Keep controller visible on d-pad key events

PiperOrigin-RevId: 250661977

RELEASENOTES.md

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     `PlayerControlView`.
   * Change playback controls toggle from touch down to touch up events
     ([#5784](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/5784)).
+  * Fix issue where playback controls were not kept visible on key presses
+    ([#5963](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/5963)).
 * Add a workaround for broken raw audio decoding on Oppo R9
   ([#5782](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/5782)).
 * Offline:

library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerView.java

@@ -772,11 +772,20 @@ public class PlayerView extends FrameLayout implements AdsLoader.AdViewProvider
     if (player != null && player.isPlayingAd()) {
       return super.dispatchKeyEvent(event);
     }
-    boolean isDpadWhenControlHidden =
-        isDpadKey(event.getKeyCode()) && useController && !controller.isVisible();
-    boolean handled =
-        isDpadWhenControlHidden || dispatchMediaKeyEvent(event) || super.dispatchKeyEvent(event);
-    if (handled) {
+
+    boolean isDpadAndUseController = isDpadKey(event.getKeyCode()) && useController;
+    boolean handled = false;
+    if (isDpadAndUseController && !controller.isVisible()) {
+      // Handle the key event by showing the controller.
+      maybeShowController(true);
+      handled = true;
+    } else if (dispatchMediaKeyEvent(event) || super.dispatchKeyEvent(event)) {
+      // The key event was handled as a media key or by the super class. We should also show the
+      // controller, or extend its show timeout if already visible.
+      maybeShowController(true);
+      handled = true;
+    } else if (isDpadAndUseController) {
+      // The key event wasn't handled, but we should extend the controller's show timeout.
       maybeShowController(true);
     }
     return handled;