PlayerService crash: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground()

[AF1011]

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Affected version

0.28.0

Steps to reproduce the bug

Leave the app by Pressing Return or Home Button.

Wait for Several Hours.

Expected behavior

The apps should be fine.

Actual behavior

The Aplication Silently crashed showing from notification bug, after many hours.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: KR
• Content Language: ko-
• App Language: in_ID
• Service: none
• Timestamp: 2025-08-02T14:21:17.334+08:00
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: none
• Version: 0.28.0
• OS: Linux samsung/a55xnsxx/a55x:14/UP1A.231005.007/A556EXXU6AXL3:user/release-keys 14 - 34

Crash log

android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{a3f8f40 u0 org.schabi.newpipe/.player.PlayerService}
	at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2315)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2286)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2611)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:230)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:319)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8919)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:578)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1103)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 14 / One UI 6.1

Affected device model

Samsung Galaxy A55 (SM-A556E/DS)

Additional information

No response

[Scorpoon]

Same here. Used the app two hours before the crash. Phone was locked and not in use when the crash appeared out of a sudden.
Formatted logs from the app:

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: DE
• Content Language: de-DE
• App Language: de_DE_#u-fw-mon-mu-celsius
• Service: none
• Timestamp: 2025-08-05T18:22:01.695+02:00
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: none
• Version: 0.28.0
• OS: Linux Android 16 - 36

Crash log

android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{5faaa6 u0 org.schabi.newpipe/.player.PlayerService c:org.schabi.newpipe}
	at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2400)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2368)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2750)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:110)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:248)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:338)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9106)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:593)
	at com.android.internal.os.ExecInit.main(ExecInit.java:50)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:371)

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[Not-Sure304]

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-US
• App Language: en_US
• Service: none
• Timestamp: 2025-08-15T03:10:37.848-04:00
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: none
• Version: 0.28.0
• OS: Linux samsung/y2qsqw/y2q:13/TP1A.220624.014/G986USQU6HWH9:user/release-keys 13 - 33

Crash log

android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{63c5a0e u0 org.schabi.newpipe/.player.PlayerService}
	at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2245)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2216)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2508)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:226)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:313)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8762)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:604)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1067)

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