The player no longer responds to `play` / `pause`

[Shonn-Li]

Since react-native-youtube-iframe 2.4.0 / 2.4.1 the player no longer responds to play / pause commands issued either through:

• the play prop (<Youtube play={true|false} … />), or
• the imperative methods exposed on the ref (playerRef.current.playVideo() / pauseVideo()).

Seeks (seekTo) and timeline updates still work, so Redux stays in-sync; only starting or pausing playback fails.
Rolling back to 2.3.0 immediately restores the expected behaviour.

[zxl777]

Same here.

[mocml]

same here

[nguoidungg]

Since react-native-youtube-iframe 2.4.0 / 2.4.1 the player no longer responds to play / pause commands issued either through:

• the play prop (<Youtube play={true|false} … />), or
• the imperative methods exposed on the ref (playerRef.current.playVideo() / pauseVideo()).

Seeks (seekTo) and timeline updates still work, so Redux stays in-sync; only starting or pausing playback fails. Rolling back to 2.3.0 immediately restores the expected behaviour.

2.3.0 also not working auto play

[A-MacAulay]

same

[juanjlunar]

Since react-native-youtube-iframe 2.4.0 / 2.4.1 the player no longer responds to play / pause commands issued either through:

• the play prop (<Youtube play={true|false} … />), or
• the imperative methods exposed on the ref (playerRef.current.playVideo() / pauseVideo()).

Seeks (seekTo) and timeline updates still work, so Redux stays in-sync; only starting or pausing playback fails. Rolling back to 2.3.0 immediately restores the expected behaviour.

2.3.0 also not working auto play

What I ended up doing was this

  const playerRef = useRef<YoutubeIframeRef>(null);

  return (
    <YStack>
      <YoutubePlayer
        ref={playerRef}
        height={height}
        width={width}
        play
        videoId={VIDEO_ID}
        onReady={() => {
          playerRef.current?.seekTo(0, true);
        }}
      />
    </YStack>
  );

Running playerRef.current?.seekTo(0, true); in the onReady callback makes the video play as it worked with the play, not a fix, but a workaround.

[tvone]

Since react-native-youtube-iframe 2.4.0 / 2.4.1 the player no longer responds to play / pause commands issued either through:

• the play prop (<Youtube play={true|false} … />), or
• the imperative methods exposed on the ref (playerRef.current.playVideo() / pauseVideo()).

Seeks (seekTo) and timeline updates still work, so Redux stays in-sync; only starting or pausing playback fails. Rolling back to 2.3.0 immediately restores the expected behaviour.

2.3.0 also not working auto play

What I ended up doing was this

const playerRef = useRef(null);

return (

<YoutubePlayer
ref={playerRef}
height={height}
width={width}
play
videoId={VIDEO_ID}
onReady={() => {
playerRef.current?.seekTo(0, true);
}}
/>

);
Running playerRef.current?.seekTo(0, true); in the onReady callback makes the video play as it worked with the play, not a fix, but a workaround.

how to pause video?