ExoPlayer doesn't work - Android TV v.7.0 - "Trust anchor for certification path not found".

[Albabit]

Stremio Platform

Android TV

Describe the bug

Hello,

I can't get integrated players such as "ExoPlayer" or "VLC" to work on my Android TV.
TV Sony "KD-65XD9305", Android-TV V.7.0, (Build : "SVP4KDTV15_EU-user 7.0").

ExoPlayer is showing error :

"Exo can't play video :
Source error:javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException:Trust anchor for certification path not found".

When trying with VLC, I get :

"VLC can't play video  :
Playback error".

Stremio version : 1.9.12.
Exo Version : 1.9.3.
VLC Version : 3.6.5.

I Tried :

• "Hardware-accelerated decoding" = True or False,
• "Experimental ExoPlayer Libass support" = True or False.
• Different kinds of content formats, from different sources, (4K HDR, 1080p)...

Only way for me to play videos from Stremio is to play through Kodi external player.

To Reproduce

1. Try on an Android-TV V.7.0.
2. Play video content from Stremio v.1.9.12 with ExoPlayer or VLC.

Expected behavior

ExoPlayer will show error :

"Exo can't play video :
Source error:javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException:Trust anchor for certification path not found".

Screenshots

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App Version

1.9.12

Device Info

TV Sony "KD-65XD9305"

OS Version

Android-TV V.7.0

Player Info

ExoPlayer v.1.9.3 - VLC v.3.6.5

Browser Info

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Logs

Notes

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[TRtomasz]

Outside our control. check if there are no updates for your system

[Albabit]

Ok, thank you for your reply.
No updates available for my system as Sony have stopped support for theses 2015 TV series.

[Albabit]

Outside our control. check if there are no updates for your system

But, actually... How is it possible that ExoPlayer works with the Nuvio app on this same TV, but not with Stremio ?

The developers at Nuvio have probably integrated a modern network library (such as OkHttp) that includes its own up-to-date security certificates, separate from those used by Android 7. The app therefore bypasses the limitations of older TVs, the HTTPS connection is successful, and ExoPlayer can play the video.

If that’s correct, it might be worth considering this for Stremio.