[Bug]: Can't call requestFullScreen() method on Android

[bilal-prog]

Version

1.0.1

Environment that reproduces the issue

"react-native": "0.69.4",
"@api.video/react-native-player": "^1.0.1",

Is it reproducible in the example application?

Yes

Reproduction steps

demo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IvTTAbM1jnXvr2WqAa4jY2wedXrrdO1X/view?usp=share_link

Expected result

NONE

Actual result

NONE

Additional context

No response

Relevant logs output

No response

[olivier-lando]

Hi @bilal-prog
We were not able to reproduce your issue. Can you send us the relevant part of your code?

[bilal-prog]

<VideoPlayer
ref={ref}
muted={isMuted}
videoParams={video?.videoParams}
autoplay={false}
videoId={video?.videoId}
onPlay={() => setIsPlaying(true)}
onPause={() => setIsPlaying(false)}
onReady={() => setIsReady(true)}
onVolumeChange={volume => {
console.log(
=====================onVolumeChange: ${volume}===================,
);
}}
onError={e => console.log('video e', e)}
/>

[bilal-prog]

useEffect(() => {
//request full screen when it's playing (working on ios / it works in second time for android not in the first time)
if (isPalying) {
setTimeout(() => ref.current?.requestFullscreen(), 100);
}
}, [isPalying]);

[bilal-prog]

Hi @olivierapivideo the problem is in requestFullScreen() method (I think it's a bug in react-native-webveiw)

[charlestbell]

I had the same issue. It may be a platform limitation, not sure.

I ended up adding an inline player on Android, and the user has to click fullscreen from there if they want it.

I do wish the maintainers would weigh in.

[olivier-lando]

Hi there,

First of all, we're sorry it's taken so long to respond to this issue.

Unfortunately, this problem cannot be corrected at present. Using a webview on Android requires the user to have interacted with its content before executing a requestFullscreen. This is a browser security issue that cannot be overridden.
In the coming weeks, we plan to release a major version of the RN player based not on a webview but on our 2 native players for Android and IOS. This migration will fix the issues with such restrictions.

We apologize for the inconvenience.