Touch Bar media controls don't work when in Mission Control

Originator:simon
Number:rdar://35955603 Date Originated:10-Dec-2017 10:27 am
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:macOS + SDK Product Version:10.13.2
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
If I’m playing music on a MacBook Pro with TouchBar via a media player that exposes media player controls (e.g., iTunes, Spotify), I can pause or scrabble the currently playing track on the Touch Bar.  However, this functionality doesn’t work while in mission control - the media player controls do nothing on there!

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Play an audio track via iTunes or any other media player that exposes media controls via the Touch Bar
2.  Enter mission control via Ctrl + Up Arrow
3.  Attempt to pause the currently playing track

Expected Results:
Track pauses

Actual Results:
Nothing happens

Version:
10.13.2

Notes:
Note that this functionality does work on an attached Apple USB keyboard with numeric keypad, regardless of whether or not I’m in Mission Control.  This may also be the case with non Touch Bar MacBooks, but I’m unable to verify this without the relevant hardware.

This issue also happens when attempting to use the Touch Bar’s media player features while in “single app windows” Mission Control functionality (via Ctrl + Down).

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