Error comes up repeatedly when USB-C to audio jack adatper is plugged in

[Antonis755]

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Affected version

Version: 0.28.0

Steps to reproduce the bug

Step 1: Unlock my phone.
Step 2: Plug in the USB-C to audio jack adapter.
Step 3: The errors pops up right away repeatedly.
Step 4: Unplug the adapter and the error stops coming up repeatedly.

Expected behavior

Work like it used to work before version 0.28.0

Actual behavior

I get repeatedly error and it won't stop until I unplug the adapter.(See video bellow)

Screenshots/Screen recordings

Video showing the problem from step 1 to step 4.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f01d03d4-e395-4f0b-83d3-1ac26192a71e

Logs

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: GB
• Content Language: en-GB
• App Language: en_GB_#u-mu-celsius
• Service: none
• Timestamp: 2025-09-11T10:17:40.003+03:00
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: none
• Version: 0.28.0
• OS: Linux Android 15 - 35

Crash log

android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{4a5c077 u0 org.schabi.newpipe/.player.PlayerService c:org.schabi.newpipe}
	at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2301)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2269)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2587)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:267)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:371)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8837)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:598)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:896)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 15 / Nothing OS 3.2

Affected device model

Nothing Phone 3a Pro

Additional information

This is the first time encountering this problem. Never had a problem with adapters/dongles in the past with newpipe and apart from this error, everything works perfect.

[AudricV]

Please try the APK of #12606 and see if fixes the issue.

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