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[Bug] App/UI crash #2639

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[Bug] App/UI crash#2639
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@r-u-e
r-u-e
opened on Jul 5, 2026

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: ui error
  • Request: ACRA report
  • Content Country: CN
  • Content Language: zh-CN
  • App Language: zh_CN_#Hans
  • Service: none
  • Endpoint: mweb
  • Version: 5.2.2
  • OS: Linux Android 16 - 36
Crash log 

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.linkhandler.LinkHandler.getUrl()' on a null object reference
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.getChannelTab(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:4)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.channel.ChannelTabFragment.loadResult(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:5)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.BaseListInfoFragment.startLoading(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:23)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.BaseListInfoFragment.doInitialLoadLogic(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:6)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.BaseStateFragment.onViewCreated(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:4)
	at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performViewCreated(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:15)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.createView(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:262)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.moveToExpectedState(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:198)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.moveToState(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:57)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchStateChange(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:34)
	at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performViewCreated(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:21)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.createView(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:262)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.moveToExpectedState(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:198)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.executeOpsTogether(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:1063)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.removeRedundantOperationsAndExecute(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:82)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.popBackStackImmediate(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:48)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.popBackStackImmediate(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:84)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager$1.handleOnBackPressed(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:273)
	at androidx.activity.OnBackPressedDispatcher.onBackPressed(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:42)
	at androidx.activity.ComponentActivity.onBackPressed(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:5)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.MainActivity.onBackPressed(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:183)
	at android.app.Activity.onKeyUp(Activity.java:4348)
	at android.view.KeyEvent.dispatch(KeyEvent.java:3487)
	at android.app.Activity.dispatchKeyEvent(Activity.java:4696)
	at androidx.core.app.ComponentActivity.superDispatchKeyEvent(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:4)
	at kotlin.ResultKt.dispatchKeyEvent(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:12)
	at androidx.core.app.ComponentActivity.dispatchKeyEvent(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:23)
	at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.dispatchKeyEvent(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:23)
	at androidx.appcompat.view.WindowCallbackWrapper.dispatchKeyEvent(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:3)
	at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl$AppCompatWindowCallback.dispatchKeyEvent(r8-map-id-5a9d04fb282274e01c1897f55a657d1637a635bc16046db7f93302abd93a1b80:22)
	at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.dispatchKeyEvent(DecorView.java:385)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.processKeyEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:8613)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.onProcess(ViewRootImpl.java:8452)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:7836)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:7893)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:7859)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:8025)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:7867)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:8082)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:7840)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:7893)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:7859)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:7867)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:7840)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:7893)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:7859)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:8058)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ImeInputStage.onFinishedInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:8298)
	at android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager$PendingEvent.run(InputMethodManager.java:5292)
	at android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager.invokeFinishedInputEventCallback(InputMethodManager.java:4648)
	at android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager.finishedInputEvent(InputMethodManager.java:4639)
	at android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager.-$$Nest$mfinishedInputEvent(Unknown Source:0)
	at android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager$ImeInputEventSender.onInputEventFinished(InputMethodManager.java:5269)
	at android.view.InputEventSender.dispatchInputEventFinished(InputEventSender.java:181)
	at android.os.MessageQueue.nativePollOnce(Native Method)
	at android.os.MessageQueue.nextLegacy(MessageQueue.java:904)
	at android.os.MessageQueue.next(MessageQueue.java:1016)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:227)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:430)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9345)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:593)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:953)

Version

5.2.2

Frequency

Only once (single occurrence)

Device

No response

Steps to reproduce the bug

No response

Additional context

No response

Activity

  1. github-actions
    added
    topic: Extractor
    on Jul 5, 2026

  2. Csinene commented on Jul 11, 2026

    @Csinene
    Csinene
    on Jul 11, 2026

    Same issue also in 5.2.3.

    Frequency
    Every time I switch back from another app

    Attach crash log 2 as well.

    `## Exception

    • User Action: ui error
    • Request: ACRA report
    • Content Country: SG
    • Content Language: zh-CN
    • App Language: zh_CN
    • Service: none
    • Endpoint: mweb
    • Version: 5.2.3
    • OS: Linux razer/cheryl2/linus:9/P-MR2-RC001-CKH-190914/3118:user/release-keys 9 - 28
    Exceptions (2)

    Crash log 1

    java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.linkhandler.LinkHandler.getUrl()' on a null object reference
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.getChannelTab(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:4)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.channel.ChannelTabFragment.loadResult(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:5)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.BaseListInfoFragment.startLoading(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:23)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.BaseListInfoFragment.doInitialLoadLogic(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:6)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.BaseStateFragment.onViewCreated(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:4)
	at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performViewCreated(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:15)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.createView(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:262)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.moveToExpectedState(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:198)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.moveToState(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:57)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchStateChange(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:34)
	at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performViewCreated(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:21)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.createView(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:262)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.moveToExpectedState(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:198)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.moveToState(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:57)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchStateChange(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:34)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity.onStart(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:34)
	at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.onStart(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:1)
	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnStart(Instrumentation.java:1392)
	at android.app.Activity.performStart(Activity.java:7157)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleStartActivity(ActivityThread.java:2975)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.performLifecycleSequence(TransactionExecutor.java:180)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.cycleToPath(TransactionExecutor.java:165)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeLifecycleState(TransactionExecutor.java:142)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:70)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1816)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6735)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858)
    Crash log 2

    Last SABR diagnostics
event=progress
timeMs=1783806433656
videoId=SaLpicBCzYQ
playerTimeMs=652807
readerHeadMs=680001
readerTailMs=672833
videoItag=160
videoHeight=144
videoBitrate=45188
audioItag=251
audioBitrate=145534
heapUsedBytes=55542024
heapFreeBytes=1950240
heapTotalBytes=57492264
heapMaxBytes=536870912
pssKb=381900
sabr=requestNumber=48, cachedBytes=11822682, peakCachedBytes=11822682, totalResponseBytes=11851019, maxResponseBytes=360084, maxUmpPartBytes=150698, maxMediaPartPayloadBytes=150697, maxSegmentBytes=151454, maxSegmentsPerResponse=7

    `

  3. InfinityLoop1308 commented on Jul 22, 2026

    @InfinityLoop1308
    InfinityLoop1308
    on Jul 22, 2026
    Owner

    Fixed in 5.2.4.

  4. InfinityLoop1308
    closed this as completedon Jul 22, 2026

  5. Csinene commented on Jul 23, 2026

    @Csinene
    Csinene
    on Jul 23, 2026

    Fixed in 5.2.4.

    Not Fixed in 5.2.4

    Still crashing

  6. Csinene commented on Jul 23, 2026

    @Csinene
    Csinene
    on Jul 23, 2026

    Exception

    • User Action: ui error
    • Request: ACRA report
    • Content Country: SG
    • Content Language: zh-CN
    • App Language: zh_CN
    • Service: none
    • Endpoint: mweb
    • Version: 5.2.4
    • OS: Linux razer/cheryl2/linus:9/P-MR2-RC001-CKH-190914/3118:user/release-keys 9 - 28
    Exceptions (2)

    Crash log 1

    java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.channel.ChannelInfo.getDescription()' on a null object reference
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.channel.ChannelInfoFragment.onCreateView(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:60)
	at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performCreateView(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:26)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.createView(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:177)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.moveToExpectedState(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:198)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.moveToState(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:57)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchStateChange(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:34)
	at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performViewCreated(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:21)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.createView(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:262)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.moveToExpectedState(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:198)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.moveToState(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:57)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchStateChange(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:34)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity.onStart(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:34)
	at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.onStart(r8-map-id-8ea17fc67480248e4ceedc4e283da07abed19deadaf8cd0b4ac6c27cc2a30247:1)
	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnStart(Instrumentation.java:1392)
	at android.app.Activity.performStart(Activity.java:7157)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleStartActivity(ActivityThread.java:2975)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.performLifecycleSequence(TransactionExecutor.java:180)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.cycleToPath(TransactionExecutor.java:165)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeLifecycleState(TransactionExecutor.java:142)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:70)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1816)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6735)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858)
    Crash log 2

    Last SABR diagnostics
event=pump segments=0
timeMs=1784777322990
videoId=edi7upBI2xQ
playerTimeMs=215190
readerHeadMs=240001
readerTailMs=240000
videoItag=303
videoHeight=1080
videoBitrate=2292465
audioItag=251
audioBitrate=134213
heapUsedBytes=34227120
heapFreeBytes=22333472
heapTotalBytes=56560592
heapMaxBytes=536870912
pssKb=234043
sabr=requestNumber=18, cachedBytes=22394678, peakCachedBytes=22394678, totalResponseBytes=22408399, maxResponseBytes=1959166, maxUmpPartBytes=262145, maxMediaPartPayloadBytes=262144, maxSegmentBytes=829887, maxSegmentsPerResponse=8

    @InfinityLoop1308

  7. InfinityLoop1308 commented on Jul 23, 2026

    @InfinityLoop1308
    InfinityLoop1308
    on Jul 23, 2026
    Owner

    @Csinene It's not same, please open a new issue.

    old: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.linkhandler.LinkHandler.getUrl()' on a null object reference

    new: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.channel.ChannelInfo.getDescription()' on a null object reference

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