bug(YouTube): "Force original audio" does not work in incognito mode or if logged out

[totixtreme]

Bug description

When video stream spoofing is enabled, the force original audio patch is ineffective, and the audio track option in the flyout menu disappears.

When stream spoofing is disabled, these particular issues are fixed, meaning the original audio is forced as expected and the audio track option appears, but of course video playback does not work at all on some videos.

I have looked at other reports and it is suggested to choose iOS as the default client, but that doesn't fix the issue for me.

Error logs

Not applicable

Solution

Disable stream spoofing, with the side effect of video playback not working

Additional context

Samsung Galaxy S22+
SM-S906E
Android 14
One UI 6.1

ReVanced Settings:

"auto_captions": true,
"bypass_image_region_restrictions": true,
"change_start_page": "explore",
"custom_filter": true,
"custom_filter_strings": "subscribe_button\nchannel_action_button\ncomment_composer_static\ntoggle_button\noverflow_menu_button\nlive_chat_text_message_banner",
"disable_precise_seeking_gesture": false,
"disable_resuming_shorts_player": true,
"disable_rolling_number_animations": true,
"disable_suggested_video_end_screen": true,
"force_original_audio": true,
"hide_chapters_section": false,
"hide_chips_shelf": false,
"hide_clip_button": false,
"hide_comments_create_a_short_button": false,
"hide_comments_preview_comment": true,
"hide_comments_thanks_button": false,
"hide_comments_timestamp_and_emoji_buttons": false,
"hide_compact_banner": false,
"hide_create_button": false,
"hide_download_button": true,
"hide_emergency_box": false,
"hide_endscreen_cards": true,
"hide_feed_survey": false,
"hide_floating_microphone_button": false,
"hide_for_you_shelf": false,
"hide_horizontal_shelves": false,
"hide_info_cards_section": false,
"hide_join_membership_button": false,
"hide_latest_posts_ads": false,
"hide_movies_section": false,
"hide_notify_me_button": false,
"hide_playables": false,
"hide_player_flyout_lock_screen": true,
"hide_player_flyout_loop_video": true,
"hide_player_flyout_more_info": false,
"hide_player_flyout_sleep_timer": true,
"hide_player_flyout_video_quality_footer": true,
"hide_player_popup_panels": true,
"hide_playlist_button": true,
"hide_podcast_section": false,
"hide_remix_button": false,
"hide_report_button": true,
"hide_search_result_recommendations": false,
"hide_shorts_green_screen_button": false,
"hide_shorts_info_panel": false,
"hide_shorts_join_button": false,
"hide_shorts_like_fountain": false,
"hide_shorts_location_label": true,
"hide_shorts_save_sound_button": false,
"hide_shorts_sound_button": true,
"hide_shorts_sound_metadata_label": true,
"hide_shorts_stickers": false,
"hide_shorts_subscribe_button": false,
"hide_shorts_super_thanks_button": false,
"hide_shorts_upcoming_button": false,
"hide_shorts_use_template_button": false,
"hide_show_more_button": false,
"hide_subscribers_community_guidelines": false,
"hide_subscriptions_button": true,
"hide_thanks_button": false,
"hide_transcript_section": false,
"remember_video_quality_last_selected": true,
"remove_viewer_discretion_dialog": true,
"spoof_video_streams_client_type": "ios_unplugged",
"switch_create_with_notifications_button": false,
"video_quality_default_mobile": 1080,
"video_quality_default_wifi": 1080,
"ryd_shorts": false,
"ryd_toast_on_connection_error": false,
"sb_filler": "manual-skip",
"sb_highlight": "seekbar-only",
"sb_local_time_saved_milliseconds": 24780221,
"sb_local_time_saved_number_segments": 725,
"sb_preview": "manual-skip",
"sb_sponsor": "manual-skip",
"sb_toast_on_connection_error": false,
"sb_toast_on_skip": false,
"sb_video_length_without_segments": false

Acknowledgements

• I have checked all open and closed bug reports and this is not a duplicate.
• I have chosen an appropriate title.
• All requested information has been provided properly.

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Cannot reproduce. iOS tv spoofing works and the video shown plays with Spanish original audio.

What version YT and what version patches are you using?

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Also see here

[totixtreme]

I'm using Patches version 5.8.1 and YouTube 19.47.53. The sample video in the link (https://youtu.be/uZLY6DL5owY) also gets translated to English for me. My OS is set to Spanish but the app is set to English. ReVanced language is set to App language.

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Still cannot reproduce the issue.

With force audio on and iOS tv spoofing that video opens and uses German audio (the original audio). Audio track menu is shown and has English and German (original).

Try using a different YT account and incognito mode and see if that fixes it.

[totixtreme]

Ok, so I have actually never signed in with an account on YT ReVanced, but now I created an account just to test, and I can say that everything works as expected when logged in.

I also found something that might help in the "stats for nerds": when using YT ReVanced without being logged in (or using Incognito Mode), the video and audio format show Android VR no auth, there is no Audio Track button and original audio is not forced, even though I have iOS spoofing selected:

When logged in, everything works fine and the format is shown as iOS TV.

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

The issue is iOS tv does not work with incognito mode or when logged out.

It's showing Android VR because it's falling over to the next client.

The iOS tv side effect summary can be updated.