I'm seeing the same problem. Debug information below. LIBVA_MESSAGING_LEVEL=2 snap run chromium [20382:20382:0821/200854.560443:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(374)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process. [20548:13:0821/200904.074169:ERROR:batching_media_log.cc(38)] MediaEvent: {"error":"{\"causes\":[{\"causes\":[],\"data\":{},\"stack\":[{\"file\":\"../../media/filters/decrypting_video_decoder.cc\",\"line\":53}],\"status_code\":264,\"status_message\":\"\"}],\"data\":{\"Decoder name\":\"DecryptingVideoDecoder\"},\"stack\":[{\"file\":\"../../media/filters/decoder_selector.cc\",\"line\":172}],\"status_code\":265,\"status_message\":\"\"}"} [20248:20383:0821/200904.173566:ERROR:object_proxy.cc(622)] Failed to call method: org.freedesktop.PowerManagement.Inhibit.Inhibit: object_path= /org/freedesktop/PowerManagement/Inhibit: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: An AppArmor policy prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient; type="method_call", sender=":1.504" (uid=1000 pid=20248 comm="/snap/chromium/1260/usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrom" label="snap.chromium.chromium (enforce)") interface="org.freedesktop.PowerManagement.Inhibit" member="Inhibit" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination="org.freedesktop.PowerManagement" (uid=1000 pid=1571 comm="xfce4-power-manager " label="unconfined") [20248:20383:0821/200904.173588:ERROR:power_save_blocker_linux.cc(373)] No response to Inhibit() request! [20248:20383:0821/200904.379145:ERROR:object_proxy.cc(622)] Failed to call method: org.freedesktop.PowerManagement.Inhibit.Inhibit: object_path= /org/freedesktop/PowerManagement/Inhibit: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: An AppArmor policy prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient; type="method_call", sender=":1.505" (uid=1000 pid=20248 comm="/snap/chromium/1260/usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrom" label="snap.chromium.chromium (enforce)") interface="org.freedesktop.PowerManagement.Inhibit" member="Inhibit" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination="org.freedesktop.PowerManagement" (uid=1000 pid=1571 comm="xfce4-power-manager " label="unconfined") [20248:20383:0821/200904.379183:ERROR:power_save_blocker_linux.cc(373)] No response to Inhibit() request! [20248:20248:0821/200913.822437:ERROR:event_router.cc(713)] Event dispatched while shutting down extensions browser client. libva info: VA-API version 1.8.0 libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_8 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 vainfo: VA-API version: 1.8 (libva 2.1.0) vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 20.2.pre (f403839f) vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointVideoProc VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointStats VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointFEI VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointFEI VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointEncPicture VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointFEI VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointFEI VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileVP9Profile0 : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVP9Profile2 : VAEntrypointVLD audio_buffering_state {"state":"BUFFERING_HAVE_ENOUGH"} dimensions "1920x988" duration 243.981 error "{\"causes\":[{\"causes\":[],\"data\":{},\"stack\":[{\"file\":\"../../media/filters/decrypting_video_decoder.cc\",\"line\":53}],\"status_code\":264,\"status_message\":\"\"}],\"data\":{\"Decoder name\":\"DecryptingVideoDecoder\"},\"stack\":[{\"file\":\"../../media/filters/decoder_selector.cc\",\"line\":172}],\"status_code\":265,\"status_message\":\"\"}" event "kPlay" info "Selected video track: []" kAudioDecoderName "FFmpegAudioDecoder" kAudioTracks [{"bytes per channel":4,"bytes per frame":8,"channel layout":"STEREO","channels":2,"codec":"opus","codec delay":312,"discard decoder delay":true,"encryption scheme":"Unencrypted","has extra data":true,"profile":"unknown","sample format":"Float 32-bit","samples per second":48000,"seek preroll":"80000us"}] kFrameTitle "" kFrameUrl "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l6sbhjm8pk" kIsAudioDecryptingDemuxerStream false kIsPlatformAudioDecoder false kIsPlatformVideoDecoder false kIsVideoDecryptingDemuxerStream false kResolution "1920x988" kVideoDecoderName "VpxVideoDecoder" kVideoTracks [{"alpha mode":"is_opaque","codec":"vp9","coded size":"1920x988","color space":"{primaries:BT709, transfer:BT709, matrix:BT709, range:LIMITED}","encryption scheme":"Unencrypted","has extra data":false,"hdr metadata":"unset","natural size":"1920x988","orientation":"0°","profile":"vp9 profile0","visible rect":"0,0 1920x988"}] origin_url "https://www.youtube.com/" pipeline_buffering_state {"for_suspended_start":false,"state":"BUFFERING_HAVE_ENOUGH"} pipeline_state "kPlaying" player_id 43 render_id 27 url "blob:https://www.youtube.com/a1cf0fdf-8d73-4a23-ba8d-f984c18dfaa6" video_buffering_state {"state":"BUFFERING_HAVE_ENOUGH"}