Bug 211556 – Playback stuck when user exits/minimise the browser on iOS 12.1 and up (m3u8)

• Status: NEW
• Component: Media

[Shalom Jonathan Meoded]

Steps to reproduce the issue:

1. On iPhone with iOS 12.1 or above (I used iPhone X iOS 13).
2. Go on the below provided URL in Safari and click play.
3. Wait for a few second, then swipe at the bottom of the screen to exit the browser, or just swipe the home screen or a different app.
4. Wait for a few second, then swipe back to Safari.
5. When you come back you will see the playback is stuck and the Play and pause functionalities are not working.

I was able to reproduce this on a regular m3u8 stream:
https://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/MI201109210084_1/m3u8s/f08e80da-bf1d-4e3d-8899-f0f6155f6efa.m3u8

Please note, that I was able to achieve a workaround by "nudging" the current time of the video Element just a bit (0.1).

The issue reproduces on the following players as well:
 
JWPlayer,
Dailymotion,
Video JS,
Kaltura

FYI, No error codes are prompted during this issue, therefore I do not think that this is the same error as 195452.

[Radar WebKit Bug Importer]

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