diff --git a/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/PlaybackException.java b/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/PlaybackException.java
index 5177ac5320..842aa8f46e 100644
--- a/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/PlaybackException.java
+++ b/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/PlaybackException.java
@@ -192,7 +192,20 @@ public class PlaybackException extends Exception implements Bundleable {
     this(message, cause, errorCode, Clock.DEFAULT.elapsedRealtime());
   }
 
-  private PlaybackException(
+  /** Creates a new instance using the fields obtained from the given {@link Bundle}. */
+  protected PlaybackException(Bundle bundle) {
+    this(
+        /* message= */ bundle.getString(keyForField(FIELD_STRING_MESSAGE)),
+        /* cause= */ getCauseFromBundle(bundle),
+        /* errorCode= */ bundle.getInt(
+            keyForField(FIELD_INT_ERROR_CODE), /* defaultValue= */ ERROR_CODE_UNSPECIFIED),
+        /* timestampMs= */ bundle.getLong(
+            keyForField(FIELD_LONG_TIMESTAMP_MS),
+            /* defaultValue= */ SystemClock.elapsedRealtime()));
+  }
+
+  /** Creates a new instance using the given values. */
+  protected PlaybackException(
       @Nullable String message,
       @Nullable Throwable cause,
       @ErrorCode int errorCode,
@@ -227,9 +240,6 @@ public class PlaybackException extends Exception implements Bundleable {
   private static final int FIELD_STRING_CAUSE_CLASS_NAME = 3;
   private static final int FIELD_STRING_CAUSE_MESSAGE = 4;
 
-  /** Object that can restore {@link PlaybackException} from a {@link Bundle}. */
-  public static final Creator<PlaybackException> CREATOR = PlaybackException::fromBundle;
-
   /**
    * Defines a minimum field id value for subclasses to use when implementing {@link #toBundle()}
    * and {@link Bundleable.Creator}.
@@ -239,6 +249,9 @@ public class PlaybackException extends Exception implements Bundleable {
    */
   protected static final int FIELD_CUSTOM_ID_BASE = 1000;
 
+  /** Object that can create a {@link PlaybackException} from a {@link Bundle}. */
+  public static final Creator<PlaybackException> CREATOR = PlaybackException::new;
+
   @CallSuper
   @Override
   public Bundle toBundle() {
@@ -254,47 +267,6 @@ public class PlaybackException extends Exception implements Bundleable {
     return bundle;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates and returns a new instance using the field data in the given {@link Bundle}.
-   *
-   * @param bundle The {@link Bundle} from which to obtain the returned instance's contents.
-   * @return The created instance.
-   */
-  protected static PlaybackException fromBundle(Bundle bundle) {
-    @ErrorCode
-    int errorCode =
-        bundle.getInt(
-            keyForField(FIELD_INT_ERROR_CODE), /* defaultValue= */ ERROR_CODE_UNSPECIFIED);
-    long timestampMs =
-        bundle.getLong(
-            keyForField(FIELD_LONG_TIMESTAMP_MS),
-            /* defaultValue= */ SystemClock.elapsedRealtime());
-    @Nullable String message = bundle.getString(keyForField(FIELD_STRING_MESSAGE));
-    @Nullable String causeClassName = bundle.getString(keyForField(FIELD_STRING_CAUSE_CLASS_NAME));
-    @Nullable String causeMessage = bundle.getString(keyForField(FIELD_STRING_CAUSE_MESSAGE));
-    @Nullable Throwable cause = null;
-    if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(causeClassName)) {
-      try {
-        Class<?> clazz =
-            Class.forName(
-                causeClassName, /* initialize= */ true, PlaybackException.class.getClassLoader());
-        if (Throwable.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
-          cause = createThrowable(clazz, causeMessage);
-        }
-      } catch (Throwable e) {
-        // There was an error while creating the cause using reflection, do nothing here and let the
-        // finally block handle the issue.
-      } finally {
-        if (cause == null) {
-          // The bundle has fields to represent the cause, but we were unable to re-create the
-          // exception using reflection. We instantiate a RemoteException to reflect this problem.
-          cause = createRemoteException(causeMessage);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return new PlaybackException(message, cause, errorCode, timestampMs);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Converts the given {@link FieldNumber} to a string which can be used as a field key when
    * implementing {@link #toBundle()} and {@link Bundleable.Creator}.
@@ -315,4 +287,31 @@ public class PlaybackException extends Exception implements Bundleable {
   private static RemoteException createRemoteException(@Nullable String message) {
     return new RemoteException(message);
   }
+
+  @Nullable
+  private static Throwable getCauseFromBundle(Bundle bundle) {
+    @Nullable String causeClassName = bundle.getString(keyForField(FIELD_STRING_CAUSE_CLASS_NAME));
+    @Nullable String causeMessage = bundle.getString(keyForField(FIELD_STRING_CAUSE_MESSAGE));
+    @Nullable Throwable cause = null;
+    if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(causeClassName)) {
+      try {
+        Class<?> clazz =
+            Class.forName(
+                causeClassName, /* initialize= */ true, PlaybackException.class.getClassLoader());
+        if (Throwable.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
+          cause = createThrowable(clazz, causeMessage);
+        }
+      } catch (Throwable e) {
+        // There was an error while creating the cause using reflection, do nothing here and let the
+        // finally block handle the issue.
+      } finally {
+        if (cause == null) {
+          // The bundle has fields to represent the cause, but we were unable to re-create the
+          // exception using reflection. We instantiate a RemoteException to reflect this problem.
+          cause = createRemoteException(causeMessage);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return cause;
+  }
 }