Confirmed here on a bq device with ota8 while trying to reproduce bug #1502756, if the notification is displayed it goes in a fight with the player and prevent you playing the video.
It might be worth getting on the next ota list because it makes it quite difficult to play a video with a headphone, which is a think commuters/travelers do often ** Project changed: mediaplayer-app => mediaplayer-app (Ubuntu) ** Also affects: mediaplayer-app Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: mediaplayer-app ** Also affects: canonical-devices-system-image Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: mediaplayer-app (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Unity API bugs, which is subscribed to The Sound Menu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1504065 Title: Cannot play videos when a wired headphone is connected Status in Canonical System Image: New Status in The Sound Menu: New Status in mediaplayer-app package in Ubuntu: New Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When having a wired headset connected to the device, video playback keeps on being paused as soon as playback is started. Looks like some snap-decision notification is shown, but it's too short time to read what it actually says because it disappears again when the playback stops again. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1504065/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-api-bugs Post to : unity-api-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-api-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp