This bug was fixed in the package mediaplayer-app - 0.20.5+17.04.20170321.4-0ubuntu1
--------------- mediaplayer-app (0.20.5+17.04.20170321.4-0ubuntu1) zesty; urgency=medium * Open content peer selection in case of the app start without a video url. (LP: #1673563) -- Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho <renato.fi...@canonical.com> Tue, 21 Mar 2017 19:41:57 +0000 ** Changed in: mediaplayer-app (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to mediaplayer-app in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1673563 Title: Cannot start mediaplayer-app to play videos on Unity8 session Status in Canonical System Image: In Progress Status in mediaplayer-app package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: In zesty and xenial+overlay, the mediaplayer-app won't start when attempting to play videos, because the .desktop file is marked as hidden. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1673563/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp