App Crash when Screen Auto rotation is off

[aldrinjenson]

Checklist

• I am able to reproduce the bug with the latest version.
• I am not able to reproduce the bug with the same version of upstream NewPipe.
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Affected version

0.24.1

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Make sure Auto rotation is turned off in device
2. Play any video
3. App crashes with the whole UI being rotated to landscape mode
4. Open app again and play any video
5. The UI changes automatically to landscape mode and App crashes again
6. Turn auto rotation on
7. Open app again and play a video
8. Now video plays

Expected behavior

• The app shouldn't crash when screen rotation is off
• The app shouldn't erratically adjust rotation UI without the device actually being rotated physically
• The app should automatically adjust layouts based on auto rotation

Actual behavior

• App crashes when video is played with auto rotation
• If the auto rotation was turned on initially and then turned off after loading newPipe, the UI automatically turns to landscape mode (even if the phone is held in portrait mode only) and then video plays fine
• If the auto rotation is turned off before the app was loaded, the app crashes when a video is played

Screenshots/Screen recordings

NewPipeSponsorblock_Error.Recording.mp4

Logs

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: IN
• Content Language: en-IN
• App Language: en_IN
• Service: none
• Version: 0.24.1
• OS: Linux Nokia/Phoenix_00WW/PNX_sprout:11/RKQ1.200906.002/00WW_6_210:user/release-keys 11 - 30

Crash log

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.app.Activity.runOnUiThread(java.lang.Runnable)' on a null object reference
at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.detail.VideoDetailFragment.lambda$handleResult$23(VideoDetailFragment.java:1626)
at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.detail.VideoDetailFragment.$r8$lambda$kvbSCZYpk1eZXvjw0VQVcbHCIUo(Unknown Source:0)
at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.detail.VideoDetailFragment$$ExternalSyntheticLambda38.run(Unknown Source:4)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:923)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 11

Affected device model

Nokia 8.1

Additional information

Please note that in the whole of screen recording, the phone was held in portrait mode only in my hand. The whole UI shifting to landscape mode was solely due to the software (Newpipe sponsorblock).
This occurs only with Newpipe sponsorblock.

I found #216 issue. But it's not exactly the same, so I'm creating this new one here.
Feel free to close this if you think this belongs under that one.
Thanks.

[polymorphicshade]

I believe this is now fixed.

I will re-open this issue if you can reproduce this issue with the latest version.