When clicking on settings -> debug, the app crashes with an error.

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Affected version

0.27.6（Latest version on F-Droid）

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Go to 'Settings'
2. Click 'Debug'
3. The app crashes and throws an error.

Expected behavior

The app should provide debug-related functionalities.

Actual behavior

The app crashes and throws an error.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

20250525-224503.mp4

Logs

03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime: Process: org.schabi.newpipe.debug, PID: 5062
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime: androidx.fragment.app.Fragment$InstantiationException: Unable to instantiate fragment org.schabi.newpipe.settings.DebugSettingsFragment: make sure class name exists
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentFactory.loadFragmentClass(FragmentFactory.java:97)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.instantiate(Fragment.java:670)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentContainer.instantiate(FragmentContainer.java:57)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager$3.instantiate(FragmentManager.java:525)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at org.schabi.newpipe.settings.SettingsActivity.instantiateFragment(SettingsActivity.java:181)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at org.schabi.newpipe.settings.SettingsActivity.onPreferenceStartFragment(SettingsActivity.java:174)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat.onPreferenceTreeClick(PreferenceFragmentCompat.java:422)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at androidx.preference.Preference.performClick(Preference.java:1208)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at androidx.preference.Preference.performClick(Preference.java:1182)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at androidx.preference.Preference$1.onClick(Preference.java:182)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:7448)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:7425)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at android.view.View.access$3600(View.java:810)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:28305)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7656)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:592)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:947)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime: Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.schabi.newpipe.settings.DebugSettingsFragment
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at java.lang.Class.classForName(Native Method)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:454)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentFactory.loadClass(FragmentFactory.java:53)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentFactory.loadFragmentClass(FragmentFactory.java:94)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         ... 20 more
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime: Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "org.schabi.newpipe.settings.DebugSettingsFragment" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/~~N1uVoQfVcwzaEtT9Geb0TA==/org.schabi.newpipe.debug-4zNwawJ0Y8OlBH4Y0UHXFQ==/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/~~N1uVoQfVcwzaEtT9Geb0TA==/org.schabi.newpipe.debug-4zNwawJ0Y8OlBH4Y0UHXFQ==/lib/x86, /system/lib, /system_ext/lib]]
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:207)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:379)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:312)
03-25 19:20:28.938  5062  5062 E AndroidRuntime:         ... 24 more```

### Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 11

### Affected device model

_No response_

### Additional information

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Checklist

• I am able to reproduce the bug with the latest version given here: CLICK THIS LINK.

You are not using the latest version or even your claimed one

Affected version

0.27.6（Latest version on F-Droid）

Attached screen recording indicates it to be some debug build based upon 0.27.2 which is far too old. Please update to current latest version 0.27.7.

Follow the steps to install latest from github,
https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe#installation-and-updates