Casting crashes every time

[zuavra]

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Affected version

0.25.2

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Play any YouTube video.
2. Expand the video controls.
3. Tap the cast button.

Expected behavior

Cast the video to Chromecast gen2.

Actual behavior

App crashes.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Attempting to cast to a Chromecast gen2 from a Sony Xperia 10 III phone.

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-
• App Language: en_US
• Service: none
• Version: 0.25.2
• OS: Linux Android 11 - 30

Crash log

android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window -- token null is not valid; is your activity running?
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.setView(ViewRootImpl.java:1075)
	at android.view.WindowManagerGlobal.addView(WindowManagerGlobal.java:409)
	at android.view.WindowManagerImpl.addView(WindowManagerImpl.java:110)
	at android.app.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:340)
	at androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog$Builder.show(AlertDialog.java:1009)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.external_communication.KoreUtils.playWithKore(KoreUtils.java:69)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi.onPlayWithKodiClicked(VideoPlayerUi.java:1495)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi.$r8$lambda$Ah5-AMSNj8xTdhW85LEN89TEhsk(VideoPlayerUi.java:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi$$ExternalSyntheticLambda21.run(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi.lambda$makeOnClickListener$27(VideoPlayerUi.java:1408)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi.$r8$lambda$PsCE_Yd-jcDxLdmShO83lTESJIk(VideoPlayerUi.java:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi$$ExternalSyntheticLambda38.onClick(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
	at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:7463)
	at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:7432)
	at android.view.View.access$3600(View.java:817)
	at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:28324)
	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:368)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7730)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:592)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:954)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 11 / Sony

Affected device model

Xperia 10 III

Additional information

Similar issue with inactive reporter is #10127 .

[whatistime]

I have same crash issue from my Samsung S22 Ultra (up to date stock) to google home smart speakers (I have 4)

[just-grizzle]

Same here. I can't select which target device to cast to, NewPipe crashes when clicking the icon.

Logs

## Exception * __User Action:__ ui error * __Request:__ ACRA report * __Content Country:__ DE * __Content Language:__ de-DE * __App Language:__ de_DE * __Service:__ none * __Version:__ 0.26.0 * __OS:__ Linux Android 12 - 31

Crash log

android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window -- token null is not valid; is your activity running?
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.setView(ViewRootImpl.java:1235)
	at android.view.WindowManagerGlobal.addView(WindowManagerGlobal.java:403)
	at android.view.WindowManagerImpl.addView(WindowManagerImpl.java:134)
	at android.app.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:374)
	at androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog$Builder.show(AlertDialog.java:1009)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.external_communication.KoreUtils.playWithKore(KoreUtils.java:69)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi.onPlayWithKodiClicked(VideoPlayerUi.java:1522)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi.$r8$lambda$Ah5-AMSNj8xTdhW85LEN89TEhsk(VideoPlayerUi.java:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi$$ExternalSyntheticLambda21.run(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi.lambda$makeOnClickListener$27(VideoPlayerUi.java:1435)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi.$r8$lambda$PsCE_Yd-jcDxLdmShO83lTESJIk(VideoPlayerUi.java:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.ui.VideoPlayerUi$$ExternalSyntheticLambda38.onClick(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
	at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:7753)
	at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:7730)
	at android.view.View.access$3700(View.java:861)
	at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:29146)
	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:210)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:299)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8293)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:556)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1045)

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[GfEW]

I'm getting the same Unable to add window -- token null is not valid error when touching the cast button during pause or playback on a plain Android 9 phone without any casting device.

Should you prefer me to report this in a separate issue, please let me now.

[hugdubois]

Any news about that?

[zuavra]

Still crashing.

[Cris--]

And....still crashing with NewPipe v.0.28.0-1076-202511200116 nightly.
Same with Tubular or official release of NewPipe. 😓

ASOP A16