`java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`: ... `at android.view.IWindowSession$Stub$Proxy.addToDisplayForTranslate(IWindowSession.java:1136)`

[stdedos]

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• I am able to reproduce the bug with the latest version given here: CLICK THIS LINK.
• I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - which I could contribute my information to.
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Affected version

0.27.5 (org.schabi.newpipe.debug.potoken)

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Watch a video fullscreen
2. Switch app with the previous one (S8 has a gesture for this)
3. Switch back to NewPipe

Expected behavior

Nothing

Actual behavior

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
 at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:1970)
 at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1934)
 at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1884)
 at android.view.IWindowSession$Stub$Proxy.addToDisplayForTranslate(IWindowSession.java:1136)
...

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• App Language: en
• Service: none
• Timestamp: 2025-02-05T11:12:25.841+02:00
• Package: org.schabi.newpipe.debug.potoken
• Service: none
• Version: 0.27.5
• OS: Linux Android 9 - 28

Crash log

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:1970)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1934)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1884)
at android.view.IWindowSession$Stub$Proxy.addToDisplayForTranslate(IWindowSession.java:1136)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.setView(ViewRootImpl.java:998)
at android.view.WindowManagerGlobal.addView(WindowManagerGlobal.java:381)
at android.view.WindowManagerImpl.addView(WindowManagerImpl.java:93)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:4098)
at android.app.servertransaction.ResumeActivityItem.execute(ResumeActivityItem.java:51)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeLifecycleState(TransactionExecutor.java:145)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:70)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1948)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7050)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:494)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:965)
Caused by: android.os.RemoteException: Remote stack trace:
at android.view.SurfaceControl.nativeCreate(Native Method)
at android.view.SurfaceControl.(SurfaceControl.java:704)
at android.view.SurfaceControl.(SurfaceControl.java:72)
at android.view.SurfaceControl$Builder.build(SurfaceControl.java:456)
at com.android.server.wm.WindowContainer.onParentSet(WindowContainer.java:202)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 9

Affected device model

Samsung Galaxy S8

Additional information

I am aware that this is not the latest version as of the last hours. I read the changelog, and did issue-searches - nothing relates to the stacktrace above.

https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Apologies if you indeed somehow fixed this and I am wasting your precious time 🙏

[dustdfg]

@stdedos Do you still have the same issue on newer versions? Do you have this error when you use bottom button menu of android or only with this device specific gesture?