Fixed #

• Fixed fullscreen exit handling on iOS when user dismisses by swiping down or tapping Done button
• Fixed iOS playback state preservation when exiting fullscreen (video now resumes playing if it was playing before)
• Fixed Android fullscreen button icon synchronization when fullscreen is toggled from Flutter code
• Fixed fullscreen event parsing to properly distinguish between entering and exiting fullscreen states
• Fixed shared player state synchronization by sending current playback state when new views attach

Improved #

• Standardized event naming by renaming videoLoaded to loaded across all platforms for consistency
• Enhanced Android fullscreen button to detect and correct icon desynchronization
• Improved shared player initial state callback mechanism to properly communicate loaded state with duration
• Better fullscreen state event notifications on Android with proper isFullscreen data
• Enhanced iOS fullscreen delegate handling with playback state restoration

Fixed #

• Fixed iOS player state tracking by observing timeControlStatus instead of relying only on item observers
• Fixed shared player initialization to properly handle existing players vs new players
• Fixed Android PiP event channel setup to only initialize on Android platform (prevents iOS errors)
• Fixed playback state synchronization when connecting to shared players
• Fixed unnecessary buffering/loading events for shared players during reattachment

Improved #

• Enhanced iOS player observer to distinguish between play/pause and buffering states
• Improved shared player management with better state tracking and event handling
• Enhanced Android player controls by hiding unnecessary buttons (next, previous, settings)
• Better error handling and logging throughout the player lifecycle

Fixed #

• Fixed Android package name to match plugin name (com.huddlecommunity.better_native_video_player)
• Fixed plugin registration in Android

Changed #

• Updated Flutter SDK constraint to 3.9.2
• Updated flutter_lints to 6.0.0

Added #

• Initial release of native_video_player plugin
• Native video playback using AVPlayerViewController (iOS) and ExoPlayer/Media3 (Android)
• HLS streaming support with adaptive quality selection
• Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode on both platforms
• Native fullscreen playback
• Now Playing integration (Control Center on iOS, lock screen on Android)
• Background playback with media notifications
• Comprehensive playback controls:
  • Play/pause
  • Seek to position
  • Volume control
  • Playback speed adjustment (0.5x to 2.0x)
  • Quality selection for HLS streams
• Event streaming for player state changes
• Support for custom media info (title, subtitle, album, artwork)
• Configurable PiP behavior
• Native player controls toggle
• Example app demonstrating all features
• Comprehensive documentation and API reference

Platform Support #

• iOS 12.0+
• Android API 24+ (Android 7.0+)

Dependencies #

• Flutter SDK ^3.9.2
• iOS: AVFoundation framework
• Android: androidx.media3 1.5.0 (ExoPlayer, HLS, Session)