Some android devices not working on vulkan api

[NieYanzhe]

Describe the issue Importing the UnityPlugin-AVProVideo-v3.0.1-Trial.unitypackage can cause the game to not work. I don't use any avpro components.

Your Setup (please complete the following information):

• Unity version: 2022.3.28f1
• AVPro Video version (number and edition (trial/core/ultra/enterprise)): 3.0.1 trial
• Operating system version: Android
• Device model: Samsung S10(SM-G975U)
• Video specs (resolution, frame-rate, codec, file size): not working

To Reproduce

1. New Project

2. Switch Android Platform

3. Import UnityPlugin-AVProVideo-v3.0.1-Trial.unitypackage

4. Modify Player Settings

   • Auto Graphics Api: false
   • Graphics APIs: remove OpenGL ES3(only Vulkan)
   • Target API Level: Android 13.0(API level 33)
   • Scripting backend: IL2CPP
   • Api Compatibility Level: .NET Framework

5. Build Android APK and Run it

Screenshots

[Chris-RH]

So are you saying that it is not running in a new project with nothing else in it at all other than AVPro? Are you using SRP, URP or HDRP? Have you tried mono? Can you provide a full logcat please?

[NieYanzhe]

So are you saying that it is not running in a new project with nothing else in it at all other than AVPro? Are you using SRP, URP or HDRP? Have you tried mono? Can you provide a full logcat please?

Yes. Just imported AVPro. And a sample scene (skybox and camera and lighting without modify) I didn't even use any video component.

Built-In and URP are same result.

This logcat is Built-In. UnityLogcat.log AndroidStudioAll.log

[NieYanzhe]

So are you saying that it is not running in a new project with nothing else in it at all other than AVPro? Are you using SRP, URP or HDRP? Have you tried mono? Can you provide a full logcat please?

mono is same result.

I suspect that some code or shaders in the plugin are causing Vulkan initialization to fail.

[Chris-RH]

What happens when you use a new project and run the AVPro Video mediaplayer demo scene?

[NieYanzhe]

What happens when you use a new project and run the AVPro Video mediaplayer demo scene?

Nothing will happen.Because the render pipeline is broken. Vulkan is failed

[NieYanzhe]

@Chris-RH Maybe Android 9 is not support.

These devices have the same result。

• Samsung Note 9(SM-N960U)
• Vivo X23(V1816A)

And Huawei P smart 2019（POT-LX1） crash

[Chris-RH]

hmm, interesting that these are all Adreno GPUs. I wonder if there is an issue with their vulkan driver?

Can you provide full logcats for the devices that are having errors please Are there devices that you have tested that are not having issues?

[NieYanzhe]

hmm, interesting that these are all Adreno GPUs. I wonder if there is an issue with their vulkan driver?

Can you provide full logcats for the devices that are having errors please Are there devices that you have tested that are not having issues?

I tested some other Adreno GPU devices and didn't have this issue. if Android version greater than 9 is well. If Android version is equal or lesser than 9 is not working.

These devices should have no issues with Vulkan driver because building an empty project works well.

I tested these devices are well.

• XiaoMi 14 (Android 14)
• OnePlus 7 (Android 11)
• XiaoMi 10 (Android 10)

I tested new devices(Android version is 9) that are not working.These full logcats for the devices that are having errors OnePlus 3T-logcat.log Redmi 7-logcat.log

[NieYanzhe]

Hi @Chris-RH , do you have any update

[NieYanzhe]

I think the issue is due to the lack of the VK_EXT_queue_family_foreign extension.

Android 10 has this extensions log.

[Vulkan init] extensions: name=VK_EXT_queue_family_foreign [enabled=1, external=0]

But in Android 9 does not contain the log

[Chris-RH]

I don't have an android 9 device to hand, so will have to wait to see what is in the office next week.

Are you able to use Unity Videoplayer on these devices, or do you get the same errors?

[NieYanzhe]

I don't have an android 9 device to hand, so will have to wait to see what is in the office next week.

Are you able to use Unity Videoplayer on these devices, or do you get the same errors?

Unity Videoplayer does not have this issue.

[Ste-RH]

We fixed a Vulkan issue in v3.0.2. Could you update to this version and re-test to see if you still see the issue @NieYanzhe ?

[NieYanzhe]

We fixed a Vulkan issue in v3.0.2. Could you update to this version and re-test to see if you still see the issue @NieYanzhe ?

Still the same result, still unable to run properly.

I attach the log files: samsung-SM-N960U-Android-9_2024-06-13_162345.log

[MorrisRH]

Unfortunately the devices you're testing on do not support the Vulkan extensions we require in order to be able to decode frames from a video directly into a buffer we can use. We specifically require the extension VK_ANDROID_external_memory_android_hardware_buffer (which is dependent on the extension VK_EXT_queue_family_foreign which is what you were seeing in the log).

As a result of this the Vulkan initialisation is failing and Unity is falling back onto the next available graphics API. Because you have not included OpenGLES3 in the list of supported APIs Unity is jumping straight down to OpenGLES2 which we do not support with AVProVideo.

You need to add OpenGLES3 into the list of supported APIs in order for AVPro Video to work with these older devices (make sure to keep Vulkan as the first item if that is the API you would prefer to use).