[Bug] Videos do not play

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Checklist

• I make sure that the issue is NOT a duplicate of pinned issues
• I make sure I am using the LATEST version - check here
• I understand that issues with limited impact, such as those occurring on specific devices or under specific network conditions, will not be fixed
• I have attached the error report in the issue

Describe the bug

Whenever I attempt to start a video, the video will load the first frame, and playback will be stuck. I can scrub through the video, and get different frames, but the video still doesn't start playing no matter what. I've reinstalled PipePipe, and the problem continues to occur, even without restoring my database or settings. I've tested on over 10 videos, and all of them have the same behavior. This happens both with and without a VPN.

Version

5.2.3

Frequency

Always (100% of the time)

Device

Pixel 8 with GrapheneOS

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Open PipePipe
2. Try to play any video
3. Observe that playback never starts

Additional context

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_TIMEOUT] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srF5gXzpelw
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-US
• App Language: en_US_#u-mu-celsius
• Service: YouTube (Anonymous)
• Endpoint: mweb
• Version: 5.2.3
• OS: Linux Android 17 - 37

Crash log

androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlaybackException: Unexpected runtime error
	at androidx.media3.common.util.StuckPlayerDetector$StuckPlayingDetector.update(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:141)
	at androidx.media3.common.util.ListenerSet$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.handleMessage(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:888)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessageImpl(Handler.java:138)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:125)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:296)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:397)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9571)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:575)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:982)
Caused by: androidx.media3.common.util.StuckPlayerException: Player stuck playing with no progress for 10000 ms
	at androidx.media3.common.util.StuckPlayerDetector$StuckPlayingDetector.update(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:134)
	... 9 more

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Suddenly, after 20 minutes of the behavior I described, I now get a different error. When the video attempts to load, it shows a decoder error. This now occurs 100% of the time instead of the previous behavior.

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Player error[type=ERROR_CODE_AUDIO_TRACK_INIT_FAILED] occurred while playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srF5gXzpelw
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-US
• App Language: en_US_#u-mu-celsius
• Service: YouTube (Anonymous)
• Endpoint: mweb
• Version: 5.2.3
• OS: Linux Android 17 - 37

Crash log

androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlaybackException: MediaCodecAudioRenderer error, index=1, format=Format(251, null, video/webm, audio/opus, opus, 154489, en, [-1, -1, -1.0, null], [2, 48000]), format_supported=YES
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.BaseRenderer.createRendererException(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:50)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.MediaCodecAudioRenderer.processOutputBuffer(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:118)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.drainOutputBuffer(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:281)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:84)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:133)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:386)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessageImpl(Handler.java:138)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:125)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:296)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:397)
	at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:139)
Caused by: androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.AudioSink$InitializationException: AudioTrack init failed 0 Config(48000, 12, 2, 48000) Format(251, null, null, audio/raw, null, -1, en, [-1, -1, -1.0, null], [2, 48000])
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.DefaultAudioSink.buildAudioOutput(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:33)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.DefaultAudioSink.initializeAudioOutput(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:36)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.DefaultAudioSink.handleBuffer(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:142)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.MediaCodecAudioRenderer.processOutputBuffer(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:46)
	... 9 more
	Suppressed: androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.AudioSink$InitializationException: AudioTrack init failed 0 Config(48000, 12, 2, 48000) Format(251, null, null, audio/raw, null, -1, en, [-1, -1, -1.0, null], [2, 48000])
		... 13 more
	Caused by: androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.AudioOutputProvider$InitializationException: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Cannot create AudioTrack
		at androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.AudioTrackAudioOutputProvider.getAudioOutput(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:188)
		at androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.DefaultAudioSink.buildAudioOutput(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:5)
		... 12 more
	Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Cannot create AudioTrack
		at android.media.AudioTrack$Builder.build(AudioTrack.java:1567)
		at androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.AudioTrackAudioOutputProvider.getAudioOutput(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:150)
		... 13 more
Caused by: androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.AudioOutputProvider$InitializationException: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Cannot create AudioTrack
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.AudioTrackAudioOutputProvider.getAudioOutput(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:188)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.DefaultAudioSink.buildAudioOutput(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:5)
	... 12 more
Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Cannot create AudioTrack
	at android.media.AudioTrack$Builder.build(AudioTrack.java:1567)
	at androidx.media3.exoplayer.audio.AudioTrackAudioOutputProvider.getAudioOutput(r8-map-id-939258e15a66f5b757d7c1ed12dbbb0ab6b5c8b84818fe7f60938e92dff4d77b:150)
	... 13 more

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7 hours later, this behavior no longer seems to happen. I'll leave open in the event that it just happens sporadically, but I'll close this issue if I don't experience the issue for 24 hours.