Play/Pause button does not work on Touch Bar

Kwetlorien wrote:

After updating to Ventura 13.3.1 (a) on 13'' MacBook Pro 2020 (with 4 thunderbolt ports), I have faced strange issue - Play/Pause button on the Touch Bar stops working after some time (after I restart the MacBook it works for some time and then the same problems repeats over and over again after each restarting).

I can stop or start music or video in Music app or VLC app with spacebar but cannot do the same using Play/Pause button. Back and Forward buttons on the Touch Bar work normally. The only problem is with the Play/Pause button on the Touch Bar. I checked up Keyboard settings, then reset SMC, but nothing helped.

Has anyone experienced the same issue and could find any solution?

Any assistance would be appreciated.

The current stable release of Ventura including bug fixes, security updates is macOS Ventura 13.4 — I would start there.

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Not all third party apps are going to play nice with the Touchbar.

—Update the third party software and compare your results...

—Try a different video playing application and compare your results

—Try a browser and access a video there,ex youtube and compare your results on Touchbar