Observed Behavior:
On rare occasions (not every time, and no clear trigger identified yet), when I tap the Play button on a received voice message in ArcaneChat, nothing happens:
- No sound comes out.
- The progress bar may not move, or moves without any audio.
- After this occurs, the entire device’s audio output becomes dead — no other app can play any sound (music players, YouTube, notifications, etc.).
- The only way to restore audio is to manually Force Stop ArcaneChat from Android settings.
Once ArcaneChat is force-stopped, all audio on the device returns to normal immediately.
Cannot Reproduce on Demand:
This issue happens very rarely and intermittently. I have not been able to find a reliable sequence of steps to trigger it. It seems to occur randomly after receiving and playing several voice messages over time.
Environment:
- Android Version: 12
- Device Model: Motorola e32
- ArcaneChat Version: 2.50
Suspicion:
It seems that ArcaneChat sometimes fails to release the audio focus or does not properly destroy the MediaPlayer instance after playback. This locks the audio hardware at the system level until the app process is killed.
Observed Behavior:
On rare occasions (not every time, and no clear trigger identified yet), when I tap the Play button on a received voice message in ArcaneChat, nothing happens:
Once ArcaneChat is force-stopped, all audio on the device returns to normal immediately.
Cannot Reproduce on Demand:
This issue happens very rarely and intermittently. I have not been able to find a reliable sequence of steps to trigger it. It seems to occur randomly after receiving and playing several voice messages over time.
Environment:
Suspicion:
It seems that ArcaneChat sometimes fails to release the audio focus or does not properly destroy the MediaPlayer instance after playback. This locks the audio hardware at the system level until the app process is killed.