[YouTube] "Sign in to confirm..."/"Watch on the latest version..."

[zestygrass]

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Affected version

0.27.0

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Attempt to play any video
2. Video does not play
3. Page shows "Content unavailable" page

Expected behavior

Video should play.

Actual behavior

Video does not play.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Exception

• User Action: requested stream
• Request: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXQOpChgksI
• Content Country: GB
• Content Language: en-GB
• App Language: en_GB_#u-fw-mon-mu-celsius
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.27.0
• OS: Linux Android 14 - 34

Crash log

org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ContentNotAvailableException: Got error: "Sign in to confirm that you're not a bot"
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.checkPlayabilityStatus(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:948)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.onFetchPage(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:844)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Extractor.fetchPage(Extractor.java:60)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:77)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:72)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getStreamInfo$3(ExtractorHelper.java:118)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.$r8$lambda$YTHJjScxCJNO1LTCqs3IKy35iyY(ExtractorHelper.java:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper$$ExternalSyntheticLambda3.call(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleFromCallable.subscribeActual(SingleFromCallable.java:43)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4855)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleDoOnSuccess.subscribeActual(SingleDoOnSuccess.java:35)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4855)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeFromSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeFromSingle.java:41)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:5377)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.drain(MaybeConcatArray.java:153)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.request(MaybeConcatArray.java:78)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe$ElementAtSubscriber.onSubscribe(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:66)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray.subscribeActual(MaybeConcatArray.java:42)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Flowable.subscribe(Flowable.java:16144)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe.subscribeActual(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:36)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:5377)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeToSingle.java:46)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4855)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.run(SingleSubscribeOn.java:89)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Scheduler$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:644)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:65)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:56)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
	at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:307)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:644)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 14

Affected device model

Google Pixel 6

Additional information

I could replicate this issue on LibreTube and Grayjay.

[AudricV]

Can you reproduce this issue if you try to watch on youtube.com logged out with the same IP as the one you got this on NewPipe?

[zestygrass]

Yup, tried to play the same video on youtube.com, asks for login.

I am using a vpn, which has not been an issue before today, I will try without the vpn and report back

Edit: Video's play without any issue in newpipe when vpn is off. No longer asks for login

[zestygrass]

Bit of an update, I tried a different vpn server in the same region, newpipe works without asking for login for now on these servers.

[davidasunmo]

@AudricV So, is this still a bug or not? If google doesn't like the IP from a VPN for some reason, is it NewPipe's responsibility to try and circumvent that, or is that the responsibility of the user?

[Japhys]

I have been experiencing the same since two days or so. Never happened before. But when I open the video in my browser it does not ask me to login.

[opusforlife2]

This is a network-wide problem. Invidious and Piped (and several others) are also facing the same issue.

[chayleaf]

embeds still work without logging in, but not with a 100% chance

[ladfrombrad]

https://lemdro.id/post/9678087

Same for me, is very odd.

[NoahJelen]

I had an issue similar to this many years when tinkering with a Wireguard VPN on Linode. If you're using a commercial VPN or running a VPN system with a VPS (ex: Linode, Digital Ocean), YouTube thinks you're a robot (and forces a login) because the of the data center between YouTube and your device.

[anoraktrend]

I commented on the Oauth for Subscriptions feature request, but allowing users to sign in via oauth might be the only permanent solution for this issue.

[indomara]

I have this issue as well, without a vpn. Videos will not play, feed will not load. If I open the video on youtube it plays without being logged in. Thank you to everyone who spends their time on this project, I very much appreciate you.

[NoahJelen]

I commented on the Oauth for Subscriptions feature request, but allowing users to sign in via oauth might be the only permanent solution for this issue.

Is there a way we could have spoof accounts, similar to how the Aurora Store scrapes Google Play?

[opusforlife2]

Is there a way we could have spoof accounts, similar to how the Aurora Store scrapes Google Play?

Piped, via Libretube.