`Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_FAILED_RUNTIME_CHECK]` when Enqueuing a video

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Checklist

• I am able to reproduce the bug with the latest version.
• I am not able to reproduce the bug with the latest version of vanilla NewPipe.
• I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - which I could contribute my information to.
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• This issue contains only one bug.
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Affected version

0.28.0

Steps to reproduce the bug

PS: recreated from memory; and I think it is not always replicating

1. Have one video playing
2. Drag down / minimize the player
3. From the playlist you have open, Enqueue one of the videos there

Expected behavior

Nothing; video is enqueued

Actual behavior

Stacktrace below; crash

Screenshots/Recordings

No response

Logs

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_FAILED_RUNTIME_CHECK] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IG7_uVSYio
• Service: YouTube
• Timestamp: 2025-12-02T16:59:46.967+02:00
• Package: org.polymorphicshade.tubular
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.28.0
• OS: Linux Android 9 - 28

Crash log

com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException: Unexpected runtime error
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:628)
 at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
 at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
 at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:65)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Playback stuck buffering and not loading
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1088)
 at com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:502)
 ... 3 more

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 9

Affected device model

S8

Additional information

Related, but stacktrace is different: #149

Search: https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20ERROR_CODE_FAILED_RUNTIME_CHECK