Cannot download any youtube videos

[Zcat233]

Checklist

• I'm reporting a bug unrelated to a specific site.
• I've verified that I'm running the latest version of yt-dlp.
• I've verified that I'm running the latest stable version of Seal or any later preview versions.
• I've read the Contributing guidelines and Code Of Conduct.
• I've checked that the site i'm trying to download from is in the Supported Sites list from yt-dlp
• I understand that the issue will be (ignored/closed) if I intentionally remove or skip any mandatory field.

Describe the bug

I'm using the latest version of app and yt-dlp, and I've logged on my youtube account. I've tried many times recently, but I cannot solve it :(

To Reproduce

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Error reports

App version: 1.13.1 (11312)
Device information: Android 11 (API 30)
Supported ABIs: [arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, armeabi]
Yt-dlp version: 2026.01.31.233334

URL: https://youtu.be/QpdEz73F-zQ?si=jSRUh6FLQWLhja50
WARNING: [youtube] QpdEz73F-zQ: n challenge solving failed: Some formats may be missing. Ensure you have a supported JavaScript runtime and challenge solver script distribution installed. Review any warnings presented before this message. For more details, refer to https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/EJS
WARNING: Only images are available for download. use --list-formats to see them
ERROR: [youtube] QpdEz73F-zQ: Requested format is not available. Use --list-formats for a list of available formats

Screenshots & Screen Records

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Additional context

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[a-raccoon]

I'm getting nonsense Javascript errors, suddenly, too.

App version: 1.13.1-(F-Droid) (11312)
Device information: Android 16 (API 36)
Supported ABIs: [arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, armeabi]
Yt-dlp version: 2026.01.31.233334

URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rR6xy858jyA
WARNING: [youtube] No supported JavaScript runtime could be found. Only deno is enabled by default; to use another runtime add  --js-runtimes RUNTIME[:PATH]  to your command/config. YouTube extraction without a JS runtime has been deprecated, and some formats may be missing. See  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/EJS  for details on installing one
WARNING: [youtube] No title found in player responses; falling back to title from initial data. Other metadata may also be missing
ERROR: [youtube] rR6xy858jyA: Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp  for how to manually pass cookies. Also see  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies  for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies

[Zcat233]

I'm getting nonsense Javascript errors, suddenly, too.

App version: 1.13.1-(F-Droid) (11312)
Device information: Android 16 (API 36)
Supported ABIs: [arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, armeabi]
Yt-dlp version: 2026.01.31.233334

URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rR6xy858jyA
WARNING: [youtube] No supported JavaScript runtime could be found. Only deno is enabled by default; to use another runtime add  --js-runtimes RUNTIME[:PATH]  to your command/config. YouTube extraction without a JS runtime has been deprecated, and some formats may be missing. See  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/EJS  for details on installing one
WARNING: [youtube] No title found in player responses; falling back to title from initial data. Other metadata may also be missing
ERROR: [youtube] rR6xy858jyA: Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp  for how to manually pass cookies. Also see  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies  for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies

That's strange too...
Have you restarted your app after updating yt-dlp? It may help according to some other issues.