Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.util.List org.schabi.newpipe.info_list.InfoListAdapter.getItemsList()' on a null object reference

[colleirose]

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Affected version

v0.27.6

Steps to reproduce the bug

I was watching the video and allowing it to play in the background. I then opened my web browser, went to the home page, opened ProtonMail, opened my web browser again, and then went into the open app list that you get from swiping up and opened NewPipe.

Here is the video I was watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IKCuKrrF1g

Expected behavior

No response

Actual behavior

No response

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: 2025-03-22T23:53:57.32-07:00
• 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 'java.util.List org.schabi.newpipe.info_list.InfoListAdapter.getItemsList()' on a null object reference
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.comments.CommentsFragment.scrollToComment(CommentsFragment.java:115)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.detail.VideoDetailFragment.scrollToComment(VideoDetailFragment.java:1024)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.MainActivity$4.onStateChanged(MainActivity.java:913)
	at com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetBehavior.setStateInternal(BottomSheetBehavior.java:1431)
	at com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetBehavior$StateSettlingTracker$1.run(BottomSheetBehavior.java:2136)
	at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1415)
	at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1424)
	at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:1024)
	at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:949)
	at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:1398)
	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:991)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:232)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:317)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8826)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:591)
	at com.android.internal.os.ExecInit.main(ExecInit.java:50)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:369)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 15, GrapheneOS 2025032100

Affected device model

Pixel 8

Additional information

No response

[ShareASmile]

It looks like a rare crash, Can you reproduce it and give us what steps exactly it takes to reproduce it?

[colleirose]

I don't know how to reproduce this issue, sorry. I just reported it in case it would be fixable.