Newpipe: App crashes when playing videos

[teddong9281]

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I cannot play any video or audio as the app crashes. Moreover I have cleared data and cache and also uninstalled and reinstalled the apk but still I can't use newpipe. Its's not newpipe but other youtube alternatives are crashing. MAYBE, YouTube changed their setup.Please fix it as soon as you can. Currently I am using version 17.1 if this helps.

[Stypox]

Thank you for the issue :-)

Please provide a bug report, so that we can analyze where the problem lies

[rhodwulf]

Same problem, in my case show the next error:

Exception

• __User Action:__ requested stream
• __Request:__ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph83CpeYWlI
• __Content Language:__ GB
• __Service:__ YouTube
• __Version:__ 0.17.3
• __OS:__ Linux Android 6.0 - 23

Crash log

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String org.jsoup.nodes.Element.text()' on a null object reference
    at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.getErrorMessage(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:578)
    at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.getPlayerConfig(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:666)
    at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.onFetchPage(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:645)
    at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Extractor.fetchPage(Extractor.java:52)
    at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:63)
    at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:59)
    at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getStreamInfo$3(ExtractorHelper.java:115)
    at org.schabi.newpipe.util.-$$Lambda$ExtractorHelper$5fJcha6Sq5APJBLdG6osaJby-mc.call(lambda)
    at io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleFromCallable.subscribeActual(SingleFromCallable.java:44)
    at io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)
    at io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleDoOnSuccess.subscribeActual(SingleDoOnSuccess.java:35)
    at io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)
    at io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeFromSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeFromSingle.java:41)
    at io.reactivex.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:4154)
    at io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.drain(MaybeConcatArray.java:153)
    at io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.request(MaybeConcatArray.java:78)
    at io.reactivex.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe$ElementAtSubscriber.onSubscribe(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:66)
    at io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray.subscribeActual(MaybeConcatArray.java:42)
    at io.reactivex.Flowable.subscribe(Flowable.java:14479)
    at io.reactivex.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe.subscribeActual(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:36)
    at io.reactivex.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:4154)
    at io.reactivex.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeToSingle.java:46)
    at io.reactivex.Single.subscribe(Single.java:3438)
    at io.reactivex.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.run(SingleSubscribeOn.java:89)
    at io.reactivex.Scheduler$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:578)
    at io.reactivex.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:66)
    at io.reactivex.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:57)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:237)
    at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.access$201(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:154)
    at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:269)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1113)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:588)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)

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[TobiGr]

@teddong9281 please install 0.17.3 and tell us if the bus still exists

[fabiano-araujo]

This problem seems to be with the newpipe extractor TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#208 is related to recaptcha

[rhodwulf]

@TobiGr i have 0.17.3 and the problem persists.

[teddong9281]

Installed version 17.4, the problem persists. And @Stypox I have reported the bug through newpipe's bug report email and so i was not bothered to provide it here.
But the problem is same for me as provided by @rhodwulf .

[rhodwulf]

New Pipe is working again. Thanks!!!

[Stypox]

@rhodwulf we didn't do anything... 😅

[rhodwulf]

hahahahaha, wth!?. What was the problem!?.

[teddong9281]

Unfortunately the problem hasn't been solved for me. Though I have seen in the last issue that someone from Bangladesh is also suffering the same problem. I am from Bangladesh too. Could this mean the problem arose regionally?

[teddong9281]

Update: I can play video while using a vpn. It's nice that I can use newpipe but browsing using a vpn is a pain due to low speed. Would love if the problem is resolved.

[Stypox]

Duplicate of #2737