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Current Behavior

When I press play on a track, there is a delay of a few seconds before playback starts. This happens even though my internet connection is fast and stable. The app does not seem to perform preloading of the track, so loading only begins after pressing play instead of starting immediately.

Expected Behavior

Playback should start immediately after pressing play, without any delay. The app should preload at least the first few seconds of the track to ensure instant playback.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open the app and go to the music library or a playlist.
2. Select any track.
3. Press play to start playback.
4. Notice that the music does not start immediately; there is a delay of a few seconds before playback begins.
5. This issue occurs even with a fast and stable internet connection.

Logs

[2025-03-27 11:48:40.592084]---------------------
NoSuchMethodError: The method '[]' was called on null.
Receiver: null
Tried calling:
#0 Object.noSuchMethod (dart:core-patch/object_patch.dart:38)
#1 _objectNoSuchMethod (dart:core-patch/object_patch.dart:88)
#2 transformSectionItemTypeJsonMap (package:spotube/models/spotify/home_feed.dart:174)
#3 transformSectionItemJsonMap. (package:spotube/models/spotify/home_feed.dart:220)
#4 MappedIterable.elementAt (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:402)
#5 ListIterator.moveNext (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:371)
#6 WhereIterator.moveNext (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:467)
#7 new _GrowableList._ofOther (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart:203)
#8 new _GrowableList.of (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart:152)
#9 new List.of (dart:core-patch/array_patch.dart:40)
#10 Iterable.toList (dart:core/iterable.dart:499)
#11 transformSectionItemJsonMap (package:spotube/models/spotify/home_feed.dart:229)
#12 transformHomeFeedJsonMap. (package:spotube/models/spotify/home_feed.dart:241)
#13 MappedIterable.elementAt (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:402)
#14 ListIterator.moveNext (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:371)
#15 new _GrowableList._ofEfficientLengthIterable (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart:190)
#16 new _GrowableList.of (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart:150)
#17 new List.of (dart:core-patch/array_patch.dart:40)
#18 ListIterable.toList (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:224)
#19 transformHomeFeedJsonMap (package:spotube/models/spotify/home_feed.dart:244)
#20 CustomSpotifyEndpoints.getHomeFeed (package:spotube/services/custom_spotify_endpoints/spotify_endpoints.dart:164)

#21 FutureHandlerProviderElementMixin.handleFuture.. (package:riverpod/src/async_notifier/base.dart:355)

[2025-03-27 11:48:44.063469]---------------------
type 'Null' is not a subtype of type 'String' in type cast
#0 _$$InvidiousMonitorImplFromJson (package:invidious/src/models/model.g.dart:477)
#1 new _$InvidiousMonitorImpl.fromJson (package:invidious/src/models/model.freezed.dart:5728)
#2 _$InvidiousMonitorFromJson (package:invidious/src/models/model.freezed.dart:5309)
#3 new InvidiousMonitor.fromJson (package:invidious/src/models/responses/instance.dart:128)
#4 _$$InvidiousInstanceDetailsImplFromJson (package:invidious/src/models/model.g.dart:361)
#5 new _$InvidiousInstanceDetailsImpl.fromJson (package:invidious/src/models/model.freezed.dart:4092)
#6 _$InvidiousInstanceDetailsFromJson (package:invidious/src/models/model.freezed.dart:3858)
#7 new InvidiousInstanceDetails.fromJson (package:invidious/src/models/responses/instance.dart:28)
#8 _$$InvidiousInstanceResponseImplFromJson (package:invidious/src/models/model.g.dart:336)
#9 new _$InvidiousInstanceResponseImpl.fromJson (package:invidious/src/models/model.freezed.dart:3792)
#10 _$InvidiousInstanceResponseFromJson (package:invidious/src/models/model.freezed.dart:3668)
#11 new InvidiousInstanceResponse.fromJson (package:invidious/src/models/responses/instance.dart:11)
#12 InstancesEndpoint.instances. (package:invidious/src/endpoints/instances.dart:13)
#13 MappedIterable.elementAt (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:402)
#14 ListIterator.moveNext (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:371)
#15 new _GrowableList._ofEfficientLengthIterable (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart:190)
#16 new _GrowableList.of (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart:150)
#17 new List.of (dart:core-patch/array_patch.dart:40)
#18 ListIterable.toList (dart:_internal/iterable.dart:224)

#19 InstancesEndpoint.instances (package:invidious/src/endpoints/instances.dart:17)

#20 invidiousInstancesProvider. (package:spotube/provider/audio_player/sources/invidious_instances_provider.dart:7)

#21 FutureHandlerProviderElementMixin.handleFuture.. (package:riverpod/src/async_notifier/base.dart:355)

[2025-03-27 11:50:47.701276]---------------------
RangeError (length): Invalid value: Valid value range is empty: 1
#0 List.elementAt (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart)
#1 AudioPlayerStreamListeners.subscribeToPosition. (package:spotube/provider/audio_player/audio_player_streams.dart:118)
#2 _rootRunUnary (dart:async/zone.dart:1538)
#3 _CustomZone.runUnary (dart:async/zone.dart:1429)
#4 _CustomZone.runUnaryGuarded (dart:async/zone.dart:1329)
#5 _BufferingStreamSubscription._sendData (dart:async/stream_impl.dart:381)
#6 _BufferingStreamSubscription._add (dart:async/stream_impl.dart:312)
#7 _ForwardingStreamSubscription._add (dart:async/stream_pipe.dart:154)
#8 _DistinctStream._handleData (dart:async/stream_pipe.dart:532)
#9 _ForwardingStreamSubscription._handleData (dart:async/stream_pipe.dart:184)
#10 _rootRunUnary (dart:async/zone.dart:1538)
#11 _CustomZone.runUnary (dart:async/zone.dart:1429)
#12 _CustomZone.runUnaryGuarded (dart:async/zone.dart:1329)
#13 _BufferingStreamSubscription._sendData (dart:async/stream_impl.dart:381)
#14 _DelayedData.perform (dart:async/stream_impl.dart:573)
#15 _PendingEvents.handleNext (dart:async/stream_impl.dart:678)
#16 _PendingEvents.schedule. (dart:async/stream_impl.dart:649)
#17 _rootRun (dart:async/zone.dart:1517)
#18 _CustomZone.run (dart:async/zone.dart:1422)
#19 _CustomZone.runGuarded (dart:async/zone.dart:1321)
#20 _CustomZone.bindCallbackGuarded. (dart:async/zone.dart:1362)
#21 _rootRun (dart:async/zone.dart:1525)
#22 _CustomZone.run (dart:async/zone.dart:1422)
#23 _CustomZone.runGuarded (dart:async/zone.dart:1321)
#24 _CustomZone.bindCallbackGuarded. (dart:async/zone.dart:1362)
#25 _microtaskLoop (dart:async/schedule_microtask.dart:40)
#26 _startMicrotaskLoop (dart:async/schedule_microtask.dart:49)

Operating System

android, versione 14

Spotube version

v4.0.2

Installation source

Website (spotube.krtirtho.dev)

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