Related videos / next videos not showing after playing a video

[Ankit-Maann]

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Affected version

0.27.7

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Open NewPipe

2. Search and play any YouTube video

3. The "Related videos" section is visible, but no next/related videos load

Expected behavior

The related/next videos section should show video suggestions after playing a video.

Actual behavior

The section is present, but it’s empty — no videos appear.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

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Logs

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 13-15

Affected device model

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Additional information

This issue started recently. Previously, related videos would load properly.

• Tried with different videos — same result.
• Internet is working fine. The main video plays without issue.
• Let me know if logs or screenshots are needed.

[absurdlylongusername]

We're already aware of this and a fix is on the way (See TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#1314)

[ShareASmile]

Closing as duplicate of #12422

[Ankit-Maann]

We're already aware of this and a fix is on the way (See TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#1314)

Thank you for the update! I really appreciate all the hard work you and the team are putting into maintaining NewPipe. Looking forward to the fix — keep up the great work!