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0021729MMAPlaybackpublic2025-10-01 16:09
Reporterrusty Assigned To 
PriorityimmediateSeverityblockReproducibilitysometimes
Status assignedResolutionreopened 
PlatformAndroidOS-OS Version14
Product Version2.1.0 
Target Version2.1.1 
Summary0021729: ?WMA? playback not working (missing codec error - regression 2.1)
DescriptionThe user at ticket 13516 / 13519 (contains saved log) is experiencing the missing codec error after having upgraded to build 1268.

I'm unable to replicate, but logs have been provided:
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EDIT: It turns out that this is because the tracks in question were WMA, which MMA does not yet support.
Additional InformationAlso reported at 13688 (this user experienced the issue on a OnePlus device and has enabled auto-conversion to work around the issue).
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related to 0021035 closedmartin M4A (ALAC) support 

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martin

2025-08-14 07:39

developer   ~0079331

The user attempts to play WMA tracks. They've never been supported natively on Android. Therefore, the toast message and skipping to the next track are correct behaviors in this case.

rusty

2025-09-26 14:56

administrator   ~0079632

Last edited: 2025-10-01 15:26

This issue is still being reported by numerous users (unclear whether it's limited to WMA):

Play Store:
Andrew S - "Often it just jumps from track to track without playing anything. Sometimes it looks like it's playing but no sound comes out. The last time I tried to use it I picked a song from one album and every single time I tried to play it, it just jumped to a completely different song on another album. It's not the music library. I can play the same songs perfectly with other players"

Rune O - S23 Ultra - "Used to work, but now stops all the tme. Totally unusable"

Drizzle - Galaxy A50 - "Knocking off another star for the missing codec error that was supposedly fixed."

GQUSAZH5VA - Android 16/Motorola

Ticket 13854 (D. Furtney) - Switching to Native doesn't solve the problem
Ticket 13878 (W. Kiely)
Ticket 13773 (Cap) - Switching to Native solved the problem.
Ticket 13911 (Mike) - Switching to Native did not solve the problem. Issue occurs with WMA and some MP3. Debug SS5Q8ZP8D5

https://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=108561