Loading of Video failed - java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'int java.lang.Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object)' on a null object reference

[dringewald]

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Affected version

0.26.1

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Open the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erLbbextvlY
2. Click on the play button

Expected behavior

Video should be played

Actual behavior

Video does not play and throws the following error

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Exception

• User Action: play stream
• Request: Loading failed for [7 Days Stranded On An Island]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erLbbextvlY
• Content Country: DE
• Content Language: de-DE
• App Language: de_DE
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.26.1
• OS: Linux samsung/b0sxeea/b0s:14/UP1A.231005.007/S908BXXU7DXA6:user/release-keys 14 - 34

Crash log

java.lang.Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'int java.lang.Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object)' on a null object reference
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.MediaSourceManager.lambda$getLoadedMediaSource$7(MediaSourceManager.java:454)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.MediaSourceManager.$r8$lambda$7wkrzYpwfZdms79okpk8_MCaW4U(MediaSourceManager.java:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.MediaSourceManager$$ExternalSyntheticLambda5.apply(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleOnErrorReturn$OnErrorReturn.onError(SingleOnErrorReturn.java:55)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleMap$MapSingleObserver.onError(SingleMap.java:70)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleMap$MapSingleObserver.onSuccess(SingleMap.java:61)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleDoOnError$DoOnError.onSuccess(SingleDoOnError.java:52)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.onSuccess(SingleSubscribeOn.java:68)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle$ToSingleMaybeSubscriber.onSuccess(MaybeToSingle.java:83)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe$ElementAtSubscriber.onNext(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:80)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.drain(MaybeConcatArray.java:136)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.request(MaybeConcatArray.java:78)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe$ElementAtSubscriber.onSubscribe(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:66)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray.subscribeActual(MaybeConcatArray.java:42)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Flowable.subscribe(Flowable.java:16013)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe.subscribeActual(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:36)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:5377)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeToSingle.java:46)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4855)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.run(SingleSubscribeOn.java:89)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Scheduler$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:644)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:65)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:56)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
	at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:307)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:644)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'int java.lang.Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object)' on a null object reference
	at j$.util.Comparator$-CC.lambda$comparing$77a9974f$1(Unknown Source:10)
	at j$.util.Comparator$$ExternalSyntheticLambda5.compare(Unknown Source:2)
	at j$.util.Comparator$-CC.$private$lambda$thenComparing$36697e65$1(Unknown Source:7)
	at j$.util.Comparator$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.compare(Unknown Source:4)
	at java.util.TimSort.countRunAndMakeAscending(TimSort.java:360)
	at java.util.TimSort.sort(TimSort.java:220)
	at java.util.Arrays.sort(Arrays.java:1344)
	at j$.util.stream.SortedOps$SizedRefSortingSink.end(Unknown Source:7)
	at j$.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(Unknown Source:25)
	at j$.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(Unknown Source:10)
	at j$.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(Unknown Source:4)
	at j$.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(Unknown Source:34)
	at j$.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(Unknown Source:61)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ListHelper.getFilteredAudioStreams(ListHelper.java:324)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.resolver.VideoPlaybackResolver.resolve(VideoPlaybackResolver.java:81)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.Player.sourceOf(Player.java:1911)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.MediaSourceManager.lambda$getLoadedMediaSource$6(MediaSourceManager.java:425)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.MediaSourceManager.$r8$lambda$TrlxO9KUeHA8dnLgSgaWsUWa_Ko(MediaSourceManager.java:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.MediaSourceManager$$ExternalSyntheticLambda4.apply(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleMap$MapSingleObserver.onSuccess(SingleMap.java:58)
	... 22 more

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 14

Affected device model

Samsung S22 Ultra

Additional information

No response

[Stypox]

Fixed by #10909,
Shipped in with Release candidate for v0.27.0 by #10930