Subtitles not showing on android 12

just updated to android 12 stable and subtitles doesnt work anymore

Expected behavior

Actual behavior

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Context

App version 3.4.2

Android version 12

Device model samsung s21 ultra

App mode

Smartphone

TV

Auto

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Could you please share some logs?

Reproduce the issue and then go to: Settings > Advanced > Debug logs. Then share the logs with the sharing service you prefer (Google Drive, Dropbox, pastebin...).

I have the same issue on Samsung S21+ with Android 12 and (at least) MKV file , here are lots:

vlc_logcat_20211126_201634.log

Same phone (s21), after upgrading to Android 12, same issue with vlc (subtitles not working) vlc_logcat_20211127_192745.log

Pixel 5 running grapheneos Android 12. Subtitles don't show up, and loading loading them in manually added a duplicate entry for subtitles in vlc for selection, but don't work. I've tried with mkv's with built in subs, and mp4 files with external subs of the same filename. vlcb.log

@b1101 Could you please share your /system/fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf file?

Here you go.Roboto-Regular.ttf

added VLC core label

On my Samsung Galaxy S21:

Extract of /system/etc/fonts.xml

<familyset version="23">
    <!-- first font is default -->
    <family name="sans-serif">
        <font weight="100" style="normal">Roboto-Regular.ttf
          <axis tag="ital" stylevalue="0" />
          <axis tag="wdth" stylevalue="100" />
          <axis tag="wght" stylevalue="100" />
        </font>
[...]
    </family>
</familyset>

VLC log:

2021-11-30 08:54:10.544 11518-12446/org.videolan.vlc.debug E/VLC: [b40000720d82b940/309e] libvlc spu text: LoadFace: Error creating face for /system/fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf

/system/fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf doesn't exist on my device.

After more investigation, it looks like a font file issue. Samsung's embedded font file differs from the Google Pixel's one.

Roboto-Regular.ttf

Roboto-Regular-samsung.ttf

On a side note, changing SYSTEM_DEFAULT_FAMILY to serif makes the core select /system/fonts/NotoSerif-Regular.ttf. In that case, the subtitles are correctly shown.

Name: Roboto. Version 3.002; 2020; build 20211019
It was designed by Christian Robertson Manufacturer: Google
© Copyright 2011 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.; Modified and Additional Font Data from Roboto by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

mentioned in merge request vlc!988 (merged)

mentioned in merge request !1181 (merged)

mentioned in commit 63c36318

Please, I have same problem. Subtitles not showing on android 12. Please, what I must do to subtitles work again? I dont understand what you mean with answers at the top

Thanks too much.

You'll have to wait for the next (beta) version.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Fixed in today's update on my S21. Thank you!!!

closed

changed milestone to %3.4.x

added libVLC label

subtitles still don't work in my case.vlc_logcat_20211208_021635.logvlc_logcat_20211208_022051.log

logs have different videos with different sub formats. neither work. Version 3.4.2

That's because it fixed in the beta version. You can join the beta testing here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc

fonts.xml

Merged in vlc.git now.

@fcartegnie is there still a patche here https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/-/tree/master/libvlc/patches/vlc3 that we should remove when we update vlc 3.x upstream?