Youtube refused to provide data

[Calamytryx]

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Affected version

0.28.3

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. open app
2. watch any type of video or audio on youtube
3. and youtube refuses to provide

Expected behavior

1. open app
2. watch any type of video or audio on youtube
3. video or audio streams and playable

Actual behavior

it asks me to change network (mobile data or wifi) and switch off vpn

Screenshots/Screen recordings

Logs

Exception

• User Action: requested stream
• Request: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FVF-9KQiPo
• Content Country: GB
• Content Language: en-GB
• App Language: en_GB
• Service: YouTube
• Timestamp: 2026-02-13T13:47:26.398+08:00
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.28.3
• 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.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$ElementAtSubscriber.onSubscribe(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:66)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray.subscribeActual(MaybeConcatArray.java:42)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Flowable.subscribe(Flowable.java:16149)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe.subscribeActual(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:36)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:5377)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeToSingle.java:46)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4855)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.run(SingleSubscribeOn.java:89)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Scheduler$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:644)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:80)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:71)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:317)
	at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:348)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1154)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:652)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1564)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

15

Affected device model

samsung galaxy a14

Additional information

I don't use any vpn, used mobile data 2 different telco,2 different wifi different ip, tried with a vpn, and without vpn

even changing my location physically doesnt work

and another device also doesnt work

What does browser says when you open videos there? Crashlog mentions GB. If you are from there, I've heard youtube is going to refuse anonymous watching and needs login? Maybe newpipe just displays wrong label?

[Calamytryx]

What does browser says when you open videos there? Crashlog mentions GB. If you are from there, I've heard youtube is going to refuse anonymous watching and needs login? Maybe newpipe just displays wrong label?

I am not from GB I assume it is Great Britain, but even local content in my country PH is still not loading

You can try advises from this comment but generally newpipe itself can't do anything if you are really blocked by youtube