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I query all videos on device using cursor and get the video paths from the MediaStore.Video.VideoColumns.DATA column.

In another fragment, I use MediaMetaDataRetriever to get more information about a video and pass the file path that I got from the DATA column to MediaMetaDataRetriever.setDataSource(String) method.

I have around 4k daily active users, and the code works on 99%, but crashlytics shows a few IllegalArgumentException saying the given file does not exists.

The issue is seen on Android 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and mostly on Samsung and Redmi devices.

I have WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, and READ_MEDIA_VIDEOS permission in case of Android 13.

What can be the probable cause of this issue on only some devices?

Below is a part of the exception recorded in crashlytics:

Non-fatal Exception: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/lv_0_20220219202543.mp4 does not exist
       at android.media.MediaMetadataRetriever.setDataSource(MediaMetadataRetriever.java:262)
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