Flutter video_player with viewType: VideoViewType.platformView causes lag when navigating back

I am using the video_player package in my Flutter app.
My controller is initialized like this:

_controller = VideoPlayerController.networkUrl(
  Uri.parse('https://flutter.github.io/assets-for-api-docs/assets/videos/bee.mp4'),
  viewType: VideoViewType.platformView,
)..initialize().then((_) {
  setState(() {});
});

The issue happens only with viewType: VideoViewType.platformView.

When I navigate back from the screen that has the video, the widget lags/drops for a second before completing the navigation.

Here’s a short screen recording showing the problem:

Screenshots for better explanation

• Navigation to video screen:
  

• Navigating back (video widget is still there for a few seconds, causing lag):
  

Why I am using PlatformView

I specifically need VideoViewType.platformView because I want to implement DRM (Digital Rights Management) content playback.

Flutter doctor output

[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.35.1, on Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26100.4652], locale en-US)
[!] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 35.0.1)
    ! Some Android licenses not accepted. To resolve this, run: flutter doctor --android-licenses
[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
[✓] Visual Studio - develop Windows apps (Visual Studio Build Tools 2019 16.11.45)
[✓] Android Studio (version 2025.1.2)
[✓] Android Studio (version 2024.3)
[✓] VS Code (version 1.103.1)
[✓] Connected device (4 available)
[✓] Network resources

Question

• Is this a known issue with viewType: VideoViewType.platformView?
• Is there a way to avoid this navigation lag when using platformView?
• Any workaround to smoothly dispose/detach the PlatformView video widget before navigation?