Sepia Search not available / greyed out

[lizzi193]

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Affected version

0.28.3

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Open Newpipe
2. Switch to PeerTube, chosen out a random Instance
3. Switch to "Trending" Tab
4. Tap on magnifier Icon
5. Type in your search term
6. Tap on Three dots in right upper corner
7. Sepia Search is greyed out / not activatable

I cannot reproduce the exact time, but for some time now (more like days/weeks, not months), Sepia Search has been unavailable/greyed out.

In Settings -> Content -> Search Suggestions, Local and Remote Search Suggestions are both checked in.

Expected behavior

The item "Sepia Search" should appear in the selection menu with an activatable checkbox.

Actual behavior

The item "Sepia Search" ist greyed out and does not have a checkbox.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

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Logs

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

TV: Android 11, mobile: GrapheneOS - Android 16

Affected device model

TV: Homatics Box R 4K Plus, mobile: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Additional information

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