[YouTube] All Age-restricted videos unavailable #8102

WesleyTRV · 2022-03-25T02:58:21Z

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Affected version

0.22.1

Steps to reproduce the bug

Enable age-restricted videos in settings.
Look up for an video which is age-restricted.
This message show up.

Expected behavior

Age restricted video will normally load up and proceed.

Actual behavior

This message shows up and it's annoying.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

Logs

Exception

User Action: requested stream
Request: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl-VV9loYLw
Content Country: NL
Content Language: nl-NL
App Language: en
Service: YouTube
Version: 0.22.1
OS: Linux Android 8.0.0 - 26

Crash log

org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.AgeRestrictedContentException: This age-restricted video cannot be watched.
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.checkPlayabilityStatus(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:760)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor.onFetchPage(YoutubeStreamExtractor.java:715)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Extractor.fetchPage(Extractor.java:54)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:68)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo.getInfo(StreamInfo.java:64)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getStreamInfo$3(ExtractorHelper.java:116)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.$r8$lambda$YTHJjScxCJNO1LTCqs3IKy35iyY(Unknown Source:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper$$ExternalSyntheticLambda6.call(Unknown Source:4)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleFromCallable.subscribeActual(SingleFromCallable.java:43)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4813)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleDoOnSuccess.subscribeActual(SingleDoOnSuccess.java:35)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4813)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeFromSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeFromSingle.java:41)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:5330)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.drain(MaybeConcatArray.java:153)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.request(MaybeConcatArray.java:78)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe$ElementAtSubscriber.onSubscribe(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:66)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray.subscribeActual(MaybeConcatArray.java:42)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Flowable.subscribe(Flowable.java:15868)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe.subscribeActual(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:36)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:5330)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeToSingle.java:46)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4813)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.run(SingleSubscribeOn.java:89)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Scheduler$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:644)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:65)
	at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:56)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
	at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:301)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1162)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:636)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:764)

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 8

Affected device model

Galaxy S7

Additional information

This bug is in requirement of an immediate fix/patch ASAP.

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Amberarch · 2022-03-25T04:12:04Z

I would like to add that you can still play the audio in the background, and the videos will sometimes be watchable after doing this.

boognish-rising · 2022-03-25T09:56:31Z

Not sure if it's terribly relevant but I see that Android 8 is the cited Android OS version for this particular issue. I didn't look for additional issues citing the same problem with age-restricted videos suddenly not playing anymore, as I was really only trying to determine if there was already an open issue for it, which this satisfied. The only noteworthy difference is Android version. The issue is also reproducible using Android 12

Blue166 · 2022-03-25T10:12:44Z

I'm having the same issue it's part of why I downloaded this app I would really like to see this fixed please 😕😊

litetex · 2022-03-25T21:38:00Z

Related: TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#729

coletdjnz · 2022-03-25T22:03:40Z

Also related: yt-dlp/yt-dlp#3182

AudricV · 2022-03-28T17:31:09Z

For everyone: please stop commenting on the issue unless you have something useful to add.

We know the extraction of YouTube age-restricted videos is broken, so it happens on all devices on every Android version, due to a YouTube change which patched the way we are able to get them.

It seems there is no way to get anonymously streams of age-restricted videos anymore, at least for the same amount.

zerodytrash · 2022-03-28T20:05:25Z

I've created a bruteforce script that tries thousands of possible combinations between innertube clients and versions. TVHTML5_SIMPLY_EMBEDDED_PLAYER with version 2.0 has currently no age restrictions. So we can access age-restricted videos anonymously again (at least for now).

POST /youtubei/v1/player?key=AIzaSyAO_FJ2SlqU8Q4STEHLGCilw_Y9_11qcW8 HTTP/2
Host: www.youtube.com

{
    "context": {
        "client": {
            "clientName": "TVHTML5_SIMPLY_EMBEDDED_PLAYER",
            "clientVersion": "2.0"
        },
        "thirdParty": {
            "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/",
        }
    },
    "videoId": "dqRZDebPIGs",
    "racyCheckOk": true,
    "contentCheckOk": true
}

Daverpe · 2022-03-29T14:40:30Z

I've created a bruteforce script

How to add this script to Newpipe?

_{Mod note: don't paste a giant wall of text. Only quote the part needed for context for your reply.}

rhjdvsgsgks · 2022-04-01T19:58:53Z

I've created a bruteforce script

_{Mod note: read #8102 (comment)}
_{edit: i will take care about it, thanks}

i wrote a simple frida snippet to test that, and it works

Java.perform(function () {
    var JsonBuilder = Java.use("com.grack.nanojson.JsonBuilder");
    JsonBuilder.value.overload("java.lang.String", "java.lang.String").implementation = function (key, s) {
	if (key == "clientName" && s == "ANDROID") {
        	s = "TVHTML5_SIMPLY_EMBEDDED_PLAYER"
	} else if (key == "clientVersion" && s == "16.29.38") {
        	s = "2.0"
	}
	var ret_value = this.value(key, s);
        return ret_value;
    }
});

https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor/blob/5a1873084526a8f67a9924c32457eb4a0a3101c4/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/YoutubeParsingHelper.java#L1043-L1044
https://github.com/mmastrac/nanojson/blob/959842ccc39256f545a96581e78071a27cb83558/src/main/java/com/grack/nanojson/JsonBuilder.java#L122
(these two lines been hooked)
but pretty slow, only 50-80kb with 1 connection. it means that not very useful to watch video, unless watch only low resolution video or download (multi thread) video before watch it.

iiSnewoNL · 2022-04-01T23:05:20Z

but pretty slow, only 50-80kb with 1 connection. it means that not very useful to watch video, unless watch only low resolution video or download (multi thread) video before watch it.

So I guess we are stuck with having no access to watch age-restricted videos? Daim Europe, thanks 😕

AudricV · 2022-04-02T17:57:41Z

Please test this APK: app-debug.zip

boognish-rising · 2022-04-02T18:04:45Z

Please test this APK: app-debug.zip

IT WORKS! I obviously haven't tested it extensively yet, as you only posted it 5 minutes ago but I have confirmed that it works to bypass YT's age restriction script. It's a little slow but it appears that when you configure the app to use an external video player things are sped up a bit.

THANK YOU! You and anyone else that contributed are the dude(s)

I'll continue testing and report back...

Not sure if it's at all helpful but see the hidden comment below for a heap analysis (7 leaks)

opusforlife2 · 2022-04-02T18:23:38Z

Works. 👍 Now comedians can swear again.

oddtoddy · 2022-04-02T19:02:18Z

Can also confirm this is working now.

jok3rsgr1n · 2022-04-02T19:58:58Z

Works !

WesleyTRV · 2022-04-03T04:26:55Z

Please test this APK: app-debug.zip

Thought it was gonna be a virus or scam but it works! Thanks!

AudricV · 2022-04-03T09:07:17Z

No, it's not at all, I compiled it myself from sources I published that you can find here:

https://github.com/TiA4f8R/NewPipe/tree/yt-more-params-innertube-requests
https://github.com/TiA4f8R/NewPipeExtractor/tree/yt-more-params-innertube-requests (corresponding PR: TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#780)

Only extractor changes are needed to fix the extraction (the app changes only change the extractor used).

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Age restriction #8107

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"This age-restricted video cannot be watched." TeamPiped/Piped#939

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Age verification bypass VueTubeApp/VueTube#144

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[YouTube] Add new age-gate bypass yt-dlp/yt-dlp#3233

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Can't Play Age Restricted Videos #8142

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Can't watch the Age-Restricted Video due to new age-restriction policies #8144

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[YouTube] Add more parameters to InnerTube requests, use the iOS client for livestreams and fix extraction of embeddable age-restricted videos and contents with a warning before playback TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#780

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