Bug 498619

Summary:	Video playback on mpv + mpv-mpris stops occasionally on pause
Product:	[Applications] kdeconnect	Reporter:	Bogomil Vasilev <smirky>
Component:	common	Assignee:	Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	andrew.g.r.holmes
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Bogomil Vasilev 2025-01-13 18:19:36 UTC

SUMMARY
I'm using "mpv-mpris" to make sure I can integrate nicely with Plasma, especially "kdeconnect", so I can use my smartphone when watching movies. When pausing "mpv" (no matter where the pause came from), eventually mpv stops the video and exits without a crash, just clean and unexpected exit. Eventually, I figured out it's got something to do with mpris and kdeconnect. Uninstalling mpv-mpris prevents mpv from stopping, but I lose the integration. I decided to give mpv-mpris2 a try (another integration, totally different implementation), but I experienced the same problem.
I found this reddit topic, mentioning the same problem:
https://www.reddit.com/r/mpv/comments/15st1ze/mpv_closes_automatically_after_being_paused_for_a/

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install mpv, mpv-mpris & kdeconnect
2. Play a video
3. Pause the video

OBSERVED RESULT
At some point, the video stops and mpv exists normally, it's as if something sent a stop event. The stop event may happen immediately or later at some point (seconds/minutes).

EXPECTED RESULT
Pause the video and stay paused.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.5 
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.10.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Bogomil Vasilev 2025-01-31 10:13:19 UTC

Using VLC I get the same problem. VLC doesn't have a separate plugin (as a package) that implements MPRIS support - I believe it's builtin. However, kdeconnect stops VLC the same way it stops MPV. This means that the problem is strictly withing kdeconnect and it's MPRIS handling.