Release v0.27.3 (please TEST!)

[Stypox]

Testing for regressions

Debug APK (built by our CI in #11712): NewPipe_v0.27.3_RC2_debug.zip
Release APK (built and signed by @Stypox): NewPipe_v0.27.3_RC2_release.zip
Please report only regressions (i.e. new issues) here, not issues that were already present in previous releases!

TODO

• Investigate Cannot import from previous export #7802 (comment)
• Merge Weblate
• Implement YouTube lockupViewModels for video items (currently being A/B tested)
• Reduce parallel requests to channels when refreshing feed to avoid triggering services rate limits: Throttle feed loading to avoid YouTube rate limits #11743
• Update user agent to Firefox ESR 128 #11268
• Add support for secondary audio track type #11714
• Create a new extractor version

NewPipeExtractor version

This version of NewPipe will ship with NewPipeExtractor commit ea1a1d1

App changelog

Improved

• Make playlist description clickable to show more / less content Make playlist description clickable to show more / less content #11112
• [PeerTube] Handle subscribeto.me instance links automatically [PeerTube] Handle subscribeto.me instance links automatically  #11110
• Only start playing single item in history screen Only start playing single item in history screen #11696

Fixed

• Fix RSS button visibility Fix RSS button visibility #11067
• Fix seekbar preview crashes Fix seekbar preview crashes #11584
• Fix crash after adding item to a playlist caused by null thumbnail URL Fix crash after adding item to a playlist caused by null thumbnail URL #11651
• Fix seekbar crashing on drag with faulty frameset Fix seekbar crashing on drag with faulty frameset #11596
• Fix UI crash when user navigates away before the download dialog appears Fix UI crash when user navigates away before the download dialog appears #11621
• Fix related items list enqueue popup crash Fix related items list enqueue popup crash #11614
• Fix playlist order in add to playlist dialog Fixed playlist order #11566
• Adjust the playlist bookmark item layout for RTL languages Adjust the playlist bookmark item layout for RTL languages #11024 Actually fix playlist bookmark layout #11711

Localization and Documentation

• Update backup and restore explanation in README Update backup and restore explanation in README #11003
• Remove Kotlin code restriction from contribution guidelines Remove Kotlin code restriction from contribution guidelines #11209
• Update README.pt_BR.md Update README.pt_BR.md #11275
• Fixing the 404 page not found, when clicking on "contribution notes" in multiple README.md's translated into different languages Fixing the 404 page not found, when clicking on "contribution notes" in multiple README.md's translated into different languages #11487
• Adding Hash of Signing Key to README Adding Hash of Signing Key to README #11140 Fix a typo in README #11694
• Fix a typo in README Fix a typo in README #11694

Development

• Fix GitHub workflow for Android tests Fix GitHub workflow for Android tests #11014
• Migrate to non-transitive R classes Migrate to non-transitive R classes #10918
• Update PrettyTime to 5.0.8 Update PrettyTime to 5.0.8 #11094
• Convert CommentTextOnTouchListener to a lambda Convert CommentTextOnTouchListener to a lambda #11075
• Add NewPipe icon to Android Studio's new UI Add NewPipe icon to Android Studio's new UI #11230
• Remove outdated returnActivity test code Remove outdated returnActivity test code #11428
• Replaced IcePick with Bridge and Android-State Fix compilation #11636
• Update Java version used in CI from 17 to 21 Fix compilation #11636
• Update Gradle Wrapper from 8.2 to 8.9 Fix compilation #11636
• Update AGP from 8.2.0 to 8.7.1 Fix compilation #11636
• Replace symlink list_stream_card_item.xml by a copy of the pointed file to fix compilation on a default Windows setup Fix compilation #11636
• Remove deprecated android.defaults.buildfeatures.buildconfig Gradle property Fix compilation #11636
• Fix and update NewPipeExtractor dependency Fix compilation #11636
• Make it possible to control the version code and name [Build] Make it possible control the version code and name #11656
• Add null-safe SharedPreferences.getStringSafe Add null-safe SharedPreferences.getStringSafe #11629

[opusforlife2]

Are we branding this as the Millennium Release?

[ACR-Jeff]

The moment I launched this for the first time I am present with a reCAPTCHA Challenge: Solve, Retry and Open in Browser options, Decided maybe I need to import settings, Done, Try watching a video and the only thing that comes up is the reCAPTCHA.
Clicking Solve I am presented with a page saying:
Google 405. That's an error
The request mothod GET is inappropriate for the URL
/youtubei/v1/player. That's all we know.
Newpipe_logcat.txt

I've noticed this happens also with previous versions after posting. Possibly on YT's side?

[opusforlife2]

This is not a regression. Have a look at the pinned issues.

[Figim]

Does the bot error occur in this version?

[NMGWS]

ERRO：Content unavailable。
"Sign in to confirm that you're not a bot"

[Jordan112004]

Testing for regressions

Debug APK (built by our CI in #11712): NewPipe_v0.27.3_RC2_debug.zip
Release APK (built and signed by @Stypox): NewPipe_v0.27.3_RC2_release.zip
Please report only regressions (i.e. new issues) here, not issues that were already present in previous releases!

TODO

• Investigate Cannot import from previous export #7802 (comment)
• Merge Weblate
• Implement YouTube lockupViewModels for video items (currently being A/B tested)
• Reduce parallel requests to channels when refreshing to avoid triggering services rate limits (in this release or a new one)
• Update user agent to Firefox ESR 128 #11268
• Create a new extractor version

NewPipeExtractor version

This version of NewPipe will ship with NewPipeExtractor commit ea1a1d1

App changelog

Improved

• Make playlist description clickable to show more / less content Make playlist description clickable to show more / less content #11112
• [PeerTube] Handle subscribeto.me instance links automatically [PeerTube] Handle subscribeto.me instance links automatically  #11110
• Only start playing single item in history screen Only start playing single item in history screen #11696

Fixed

• Fix RSS button visibility Fix RSS button visibility #11067
• Fix seekbar preview crashes Fix seekbar preview crashes #11584
• Fix crash after adding item to a playlist caused by null thumbnail URL Fix crash after adding item to a playlist caused by null thumbnail URL #11651
• Fix seekbar crashing on drag with faulty frameset Fix seekbar crashing on drag with faulty frameset #11596
• Fix UI crash when user navigates away before the download dialog appears Fix UI crash when user navigates away before the download dialog appears #11621
• Fix related items list enqueue popup crash Fix related items list enqueue popup crash #11614
• Fix playlist order in add to playlist dialog Fixed playlist order #11566
• Adjust the playlist bookmark item layout for RTL languages Adjust the playlist bookmark item layout for RTL languages #11024 Actually fix playlist bookmark layout #11711

Localization and Documentation

• Update backup and restore explanation in README Update backup and restore explanation in README #11003
• Remove Kotlin code restriction from contribution guidelines Remove Kotlin code restriction from contribution guidelines #11209
• Update README.pt_BR.md Update README.pt_BR.md #11275
• Fixing the 404 page not found, when clicking on "contribution notes" in multiple README.md's translated into different languages Fixing the 404 page not found, when clicking on "contribution notes" in multiple README.md's translated into different languages #11487
• Adding Hash of Signing Key to README Adding Hash of Signing Key to README #11140 Fix a typo in README #11694
• Fix a typo in README Fix a typo in README #11694

Development

• Fix GitHub workflow for Android tests Fix GitHub workflow for Android tests #11014
• Migrate to non-transitive R classes Migrate to non-transitive R classes #10918
• Update PrettyTime to 5.0.8 Update PrettyTime to 5.0.8 #11094
• Convert CommentTextOnTouchListener to a lambda Convert CommentTextOnTouchListener to a lambda #11075
• Add NewPipe icon to Android Studio's new UI Add NewPipe icon to Android Studio's new UI #11230
• Remove outdated returnActivity test code Remove outdated returnActivity test code #11428
• Replaced IcePick with Bridge and Android-State Fix compilation #11636
• Update Java version used in CI from 17 to 21 Fix compilation #11636
• Update Gradle Wrapper from 8.2 to 8.9 Fix compilation #11636
• Update AGP from 8.2.0 to 8.7.1 Fix compilation #11636
• Replace symlink list_stream_card_item.xml by a copy of the pointed file to fix compilation on a default Windows setup Fix compilation #11636
• Remove deprecated android.defaults.buildfeatures.buildconfig Gradle property Fix compilation #11636
• Fix and update NewPipeExtractor dependency Fix compilation #11636
• Make it possible to control the version code and name [Build] Make it possible control the version code and name #11656
• Add null-safe SharedPreferences.getStringSafe Add null-safe SharedPreferences.getStringSafe #11629

It's still giving me errors

[Jordan112004]

It's still giving me a content unavailable error

[opusforlife2]

Regression when resuming the app after a minute with a video being played (whether paused or not):

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_FAILED_RUNTIME_CHECK]
• Content Country: CH
• Content Language: en-IN
• App Language: en_IN
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.27.3
• OS: Linux Android 14 - 34

Crash log

com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: Unexpected runtime error
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:628)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:103)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:232)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:317)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:85)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: setSurface() is valid only at Executing states; currently at Released state

	at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setSurface(Native Method)
	at android.media.MediaCodec.setOutputSurface(MediaCodec.java:2405)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$$ExternalSyntheticApiModelOutline1.m(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.setOutputSurface(AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:264)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.setOutputSurfaceV23(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:1500)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.setOutput(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:694)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.handleMessage(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:632)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.deliverMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1566)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.sendMessageToTarget(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1530)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.sendMessageInternal(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1505)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:533)
	... 4 more

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[Stypox]

@opusforlife2 I tried for a while to play a video, switch away from the app, and come back to the app a minute later, but I can't reproduce. Could you provide better reproduction steps? Also, there was no significant change in the player since 0.27.2. Your stacktrace is also found in this issue about 0.26.1: #10862.

[opusforlife2]

Welp, I was able to reproduce it with 0.27.2 as well. Basically, I switched away in the middle of a video, used the browser, checked for updates on F-Droid, and then switched back to Newpipe. I usually get the error, but not always. Full screen or not doesn't matter.

Either way, I'll open a new issue about it.