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VLC Android not displaying metadata

Description

I have a personal use stream that uses Icecast (2.4.4) as a proxy server. On VLC for MacOS, Windows, and FreeBSD this stream always displays Artist/Song metadata in the title bar and in the playlist window.

VLC for android does not do this at all. I have used several versions now, and am in the beta program. I have used the version most recently (Dec 7 2020) and it still does not do this.

Expected behavior

Metadata should display on the stream screen -and- in the car's screen (when connected via bluetooth).

Actual behavior

When initially creating the stream, the currently playing song's metadata displays. Song changes do not affect the display after that, it displays the same artist/song as when initially creating said stream. Restarting the stream does not affect the display either, it remains the same as when created.

I decided to turn on logging today. I think there is no LUA script for a generic icecast stream? The entire log file is attached.

vlc_logcat_20201208_122613.log

Steps to reproduce

My stream is at http://205.147.26.14:8001/JetCafeStudios.ogg ... testers and debuggers are welcome to connect to it to debug this issue.

App version

3.3.3 Beta 4 Revision 97bd70e1 VLC: 6b3a9e69 (2020-12-08)

Android version

9

Device model

Samsung Note 8

Edited by Dave Hayes