Audio only HLS/DASH/SS playbacks are not adaptive by default

[HungamaSurat]

Hi,

I have update ExoPlayer and facing some issue.
In older version, When i play audio HLS link, It was start playing with low bit-rate (low quality) and After 4 or 5 sec It was automatically playing with high bit-rate (high quality).
But in new version, It's never start playing with high bit-rate automatically.

Please provide me solution for same.

[AquilesCanta]

Please provide all information requested in the issue template.

[HungamaSurat]

Hi

This is my HLS playback url which i am trying to play through new exoplayer library.
http://hungama.bc-s.cdn.bitgravity.com/cdn/_definst_/hungama/secure/audio/e/a4/amlst:20253814_,b32_a2,b64_a2,b96_a2,b128_a2,b196_a2,.mp4.smil/playlist.m3u8?e=1477388100&h=cadc72cbc1bda2359b880b94e9c569e6

You can also check both apk in android device.
ExoPlayerDemo with old library (v1.5.X) (it's updating to high quality stream after playing 10 second)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-BQCZwMuQ81SWxFaXJ4NTJiYUE/view?usp=sharing

ExoPlayerDemo with new library. (Not updating to high quality stream after playing 10 second)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-BQCZwMuQ81b3gtTjBrUkd3cE0/view?usp=sharing

Currently, I am using provided ExoPlayer demo application.
Please let me know if you need more details.

[HungamaSurat]

Hello Exoplayer developer,

Did you check my demo apks or HLS link which i provided in last comment?
Please update me on this as soon as possible.

Thanks

[ojw28]

The HLS link provided gives me a http 403 (forbidden). It's likely that it requires authentication or is geo-restricted (e.g. based on IP address). Providing a stream that we're able to access will help us investigate the issue.

Is the stream audio only (i.e. no video)? If so then I think I know what's changed, and this is really a feature request to adapt audio (for DASH, SmoothStreaming and HLS) in the case that there's no video stream.

Please confirm whether the stream is audio only and if possible provide a working URL, and we'll take a look at getting this done. Thanks!

[ojw28]

Please also confirm exactly what "newer version" you're using. "newer version" and "older version" are not useful descriptions when filing issues. Please always state the exact version numbers used ;). The clearer and more complete the issue is, the more likely we'll look at it quickly.

[HungamaSurat]

I am trying to play HLS audio here. I just checked with latest exoplayer sdk v2.1.1, but still I am facing issue with it. Below is link to testing version:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-BQCZwMuQ81WmFNQzE3bjdxeEU/view?usp=sharing

And below is link to test HLS audio link, which I have integrated in demo:
http://hungcomiosta-vh.akamaihd.net/i/VideoS3/r/ms2/20673450/4/1235/Purza_,32001,64001,96001,128001,196001,.mp4.csmil/master.m3u8?hdnea=exp=1485516786~acl=/i/VideoS3/r/ms2/20673450/4/1235/*~hmac=2b5df3f5fbde1b2634dcffdaf91e6f938aee14a8758552f2520f83e42a348fe6

In older ExoPlayer sdk(v1.5.x) it was automatically switching stream based on network bandwidth with default configuration, but with newer version(v2.0.x & v2.1.1) it continue playing with single stream for default config. But when I checked by enabling random adaption mode, it switches stream but I am not sure, whether it's going in proper way or not.

So, can you please check and let me know, what is the correct way to do HLS audio streaming with latest(v2.1.1) sdk, I need to switch between available bandwidth base on network speed?

[ojw28]

We moved HLS behavior to be in line with what we do for DASH/SmoothStreaming in V2. For DASH/SmoothStreaming we didn't ever adapt audio only playbacks by default, and so we moved HLS behavior to be in line with that.

It's somewhat unclear whether this should be considered a bug of enhancement, so I've marked with both labels for now.

[HungamaSurat]

Hi exoplayer team,

Is there any update on this bug? Issue is still there with latest v2.2.0 sdk.

[AquilesCanta]

I am working on this. Sorry for the delay on the answer.

I don't have permission to access the link provided above. Is it possible for you to fix that? You can always send private links to dev.exoplayer@gmail.com.