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Starting a video from external app, with background / pip running restarts the previous video

When starting a video from external app or VLCBenchmark, with background / pip running, the video that was playing will be restarted, not the one we wanted to start.

Small nuance, starting a video from a file manager, with video in the background not PiP, seems to work. With the benchmark both restart the old video.

Expected behavior

Actual behavior

Steps to reproduce

  1. Set video setting to background / PiP
  2. Start video
  3. Leave the app, with video running
  4. Start new video from file manager / VLCBenchmark
  5. The previous video is restarted, not the new one

Screenshot / video

Context

App version

Master

Android version

12

Device model

Pixel 3a

App mode

Smartphone