Real MediaController/MediaSessionService unification: a single ExoPlayer
owned by PlaybackService, every UI surface is a MediaController client.
Playback never restarts on screen transitions. Drops the per-screen
ExoPlayer instances; drops the EXTRA_URL Intent-based handoff from vc=21.
Minibar overlay: persistent strip pinned to the bottom of every
non-Player screen whenever something is loaded. Tap to expand to
fullscreen, x to stop and clear, play/pause toggles. Drag-down on the
fullscreen player or the down-chevron overlay button minimizes into the
minibar. Single source of truth for what is playing is NowPlaying — a
process-wide StateFlow refreshed by whichever surface calls
setPlayingFrom.
Custom MediaSource.Factory in the service routes DASH/HLS/progressive
by MIME, and merges video+audio progressives via a side-channel
EXTRA_AUDIO_URL bundle on the MediaItem. SponsorBlock skip loop is now
activity-scoped, hoisted out of PlayerScreen, so segments are skipped in
minibar mode too.
Downloads tab wired into the drawer. Reads DownloadManager every
second, shows status + progress, tap to open, x to remove.
Theme: forest-green primary palette replaces the M3 default lavender /
NewPipe red. Modern, clean, distinct.
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