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Affected version

Exception * User Action: ui error * Request: ACRA report * Content Country: US * Content Language: en-US * App Language: en_US * Service: none * Timestamp: 2025-08-11T14:28:26.69+02:00 * Package: org.schabi.newpipe * Service: none * Version: 0.28.0 * OS: Linux samsung/gta9pwifixx/gta9pwifi:15/AP3A.240905.015.A2/X210XXU6DYD9:user/release-keys 15 - 35

Crash log

android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{1dc07d9 u0 org.schabi.newpipe/.player.PlayerService c:org.schabi.newpipe} at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2495) at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2463) at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2816) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:257) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:342) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9634) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:619) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:929)

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Steps to reproduce the bug

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-US
• App Language: en_US
• Service: none
• Timestamp: 2025-08-11T14:28:26.69+02:00
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: none
• Version: 0.28.0
• OS: Linux samsung/gta9pwifixx/gta9pwifi:15/AP3A.240905.015.A2/X210XXU6DYD9:user/release-keys 15 - 35

Crash log

android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{1dc07d9 u0 org.schabi.newpipe/.player.PlayerService c:org.schabi.newpipe}
	at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2495)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2463)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2816)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:257)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:342)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9634)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:619)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:929)

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