Bug: Youtube Captcha doesn't work

[seboaron]

Reproduction steps

1: Refresh home or subscription page
2: Confirm entering captcha when it pops up
3: Bug appears (described below)

Actual result

The captcha page loads, but only for a split second then it cuts right back to the app without any error or confirmation, then the app asks for captcha again. (Its hard to capture the bug in pictures, but the captcha page in the pucture only appeard for a split second.)

Note: my default browser is Brave browser

Expected result

I suppose I should be able to fill out the captcha.

Grayjay Version

372

What plugins are you seeing the problem on?

YouTube

Plugin Version

328

Which android version are you using?

Android 15

Which device are you using?

Samsung Galaxy A54

Which operating system are you using?

Android 15 (One UI 7.0)

When do you experience the issue?

• While logged in
• While logged out
• N/A

Are you using a VPN?

No

References

No response

Relevant log output

[seboaron]

Edit: I was using VPN (forgot to change)
It does not ask for captcha without VPN (my VPN was in the same country)

[venthewolf]

Can confirm the bug is there. (No VPN)

But i got an different error before. Shared the logs, but forgot the uuid for it. But i got this error:

Version information (version_name = 372, version_code = 372, flavor = stable, build_type = release)
Device information (brand= Fairphone, manufacturer = Fairphone, device = FP6, version-sdk = 35, version-os = )

(e, ExceptionActivity, 2026-03-25 15:19:52): Uncaught exception ("Unknown Context"): You cannot start a load for a destroyed activity

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: You cannot start a load for a destroyed activity
at com.bumptech.glide.manager.RequestManagerRetriever.assertNotDestroyed(RequestManagerRetriever.java:237)
at com.bumptech.glide.manager.RequestManagerRetriever.get(RequestManagerRetriever.java:111)
at com.bumptech.glide.manager.RequestManagerRetriever.get(RequestManagerRetriever.java:93)
at com.bumptech.glide.Glide.with(Glide.java:545)
at com.futo.platformplayer.fragment.mainactivity.main.VideoDetailView.onDestroy(VideoDetailView.kt:1272)
at com.futo.platformplayer.fragment.mainactivity.main.VideoDetailFragment.onDestroyMainView(VideoDetailFragment.kt:568)
at com.futo.platformplayer.fragment.mainactivity.main.MainFragment.onDestroyView(MainFragment.kt:74)
at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performDestroyView(Fragment.java:3362)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.destroyFragmentView(FragmentStateManager.java:796)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.moveToExpectedState(FragmentStateManager.java:352)
at androidx.fragment.app.SpecialEffectsController$FragmentStateManagerOperation.complete$fragment_release(SpecialEffectsController.kt:823)
at androidx.fragment.app.SpecialEffectsController$Operation.cancel(SpecialEffectsController.kt:669)
at androidx.fragment.app.SpecialEffectsController.forceCompleteAllOperations(SpecialEffectsController.kt:383)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchStateChange(FragmentManager.java:3322)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchDestroy(FragmentManager.java:3273)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentController.dispatchDestroy(FragmentController.java:346)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity.onDestroy(FragmentActivity.java:258)
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.onDestroy(AppCompatActivity.java:270)
at com.futo.platformplayer.activities.MainActivity.onDestroy(MainActivity.kt:1191)
at android.app.Activity.performDestroy(Activity.java:9293)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnDestroy(Instrumentation.java:1562)
at android.app.ActivityThread.performDestroyActivity(ActivityThread.java:5951)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleDestroyActivity(ActivityThread.java:5996)
at android.app.servertransaction.DestroyActivityItem.execute(DestroyActivityItem.java:46)
at android.app.servertransaction.ActivityTransactionItem.execute(ActivityTransactionItem.java:60)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeLifecycleItem(TransactionExecutor.java:225)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeTransactionItems(TransactionExecutor.java:107)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:81)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2637)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:232)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:317)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8751)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:603)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:892)

[Spark9999]

Same without vpn, tested on tab and samsung galaxy phone

[seboaron]

Literally after opening this issue an update appeared on the Youtube plugin that was not there when I reported the bug (literally 10 minutes before). It seems to have fixed this, so try updating the plugin now.

[Spark9999]

Literally after opening this issue an update appeared on the Youtube plugin that was not there when I reported the bug (literally 10 minutes before). It seems to have fixed this, so try updating the plugin now.

updating doesnt work either, version app 372, ytube 335

[RyanKet]

Getting this issue as well now.

[RyanKet]

Only way for me to bypass it is to not use wifi.

[Spark9999]

Only way for me to bypass it is to not use wifi.

Insane catch, this works holy moly, werid tho. Phone has network, swapped to that, works now
Tab unfortunately stuck on wifi, so hoping theres some way to fix or resolve this