UNRECOVERABLE PLAYER ERROR OCCURED

[wisqueo]

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Affected version

0.28.1

Steps to reproduce the bug

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_DECODING_FAILED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS3wq6D_kus
• Content Country: IN
• Content Language: en-IN
• App Language: en_IN
• Service: YouTube
• Timestamp: 2026-01-19T22:20:13.348+05:30
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.28.1
• OS: Linux Redmi/flame_in/flame:15/AQ3A.241213.002/OS2.0.202.0.VGUINXM:user/release-keys 15 - 35

Crash log

com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: MediaCodecVideoRenderer error, index=0, format=Format(135, null, null, video/avc, avc1.4D401F, 504105, null, [852, 480, 30.0, ColorInfo(BT709, Limited range, SDR SMPTE 170M, false)], [-1, -1]), format_supported=YES
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:601)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:103)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:249)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:337)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:85)
Caused by: com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoDecoderException: Decoder failed: c2.qti.avc.decoder
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.createDecoderException(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:1864)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:843)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.render(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:854)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1047)
	at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:522)
	... 4 more
Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: Error 0xffffffe0

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Expected behavior

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Actual behavior

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Screenshots/Screen recordings

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Logs

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

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Affected device model

Redmi 14C 5g

Additional information

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@wisqueo Please try this #12208 (comment)

[wisqueo]

Now working fine .

[John-Ritcher]

I had the same crash error but it comes totally different. See here

Affected version

0.28.4

Steps to reproduce the bug

•Open NewPipe
•Play any YouTube video (example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZctUUztKAqM)
•Observe initial error message
•Try entering fullscreen or skipping forward
•Try playing in background

Expected behavior

The video should play normally without errors, glitches, or crashes in fullscreen, seeking, or background playback.

Actual behavior

•When clicking a video, an error appears first: "The site couldn't be analyzed"

•After entering fullscreen, most of the time the video crashes most of time or play with glitches:

•Frames overlap constantly (visual corruption)

If that does not happen

•Skipping forward causes glitches such as frozen image or incorrectcolours

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Crash Logs

{"user_action":"play stream","request":"Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_DECODING_FAILED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZctUUztKAqM","content_language":"pt-BR","content_country":"BR","app_language":"pt_BR","service":"YouTube","package":"org.schabi.newpipe","version":"0.28.4","os":"Linux Android 14 - 34","time":"2026-03-18T14:01:10.496-03:00","exceptions":["com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: MediaCodecAudioRenderer error, index=1, format=Format(140, null, null, audio/mp4a-latm, mp4a.40.2, 131231, en, [-1, -1, -1.0, null], [2, 44100]), format_supported=YES\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(...)\nCaused by: com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecDecoderException: Decoder failed: c2.android.aac.decoder\nCaused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException"]}

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 14, LineageOS 21

Affected device model

Redmi 10 2022

Additional information

•The issue seems related to this #12208

•I tried all the solutions and none of them worked, toggling ExoPlayer doesn't fix anything, not even in short term.
•But I tested Just Play and all videos on resolutions 360, 480 and 720p60 (this is one is the one I watch videos) all worked on the two types of videos, so is not a problem of resolution not being supported.

[John-Ritcher]

I had the same crash error but it comes totally different. See here

Affected version

0.28.4

Steps to reproduce the bug

•Open NewPipe •Play any YouTube video (example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZctUUztKAqM) •Observe initial error message •Try entering fullscreen or skipping forward •Try playing in background

Expected behavior

The video should play normally without errors, glitches, or crashes in fullscreen, seeking, or background playback.

Actual behavior

•When clicking a video, an error appears first: "The site couldn't be analyzed"

•After entering fullscreen, most of the time the video crashes most of time or play with glitches:

•Frames overlap constantly (visual corruption)

If that does not happen

•Skipping forward causes glitches such as frozen image or incorrectcolours

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Crash Logs

{"user_action":"play stream","request":"Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_DECODING_FAILED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZctUUztKAqM","content_language":"pt-BR","content_country":"BR","app_language":"pt_BR","service":"YouTube","package":"org.schabi.newpipe","version":"0.28.4","os":"Linux Android 14 - 34","time":"2026-03-18T14:01:10.496-03:00","exceptions":["com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: MediaCodecAudioRenderer error, index=1, format=Format(140, null, null, audio/mp4a-latm, mp4a.40.2, 131231, en, [-1, -1, -1.0, null], [2, 44100]), format_supported=YES\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(...)\nCaused by: com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecDecoderException: Decoder failed: c2.android.aac.decoder\nCaused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException"]}

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 14, LineageOS 21

Affected device model

Redmi 10 2022

Additional information

•The issue seems related to this #12208

•I tried all the solutions and none of them worked, toggling ExoPlayer doesn't fix anything, not even in short term. •But I tested Just Play and all videos on resolutions 360, 480 and 720p60 (this is one is the one I watch videos) all worked on the two types of videos, so is not a problem of resolution not being supported.

I also noticed the same error of "site couldn't be analyzed" in other device without a customROM

[John-Ritcher]

I had the same crash error but it comes totally different. See here

Affected version

0.28.4

Steps to reproduce the bug

•Open NewPipe •Play any YouTube video (example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZctUUztKAqM) •Observe initial error message •Try entering fullscreen or skipping forward •Try playing in background

Expected behavior

The video should play normally without errors, glitches, or crashes in fullscreen, seeking, or background playback.

Actual behavior

•When clicking a video, an error appears first: "The site couldn't be analyzed"

•After entering fullscreen, most of the time the video crashes most of time or play with glitches:

•Frames overlap constantly (visual corruption)

If that does not happen

•Skipping forward causes glitches such as frozen image or incorrectcolours

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Crash Logs

{"user_action":"play stream","request":"Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_DECODING_FAILED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZctUUztKAqM","content_language":"pt-BR","content_country":"BR","app_language":"pt_BR","service":"YouTube","package":"org.schabi.newpipe","version":"0.28.4","os":"Linux Android 14 - 34","time":"2026-03-18T14:01:10.496-03:00","exceptions":["com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: MediaCodecAudioRenderer error, index=1, format=Format(140, null, null, audio/mp4a-latm, mp4a.40.2, 131231, en, [-1, -1, -1.0, null], [2, 44100]), format_supported=YES\n\tat com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(...)\nCaused by: com.google.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecDecoderException: Decoder failed: c2.android.aac.decoder\nCaused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException"]}

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 14, LineageOS 21

Affected device model

Redmi 10 2022

Additional information

•The issue seems related to this #12208

•I tried all the solutions and none of them worked, toggling ExoPlayer doesn't fix anything, not even in short term. •But I tested Just Play and all videos on resolutions 360, 480 and 720p60 (this is one is the one I watch videos) all worked on the two types of videos, so is not a problem of resolution not being supported.

This problem seem tobe specific to Android 14, codec errors and OMX not supported