Problem Description: I recently upgraded my Expo project from SDK 49 to SDK 51, and I’m facing an issue with the onPlaybackStatusUpdate callback in the expo-av library. Prior to the upgrade, everything was working fine on both iOS and Android. However, after upgrading, the onPlaybackStatusUpdate callback only fires when I start or stop playback on Android, but it works correctly on iOS.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a new Expo project using SDK 51.
2. Add audio files to your project (e.g., MP3 files).
3. Implement audio playback using expo-av.
4. Set up the onPlaybackStatusUpdate callback to monitor playback
   status changes.
5. Run the app on both Android and iOS devices
6. Observe that the callback fires as expected on iOS but not
   consistently on Android. Expected Behavior: The
   onPlaybackStatusUpdate callback should fire consistently on both
   Android and iOS, providing updates on playback status (e.g.,
   position, duration, buffering, etc.) every 100ms.

Actual Behavior: On Android, the onPlaybackStatusUpdate callback only fires when playback starts or stops, but not at regular intervals as expected.

Additional Information:

1. I’ve checked my code thoroughly and ensured that there are no
   logical errors related to the callback registration.

2. I’ve tested this behavior on multiple Android devices with
   the same result.

3. The issue seems specific to Android after upgrading to SDK 51.

Environment:

1. Expo SDK: 51
2. Platform: Android (iOS works as expected)
   3, Device: Android devices

Code Snippet:

import { Audio } from 'expo-av';

// ... Other setup code ...

const loadAudio = async () => {
  const soundObject = new Audio.Sound();
  try {
    await soundObject.loadAsync(require('./path/to/audio.mp3'));
    soundObject.setOnPlaybackStatusUpdate((status) => {
      console.log('Playback status:', status);
      // Handle playback status updates here
    });
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error loading audio:', error);
  }
};

// Call loadAudio() somewhere in your app

I appreciate any insights or solutions to resolve this issue. Thank
you in advance!