feat(videojs): use my fork that fixes audio

android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniPlayer.kt

@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ class OmniPlayer(
                 .setRemotePlayer(remote)
                 .build()
         }
-        eventMap.player = active
         active
     }
 
@@ -169,18 +168,25 @@ class OmniPlayer(
         }
     }
 
-    override fun dispose() {
+    @Volatile
-        showNotification = false
+    private var released = false
-        super.dispose()
 
-        eventMap.dispose()
+    override fun release() {
+        if (released) return
+        released = true
+        showNotification = false
         runOnMainThread {
+            eventMap.dispose()
             castContext?.removeCastStateListener(castStateListener)
-            // release both cast and local players.
             player.release()
         }
     }
 
+    override fun dispose() {
+        release()
+        super.dispose()
+    }
+
     private fun buildMediaItem(
         src: com.margelo.nitro.omni.VideoSrc,
         metadata: com.margelo.nitro.omni.Metadata?,
@@ -227,13 +233,15 @@ class OmniPlayer(
             .build()
     }
 
-    fun setVideoView(surfaceView: android.view.SurfaceView?) {
+    fun setVideoView(surfaceView: android.view.SurfaceView) {
         runOnMainThread {
-            if (surfaceView == null) {
+            localPlayer.setVideoSurfaceView(surfaceView)
-                localPlayer.clearVideoSurface()
+        }
-            } else {
+    }
-                localPlayer.setVideoSurfaceView(surfaceView)
+
-            }
+    fun clearVideoView(surfaceView: android.view.SurfaceView) {
+        runOnMainThread {
+            localPlayer.clearVideoSurfaceView(surfaceView)
         }
     }
 
@@ -335,6 +343,10 @@ class OmniPlayer(
         }
     }
 
+    init {
+        runOnMainThreadSync { eventMap.player = player }
+    }
+
     override var source: Source? = null
         set(value) {
             field = value

android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniView.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package dev.zoriya.omni
 
 import android.app.PictureInPictureParams
+import android.graphics.Color
 import android.graphics.Rect
 import android.os.Build
 import android.util.Rational
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ class OmniView(val context: ThemedReactContext) :
     override var subtitleAssets: SubtitleAssets? = null
 
     init {
+        view.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK)
         context.addLifecycleEventListener(this)
     }
 
@@ -154,15 +156,11 @@ class OmniView(val context: ThemedReactContext) :
         val curPip = activeView.get()
         when {
             autoPip == true && curPip == this -> {}
-            autoPip == true && curPip == null -> {
+            autoPip == true -> {
                 activeView = WeakReference(this)
                 updatePictureInPictureParams()
             }
 
-            autoPip == true -> {
-                throw Error("Only one OmniView can have `autoPip` set at a time.")
-            }
-
             autoPip == false && curPip == this -> {
                 activeView = WeakReference(null)
                 clearPictureInPictureParams()
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ class OmniView(val context: ThemedReactContext) :
         }
 
         boundPlayer?.localPlayer?.removeListener(this)
-        boundPlayer?.setVideoView(null)
+        boundPlayer?.clearVideoView(surfaceView)
         boundPlayer = omniPlayer
         omniPlayer.localPlayer.addListener(this)
 
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ class OmniView(val context: ThemedReactContext) :
 
         val omniPlayer = player as? OmniPlayer ?: return
         boundPlayer?.localPlayer?.removeListener(this)
-        omniPlayer.setVideoView(null)
+        omniPlayer.clearVideoView(surfaceView)
         boundPlayer = null
     }
 
@@ -414,6 +412,6 @@ class OmniView(val context: ThemedReactContext) :
     override fun surfaceDestroyed(holder: SurfaceHolder) {
         surfaceReady = false
         surfaceView.removeCallbacks(rebuildRunnable)
-        boundPlayer?.setVideoView(null)
+        boundPlayer?.clearVideoView(surfaceView)
     }
 }

android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/VlcPlayer.kt

@@ -99,11 +99,14 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
     private var currentTrackSelectionParameters = TrackSelectionParameters.Builder().build()
     @Volatile
     private var playerError: PlaybackException? = null
+    @Volatile
+    private var released = false
     private var playlistMetadata: MediaMetadata = MediaMetadata.EMPTY
     private var userInitiatedTransition: Boolean = false
     @Volatile
     private var cachedBufferedPosition: Long = 0L
     private var boundSurfaceView: SurfaceView? = null
+    private var lastVideoSize: VideoSize = VideoSize.UNKNOWN
 
     private val availableCommands: Player.Commands = Player.Commands.Builder()
         .add(COMMAND_PLAY_PAUSE)
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
     override fun onEvent(event: MediaPlayer.Event) {
         when (event.type) {
             MediaPlayer.Event.Opening -> {
+                lastVideoSize = VideoSize.UNKNOWN
                 notifyListeners(EVENT_PLAYBACK_STATE_CHANGED) {
                     it.onPlaybackStateChanged(STATE_BUFFERING)
                 }
@@ -158,6 +162,7 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
                     it.onIsPlayingChanged(true)
                     it.onTracksChanged(getCurrentTracks())
                 }
+                maybeNotifyVideoSizeChanged()
             }
 
             MediaPlayer.Event.Paused -> {
@@ -211,12 +216,19 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
             // this improves perf & battery life (native -> js bridge is expensive)
             MediaPlayer.Event.TimeChanged -> Unit
 
+            // vlc has no video-size event, Vout event still has unknown size.
+            // This is the first callback with known size.
+            MediaPlayer.Event.PositionChanged -> {
+                if (lastVideoSize == VideoSize.UNKNOWN) maybeNotifyVideoSizeChanged()
+            }
+
             MediaPlayer.Event.ESAdded,
             MediaPlayer.Event.ESDeleted,
             MediaPlayer.Event.ESSelected -> {
                 notifyListeners(EVENT_TRACKS_CHANGED) {
                     it.onTracksChanged(getCurrentTracks())
                 }
+                maybeNotifyVideoSizeChanged()
             }
 
             MediaPlayer.Event.LengthChanged -> {
@@ -353,6 +365,7 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
                 media.addOption(":start-time=${targetMs / 1000.0}")
 
                 player.setMedia(media)
+                media.release()
             }
         }
 
@@ -430,7 +443,7 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
         when {
             playerError != null -> STATE_IDLE
             currentMediaItemIndex == INDEX_UNSET -> STATE_IDLE
-            player.media == null -> STATE_IDLE
+            player.media?.also { it.release() } == null -> STATE_IDLE
             player.playerState == IMedia.State.Opening -> STATE_BUFFERING
             player.isPlaying -> STATE_READY
             player.isSeekable && player.time >= player.length && player.length > 0 -> STATE_ENDED
@@ -519,13 +532,17 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
     }
 
     override fun release() {
+        if (released) return
+        released = true
         player.setEventListener(null)
         listeners.release()
         abandonAudioFocus()
         player.stop()
         clearVideoSurface()
-        player.release()
+        applicationHandler.post {
-        libVLC.release()
+            player.release()
+            libVLC.release()
+        }
     }
 
     override fun getCurrentTracks(): Tracks {
@@ -894,6 +911,7 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
     }
 
     override fun clearVideoSurfaceView(surfaceView: SurfaceView?) {
+        if (surfaceView != null && boundSurfaceView !== surfaceView) return
         clearVideoSurface()
     }
 
@@ -901,10 +919,30 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
 
     override fun clearVideoTextureView(textureView: TextureView?) = Unit
 
+    /**
+     * VLC never pushes a video-size event, so emit our own once the selected video
+     * track (and its sample aspect ratio) is known. Listeners such as OmniView use
+     * this to size the content frame -> the PIP aspect ratio matches the video
+     * instead of the raw SurfaceView bounds (ExoPlayer does this on its own).
+     */
+    private fun maybeNotifyVideoSizeChanged() {
+        val size = getVideoSize()
+        if (size == VideoSize.UNKNOWN || size == lastVideoSize) return
+        lastVideoSize = size
+        notifyListeners(EVENT_VIDEO_SIZE_CHANGED) {
+            it.onVideoSizeChanged(size)
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun getVideoSize(): VideoSize {
         val videoTrack = player.getSelectedTrack(IMedia.Track.Type.Video) as? VideoTrack ?: return VideoSize.UNKNOWN
         if (videoTrack.width <= 0 || videoTrack.height <= 0) return VideoSize.UNKNOWN
-        return VideoSize(videoTrack.width, videoTrack.height)
+        val par = if (videoTrack.sarNum > 0 && videoTrack.sarDen > 0) {
+            videoTrack.sarNum.toFloat() / videoTrack.sarDen.toFloat()
+        } else {
+            1f
+        }
+        return VideoSize(videoTrack.width, videoTrack.height, par)
     }
 
     override fun getSurfaceSize(): Size = Size.UNKNOWN

bun.lock

@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
       "name": "react-native-omni",
       "dependencies": {
         "@expo/config-plugins": "^57.0.3",
-        "@videojs/react": "10.0.0-beta.25",
+        "@videojs/core": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-core",
+        "@videojs/media": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-media",
+        "@videojs/react": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-react",
+        "@videojs/spf": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-spf",
+        "@videojs/store": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-store",
+        "@videojs/utils": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-utils",
         "jassub": "^2.5.7",
         "libpgs": "^0.8.1",
       },
@@ -723,15 +728,17 @@
 
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-    "@videojs/core": ["@videojs/core@10.0.0-beta.25", "", { "dependencies": { "@videojs/spf": "10.0.0-beta.25", "@videojs/store": "10.0.0-beta.25", "@videojs/utils": "10.0.0-beta.25", "@vimeo/player": "^2.30.3", "dashjs": "^5.2.0", "hls.js": "^1.6.7", "mux-embed": "^5.17.10" } }, "sha512-Yxd6c+u7LrYl6aKzZRyR5PjDqUt1lUbgFwIhg6pMzI8bJszIGjLS7TDzXdALpEFJpM1Z08dbqCEzCGaMj7Eu6A=="],
+    "@videojs/core": ["@videojs/core@github:zoriya/v10#02a4769", { "peerDependencies": { "@videojs/media": "*", "@videojs/store": "*", "@videojs/utils": "*" } }, "zoriya-v10-02a4769", "sha512-eq79BQJ+e2Lx6k9tCW68vBolcJD3OynwgE7Y8pmI9gb+RWQAYJFLEY8B576ueKHhcgOOT/taerI/Wg3eqougSg=="],
 
-    "@videojs/react": ["@videojs/react@10.0.0-beta.25", "", { "dependencies": { "@videojs/core": "10.0.0-beta.25", "@videojs/spf": "10.0.0-beta.25", "@videojs/store": "10.0.0-beta.25", "@videojs/utils": "10.0.0-beta.25" }, "peerDependencies": { "react": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0", "react-dom": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0" } }, "sha512-MUG8NFntK3u4OTArwqG4utZ11HU1Ku5kzzTfTA2BMG5shNj7KWqPz0BMR2Nnv6hwEvcxpm9vwZxk+AwkmoB5jA=="],
+    "@videojs/media": ["@videojs/media@github:zoriya/v10#46507f9", { "dependencies": { "@vimeo/player": "^2.30.3", "dashjs": "^5.2.0", "hls.js": "^1.6.7", "mux-embed": "^5.17.10" }, "peerDependencies": { "@videojs/spf": "*", "@videojs/utils": "*" } }, "zoriya-v10-46507f9", "sha512-1f7jIP5KPGKo4NeyG+Q22eS7KhvYZam8yvG985Y9edCp7wFcrVcraEQwKJrESaa/GDNgeKIeEg05MZ+l+ZHftQ=="],
 
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+    "@videojs/react": ["@videojs/react@github:zoriya/v10#784a383", { "peerDependencies": { "@videojs/core": "*", "@videojs/media": "*", "@videojs/spf": "*", "@videojs/store": "*", "@videojs/utils": "*", "react": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0", "react-dom": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0" } }, "zoriya-v10-784a383", "sha512-wLuXUjLfhLNZAVSxCsTmpidN8DZPy6Us788vXDSRJKh/a6WDTCWV2op26EK3eCgeC1P8Hwc5s5cOEhqx2fGMRQ=="],
 
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+    "@videojs/spf": ["@videojs/spf@github:zoriya/v10#8920135", { "dependencies": { "signal-polyfill": "^0.2.2" }, "peerDependencies": { "@videojs/utils": "*" } }, "zoriya-v10-8920135", "sha512-jGXo5tyPpIk96XWksTKbWpi7POHzdt4KtvqDZ9+SDa+MOqLV3TcgM8soo6KO2jMnkv8d8APqaz+E27qfDf16kg=="],
 
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+    "@videojs/store": ["@videojs/store@github:zoriya/v10#3f9bddd", { "peerDependencies": { "@videojs/element": "*", "@videojs/utils": "*", "react": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0" }, "optionalPeers": ["@videojs/element", "react"] }, "zoriya-v10-3f9bddd", "sha512-QjSGJ6EO6uoij41F7KgMKrNi5XjvXfkODOrn17wcFa6+Ig1+ftnckkNZsJ44bARdJ1XUkuj3wNyGidYMrmKRmQ=="],
+
+    "@videojs/utils": ["@videojs/utils@github:zoriya/v10#9fed1b6", {}, "zoriya-v10-9fed1b6", "sha512-ZgbMw3v41aEru0056VVwy0UtiZk8zq6Tm6ddRAJtm5VXz2nEf36CoejFFvmGICW5cQ2WWhvMQmtqCSr+HmYGIw=="],
 
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example/App.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type React from "react";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { Pressable, ScrollView, StyleSheet, Text, View } from "react-native";
 import {
 	type AndroidBackend,
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ function PlayerExample({
 	);
 	const switchBackend = (target: AndroidBackend) => {
 		if (target === backend) return;
-		// Pause before tearing down: the native media-session guard refuses a
-		// second player while the current one is still *playing*, so this keeps
-		// the transition clean (we don't preserve state across a switch anyway).
-		player.pause();
 		onSwitchBackend(target);
 	};
 
@@ -461,27 +457,13 @@ function App(): React.JSX.Element {
 	// notification stays hidden) before any source is set.
 	const [hasSource, setHasSource] = useState(false);
 	const [backend, setBackend] = useState<AndroidBackend>("vlc");
-	const [pendingBackend, setPendingBackend] = useState<AndroidBackend | null>(
-		null,
-	);
 
-	// Switching backend recreates the native player, so we fully unmount the
+	// Switching the backend just updates the prop: OmniProvider recreates (and
-	// provider first (rendering nothing) and remount it on the next tick with
+	// disposes) the native player internally, so the change applies live.
-	// the new backend. This lets the old OmniView/player tear down before the
-	// new one is created, avoiding the "only one view"/"two players" guards.
 	const handleSwitchBackend = useCallback((next: AndroidBackend) => {
-		setPendingBackend(next);
+		setBackend(next);
 	}, []);
 
-	useEffect(() => {
-		if (pendingBackend === null) return;
-		const id = setTimeout(() => {
-			setBackend(pendingBackend);
-			setPendingBackend(null);
-		}, 300);
-		return () => clearTimeout(id);
-	}, [pendingBackend]);
-
 	const handlePrev = useCallback(() => {
 		setCurrentIndex((index) => (index === 0 ? PLAYLIST.length - 1 : index - 1));
 	}, []);
@@ -525,18 +507,8 @@ function App(): React.JSX.Element {
 		[currentIndex],
 	);
 
-	// While switching, render nothing so the current player is torn down first.
-	if (pendingBackend !== null) {
-		return (
-			<View style={styles.switching}>
-				<Text style={styles.subheading}>Switching to {pendingBackend}…</Text>
-			</View>
-		);
-	}
-
 	return (
 		<OmniProvider
-			key={backend}
 			source={hasSource ? source : undefined}
 			backend={{ android: backend }}
 			cast={{ receiverApplicationId: "D8FB0FC1" }}
@@ -564,12 +536,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 		paddingVertical: 12,
 		gap: 12,
 	},
-	switching: {
-		flex: 1,
-		backgroundColor: "#0b1020",
-		alignItems: "center",
-		justifyContent: "center",
-	},
 	heading: {
 		fontSize: 24,
 		fontWeight: "700",
@@ -581,7 +547,10 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 	},
 	video: {
 		width: "100%",
-		aspectRatio: 16 / 9,
+		// Intentionally wider than the 16:9 sample videos so the view's aspect
+		// ratio differs from the video's. This surfaces the PIP aspect-ratio bug
+		// where PIP would otherwise inherit the view's shape, not the video's.
+		aspectRatio: 21 / 9,
 		borderRadius: 14,
 		overflow: "hidden",
 	},

nitrogen/generated/android/c++/JHybridOmniPlayerSpec.cpp

@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ namespace margelo::nitro::omni {
   }
 
   // Methods
+  void JHybridOmniPlayerSpec::release() {
+    static const auto method = _javaPart->javaClassStatic()->getMethod<void()>("release");
+    method(_javaPart);
+  }
   void JHybridOmniPlayerSpec::play() {
     static const auto method = _javaPart->javaClassStatic()->getMethod<void()>("play");
     method(_javaPart);

nitrogen/generated/android/c++/JHybridOmniPlayerSpec.hpp

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ namespace margelo::nitro::omni {
 
   public:
     // Methods
+    void release() override;
     void play() override;
     void pause() override;
     void seekBy(double offset) override;

nitrogen/generated/android/kotlin/com/margelo/nitro/omni/HybridOmniPlayerSpec.kt

@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ abstract class HybridOmniPlayerSpec: HybridObject() {
   abstract val renditions: Array<Rendition>
 
   // Methods
+  @DoNotStrip
+  @Keep
+  abstract fun release(): Unit
+  
   @DoNotStrip
   @Keep
   abstract fun play(): Unit

nitrogen/generated/shared/c++/HybridOmniPlayerSpec.cpp

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace margelo::nitro::omni {
       prototype.registerHybridGetter("audios", &HybridOmniPlayerSpec::getAudios);
       prototype.registerHybridGetter("subtitles", &HybridOmniPlayerSpec::getSubtitles);
       prototype.registerHybridGetter("renditions", &HybridOmniPlayerSpec::getRenditions);
+      prototype.registerHybridMethod("release", &HybridOmniPlayerSpec::release);
       prototype.registerHybridMethod("play", &HybridOmniPlayerSpec::play);
       prototype.registerHybridMethod("pause", &HybridOmniPlayerSpec::pause);
       prototype.registerHybridMethod("seekBy", &HybridOmniPlayerSpec::seekBy);

nitrogen/generated/shared/c++/HybridOmniPlayerSpec.hpp

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ namespace margelo::nitro::omni {
 
     public:
       // Methods
+      virtual void release() = 0;
       virtual void play() = 0;
       virtual void pause() = 0;
       virtual void seekBy(double offset) = 0;

package.json

@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@expo/config-plugins": "^57.0.3",
-		"@videojs/react": "10.0.0-beta.25",
+		"@videojs/core": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-core",
+		"@videojs/media": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-media",
+		"@videojs/react": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-react",
+		"@videojs/spf": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-spf",
+		"@videojs/store": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-store",
+		"@videojs/utils": "github:zoriya/v10#build26-utils",
 		"jassub": "^2.5.7",
 		"libpgs": "^0.8.1"
 	},

src/player.web.tsx

@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export class WebOmniPlayer implements OmniPlayer {
 		this._store.state.toggleRemotePlayback();
 	}
 
-	castOptions: CastOptions | null = null;
 	_source: Source | undefined = undefined;
 	private _showNotification = false;
 

src/provider.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-import { createContext, type ReactNode, useContext, useEffect } from "react";
+import {
+	createContext,
+	type ReactNode,
+	useContext,
+	useEffect,
+	useEffectEvent,
+	useState,
+} from "react";
 import { NitroModules } from "react-native-nitro-modules";
-import type { OmniPlayerFactory } from "./specs/omni-player.nitro";
+import type {
-import type { OmniPlayer, PlayerBackend } from "./types/player";
+	OmniPlayer as NativeOmniPlayer,
+	OmniPlayerFactory,
+} from "./specs/omni-player.nitro";
+import type { AndroidBackend, OmniPlayer, PlayerBackend } from "./types/player";
 import type { CastOptions, Source } from "./types/source";
-import { useLazyRef } from "./utils/lazy-ref";
 
 const ProviderFactory =
 	NitroModules.createHybridObject<OmniPlayerFactory>("OmniPlayerFactory");
@@ -23,18 +32,30 @@ export const OmniProvider = ({
 	children: ReactNode;
 	showNotification?: boolean;
 }) => {
-	const player = useLazyRef(() =>
+	const [player, setPlayer] = useState<NativeOmniPlayer | null>(null);
-		ProviderFactory.createPlayer(source, backend, cast),
+
+	const createPlayer = useEffectEvent((aBackend: AndroidBackend) =>
+		ProviderFactory.createPlayer(source, { android: aBackend }, cast),
 	);
 
 	useEffect(() => {
-		player.source = source;
+		setPlayer(createPlayer(backend.android ?? "vlc"));
-	}, [source]);
+	}, [backend.android]);
 
 	useEffect(() => {
-		player.showNotification = showNotification;
+		if (!player) return;
-	}, [showNotification]);
+		return () => player.release();
+	}, [player]);
 
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (player) player.source = source;
+	}, [player, source]);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (player) player.showNotification = showNotification;
+	}, [player, showNotification]);
+
+	if (!player) return null;
 	return <PlayerCtx.Provider value={player}>{children}</PlayerCtx.Provider>;
 };
 

src/provider.web.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { createPlayer } from "@videojs/react";
+import { GoogleCast } from "@videojs/react/media/google-cast";
 import { videoFeatures } from "@videojs/react/video";
 import {
 	createContext,
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 	useEffect,
 	useRef,
 } from "react";
+import { usePlayerState } from "./events";
 import { WebOmniPlayer } from "./player.web";
 import type { OmniPlayer, PlayerBackend } from "./types/player";
 import type { CastOptions, Source } from "./types/source";
@@ -67,15 +69,27 @@ const PlayerInitializer = ({
 		}
 	}, [source, store]);
 
-	useEffect(() => {
-		player.castOptions = cast ?? null;
-	}, [cast]);
-
 	useEffect(() => {
 		player.showNotification = showNotification;
 	}, [showNotification]);
 
-	return <PlayerCtx.Provider value={player}>{children}</PlayerCtx.Provider>;
+	return (
+		<PlayerCtx.Provider value={player}>
+			<CastBridge cast={cast} />
+			{children}
+		</PlayerCtx.Provider>
+	);
+};
+
+const CastBridge = ({ cast }: { cast?: CastOptions | null }) => {
+	const source = usePlayerState("source");
+	return (
+		<GoogleCast
+			receiver={cast?.receiverApplicationId}
+			src={source?.castId}
+			customData={source?.castData}
+		/>
+	);
 };
 
 export const usePlayer = () => useContext(PlayerCtx);

src/specs/omni-player.nitro.ts

@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ export interface OmniPlayer
 	extends HybridObject<{ android: "kotlin" }>,
 		OmniPlayerT {
 	readonly eventMap: OmniEventMap;
+
+	release(): void;
 }
 
 export interface OmniPlayerFactory extends HybridObject<{ android: "kotlin" }> {

src/view.web.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { HlsMediaConfig } from "@videojs/core/dom/media/hls-js";
+import type { HlsMediaConfig } from "@videojs/media/dom/hls-js";
 import { HlsJsVideo } from "@videojs/react/media/hlsjs-video";
 import { Video } from "@videojs/react/video";
 import {
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ export const OmniView = ({
 	autoplay,
 	subtitleAssets,
 }: OmniViewProps & { style: CSSProperties }) => {
-	const player = usePlayer() as WebOmniPlayer;
 	const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 	const ref = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(undefined!);
 	const source = usePlayerState("source");
@@ -119,8 +118,6 @@ export const OmniView = ({
 
 	const headersRef = useRef(source?.src?.headers);
 	headersRef.current = source?.src?.headers;
-	const castId = source?.castId;
-	const castData = source?.castData;
 
 	const config = useMemo<HlsMediaConfig>(
 		() => ({
@@ -133,13 +130,8 @@ export const OmniView = ({
 					}
 				},
 			},
-			googleCast: {
-				receiver: player.castOptions?.receiverApplicationId,
-				customData: castData ?? null,
-				...(castId && { src: castId }),
-			},
 		}),
-		[player.castOptions, castData, castId],
+		[],
 	);
 
 	// While casting, the receiver renders subtitles (the player forwards the