library that will, ideally pave the way for those things. We can talk about the future of android auto and carplay elsewhere once this has been released and is stable.

Understandable. Appreciate the answer.

jspizziri · 2025-08-12T11:44:47Z

@leonardopicinin ,

Android 16 and 15: Everything seems to work fine in the emulator ... on some real devices it doesn’t behave as expected

I can't test what I can't see and reproduce. I'm not sure if this is an actionable statement for me at this point.

Android 12 and 9: NOTHING works, none of the remote events.

Android API Level 35 (Android 15) is now required for all Google Play apps. We will not be supporting those operating systems moving forward. If you need to support them then you'll either need to use an older version of the library or fork.

jspizziri · 2025-08-12T12:38:07Z

v5.0.0-alpha0 has been published to npm.

mcalc001 · 2025-09-26T08:14:30Z

Hi @jspizziri,

We’re still encountering a critical issue on Android with react-native-track-player.

Error:

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException  
Unable to start service com.doublesymmetry.trackplayer.service.MusicService@ef92d81 with null:  
android.app.ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException: Service.startForeground() not allowed due to mAllowStartForeground false: service tv.liverpoolfc/com.doublesymmetry.trackplayer.service.MusicService

Environment:
• expo: ~51.0.39
• react-native: 0.74.5
• react-native-track-player: 4.1.1

Is this a known issue, or are there any recommended workarounds or fixes? This is currently our highest crash source on Android.

Thanks for your help 🙏

watadarkstar · 2025-10-08T20:29:47Z

v5.0.0-alpha0 has been published to npm.

@jspizziri Any idea when this will be stable? It still has bugs on Android like @mcalc001 pointed out.

cbdeveloper · 2026-01-29T10:40:22Z

Should this be updated? It still says that it does not support the newArch.

https://reactnative.directory/package/react-native-track-player

gavrichards · 2026-01-29T10:51:05Z

Should this be updated? It still says that it does not support the newArch.

https://reactnative.directory/package/react-native-track-player

It doesn't. The last official release is still 4.1.2 which doesn't support the New Architecture. The only version of this library that does (although there are known unaddressed bugs) is an alpha version. Alpha versions are generally reserved for internal testing.

subvertallchris · 2026-02-02T18:53:45Z

Is there a timeline for more updates to this and getting v5 stable and launched? We'd be happy to discuss funding some of this work if it helps.

behenate and others added 30 commits November 4, 2024 13:41

chore: improve bridgeless interop layer compatibility

5878c5b

fix: broken events in bridgeless mode (React Native New Architecture)

d918b8e

chore: update node to v22

f369f4a

Node 22 has entered LTS as of October 2024

example: update to react-native 0.76.1

82d635a

example: fix

android: inline KotlinAudio

4336358

hooks: fix circular dependency

edcb7d3

chore: remove deprecated functionalities

ef72936

feat: initial media3 functionality

67220ad

Brings in media3 & android-auto functionalities from https://github.com/lovegaoshi/react-native-track-player, leaving out widget & audio fading functionalities

android: various

edd6e1a

- show jump backward & forward buttons in notification - remove compactCapabilities - rename BaseAudioPlayer#player to BaseAudioPlayer#forwardingPlayer

example: update

73abf8a

android: remove forwarding player

825af41

example: add android:adb-reverse script

59ebf7e

example: update react-native to 0.76.2

067ca53

android: default mediaId to audioItem.audioUrl

fbf550c

android: rename timber tags to RNTP

61c8f1f

fix: catch currentTrack null

2dc637f

feat: onStartCommandIntentValid

26a5826

feat: onStartCommandIntentValid

fdeb546

remove deprecated clearNowPlayingMetadata method

bdf3c87

See #1653

android: rename variable mediaSource to mediaItem in replaceItem method

a6b2a4f

android: inline FocusManager & bring back ForwardingPlayer

26582f5

android: simplify getActiveTrack

a6e6e3b

android: allow currentTrack to be null

8d25a1c

android: forward custom commands to forwarding player

64ba853

android: fix updateMetadataForTrack

ba6f4c5

android: improve logging

e16669a

android: interceptPlayerActionsTriggeredExternally

4b0575f

android: rename inner class

753a931

android: bring back rating support

ba6c7e2

android: remove deprecated isForegroundService

9a80a1a

jspizziri added 2 commits August 6, 2025 16:31

chore(example): upgrade example project to react-native 0.80.2

cfbd8a2

chore(android): strip out android-auto specific code

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…-agent for Media3 requests (#2496) Added a custom user-agent string to prevent 403 errors when playing Live365 streams using Media3.

jspizziri added 2 commits August 12, 2025 08:33

build(package.json): update build commands

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v5.0.0-alpha0

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chore: resolve conflicts

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jspizziri merged commit 4f1e0c9 into main Aug 12, 2025
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[Feature Request] Support New Architecture and Android Auto / Apple CarPlay integration #2536

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