microg / microg/GmsCore

[com.google.android.youtube] Crash when using old versions of the old YT App, regardless of Vanced, OGYouTube or vanilla YouTube

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Description

Affected app
Name: [YouTube]
Package id: [com.google.android.google]

Describe the bug
microG seems to be incompatible with old versions of the YouTube app now, which wasn't the case when I last tested it a year ago. I tested it on OGYouTube v12.43.52, YouTube Vanced v14.21 and Vanilla YouTube v14.42. Either the app crashes after a few seconds or it displays a loading circle into infity despite sucessful requests to the YouTube servers. This doesn't occur with official GMS.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Install an old version of the YouTube app, for example v14.42
  2. Try to open it
  3. It will crash after a few seconds

Expected behavior
The app staying open on the 400 - Precondition check failed error that InnerTube returns, or showing the UI if the app is spoofed to allow sucessful API requests

System
Android Version: [13]
Custom ROM: [Kenvyra OS 13]

microG
microG Core version: 0.2.28.233013-49
microG Self-Check results: All ticked

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Research direction

Reproduce the crash with YouTube v14.42, OGYouTube v12.43.52, or Vanced v14.21 on Android 13 using microG Core 0.2.28.233013-49, then compare the behavior with official GMS. Check whether the apps consistently crash or loop after the InnerTube 400 response; done means the old app remains open as described or displays its UI when API requests succeed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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