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[YouTube] Videos and Live channel tabs load infinitely #13512

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Affected version

0.28.6

Steps to reproduce the bug

  1. Go to a channel page.
  2. Stay on the Videos tab or switch to Live.

Expected behavior

Videos are shown.

Actual behavior

Infinite spinner.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

Screen_Recording_20260521_040748_NewPipe.mp4

Logs

No response

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 16

Affected device model

Samsung A26

Additional information

Probably related: current live streams disappeared from the feed.

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on May 21, 2026
solomongrundy6

solomongrundy6 commented on May 21, 2026

@solomongrundy6

Subscriptions also aren't updating. YouTube changed something, all the youtube apps are broken now.

natewind

natewind commented on May 21, 2026

@natewind
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Hmm, subscriptions still update for me if the progress bar isn’t lying.

dougpanders-sudo

dougpanders-sudo commented on May 21, 2026

@dougpanders-sudo
Whistrock

Whistrock commented on May 21, 2026

@Whistrock

Also been having channels not load at all on FreeTube as well for the past few hours [TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'metadata_parts')]. I've thought it was a FreeTube thing until i've just opened NewPipe and this showed up. I think YouTube changed something again.

Enterprise76

Enterprise76 commented on May 21, 2026

@Enterprise76

Same here. Clicking the RSS button on a chanel page in New Pipe returns a 404 error. The XML feed from YouTube has been changed, shut down, or is otherwise offline.

Kartoffelsaft

Kartoffelsaft commented on May 21, 2026

@Kartoffelsaft

Hmm, subscriptions still update for me if the progress bar isn’t lying.

The progress bar is lying. That, or ~350 channels all decided not to upload in the past 16 hours.

torriem

torriem commented on May 21, 2026

@torriem

Youtube's RSS feed goes down every afternoon/evening and has for weeks/months/years. Annoying. If yesterday was any indication, it will come back tomorrow.

As for the change YouTube made, it has broken FreeTube too. Deliberately I'm sure.

roryyamm

roryyamm commented on May 21, 2026

@roryyamm

I think they're finally getting rid of their RSS feeds. Was bound to happen eventually - too easy to use such a feed to get what you want to watch without doing anything YouTube wants you to do.

GamerGirlandCo

GamerGirlandCo commented on May 21, 2026

@GamerGirlandCo

I think they're finally getting rid of their RSS feeds. Was bound to happen eventually - too easy to use such a feed to get what you want to watch without doing anything YouTube wants you to do.

i can access the xml subscription feeds just fine, albeit with a direct link.

example 1 example 2

changed the title [-]Channel tabs Videos & Live load infinitely[/-] [+][YouTube] Videos and Live channel tabs load infinitely[/+] on May 21, 2026

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Novaliss

Novaliss commented on May 22, 2026

@Novaliss

Pipepipe Version 5.0.0 still works but only partially, the unified feed shows only one channel at a time, but the individual channel pages seems to be ok.

ginsterbusch

ginsterbusch commented on May 22, 2026

@ginsterbusch

BTW: Channel list still - or again? - works magically in (gtk-)Youtube-Player and (gtk-)Pipe-Player. Did recompile both yesterday.

So something is broken, but maybe YT is targeting specific applications?

Merikei

Merikei commented on May 22, 2026

@Merikei
PlasmaSheet

PlasmaSheet commented on May 22, 2026

@PlasmaSheet
SqueezePickles

SqueezePickles commented on May 22, 2026

@SqueezePickles
zeeyado

zeeyado commented on May 22, 2026

@zeeyado

SmartTube is also working fine still

monarchxee

monarchxee commented on May 22, 2026

@monarchxee

SAME ISSUE

IamSorryVro

IamSorryVro commented on May 22, 2026

@IamSorryVro

Same issue with Grayjay. Unable to display any channel videos in the "Video" tab . I am surprised some said earlier that Grayjay works fine.
Edit: Grayjay actually works if you update its youtube plugin. I freshly installed Grayjay just today earlier and didn't know about the youtube plugin — sorry for the misinformation.

ginsterbusch

ginsterbusch commented on May 22, 2026

@ginsterbusch

Same issue with Grayjay. Unable to display any channel videos in the "Video" tab . I am surprised some said earlier that Grayjay works fine. Edit: Grayjay actually works if you update its youtube plugin. I freshly installed Grayjay just today earlier and didn't know about the youtube plugin — sorry for the misinformation.

ok, just updated it in grayjay, too. The changelog explicitely states: "Fixed issue causing date to be empty and videos missing from channels" - v337 (Youtube Plugin)

Grayjay itself is at v381.

sebma

sebma commented on May 22, 2026

@sebma

Also impacted by this youtube change : FreeTubeApp/FreeTube#9163

Saco-de-patatas

Saco-de-patatas commented on May 22, 2026

@Saco-de-patatas

I confirm that turning on the "Fetch from dedicated feed when available" from the "Content" submenu in the setting, works as a workaround in my TCL TV.

Hawk8766

Hawk8766 commented on May 22, 2026

@Hawk8766

I dont know why, but enabling fast mode seems to fix the problem for me.

elektrikfisch

elektrikfisch commented on May 22, 2026

@elektrikfisch

I dont know why, but enabling fast mode seems to fix the problem for me.

Concur. Fast mode fixes the subscriptions feed, with all the downsides of fast mode. Shorts are mixed into it, no durations, etc. Channel details pages still do not load the videos list.

Saco-de-patatas

Saco-de-patatas commented on May 22, 2026

@Saco-de-patatas

I dont know why, but enabling fast mode seems to fix the problem for me.

Concur. Fast mode fixes the subscriptions feed, with all the downsides of fast mode. Shorts are mixed into it, no durations, etc. Channel details pages still do not load the videos list.

Maybe that's the reason some apps seem to work for some people.

DukePantarei

DukePantarei commented on May 22, 2026

@DukePantarei

FYI, a little more testing to hopefully help narrow things down, while subscriptions and the video tab on a creator's page do not update, it appears that if the creator adds/updates a playlist, the extractor can find the new playlists and videos.

If you also know the title of a video, the search function can pull up a newer videos still.

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