Certain videos does not play, shows error.

[ArcadeRice]

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Affected version

0.28.0

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Go on app.
2. Search for a video.
3. Try to play it.
4. Video does not play, gets an error instead.

Expected behavior

1. Supposed to play the videos I'm searching for.

Actual behavior

1. Some videos does not play, while certain others, does.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

Logs

{"user_action":"play stream","request":"Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_DECODER_INIT_FAILED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy9jdwbUCfE","content_language":"en-US","content_country":"US","app_language":"en_US","service":"YouTube","package":"org.schabi.newpipe","version":"0.28.0","os":"Linux samsung/a52sxqeea/a52sxq:14/UP1A.231005.007/A528BXXUAGXK8:user/release-keys 14 - 34","time":"2025-09-03T00:28:56.98+02:00","exceptions":["com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: MediaCodecVideoRenderer error, index=0, format=Format(315, null, null, video/x-vnd.on2.vp9, vp9, 26636084, en, [3840, 2160, 60.0], [-1, -1]), format_supported=NO_EXCEEDS_CAPABILITIES\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:578)\n\tat android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)\n\tat android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:230)\n\tat android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:319)\n\tat android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)\nCaused by: com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: c2.qti.vp9.decoder, Format(315, null, null, video/x-vnd.on2.vp9, vp9, 26636084, en, [3840, 2160, 60.0], [-1, -1])\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1021)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:537)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1453)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:954)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:769)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1007)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:502)\n\t... 4 more\nCaused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: \n\tat android.media.MediaCodec.native_start(Native Method)\n\tat android.media.MediaCodec.start(MediaCodec.java:2440)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.initialize(AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:160)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.access$100(AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:50)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:103)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.java:111)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1099)\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1010)\n\t... 11 more\n"],"user_comment":"I've tried reinstalling it and updating it, doesn't work. This error pops up at random videos, I've just stopped using NewPipe at this point."}

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android version 14, ONE UI version 6.1

Affected device model

Galaxy A52s 5G

Additional information

No response

[ArcadeRice]

Better screenshot.

[ShareASmile]

format_supported=NO_EXCEEDS_CAPABILITIES means that your device isn't capable of playing this codec/resolution combo. Choose a lower one.