[YouTube] Age restricted content not playing

[dead-pixelz]

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Affected version

V.0.27.2

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Boot device
2. Launch newpipe
3. Load any age-restricted content
4. Generate below error

Exception

• User Action: requested stream
• Request: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvZCou0y9cI
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-US
• App Language: en_US_#u-fw-sun-mu-fahrenhe
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.27.2
• OS: Linux Android 14 - 34

Crash log

org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo$StreamExtractException: Could not get any stream. See error variable to get further details.
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.extractStreams(StreamInfo.java:171)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:81)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:72)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getStreamInfo$3(ExtractorHelper.java:118)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.$r8$lambda$YTHJjScxCJNO1LTCqs3IKy35iyY(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$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:644)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:65)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:56)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
	at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:307)
	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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Expected behavior

Up until 12 hours ago, videos were playing normally. Videos normally play without issue

Actual behavior

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Exception

• User Action: requested stream
• Request: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvZCou0y9cI
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-US
• App Language: en_US_#u-fw-sun-mu-fahrenhe
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.27.2
• OS: Linux Android 14 - 34

Crash log

org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo$StreamExtractException: Could not get any stream. See error variable to get further details.
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.extractStreams(StreamInfo.java:171)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:81)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:72)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getStreamInfo$3(ExtractorHelper.java:118)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.$r8$lambda$YTHJjScxCJNO1LTCqs3IKy35iyY(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$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:644)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:65)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:56)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
	at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:307)
	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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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 14 (GrapheneOS)

Affected device model

Google Pixel 7 Pro

Additional information

No response

[rjdg14]

I would imagine there has been some sort of change made at YouTube's end to something in the code behind the implementation of age restricted videos. From what I can tell it is probably unrelated to the recent more general playback problems that have been affecting third party clients.

[CWftw]

Broken again for player b12cc44b. See: yt-dlp/yt-dlp#10668

[oong819]

Are the stream still there but the player/whatever code get changed for age-restricted content or the stream completely gone?

[oong819]

Can someone pin this issue to prevent duplicates?

[yonggamer]

could code from yt-dlp help? especially code from yt-dlp 2024.08.06

[offbeat-stuff]

could code from yt-dlp help? especially code from yt-dlp 2024.08.06

I tested the latest yt-dlp on https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6LjPVsA_INg and can confirm it does not encounter the same error as newpipe (tested nightly,pipepipe,skytube,27.2).
So definetly could help.

[offbeat-stuff]

Those wanting to watch videos could use
this https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass?tab=readme-ov-file
Has extension and userscript version

[sunjerk]

When the feature is restored in addition there should be a notification of the unlocking every time an age-restricted video is played

[rjdg14]

When the feature is restored in addition there should be a notification of the unlocking every time an age-restricted video is played

Ideally I feel the user should have the ability to toggle such a notification on/off in the same way that they can video descriptions, comments and metadata info.

I know that Newpipe displays age restricted videos in search results with blurred thumbnails but the thumbnails for them are unblurred on channel and recommendation feeds. FreeTube, a similar client for Windows, displays the thumbnails for age restricted videos unblurred on results pages so I'd imagine it would be possible for NewPipe to do the same.

[AndroidMaster24]

Those wanting to watch videos could use this https://github.com/zerodytrash/Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass?tab=readme-ov-file Has extension and userscript version

This works perfectly without Google login on Firefox mobile with Tampermonkey, but the problem is there is no downloader. I wondering if this bypass method can be implemented on NewPipe?

[acrodemocide]

This looks like it will require an extractor change. I don't have the authority to apply that tag or if there is some level of confirmation I need to go through on this project to do so, but wanted to mention it.

[yonggamer]

how about using code from Seal v1.13.0 to get yt-dlp