@Jim - media-hub packages were not installed (I don't think they are part of the seed).
Installing it via apt and rebooting has no effect on the hang. Running media-hub-server from the terminal, and then pressing the play key, also hangs the session. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1633046 Title: Pressing play/pause hotkey hangs U8 session Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in media-hub package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Log in to a U8 session in 16.10. Press the play/pause hotkey. Note that the session is now hung. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1633046/+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