feat: only polyfill MCap for non Android-based Cast devices. (#4170)

Related to #4164 (comment)

lib/polyfill/media_capabilities.js

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities = class {
    * @export
    */
   static install() {
-    // Since MediaCapabilities is not fully supported on Chromecast yet, we
-    // should always install polyfill for Chromecast.
+    // Since MediaCapabilities is not fully supported on some Chromecast yet,
+    // we should always install polyfill for all Chromecast not Android-based.
     // TODO: re-evaluate MediaCapabilities in the future versions of Chromecast.
     // Since MediaCapabilities implementation is buggy in Apple browsers, we
     // should always install polyfill for Apple browsers.
@@ -37,10 +37,16 @@ shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities = class {
     // See: https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/issues/3582
     // TODO: re-evaluate MediaCapabilities in the future versions of PS5
     // Browsers.
-    if (!shaka.util.Platform.isChromecast() &&
-        !shaka.util.Platform.isApple() &&
-        !shaka.util.Platform.isPS5() &&
-        navigator.mediaCapabilities) {
+    let canUseNativeMCap = true;
+    if (shaka.util.Platform.isApple() ||
+        shaka.util.Platform.isPS5() ||
+        shaka.util.Platform.isChromecast()) {
+      canUseNativeMCap = false;
+    }
+    if (shaka.util.Platform.isAndroidCastDevice()) {
+      canUseNativeMCap = true;
+    }
+    if (canUseNativeMCap && navigator.mediaCapabilities) {
       shaka.log.info(
           'MediaCapabilities: Native mediaCapabilities support found.');
       return;

lib/util/platform.js

@@ -163,6 +163,16 @@ shaka.util.Platform = class {
     return shaka.util.Platform.userAgentContains_('CrKey');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if the current platform is a Android-based Cast devices.
+   *
+   * @return {boolean}
+   */
+  static isAndroidCastDevice() {
+    return shaka.util.Platform.isChromecast() &&
+        shaka.util.Platform.userAgentContains_('Android');
+  }
+
   /**
    * Check if the current platform is Google Chrome.
    *