Videos aren't playing in first shot

[Faiz-Khan-01]

Checklist

• I am able to reproduce the bug with the latest version given here: CLICK THIS LINK.
• I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - which I could contribute my information to.
• I have read the FAQ and my problem isn't listed.
• I have taken the time to fill in all the required details. I understand that the bug report will be dismissed otherwise.
• This issue contains only one bug.
• I have read and understood the contribution guidelines.
• I have read and understood the AI policy. The content of this bug report is not generated by AI.

Affected version

0.28.0

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Play a video.
2. It doesnt play.

Expected behavior

What i expect is simple.
The video should play when I click it.

Actual behavior

Whenever I click a video, instead of it playing, it shows error. Then, I close the video and open it back, after repeating for 2-3 Times, the video finally starts playing.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

Logs

Exception

• User Action: requested stream
• Request: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PufeHy0CwIs
• Content Country: IN
• Content Language: hi-
• App Language: en_US
• Service: YouTube
• Timestamp: 2026-01-24T14:37:10.104+05:30
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.28.0
• OS: Linux Android 14 - 34

Crash log

org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ContentNotAvailableException: The page needs to be reloaded.
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.checkPlayabilityStatus(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:894)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.fetchHtml5Client(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:935)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.onFetchPage(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:823)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Extractor.fetchPage(Extractor.java:60)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:77)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:72)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getStreamInfo$3(ExtractorHelper.java:118)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.$r8$lambda$bVfA-5gb6gDc8jcAgcGWG5oH0FE(ExtractorHelper.java:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper$$ExternalSyntheticLambda3.call(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleFromCallable.subscribeActual(SingleFromCallable.java:43)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4855)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleDoOnSuccess.subscribeActual(SingleDoOnSuccess.java:35)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4855)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeFromSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeFromSingle.java:41)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:5377)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.drain(MaybeConcatArray.java:153)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.request(MaybeConcatArray.java:78)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe$ElementAtSubscriber.onSubscribe(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:66)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray.subscribeActual(MaybeConcatArray.java:42)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Flowable.subscribe(Flowable.java:16144)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe.subscribeActual(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:36)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:5377)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeToSingle.java:46)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4855)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.run(SingleSubscribeOn.java:89)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Scheduler$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:644)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:65)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:56)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:317)
	at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:348)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1154)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:652)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1563)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 14 XOS 14.5.0

Affected device model

Infinix hot 50 5G

Additional information

No response

[AudricV]

You ignored the template instructions: you unticked mandatory checkboxes and you said you are using the latest version while the error report said you are using 0.28.0. Please search for duplicates and update to the latest version before opening a new issue. Thank you.

[SvenT22]

I have the same problem on two Android devices. Surprisingly, I don't even have the option to create an error log anymore. I am using version 0.28.1 on both Android devices.
It's hard to say what exactly is causing the problem. I click on a video and usually get a screen saying that the content is unavailable – without the bug log button, only with the button to open it in the browser. About 1 in 5 clicks, the video opens and plays immediately.

Technical data:
Smartphone: Honor Magic 5 Pro
Tablet: Honor Pad 10
Both run Android 15 and are up to date.

Checklist

• I am able to reproduce the bug with the latest version given here: CLICK THIS LINK.

• I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - which I could contribute my information to.

• I have read the FAQ and my problem isn't listed.

• I have taken the time to fill in all the required details. I understand that the bug report will be dismissed otherwise.

• This issue contains only one bug.

• I have read and understood the contribution guidelines.

• I have read and understood the AI policy. The content of this bug report is not generated by AI.

Affected version
0.28.1

Steps to reproduce the bug
Play a video.
It doesnt play.

Expected behavior
What i expect is simple.
The video should play when I click it.

Actual behavior
Whenever I click a video, instead of it playing, it shows error. Then, I close the video and open it back, after repeating for 2-3 Times, the video finally starts playing.