Opening YT Music mix/radio gives "content unavailable"

[arctic-hen7]

Checklist

• I am able to reproduce the bug with the latest version.
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Affected version

0.24.1

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Paste https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&list=RDAMVMdQw4w9WgXcQ, or any equivalent link constructed as https://youtube.com/watch?v=<video-id>&list=RDAMVM<video-id>, in Newpipe's search bar.
2. Press enter to search.
3. Observe "content unavailable" error.

Expected behavior

The link in the steps to reproduce links to the ever-famous Never Gonna Give You Up, and then attempts to make a YT Music-style mix out of it. Opening this in a browser will show the video and then the next videos in the mix, which are automatically collated by YT.

In NewPipe, the video should play, and the mix should be instantiated as the active playlist.

Actual behavior

A "content unavailable" error is produced.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Exception

• User Action: requested playlist
• Request: Start loading: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&list=RDAMVMdQw4w9WgXcQ
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en
• App Language: en
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.24.1
• OS: Linux Android 12 - 31

Crash log

org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ContentNotAvailableException: Got error: "This playlist type is unviewable."
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.YoutubeParsingHelper.defaultAlertsCheck(YoutubeParsingHelper.java:1565)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubePlaylistExtractor.onFetchPage(YoutubePlaylistExtractor.java:78)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Extractor.fetchPage(Extractor.java:60)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.playlist.PlaylistInfo.getInfo(PlaylistInfo.java:68)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getPlaylistInfo$9(ExtractorHelper.java:176)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.$r8$lambda$RLOrwix0kCDfcc_WpFBc8DTJw0Q(Unknown Source:0)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.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:1167)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:920)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 12

Affected device model

No response

Additional information

Sharing the link directly from the browser will also trigger this error, though with, for me, a little "Content unavailable" popup message at the bottom of my phone's screen.

Looking at the error log, the error seems to be the same as YT itself issues if you try to go to https://youtube.com/playlist?list=RDAMVM<video-id>, that such mix playlists are unviewable. However, when this is part of a watch URL, YT is able to play the mix as expected. I believe NewPipe should do the same.

I have gone through all the errors that seem related to this, and none of them appear to be reporting this exact problem, and none with the current version. If I've missed something, I sincerely apologize!

[opusforlife2]

I went back to a tried and tested YT Music Mix: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=RDCLAK5uy_lBNUteBRencHzKelu5iDHwLF6mYqjL-JU

Then I got surprised and tried another: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=RDCLAK5uy_k1VVBVsS6pu1pVkYZK2B0EWic3i4j_TY4

Apparently, Mixes are now regular ol' RDCLAK playlists. @Stypox?

[arctic-hen7]

@opusforlife2 I seem to be getting the same output for those...content unavailable.

Underlying error is that the playlist does not exist this time though.

[Stypox]

Mmmh, the playlist provided by @arctic-hen7 is not considered as a playlist by the YouTube website either, while the ones provided by @opusforlife2 do not exist 😅

[arctic-hen7]

@Stypox I know it's not considered a valid playlist, but it works within the YT watch interface, because it's a mix. The fact that it doesn't work within NewPipe's watch interface would therefore seem to be a bug?

If not, how should I be using YT mixes within NewPipe? (I believe they've been noted as a feature several times.)

[Stypox]

For me it doesn't work within the YT interface either. I just get to watch the "Never gonna..." video but no mix appears.

[AudricV]

@Stypox That's because of the cookie consent. If you don't consent to YouTube history cookies, mixes are not available.

[opusforlife2]

The Mixes I linked came up in related videos. I suspect they are temporarily generated and deleted over time.

[Stypox]

Can you test the APK in TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#1013?

[arctic-hen7]

@Stypox I'm still getting that same content unavailable error with that APK, but now with the underlying error that "Consent is required in some countries to view Mix playlists".

[opusforlife2]

Fixed it for me, at least. "This playlist is unavailable" no more. Now it loads the Music Mix correctly.

[Stypox]

@arctic-hen7 then you are in the EU or some other place where GDPR is enforced, and therefore YouTube requests a consent cookie to view mixes, which is not yet supported by NewPipe (but that's a separate issue). Thanks for reporting anyway!

@opusforlife2 great, thanks :-)

[ohemelaar]

@Stypox Is there already an issue open for the consent cookie, and if so which one?

[Stypox]

TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#876 and previously TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#820

[arctic-hen7]

@Stypox I use a VPN that puts me in the EU, which would explain this. Thanks very much for the fix for mixes though! (I assume this should be left open until TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#1013 is merged.)

[pts]

@Stypox That's because of the cookie consent. If you don't consent to YouTube history cookies, mixes are not available.

How do I give consent? In th YouTube app, in the NewPipe app, or on the web? I've tried all settings in the NewPipe and YouTube apps, I've googled it, I haven't found anything useful. YouTube viewing history is already enabled for my account.

[AudricV]

No YouTube cookie consent choice selection is implemented in the app yet. Please open a new issue about this if there is no one which already exists.