.mid/.midi files halt playback

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Affected app version

1.8.0

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Nothing OS 4.0 (Android 16)

Affected device model

Nothing Phone (3a)

How did you install the app?

F-Droid / IzzyOnDroid

Steps to reproduce the bug

Have a .mid OR .midi music file up next in playlist or queue

Expected behavior

Either:

• Use Android's built-in MIDI API to synthesize the song,
• Use a USB/BT/software MIDI device to synthesize the song,

OR:

• Skip the file entirely

Actual behavior

Playback halts upon MIDI entering "Now Playing". Using in-app controls to skip the song resumes playback after skipping, but using Android's media controls (wireless or software) requires pressing Play after skipping.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

screen-20260216-203019.mp4

Additional information

The device is bone stock, running the official Nothing release of Nothing OS v4.0, which is based off of Android 16. Reproducible on my other Android device (Blu B170D, Android 15, installed via F-Droid) by simply having a MIDI file of any type in the queue.

The file "01 - S&K Title Screen" shown in the video is a MIDI (.mid) file that happened to be in the queue.