App/UI crashes on startup repeatedly

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• I am able to reproduce the bug with the latest version given here: CLICK THIS LINK.
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Affected version

0.25.2

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Open the NewPipe Application and wait for about 2 seconds.
2. The App/UI crashes and shows the error report.
3. This process can only be repeated and no interaction stops the crash.

Expected behavior

No response

Actual behavior

No response

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: PT
• Content Language: pt-PT
• App Language: en
• Service: none
• Version: 0.25.2
• OS: Linux Android 13 - 33

Crash log

java.lang.RuntimeException: Canvas: trying to draw too large(125516160bytes) bitmap.
	at android.graphics.RecordingCanvas.throwIfCannotDraw(RecordingCanvas.java:266)
	at android.graphics.BaseRecordingCanvas.drawBitmap(BaseRecordingCanvas.java:94)
	at android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable.draw(BitmapDrawable.java:549)
	at com.squareup.picasso.PicassoDrawable.draw(PicassoDrawable.java:109)
	at android.widget.ImageView.onDraw(ImageView.java:1446)
	at com.google.android.material.imageview.ShapeableImageView.onDraw(ShapeableImageView.java:198)
	at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23266)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22133)
	at android.view.View.draw(View.java:22997)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4529)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4290)
	at androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout.dispatchDraw(ConstraintLayout.java:1994)
	at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23269)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22133)
	at android.view.View.draw(View.java:22997)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4529)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.drawChild(RecyclerView.java:5204)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4290)
	at android.view.View.draw(View.java:23269)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.draw(RecyclerView.java:4603)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22133)
	at android.view.View.draw(View.java:22997)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:4529)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:4290)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22124)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4513)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4486)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22089)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4513)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4486)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22089)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4513)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4486)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22089)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4513)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4486)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22089)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4513)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4486)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22089)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4513)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4486)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22089)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4513)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4486)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22089)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4513)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4486)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22089)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4513)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4486)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22089)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4513)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4486)
	at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:22089)
	at android.view.ThreadedRenderer.updateViewTreeDisplayList(ThreadedRenderer.java:689)
	at android.view.ThreadedRenderer.updateRootDisplayList(ThreadedRenderer.java:695)
	at android.view.ThreadedRenderer.draw(ThreadedRenderer.java:793)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.draw(ViewRootImpl.java:4785)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performDraw(ViewRootImpl.java:4496)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:3683)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:2367)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:9293)
	at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1231)
	at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1239)
	at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:899)
	at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:832)
	at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:1214)
	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7940)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
	at com.android.internal.os.ExecInit.main(ExecInit.java:49)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:355)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 13

Affected device model

Pixel Tablet

Additional information

• the error occurred from time to time and sometimes goes away
• rebooting the device does not help to fix the bug
• installed GrapheneOS on my device
• encountered the bug in previous versions already but it goes away from time to time
• once it is prevalent, the application is not usable for hours to the best of my knowledge
• both landscape and portrait mode result in this crash

[opusforlife2]

Does it happen on another OS?

[cipher-source]

Does it happen on another OS?

I haven't tried it out, I only use GrapheneOs.

[opusforlife2]

So... try it out.

[inubu]

I had the same issue on /e/ OS 1.15-s (LineageOS 19) and CalyxOS 4.14 (AOSP 13). It seems not be a problem of one particular OS.
I think it is the thumbnail of one of the videos.

Workaround: Close NewPipe, put phone into aeroplane mode, open NewPipe, go to Settings, Content and Disable "Load thumbnails", now disable aeroplane mode.
NewPipe don't crash, after I disabled "Load thumbnails"

It only crashes on a certain thumbnail, but I have around 125 subscriptions.
I figured out, what channel it is and unsubscribed it, while in aeroplane mode. After that NewPipe don't crash anymore.
But if I just subscribe only to that one channel, there is no issue at all. Maybe someone with the same amount of subscription can trigger it. In my case it's the "Dust" channel, they publish Sci-Fi short films.

[gschwaer]

Does it happen on another OS?

I have this issue on stock Android 13 on Pixel 6a.

Thank you @inubu for the workaround!

[opusforlife2]

@inubu The channel itself opens just fine for you?

[inubu]

@inubu The channel itself opens just fine for you?

Yes. I resetted NewPipe and just added "Dust" to the subscription list. No problem. It has nothing to do with a particular channel. I think it's a combination of thumbnails.
And the issue is now gone. I can't test anymore. That's bad.
The "What's new" Tab had that issue.
I saw how thumbnails got loaded one by one and then NewPipe crashed. But now everything is fine again. Well, that's it.

[opusforlife2]

Well, the next release has majorly reworked image support. After that release comes out, please test this bug again.