• ExoPlayer:
  • Fix potential scrubbing mode issue where scrubbing could stall when seeking to 'end of stream'.
  • Revert: Add support for ads in multi-period content (e.g., DASH) by splitting and offsetting the AdPlaybackState for each period.
• DataSource:
  • Fix KtorDataSource loading the entire HTTP response body into memory when opening a connection (#3305).
• Session:
  • Fix crash by catching ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException in MediaSessionService.stopSelfSafely() (#3310).
  • Fix unexpected onMediaItemTransition() callback on MediaController when seeking inside the same media item (#3248).
• Downloads:
  • Resolve HLS variables in media playlist when fetched for download (#3258).
• HLS extension:
  • Fix calculation of content resume offset when resolving interstitial asset lists (#3322).
  • Fix unexpected audio track timestamp discontinuity when resuming low latency live playback after a playlist request failure (#3311).
  • Fix bug in HlsMediaPeriod.getStreamKeys() where the ID3 track in audio renditions is considered as subtitles (#3333).
• DASH extension:
  • Fix crash (IndexOutOfBoundsException) when opening manifests with an empty <SegmentTimeline/> element (#3326).
• Decoder extensions (FFmpeg, VP9, AV1, etc.):
  • Revert monochrome video support to bundled dav1d JNI.
• Cast extension:
  • Fix bug where unconfigured live streams (liveConfiguration == UNSET) were queued as STREAM_TYPE_BUFFERED (#3318).