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Seems like an effort to stick video en/decoding behind graphics drivers as a vendor neutral approach instead of relying on VDPAU or VA-API. These efforts should equally apply to Windows and Android as well as Linux.

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Vulkan video isn't allowed to be enabled in Android Vulkan drivers, though perhaps that will change some day.

Too much new attack surface, or do you know what's likely holding it back?

or do you know what's likely holding it back

The lack of AMD GPUs in Android devices?

Gotcha, thank you, I misread the OP

Apparently Android's multimedia security system and driver model are incompatible with Vulkan Video. https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/293419320?pli=1

Unless targeting flagship devices, most likely OpenGL ES drivers are more stable than Vulkan.

Hence why OpenGL ES on Vulkan is now a thing since Android 14, that is the only way Google has found out to force OEMs to up their game on Vulkan drivers.

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