[Bug] No Videos Play, Constant Network Errors

[Swagreus-Jones]

Checklist

• I make sure that the issue is NOT a duplicate of pinned issues
• I make sure I am using the LATEST version - check here
• I understand that issues with limited impact, such as those occurring on specific devices or under specific network conditions, will not be fixed
• I have attached the error report in the issue

Describe the bug

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_IO_READ_POSITION_OUT_OF_RANGE] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKjBP_J2Vu4
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-
• App Language: en
• Service: YouTube (Logged in)
• Endpoint: android_vr
• Version: 5.2.5-beta4
• OS: Linux Android 17 - 37

Crash log

androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlaybackException: Source error
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleIoException(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:17)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:470)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessageImpl(Handler.java:138)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:125)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:296)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:397)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:139)
Caused by: androidx.media3.datasource.HttpDataSource$HttpDataSourceException
	at androidx.media3.datasource.okhttp.OkHttpDataSource.skipFully$1(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:57)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.okhttp.OkHttpDataSource.open(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:402)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.DefaultDataSource.open(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:865)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.TeeDataSource.open(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:3)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.cache.CacheDataSource.openNextSource(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:255)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.cache.CacheDataSource.open(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:171)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.StatsDataSource.open(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:11)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.source.chunk.ContainerMediaChunk.load(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:89)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.upstream.Loader$LoadTask.run(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:35)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1100)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1572)

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Version

5.2.5-beta4

Frequency

Always (100% of the time)

Device

Pixel 8a, Android 17 (GrapheneOS)

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Attempt to open any YouTube video
2. Playback immediately fails
3. Immediately receive network error (happens on both wi-fi and mobile data)

Additional context

The error is received immediately upon trying to load a video (both as a video and as audio-only). No footage or audio plays at all. I've tried enabling all formats and gone through the steps to make sure it's not a DNS issue.

This seemingly started out of the blue despite working fine a couple days ago. Downgrading to previous versions doesn't stop it.

NewPipe works fine, so I know it's a PipePipe issue for sure.

[pamdemonia]

Same issue. Just adding my crash log.

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_PARSING_CONTAINER_UNSUPPORTED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yNFPH5sszQ
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-US
• App Language: en_US_#u-fw-sun-ms-ussystem-mu-fahrenhe
• Service: YouTube (Logged in)
• Endpoint: android_vr
• Version: 5.2.5-beta4
• OS: Linux Android 17 - 37

Crash log

androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlaybackException: Source error
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleIoException(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:17)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:500)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessageImpl(Handler.java:138)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:126)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:295)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:398)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:140)
Caused by: androidx.media3.common.ParserException: Skipping atom with length > 2147483647 (unsupported). {contentIsMalformed=false, dataType=1}
	at androidx.media3.extractor.mp4.FragmentedMp4Extractor.read(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:2032)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.source.chunk.ContainerMediaChunk.load(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:106)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.upstream.Loader$LoadTask.run(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:35)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1100)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1571)

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[lilhooper4611]

It even happens on SABR as well.

{"user_action":"play stream","request":"Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_IO_UNSPECIFIED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3b_-omovRE","content_language":"en-US","content_country":"US","app_language":"en_US","service":"YouTube (Anonymous)","endpoint":"mweb","package":"InfinityLoop1309.NewPipeEnhanced","version":"5.2.5-beta4","os":"Linux samsung/e3qsqw/e3q:16/BP4A.251205.006/S928USQU5DZDR:user/release-keys 16 - 36","time":"2026-08-04 14:54","exceptions":["androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlaybackException: Source error\n\tat androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleIoException(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:17)\n\tat androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:456)\n\tat android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:128)\n\tat android.os.Looper.dispatchMessage(Looper.java:358)\n\tat android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:288)\n\tat android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:392)\n\tat android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:139)\nCaused by: androidx.media3.database.DatabaseIOException: SABR logic failure\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.player.datasource.SabrStreamPump.loop(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:1528)\n\tat org.acra.builder.ReportExecutor$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.run(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:203)\n\tat java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1572)\nCaused by: org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.sabr.SabrProtocolException: SABR error: SABR attestation required: parts=3, status=3, maxRetries=20, backoffMs=2000, policy=true, reload=false, redirect=false, error=null\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.sabr.YoutubeSabrSession.applyControlPolicy(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:955)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.sabr.YoutubeSabrSession.pumpOnceInternal(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:130)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.player.datasource.SabrStreamPump.pumpOnceStreaming(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:20)\n\tat org.schabi.newpipe.player.datasource.SabrStreamPump.loop(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:427)\n\t... 2 more\n"],"user_comment":""}

[jaswinder77]

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_IO_READ_POSITION_OUT_OF_RANGE] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLxCQAuueLk
• Content Country:
• Content Language: en-
• App Language: en
• Service: YouTube (Anonymous)
• Endpoint: android_vr
• Version: 5.2.5-beta4
• OS: Linux Android 14 - 34

Crash log

androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlaybackException: Source error
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleIoException(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:17)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:470)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:205)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:294)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)
Caused by: androidx.media3.datasource.HttpDataSource$HttpDataSourceException
	at androidx.media3.datasource.okhttp.OkHttpDataSource.skipFully$1(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:57)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.okhttp.OkHttpDataSource.open(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:402)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.DefaultDataSource.open(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:865)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.TeeDataSource.open(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:3)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.cache.CacheDataSource.openNextSource(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:255)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.cache.CacheDataSource.open(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:171)
	at androidx.media3.datasource.StatsDataSource.open(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:11)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.source.chunk.ContainerMediaChunk.load(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:89)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.upstream.Loader$LoadTask.run(r8-map-id-633cb54a5167224a4b338ded05c73c749d6569f6326081b0f23205dd51498b3d:35)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:644)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)

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[InfinityLoop1308]

checking

[InfinityLoop1308]

@pamdemonia @Swagreus-Jones the issue is clear: android_vr can't be used for logged in. the endpoint should be set to tv_downgraded but the code not. will be fixed in next version.

@lilhooper4611 this seems another visitorData issue, checking

@jaswinder77 Have you enabled dns over https?

[jaswinder77]

@jaswinder77 Have you enabled dns over https?

Yes, DNS over https was enabled recently.