UI Error: Service.startForeground() is not called

[avidseeker]

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Affected version

0.25.1

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Pause video
2. Switch to another audio source (E.g: podcast)
3. Disconnect and reconnect network
4. Return back to NewPipe

Expected behavior

No crash

Actual behavior

Exception. See attached log.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-
• App Language: en
• Service: none
• Version: 0.25.1
• OS: Linux Android 13

Crash log

android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{8f41c62 u0 org.schabi.newpipe/.player.PlayerService}
	at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2009)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:1983)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2245)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7903)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
	at com.android.internal.os.ExecInit.main(ExecInit.java:49)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:355)
Caused by: android.app.StackTrace: Last startServiceCommon() call for this service was made here
	at android.app.ContextImpl.startServiceCommon(ContextImpl.java:1936)
	at android.app.ContextImpl.startForegroundService(ContextImpl.java:1891)
	at android.content.ContextWrapper.startForegroundService(ContextWrapper.java:822)
	at android.content.ContextWrapper.startForegroundService(ContextWrapper.java:822)
	at androidx.core.content.ContextCompat$Api26Impl$$ExternalSyntheticApiModelOutline0.m(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
	at androidx.core.content.ContextCompat$Api26Impl.startForegroundService(ContextCompat.java:931)
	at androidx.core.content.ContextCompat.startForegroundService(ContextCompat.java:703)
	at androidx.media.session.MediaButtonReceiver.onReceive(MediaButtonReceiver.java:115)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:4311)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleReceiver(Unknown Source:0)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2157)
	... 9 more

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 13

Affected device model

No response

Additional information

No response

[NightScript370]

Am able to reproduce on my end. Here is the stack trace

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-
• App Language: en_US
• Service: none
• Version: 0.25.1
• OS: Linux Android 11 - 30

Crash log

android.app.RemoteServiceException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{a9213b8 u0 org.schabi.newpipe/.player.PlayerService}
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2083)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7750)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:612)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:997)

[AudricV]

Could you look at #9358 (comment) and test the debug APK linked to see if the issue is fixed? Thanks in advance.

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