UI crash on load - NullPointerException

[derdilla]

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• I am able to reproduce the bug with the latest version given here: CLICK THIS LINK.
• I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - which I could contribute my information to.
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• I have taken the time to fill in all the required details. I understand that the bug report will be dismissed otherwise.
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Affected version

0.27.6

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Start the APP (some feeds already subscribed)
2. 1/x change to crash

Expected behavior

See homepage

Actual behavior

Error page pops up

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-US
• App Language: en_US
• Service: none
• Timestamp: 2025-02-12T07:28:20.478+01:00
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe
• Service: none
• Version: 0.27.6
• OS: Linux Android 15 - 35

Crash log

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.Description org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getDescription()' on a null object reference
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.detail.DescriptionFragment.getDescription(DescriptionFragment.java:41)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.detail.BaseDescriptionFragment.setupDescription(BaseDescriptionFragment.java:107)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.detail.BaseDescriptionFragment.onCreateView(BaseDescriptionFragment.java:53)
	at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performCreateView(Fragment.java:3114)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.createView(FragmentStateManager.java:557)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.moveToExpectedState(FragmentStateManager.java:272)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStore.moveToExpectedState(FragmentStore.java:114)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1455)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchStateChange(FragmentManager.java:3034)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchViewCreated(FragmentManager.java:2945)
	at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performViewCreated(Fragment.java:3148)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.createView(FragmentStateManager.java:588)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.moveToExpectedState(FragmentStateManager.java:272)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStore.moveToExpectedState(FragmentStore.java:114)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1455)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchStateChange(FragmentManager.java:3034)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchActivityCreated(FragmentManager.java:2952)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentController.dispatchActivityCreated(FragmentController.java:263)
	at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity.onStart(FragmentActivity.java:350)
	at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.onStart(AppCompatActivity.java:251)
	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnStart(Instrumentation.java:1701)
	at android.app.Activity.performStart(Activity.java:9194)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleStartActivity(ActivityThread.java:4195)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.performLifecycleSequence(TransactionExecutor.java:270)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.cycleToPath(TransactionExecutor.java:250)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeLifecycleItem(TransactionExecutor.java:222)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeTransactionItems(TransactionExecutor.java:107)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:81)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2747)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:112)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:268)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:384)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8921)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:580)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:907)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 15

Affected device model

motorola edge 50 neo (XT2409-1)

Additional information

No response

[har-123]

@derdilla , Hey , Can you please provide more specific details. The video link in which you faced this crash and from where you have been clicked it. Share any video recording if possible. As , I am not able to reproduce this crash , have tried with multiple videos. It would be really helpful in further investigation.

[ShareASmile]

Can you please provide more specific details. The video link in which you faced this crash and from where you have been clicked it. Share any video recording if possible. As , I am not able to reproduce this crash , have tried with multiple videos. It would be really helpful in further investigation.

@derdilla please respond, otherwise we wouldn't be able to help because on our side this is not reproducible.

[derdilla]

Sorry that I forgot about this. I did not need to start any video, the app crashed on its own. Haven't had this in a while, and at the time it wasn't consistently reproducible for me (1/x chance, like I said). I think my hope with this issue was that the crash log may be helpful.

[ShareASmile]

Probably it was one of the crash under rare conditions you cannot remember. Well then we would have to close it however if you face this issue again feel free to comment here with required info such as steps for reproduction, link of stream etc. we will reopen it.