microg / microg/GmsCore

[com.google.android.youtube] YouTube will interrupt and load indefinitely if using a youtube brand account

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Description

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

Describe the bug
YouTube videos will interrupt within a minute if you use a brand account and not the main google account for youtube

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Login with google account with Microg
  2. Install and launch youtube
    2.1 Here Youtube automatically uses your brand youtube google account if it detects one
  3. Play any video longer than 1 minute using the google youtube brand account

Expected behavior
User is able to view the whole lenght of the video

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System
Android Version: [e.g. 10]
EMUI 13.1
Custom ROM: [e.g. LineageOS 17.1]
N/A

microG
microG Core version: [e.g. 0.2.13.203915]
Version 0.3.0.233515
microG Self-Check results: [e.g. All ticked]
Yes - All ticked

Additional context
To fix the issue, the user must switch to the main account from the Brand account but this means it'll lose all playlists and other content.

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue identifies YouTube on Android and microG Core 0.3.0.233515, but names no source file, test, or entry point. Start by reproducing playback with a Google brand account and compare it with the main account; done means videos no longer interrupt and load indefinitely while using the brand account.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
authentication, mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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