Checklist
Affected version
0.28.2
Steps to reproduce the bug
It happened to me out of nowhere, just from entering a video
Expected behavior
I think it might be due to a bug in the app or new YouTube policies.
Actual behavior
The message "Your IP address is temporarily blocked and YouTube has requested access to confirm you are not a robot" appears.
Screenshots/Screen recordings
Logs
Exception
- User Action: requested stream
- Request: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ6Lbsmb1lY
- Content Country: US
- Content Language: es-US
- App Language: es_US
- Service: YouTube
- Timestamp: 2026-02-04T05:58:32.444-03:00
- Package: org.schabi.newpipe
- Service: YouTube
- Version: 0.28.2
- OS: Linux Android 15 - 35
Crash log
org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.SignInConfirmNotBotException: YouTube probably temporarily blocked anonymous watch access with this IP , got error LOGIN_REQUIRED: "Sign in to confirm that you're not a bot"
at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.checkPlayabilityStatus(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:904)
at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.fetchAndroidClient(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:950)
at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.onFetchPage(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:861)
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.$r8$lambda$bVfA-5gb6gDc8jcAgcGWG5oH0FE(ExtractorHelper.java:118)
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.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:80)
at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:71)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:317)
at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:348)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1156)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:651)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1119)
Affected Android/Custom ROM version
Android 15 / One UI 7
Affected device model
Samsung Galaxy A14
Additional information
My device is a Galaxy A14, with 64 GB of storage and 4 GB of RAM, and an Exynos 850 processor. The error occurred when I tried to play a relaxing sleep video, and it wouldn't let me play anything.
Checklist
Affected version
0.28.2
Steps to reproduce the bug
It happened to me out of nowhere, just from entering a video
Expected behavior
I think it might be due to a bug in the app or new YouTube policies.
Actual behavior
The message "Your IP address is temporarily blocked and YouTube has requested access to confirm you are not a robot" appears.
Screenshots/Screen recordings
Logs
Exception
Crash log
Affected Android/Custom ROM version
Android 15 / One UI 7
Affected device model
Samsung Galaxy A14
Additional information
My device is a Galaxy A14, with 64 GB of storage and 4 GB of RAM, and an Exynos 850 processor. The error occurred when I tried to play a relaxing sleep video, and it wouldn't let me play anything.