3 automatic bug log after using the app with the screen off

[Rodrigo-NC]

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Affected version

0.28.1

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Play vídeo on YouTube.
2. Turn off the screen. After a few minutes of use, eventually opening the screen and closing it again, a bug report notification appears.

Expected behavior

No response

Actual behavior

No response

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

LOG 1:

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_FAILED_RUNTIME_CHECK] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIb7KvupZK0
• Content Country: BR
• Content Language: pt-BR
• App Language: pt_BR
• Service: YouTube
• Timestamp: 2026-01-16T18:02:40.449-03:00
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.28.1
• OS: Linux motorola/bronco_g/bronco:15/V1TB35H.149-8-14/6b2083-7da1f3:user/release-keys 15 - 35

Crash log

com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: Unexpected runtime error
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:668)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:108)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:268)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:384)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:103)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: flush() is valid only at Executing states; currently at Released state

	at android.media.MediaCodec.native_flush(Native Method)
	at android.media.MediaCodec.flush(MediaCodec.java:2650)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.flush(AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:236)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.flushCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:907)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.flushOrReleaseCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:900)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.flushOrReinitializeCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:863)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onPositionReset(MediaCodecRenderer.java:714)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onPositionReset(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:560)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.BaseRenderer.resetPosition(BaseRenderer.java:183)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.BaseRenderer.resetPosition(BaseRenderer.java:176)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.resetRendererPosition(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1376)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.seekToPeriodPosition(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1354)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.seekToPeriodPosition(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1293)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.seekToInternal(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1263)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:525)
	... 4 more

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LOG 2:

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_FAILED_RUNTIME_CHECK] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIb7KvupZK0
• Content Country: BR
• Content Language: pt-BR
• App Language: pt_BR
• Service: YouTube
• Timestamp: 2026-01-16T18:23:33.966-03:00
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.28.1
• OS: Linux motorola/bronco_g/bronco:15/V1TB35H.149-8-14/6b2083-7da1f3:user/release-keys 15 - 35

Crash log

com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: Unexpected runtime error
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:668)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:108)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:268)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:384)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:103)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: setSurface() is valid only at Executing states; currently at Released state

	at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setSurface(Native Method)
	at android.media.MediaCodec.setOutputSurface(MediaCodec.java:2463)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.setOutputSurface(AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:270)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.setOutputSurfaceV23(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:1725)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.setOutput(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:738)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.handleMessage(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:663)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.deliverMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1626)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.sendMessageToTarget(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1590)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.sendMessageInternal(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1565)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:553)
	... 4 more

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LOG 3:

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_FAILED_RUNTIME_CHECK] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHAlxez3SJA
• Content Country: BR
• Content Language: pt-BR
• App Language: pt_BR
• Service: YouTube
• Timestamp: 2026-01-16T18:37:42.65-03:00
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.28.1
• OS: Linux motorola/bronco_g/bronco:15/V1TB35H.149-8-14/6b2083-7da1f3:user/release-keys 15 - 35

Crash log

com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: Unexpected runtime error
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:668)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:108)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:268)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:384)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:103)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: setSurface() is valid only at Executing states; currently at Released state

	at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setSurface(Native Method)
	at android.media.MediaCodec.setOutputSurface(MediaCodec.java:2463)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.setOutputSurface(AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:270)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.setOutputSurfaceV23(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:1725)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.setOutput(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:738)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.handleMessage(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:663)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.deliverMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1626)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.sendMessageToTarget(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1590)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.sendMessageInternal(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1565)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:553)
	... 4 more

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

OS: Linux motorola/bronco_g/bronco:15/V1TB35H.149-8-14/6b2083-7da1f3:user/release-keys 15 - 35

Affected device model

Motorola think phone

Additional information

• The bug doesn't only occur when the screen is off, but the bug appears faster when the screen is off.
  *I have the miniplayer option enabled.
  I'm not sure if a similar report already exists. Thank you for the excellent service, guys.

[lawson85]

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