This release includes the following changes since the 1.8.0-beta01 release:

• ExoPlayer:
  • Fix bug where non-stereo audio formats on TVs may be marked as unsupported by DefaultTrackSelector.
  • Ensure the last frame is correctly rendered when using MediaCodec's DECODE_ONLY flag (which is enabled by default in scrubbing mode).
• Extractors:
  • Parse metadata from fragmented MP4 files (#2084).
  • JPEG: Support motion photos that don't have an Exif segment at the start (#2552).
• Video:
  • Extend detached surface workaround to "lenovo" and "motorola" devices (#2059).
• Text:
  • Add support for VobSub tracks in MP4 files (#2510).
• DRM:
  • Add new overload of OfflineLicenseHelper.newWidevineInstance accepting a MediaItem.DrmConfiguration so that HTTP request headers can be applied correctly (#2169).
• Session:
  • Fix bug where some controller changes that are not handled by the session may cause IllegalStateExceptions.
  • Fix bug where controller actions that are not handled by the session may leave the controller in an invalid state.
  • Fix StrictMode unsafe launch violation warning (#2330).
• UI:
  • Fix bug where PlayerSurface inside re-usable components like LazyColumn didn't work correctly (#2493).
• HLS extension:
  • Fix bug where track selection changes after loading low-latency parts and preload hints can cause playback to get stuck or freeze (#2299).
  • Prevent excessive reloads by waiting for half the target duration when CAN-BLOCK-RELOAD=YES is not honored by the server (#2317).
  • Fix bug where playback was stalled when starting an interstitials stream before a mid roll and asset list resolution was attempted for the wrong ad (#2558).
• DASH extension:
  • Fix issue where trick-play adaptation set is merged with its main adaptation set to form an invalid TrackGroup (#2148).
• RTSP extension:
  • Add support for RTP Aggregation Packet for H265 in accordance with RFC 7798#4.4.2 (#2413).