diff --git a/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/DefaultMediaNotificationProvider.java b/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/DefaultMediaNotificationProvider.java
index 5cdc263033..b0fd6bc36a 100644
--- a/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/DefaultMediaNotificationProvider.java
+++ b/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/DefaultMediaNotificationProvider.java
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ public class DefaultMediaNotificationProvider implements MediaNotification.Provi
         try {
           builder.setLargeIcon(Futures.getDone(bitmapFuture));
         } catch (ExecutionException e) {
-          Log.w(TAG, "Failed to load bitmap", e);
+          Log.w(TAG, getBitmapLoadErrorMessage(e));
         }
       } else {
         pendingOnBitmapLoadedFutureCallback =
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ public class DefaultMediaNotificationProvider implements MediaNotification.Provi
     @Override
     public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
       if (!discarded) {
-        Log.d(TAG, "Failed to load bitmap", t);
+        Log.w(TAG, getBitmapLoadErrorMessage(t));
       }
     }
   }
@@ -655,4 +655,8 @@ public class DefaultMediaNotificationProvider implements MediaNotification.Provi
       notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
     }
   }
+
+  private static String getBitmapLoadErrorMessage(Throwable throwable) {
+    return "Failed to load bitmap: " + throwable.getMessage();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaSessionLegacyStub.java b/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaSessionLegacyStub.java
index a80301d509..2215b07071 100644
--- a/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaSessionLegacyStub.java
+++ b/libraries/session/src/main/java/androidx/media3/session/MediaSessionLegacyStub.java
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.compatqual.NullableType;
           try {
             artworkBitmap = Futures.getDone(bitmapFuture);
           } catch (ExecutionException e) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to load bitmap", e);
+            Log.w(TAG, getBitmapLoadErrorMessage(e));
           }
         } else {
           pendingBitmapLoadCallback =
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.compatqual.NullableType;
                   if (this != pendingBitmapLoadCallback) {
                     return;
                   }
-                  Log.d(TAG, "Failed to load bitmap", t);
+                  Log.w(TAG, getBitmapLoadErrorMessage(t));
                 }
               };
           Futures.addCallback(
@@ -1270,4 +1270,8 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.compatqual.NullableType;
       return hasMessages(MSG_DOUBLE_TAP_TIMED_OUT);
     }
   }
+
+  private static String getBitmapLoadErrorMessage(Throwable throwable) {
+    return "Failed to load bitmap: " + throwable.getMessage();
+  }
 }