Merge pull request #7482 from TeamNewPipe/unify-error-reporting

Unify error reporting and add error notification

app/src/debug/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/DebugSettingsFragment.java

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import androidx.preference.Preference;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.PicassoHelper;
 
 import leakcanary.LeakCanary;
@@ -20,10 +23,16 @@ public class DebugSettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
                 = findPreference(getString(R.string.show_image_indicators_key));
         final Preference crashTheAppPreference
                 = findPreference(getString(R.string.crash_the_app_key));
+        final Preference showErrorSnackbarPreference
+                = findPreference(getString(R.string.show_error_snackbar_key));
+        final Preference createErrorNotificationPreference
+                = findPreference(getString(R.string.create_error_notification_key));
 
         assert showMemoryLeaksPreference != null;
         assert showImageIndicatorsPreference != null;
         assert crashTheAppPreference != null;
+        assert showErrorSnackbarPreference != null;
+        assert createErrorNotificationPreference != null;
 
         showMemoryLeaksPreference.setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
             startActivity(LeakCanary.INSTANCE.newLeakDisplayActivityIntent());
@@ -38,5 +47,17 @@ public class DebugSettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
         crashTheAppPreference.setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
             throw new RuntimeException();
         });
+
+        showErrorSnackbarPreference.setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
+            ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(DebugSettingsFragment.this,
+                    "Dummy", new RuntimeException("Dummy"));
+            return true;
+        });
+
+        createErrorNotificationPreference.setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
+            ErrorUtil.createNotification(requireContext(),
+                    new ErrorInfo(new RuntimeException("Dummy"), UserAction.UI_ERROR, "Dummy"));
+            return true;
+        });
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import org.acra.ACRA;
 import org.acra.config.ACRAConfigurationException;
 import org.acra.config.CoreConfiguration;
 import org.acra.config.CoreConfigurationBuilder;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ReCaptchaActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class App extends MultiDexApplication {
             ACRA.init(this, acraConfig);
         } catch (final ACRAConfigurationException exception) {
             exception.printStackTrace();
-            ErrorActivity.reportError(this, new ErrorInfo(exception,
+            ErrorUtil.openActivity(this, new ErrorInfo(exception,
                     UserAction.SOMETHING_ELSE, "Could not initialize ACRA crash report"));
         }
     }
@@ -227,28 +227,35 @@ public class App extends MultiDexApplication {
         // the main and update channels
         final NotificationChannelCompat mainChannel = new NotificationChannelCompat
                 .Builder(getString(R.string.notification_channel_id),
-                NotificationManagerCompat.IMPORTANCE_LOW)
+                        NotificationManagerCompat.IMPORTANCE_LOW)
                 .setName(getString(R.string.notification_channel_name))
                 .setDescription(getString(R.string.notification_channel_description))
                 .build();
 
         final NotificationChannelCompat appUpdateChannel = new NotificationChannelCompat
                 .Builder(getString(R.string.app_update_notification_channel_id),
-                NotificationManagerCompat.IMPORTANCE_LOW)
+                        NotificationManagerCompat.IMPORTANCE_LOW)
                 .setName(getString(R.string.app_update_notification_channel_name))
                 .setDescription(getString(R.string.app_update_notification_channel_description))
                 .build();
 
         final NotificationChannelCompat hashChannel = new NotificationChannelCompat
                 .Builder(getString(R.string.hash_channel_id),
-                NotificationManagerCompat.IMPORTANCE_HIGH)
+                        NotificationManagerCompat.IMPORTANCE_HIGH)
                 .setName(getString(R.string.hash_channel_name))
                 .setDescription(getString(R.string.hash_channel_description))
                 .build();
 
+        final NotificationChannelCompat errorReportChannel = new NotificationChannelCompat
+                .Builder(getString(R.string.error_report_channel_id),
+                        NotificationManagerCompat.IMPORTANCE_LOW)
+                .setName(getString(R.string.error_report_channel_name))
+                .setDescription(getString(R.string.error_report_channel_description))
+                .build();
+
         final NotificationManagerCompat notificationManager = NotificationManagerCompat.from(this);
         notificationManager.createNotificationChannelsCompat(Arrays.asList(mainChannel,
-                appUpdateChannel, hashChannel));
+                appUpdateChannel, hashChannel, errorReportChannel));
     }
 
     protected boolean isDisposedRxExceptionsReported() {

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/CheckForNewAppVersion.java

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import com.grack.nanojson.JsonObject;
 import com.grack.nanojson.JsonParser;
 import com.grack.nanojson.JsonParserException;
 
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.downloader.Response;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ReCaptchaException;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public final class CheckForNewAppVersion extends IntentService {
             signatures = PackageInfoCompat.getSignatures(application.getPackageManager(),
                     application.getPackageName());
         } catch (final PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportError(application, new ErrorInfo(e,
+            ErrorUtil.createNotification(application, new ErrorInfo(e,
                     UserAction.CHECK_FOR_NEW_APP_VERSION, "Could not find package info"));
             return "";
         }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public final class CheckForNewAppVersion extends IntentService {
             final CertificateFactory cf = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X509");
             c = (X509Certificate) cf.generateCertificate(input);
         } catch (final CertificateException e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportError(application, new ErrorInfo(e,
+            ErrorUtil.createNotification(application, new ErrorInfo(e,
                     UserAction.CHECK_FOR_NEW_APP_VERSION, "Certificate error"));
             return "";
         }
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public final class CheckForNewAppVersion extends IntentService {
             final byte[] publicKey = md.digest(c.getEncoded());
             return byte2HexFormatted(publicKey);
         } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | CertificateEncodingException e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportError(application, new ErrorInfo(e,
+            ErrorUtil.createNotification(application, new ErrorInfo(e,
                     UserAction.CHECK_FOR_NEW_APP_VERSION, "Could not retrieve SHA1 key"));
             return "";
         }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/MainActivity.java

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.DrawerHeaderBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.DrawerLayoutBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.InstanceSpinnerLayoutBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.ToolbarLayoutBinding;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.StreamingService;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ExtractionException;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         try {
             setupDrawer();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Setting up drawer", e);
+            ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Setting up drawer", e);
         }
 
         if (DeviceUtils.isTv(this)) {
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     /**
      * Builds the drawer menu for the current service.
      *
-     * @throws ExtractionException
+     * @throws ExtractionException if the service didn't provide available kiosks
      */
     private void addDrawerMenuForCurrentService() throws ExtractionException {
         //Tabs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
                 try {
                     tabSelected(item);
                 } catch (final Exception e) {
-                    ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Selecting main page tab", e);
+                    ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Selecting main page tab", e);
                 }
                 break;
             case R.id.menu_options_about_group:
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             try {
                 addDrawerMenuForCurrentService();
             } catch (final Exception e) {
-                ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Showing main page tabs", e);
+                ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Showing main page tabs", e);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             drawerHeaderBinding.drawerHeaderActionButton.setContentDescription(
                     getString(R.string.drawer_header_description) + selectedServiceName);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Setting up service toggle", e);
+            ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Setting up service toggle", e);
         }
 
         final SharedPreferences sharedPreferences
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
                 NavigationHelper.gotoMainFragment(getSupportFragmentManager());
             }
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Handling intent", e);
+            ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Handling intent", e);
         }
     }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/RouterActivity.java

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.database.stream.model.StreamEntity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.ListRadioIconItemBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.SingleChoiceDialogViewBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.download.DownloadDialog;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ReCaptchaActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Info;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class RouterActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         } else if (errorInfo.getThrowable() instanceof ContentNotSupportedException) {
             Toast.makeText(context, R.string.content_not_supported, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
         } else {
-            ErrorActivity.reportError(context, errorInfo);
+            ErrorUtil.createNotification(context, errorInfo);
         }
 
         if (context instanceof RouterActivity) {

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/download/DownloadDialog.java

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ import com.nononsenseapps.filepicker.Utils;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.MainActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.DownloadDialogBinding;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.MediaFormat;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ public class DownloadDialog extends DialogFragment
                             == R.id.video_button) {
                         setupVideoSpinner();
                     }
-                }, throwable -> ErrorActivity.reportErrorInSnackbar(context,
+                }, throwable -> ErrorUtil.showSnackbar(context,
                         new ErrorInfo(throwable, UserAction.DOWNLOAD_OPEN_DIALOG,
                                 "Downloading video stream size",
                                 currentInfo.getServiceId()))));
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public class DownloadDialog extends DialogFragment
                             == R.id.audio_button) {
                         setupAudioSpinner();
                     }
-                }, throwable -> ErrorActivity.reportErrorInSnackbar(context,
+                }, throwable -> ErrorUtil.showSnackbar(context,
                         new ErrorInfo(throwable, UserAction.DOWNLOAD_OPEN_DIALOG,
                                 "Downloading audio stream size",
                                 currentInfo.getServiceId()))));
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ public class DownloadDialog extends DialogFragment
                             == R.id.subtitle_button) {
                         setupSubtitleSpinner();
                     }
-                }, throwable -> ErrorActivity.reportErrorInSnackbar(context,
+                }, throwable -> ErrorUtil.showSnackbar(context,
                         new ErrorInfo(throwable, UserAction.DOWNLOAD_OPEN_DIALOG,
                                 "Downloading subtitle stream size",
                                 currentInfo.getServiceId()))));
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ public class DownloadDialog extends DialogFragment
                         mainStorage.getTag());
             }
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportErrorInSnackbar(this,
+            ErrorUtil.createNotification(requireContext(),
                     new ErrorInfo(e, UserAction.DOWNLOAD_FAILED, "Getting storage"));
             return;
         }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/error/AcraReportSender.java

@@ -33,12 +33,11 @@ public class AcraReportSender implements ReportSender {
 
     @Override
     public void send(@NonNull final Context context, @NonNull final CrashReportData report) {
-        ErrorActivity.reportError(context, new ErrorInfo(
+        ErrorUtil.openActivity(context, new ErrorInfo(
                 new String[]{report.getString(ReportField.STACK_TRACE)},
                 UserAction.UI_ERROR,
                 ErrorInfo.SERVICE_NONE,
                 "ACRA report",
-                R.string.app_ui_crash,
+                R.string.app_ui_crash));
-                null));
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/error/EnsureExceptionSerializable.java

@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-package org.schabi.newpipe.error;
-
-import android.util.Log;
-
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-
-/**
- * Ensures that a Exception is serializable.
- * This is
- */
-public final class EnsureExceptionSerializable {
-    private static final String TAG = "EnsureExSerializable";
-
-    private EnsureExceptionSerializable() {
-        // No instance
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Ensures that an exception is serializable.
-     * <br/>
-     * If that is not the case a {@link WorkaroundNotSerializableException} is created.
-     *
-     * @param exception
-     * @return if an exception is not serializable a new {@link WorkaroundNotSerializableException}
-     * otherwise the exception from the parameter
-     */
-    public static Exception ensureSerializable(@NonNull final Exception exception) {
-        return checkIfSerializable(exception)
-                ? exception
-                : WorkaroundNotSerializableException.create(exception);
-    }
-
-    public static boolean checkIfSerializable(@NonNull final Exception exception) {
-        try {
-            // Check by creating a new ObjectOutputStream which does the serialization
-            try (ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-                 ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos)
-            ) {
-                oos.writeObject(exception);
-                oos.flush();
-
-                bos.toByteArray();
-            }
-
-            return true;
-        } catch (final IOException ex) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "Exception is not serializable", ex);
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static class WorkaroundNotSerializableException extends Exception {
-        protected WorkaroundNotSerializableException(
-                final Throwable notSerializableException,
-                final Throwable cause) {
-            super(notSerializableException.toString(), cause);
-            setStackTrace(notSerializableException.getStackTrace());
-        }
-
-        protected WorkaroundNotSerializableException(final Throwable notSerializableException) {
-            super(notSerializableException.toString());
-            setStackTrace(notSerializableException.getStackTrace());
-        }
-
-        public static WorkaroundNotSerializableException create(
-                @NonNull final Exception notSerializableException
-        ) {
-            // Build a list of the exception + all causes
-            final List<Throwable> throwableList = new ArrayList<>();
-
-            int pos = 0;
-            Throwable throwableToProcess = notSerializableException;
-
-            while (throwableToProcess != null) {
-                throwableList.add(throwableToProcess);
-
-                pos++;
-                throwableToProcess = throwableToProcess.getCause();
-            }
-
-            // Reverse list so that it starts with the last one
-            Collections.reverse(throwableList);
-
-            // Build exception stack
-            WorkaroundNotSerializableException cause = null;
-            for (final Throwable t : throwableList) {
-                cause = cause == null
-                        ? new WorkaroundNotSerializableException(t)
-                        : new WorkaroundNotSerializableException(t, cause);
-            }
-
-            return cause;
-        }
-
-    }
-}

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/error/ErrorActivity.java

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.error;
 
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.util.Localization.assureCorrectAppLanguage;
+
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -11,15 +12,12 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
-import android.view.View;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
 
-import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;
 import com.grack.nanojson.JsonWriter;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.BuildConfig;
@@ -27,15 +25,13 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.MainActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.ActivityErrorBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.Localization;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.util.external_communication.ShareUtils;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ThemeHelper;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.util.external_communication.ShareUtils;
 
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
-import static org.schabi.newpipe.util.Localization.assureCorrectAppLanguage;
-
 /*
  * Created by Christian Schabesberger on 24.10.15.
  *
@@ -56,6 +52,10 @@ import static org.schabi.newpipe.util.Localization.assureCorrectAppLanguage;
  * along with NewPipe.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+/**
+ * This activity is used to show error details and allow reporting them in various ways. Use {@link
+ * ErrorUtil#openActivity(Context, ErrorInfo)} to correctly open this activity.
+ */
 public class ErrorActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     // LOG TAGS
     public static final String TAG = ErrorActivity.class.toString();
@@ -77,67 +77,6 @@ public class ErrorActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
     private ActivityErrorBinding activityErrorBinding;
 
-    /**
-     * Reports a new error by starting a new activity.
-     * <br/>
-     * Ensure that the data within errorInfo is serializable otherwise
-     * an exception will be thrown!<br/>
-     * {@link EnsureExceptionSerializable} might help.
-     *
-     * @param context
-     * @param errorInfo
-     */
-    public static void reportError(final Context context, final ErrorInfo errorInfo) {
-        final Intent intent = new Intent(context, ErrorActivity.class);
-        intent.putExtra(ERROR_INFO, errorInfo);
-        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
-        context.startActivity(intent);
-    }
-
-    public static void reportErrorInSnackbar(final Context context, final ErrorInfo errorInfo) {
-        final View rootView = context instanceof Activity
-                ? ((Activity) context).findViewById(android.R.id.content) : null;
-        reportErrorInSnackbar(context, rootView, errorInfo);
-    }
-
-    public static void reportErrorInSnackbar(final Fragment fragment, final ErrorInfo errorInfo) {
-        View rootView = fragment.getView();
-        if (rootView == null && fragment.getActivity() != null) {
-            rootView = fragment.getActivity().findViewById(android.R.id.content);
-        }
-        reportErrorInSnackbar(fragment.requireContext(), rootView, errorInfo);
-    }
-
-    public static void reportUiErrorInSnackbar(final Context context,
-                                               final String request,
-                                               final Throwable throwable) {
-        reportErrorInSnackbar(context, new ErrorInfo(throwable, UserAction.UI_ERROR, request));
-    }
-
-    public static void reportUiErrorInSnackbar(final Fragment fragment,
-                                               final String request,
-                                               final Throwable throwable) {
-        reportErrorInSnackbar(fragment, new ErrorInfo(throwable, UserAction.UI_ERROR, request));
-    }
-
-
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    // Utils
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-    private static void reportErrorInSnackbar(final Context context,
-                                              @Nullable final View rootView,
-                                              final ErrorInfo errorInfo) {
-        if (rootView != null) {
-            Snackbar.make(rootView, R.string.error_snackbar_message, Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
-                    .setActionTextColor(Color.YELLOW)
-                    .setAction(context.getString(R.string.error_snackbar_action).toUpperCase(), v ->
-                            reportError(context, errorInfo)).show();
-        } else {
-            reportError(context, errorInfo);
-        }
-    }
-
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Activity lifecycle

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/error/ErrorInfo.kt

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package org.schabi.newpipe.error
 
 import android.os.Parcelable
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException
+import kotlinx.parcelize.IgnoredOnParcel
 import kotlinx.parcelize.Parcelize
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Info
@@ -21,11 +23,14 @@ class ErrorInfo(
     val userAction: UserAction,
     val serviceName: String,
     val request: String,
-    val messageStringId: Int,
+    val messageStringId: Int
-    @Transient // no need to store throwable, all data for report is in other variables
-    var throwable: Throwable? = null
 ) : Parcelable {
 
+    // no need to store throwable, all data for report is in other variables
+    // also, the throwable might not be serializable, see TeamNewPipe/NewPipe#7302
+    @IgnoredOnParcel
+    var throwable: Throwable? = null
+
     private constructor(
         throwable: Throwable,
         userAction: UserAction,
@@ -36,9 +41,10 @@ class ErrorInfo(
         userAction,
         serviceName,
         request,
-        getMessageStringId(throwable, userAction),
+        getMessageStringId(throwable, userAction)
-        throwable
+    ) {
-    )
+        this.throwable = throwable
+    }
 
     private constructor(
         throwable: List<Throwable>,
@@ -50,9 +56,10 @@ class ErrorInfo(
         userAction,
         serviceName,
         request,
-        getMessageStringId(throwable.firstOrNull(), userAction),
+        getMessageStringId(throwable.firstOrNull(), userAction)
-        throwable.firstOrNull()
+    ) {
-    )
+        this.throwable = throwable.firstOrNull()
+    }
 
     // constructors with single throwable
     constructor(throwable: Throwable, userAction: UserAction, request: String) :
@@ -102,6 +109,13 @@ class ErrorInfo(
                 throwable is ContentNotSupportedException -> R.string.content_not_supported
                 throwable is DeobfuscateException -> R.string.youtube_signature_deobfuscation_error
                 throwable is ExtractionException -> R.string.parsing_error
+                throwable is ExoPlaybackException -> {
+                    when (throwable.type) {
+                        ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_SOURCE -> R.string.player_stream_failure
+                        ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_UNEXPECTED -> R.string.player_recoverable_failure
+                        else -> R.string.player_unrecoverable_failure
+                    }
+                }
                 action == UserAction.UI_ERROR -> R.string.app_ui_crash
                 action == UserAction.REQUESTED_COMMENTS -> R.string.error_unable_to_load_comments
                 action == UserAction.SUBSCRIPTION_CHANGE -> R.string.subscription_change_failed

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/error/ErrorPanelHelper.kt

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class ErrorPanelHelper(
             showAndSetErrorButtonAction(
                 R.string.error_snackbar_action
             ) {
-                ErrorActivity.reportError(context, errorInfo)
+                ErrorUtil.openActivity(context, errorInfo)
             }
 
             errorTextView.setText(getExceptionDescription(errorInfo.throwable))
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class ErrorPanelHelper(
         val DEBUG: Boolean = MainActivity.DEBUG
 
         @StringRes
-        public fun getExceptionDescription(throwable: Throwable?): Int {
+        fun getExceptionDescription(throwable: Throwable?): Int {
             return when (throwable) {
                 is AgeRestrictedContentException -> R.string.restricted_video_no_stream
                 is GeographicRestrictionException -> R.string.georestricted_content

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/error/ErrorUtil.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+package org.schabi.newpipe.error
+
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.app.NotificationManager
+import android.app.PendingIntent
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.graphics.Color
+import android.os.Build
+import android.view.View
+import android.widget.Toast
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
+import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
+import org.schabi.newpipe.R
+
+/**
+ * This class contains all of the methods that should be used to let the user know that an error has
+ * occurred in the least intrusive way possible for each case. This class is for unexpected errors,
+ * for handled errors (e.g. network errors) use e.g. [ErrorPanelHelper] instead.
+ * - Use a snackbar if the exception is not critical and it happens in a place where a root view
+ *      is available.
+ * - Use a notification if the exception happens inside a background service (player, subscription
+ *      import, ...) or there is no activity/fragment from which to extract a root view.
+ * - Finally use the error activity only as a last resort in case the exception is critical and
+ *      happens in an open activity (since the workflow would be interrupted anyway in that case).
+ */
+class ErrorUtil {
+    companion object {
+        private const val ERROR_REPORT_NOTIFICATION_ID = 5340681
+
+        /**
+         * Starts a new error activity allowing the user to report the provided error. Only use this
+         * method directly as a last resort in case the exception is critical and happens in an open
+         * activity (since the workflow would be interrupted anyway in that case). So never use this
+         * for background services.
+         *
+         * @param context the context to use to start the new activity
+         * @param errorInfo the error info to be reported
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun openActivity(context: Context, errorInfo: ErrorInfo) {
+            context.startActivity(getErrorActivityIntent(context, errorInfo))
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Show a bottom snackbar to the user, with a report button that opens the error activity.
+         * Use this method if the exception is not critical and it happens in a place where a root
+         * view is available.
+         *
+         * @param context will be used to obtain the root view if it is an [Activity]; if no root
+         *                view can be found an error notification is shown instead
+         * @param errorInfo the error info to be reported
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun showSnackbar(context: Context, errorInfo: ErrorInfo) {
+            val rootView = if (context is Activity) context.findViewById<View>(R.id.content) else null
+            showSnackbar(context, rootView, errorInfo)
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Show a bottom snackbar to the user, with a report button that opens the error activity.
+         * Use this method if the exception is not critical and it happens in a place where a root
+         * view is available.
+         *
+         * @param fragment will be used to obtain the root view if it has a connected [Activity]; if
+         *                 no root view can be found an error notification is shown instead
+         * @param errorInfo the error info to be reported
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun showSnackbar(fragment: Fragment, errorInfo: ErrorInfo) {
+            var rootView = fragment.view
+            if (rootView == null && fragment.activity != null) {
+                rootView = fragment.requireActivity().findViewById(R.id.content)
+            }
+            showSnackbar(fragment.requireContext(), rootView, errorInfo)
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Shortcut to calling [showSnackbar] with an [ErrorInfo] of type [UserAction.UI_ERROR]
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun showUiErrorSnackbar(context: Context, request: String, throwable: Throwable) {
+            showSnackbar(context, ErrorInfo(throwable, UserAction.UI_ERROR, request))
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Shortcut to calling [showSnackbar] with an [ErrorInfo] of type [UserAction.UI_ERROR]
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun showUiErrorSnackbar(fragment: Fragment, request: String, throwable: Throwable) {
+            showSnackbar(fragment, ErrorInfo(throwable, UserAction.UI_ERROR, request))
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Create an error notification. Tapping on the notification opens the error activity. Use
+         * this method if the exception happens inside a background service (player, subscription
+         * import, ...) or there is no activity/fragment from which to extract a root view.
+         *
+         * @param context the context to use to show the notification
+         * @param errorInfo the error info to be reported; the error message
+         *                  [ErrorInfo.messageStringId] will be shown in the notification
+         *                  description
+         */
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun createNotification(context: Context, errorInfo: ErrorInfo) {
+            val notificationManager =
+                ContextCompat.getSystemService(context, NotificationManager::class.java)
+            if (notificationManager == null) {
+                // this should never happen, but just in case open error activity
+                openActivity(context, errorInfo)
+            }
+
+            var pendingIntentFlags = PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+                pendingIntentFlags = pendingIntentFlags or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE
+            }
+
+            val notificationBuilder: NotificationCompat.Builder =
+                NotificationCompat.Builder(
+                    context,
+                    context.getString(R.string.error_report_channel_id)
+                )
+                    .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_bug_report)
+                    .setContentTitle(context.getString(R.string.error_report_notification_title))
+                    .setContentText(context.getString(errorInfo.messageStringId))
+                    .setAutoCancel(true)
+                    .setContentIntent(
+                        PendingIntent.getActivity(
+                            context,
+                            0,
+                            getErrorActivityIntent(context, errorInfo),
+                            pendingIntentFlags
+                        )
+                    )
+
+            notificationManager!!.notify(ERROR_REPORT_NOTIFICATION_ID, notificationBuilder.build())
+
+            // since the notification is silent, also show a toast, otherwise the user is confused
+            Toast.makeText(context, R.string.error_report_notification_toast, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
+                .show()
+        }
+
+        private fun getErrorActivityIntent(context: Context, errorInfo: ErrorInfo): Intent {
+            val intent = Intent(context, ErrorActivity::class.java)
+            intent.putExtra(ErrorActivity.ERROR_INFO, errorInfo)
+            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK)
+            return intent
+        }
+
+        private fun showSnackbar(context: Context, rootView: View?, errorInfo: ErrorInfo) {
+            if (rootView == null) {
+                // fallback to showing a notification if no root view is available
+                createNotification(context, errorInfo)
+            } else {
+                Snackbar.make(rootView, R.string.error_snackbar_message, Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
+                    .setActionTextColor(Color.YELLOW)
+                    .setAction(context.getString(R.string.error_snackbar_action).uppercase()) {
+                        openActivity(context, errorInfo)
+                    }.show()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/BaseStateFragment.java

@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.BaseFragment;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorPanelHelper;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.InfoCache;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
@@ -198,9 +199,8 @@ public abstract class BaseStateFragment<I> extends BaseFragment implements ViewC
     }
 
     /**
-     * Show a SnackBar and only call
+     * Directly calls {@link ErrorUtil#showSnackbar(Fragment, ErrorInfo)}, that shows a snackbar if
-     * {@link ErrorActivity#reportErrorInSnackbar(androidx.fragment.app.Fragment, ErrorInfo)}
+     * a valid view can be found, otherwise creates an error report notification.
-     * IF we a find a valid view (otherwise the error screen appears).
      *
      * @param errorInfo The error information
      */
@@ -208,6 +208,6 @@ public abstract class BaseStateFragment<I> extends BaseFragment implements ViewC
         if (DEBUG) {
             Log.d(TAG, "showSnackBarError() called with: errorInfo = [" + errorInfo + "]");
         }
-        ErrorActivity.reportErrorInSnackbar(this, errorInfo);
+        ErrorUtil.showSnackbar(this, errorInfo);
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/MainFragment.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import com.google.android.material.tabs.TabLayout;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.BaseFragment;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.FragmentMainBinding;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ExtractionException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.settings.tabs.Tab;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.settings.tabs.TabsManager;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class MainFragment extends BaseFragment implements TabLayout.OnTabSelecte
                 NavigationHelper.openSearchFragment(getFM(),
                         ServiceHelper.getSelectedServiceId(activity), "");
             } catch (final Exception e) {
-                ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Opening search fragment", e);
+                ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Opening search fragment", e);
             }
             return true;
         }
@@ -227,16 +227,11 @@ public class MainFragment extends BaseFragment implements TabLayout.OnTabSelecte
         public Fragment getItem(final int position) {
             final Tab tab = internalTabsList.get(position);
 
-            Throwable throwable = null;
+            final Fragment fragment;
-            Fragment fragment = null;
             try {
                 fragment = tab.getFragment(context);
             } catch (final ExtractionException e) {
-                throwable = e;
+                ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(context, "Getting fragment item", e);
-            }
-
-            if (throwable != null) {
-                ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(context, "Getting fragment item", throwable);
                 return new BlankFragment();
             }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.database.stream.model.StreamEntity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.FragmentVideoDetailBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.download.DownloadDialog;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ReCaptchaActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ public final class VideoDetailFragment
             NavigationHelper.openChannelFragment(getFM(), currentInfo.getServiceId(),
                     subChannelUrl, subChannelName);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Opening channel fragment", e);
+            ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Opening channel fragment", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1681,9 +1681,8 @@ public final class VideoDetailFragment
 
             downloadDialog.show(activity.getSupportFragmentManager(), "downloadDialog");
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportErrorInSnackbar(activity,
+            ErrorUtil.showSnackbar(activity, new ErrorInfo(e, UserAction.DOWNLOAD_OPEN_DIALOG,
-                    new ErrorInfo(e, UserAction.DOWNLOAD_OPEN_DIALOG, "Showing download dialog",
+                    "Showing download dialog", currentInfo));
-                            currentInfo));
         }
     }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/BaseListFragment.java

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import androidx.viewbinding.ViewBinding;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.PignateFooterBinding;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.channel.ChannelInfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.comments.CommentsInfoItem;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public abstract class BaseListFragment<I, N> extends BaseStateFragment<I>
                             selectedItem.getUrl(),
                             selectedItem.getName());
                 } catch (final Exception e) {
-                    ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(
+                    ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(
                             BaseListFragment.this, "Opening channel fragment", e);
                 }
             }
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public abstract class BaseListFragment<I, N> extends BaseStateFragment<I>
                             selectedItem.getUrl(),
                             selectedItem.getName());
                 } catch (final Exception e) {
-                    ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(BaseListFragment.this,
+                    ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(BaseListFragment.this,
                             "Opening playlist fragment", e);
                 }
             }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/channel/ChannelFragment.java

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.database.subscription.SubscriptionEntity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.ChannelHeaderBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.FragmentChannelBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.PlaylistControlBinding;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.ListExtractor;
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ public class ChannelFragment extends BaseListInfoFragment<ChannelInfo>
                                 currentInfo.getParentChannelUrl(),
                                 currentInfo.getParentChannelName());
                     } catch (final Exception e) {
-                        ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Opening channel fragment", e);
+                        ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Opening channel fragment", e);
                     }
                 } else if (DEBUG) {
                     Log.i(TAG, "Can't open parent channel because we got no channel URL");

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/playlist/PlaylistFragment.java

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.database.playlist.model.PlaylistRemoteEntity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.PlaylistControlBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.PlaylistHeaderBinding;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.ListExtractor;
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public class PlaylistFragment extends BaseListInfoFragment<PlaylistInfo> {
                         NavigationHelper.openChannelFragment(getFM(), result.getServiceId(),
                                 result.getUploaderUrl(), result.getUploaderName());
                     } catch (final Exception e) {
-                        ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Opening channel fragment", e);
+                        ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Opening channel fragment", e);
                     }
                 });
             }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.FragmentSearchBinding;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ReCaptchaActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
@@ -223,8 +223,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
         try {
             service = NewPipe.getService(serviceId);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this,
+            ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Getting service for id " + serviceId, e);
-                    "Getting service for id " + serviceId, e);
         }
     }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder.java

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.comments.CommentsInfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.info_list.InfoItemBuilder;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder extends InfoItemHolder {
                     item.getUploaderUrl(),
                     item.getUploaderName());
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(activity, "Opening channel fragment", e);
+            ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(activity, "Opening channel fragment", e);
         }
     }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/subscription/SubscriptionsImportFragment.java

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import androidx.core.text.util.LinkifyCompat;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.BaseFragment;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ExtractionException;
@@ -86,12 +86,11 @@ public class SubscriptionsImportFragment extends BaseFragment {
 
         setupServiceVariables();
         if (supportedSources.isEmpty() && currentServiceId != Constants.NO_SERVICE_ID) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportErrorInSnackbar(activity,
+            ErrorUtil.showSnackbar(activity,
                     new ErrorInfo(new String[]{}, UserAction.SUBSCRIPTION_IMPORT_EXPORT,
                             NewPipe.getNameOfService(currentServiceId),
                             "Service does not support importing subscriptions",
-                            R.string.general_error,
+                            R.string.general_error));
-                            null));
             activity.finish();
         }
     }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/subscription/services/BaseImportExportService.java

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ import androidx.core.app.ServiceCompat;
 
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.subscription.SubscriptionExtractor;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.ktx.ExceptionUtils;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public abstract class BaseImportExportService extends Service {
 
     protected void stopAndReportError(final Throwable throwable, final String request) {
         stopService();
-        ErrorActivity.reportError(this, new ErrorInfo(
+        ErrorUtil.createNotification(this, new ErrorInfo(
                 throwable, UserAction.SUBSCRIPTION_IMPORT_EXPORT, request));
     }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java

@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.MainActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.PlayerBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.PlayerPopupCloseOverlayBinding;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.MediaFormat;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamSegment;
@@ -165,7 +168,6 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.MediaSourceManager;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.PlaybackListener;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.PlayerMediaSession;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.SurfaceHolderCallback;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playererror.PlayerErrorHandler;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playqueue.PlayQueue;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playqueue.PlayQueueAdapter;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playqueue.PlayQueueItem;
@@ -268,8 +270,6 @@ public final class Player implements
     @Nullable private MediaSourceTag currentMetadata;
     @Nullable private Bitmap currentThumbnail;
 
-    @NonNull private PlayerErrorHandler playerErrorHandler;
-
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Player
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
@@ -413,8 +413,6 @@ public final class Player implements
         videoResolver = new VideoPlaybackResolver(context, dataSource, getQualityResolver());
         audioResolver = new AudioPlaybackResolver(context, dataSource);
 
-        playerErrorHandler = new PlayerErrorHandler(context);
-
         windowManager = ContextCompat.getSystemService(context, WindowManager.class);
     }
 
@@ -2518,29 +2516,30 @@ public final class Player implements
 
         saveStreamProgressState();
 
+        // create error notification
+        final ErrorInfo errorInfo;
+        if (currentMetadata == null) {
+            errorInfo = new ErrorInfo(error, UserAction.PLAY_STREAM,
+                    "Player error[type=" + error.type + "] occurred, currentMetadata is null");
+        } else {
+            errorInfo = new ErrorInfo(error, UserAction.PLAY_STREAM,
+                    "Player error[type=" + error.type + "] occurred while playing "
+                            + currentMetadata.getMetadata().getUrl(),
+                    currentMetadata.getMetadata());
+        }
+        ErrorUtil.createNotification(context, errorInfo);
+
         switch (error.type) {
             case ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_SOURCE:
                 processSourceError(error.getSourceException());
-                playerErrorHandler.showPlayerError(
-                        error,
-                        currentMetadata.getMetadata(),
-                        R.string.player_stream_failure);
                 break;
             case ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_UNEXPECTED:
-                playerErrorHandler.showPlayerError(
-                        error,
-                        currentMetadata.getMetadata(),
-                        R.string.player_recoverable_failure);
                 setRecovery();
                 reloadPlayQueueManager();
                 break;
             case ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_REMOTE:
             case ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_RENDERER:
             default:
-                playerErrorHandler.showPlayerError(
-                        error,
-                        currentMetadata.getMetadata(),
-                        R.string.player_unrecoverable_failure);
                 onPlaybackShutdown();
                 break;
         }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/playererror/PlayerErrorHandler.java

@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-package org.schabi.newpipe.player.playererror;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.util.Log;
-import android.widget.Toast;
-
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import androidx.annotation.StringRes;
-import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
-
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException;
-
-import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.EnsureExceptionSerializable;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Info;
-
-/**
- * Handles (exoplayer)errors that occur in the player.
- */
-public class PlayerErrorHandler {
-    // This has to be <= 23 chars on devices running Android 7 or lower (API <= 25)
-    // or it fails with an IllegalArgumentException
-    // https://stackoverflow.com/a/54744028
-    private static final String TAG = "PlayerErrorHandler";
-
-    @Nullable
-    private Toast errorToast;
-
-    @NonNull
-    private final Context context;
-
-    public PlayerErrorHandler(@NonNull final Context context) {
-        this.context = context;
-    }
-
-    public void showPlayerError(
-            @NonNull final ExoPlaybackException exception,
-            @NonNull final Info info,
-            @StringRes final int textResId
-    ) {
-        // Hide existing toast message
-        if (errorToast != null) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "Trying to cancel previous player error error toast");
-            errorToast.cancel();
-            errorToast = null;
-        }
-
-        if (shouldReportError()) {
-            try {
-                reportError(exception, info);
-                // When a report pops up we need no toast
-                return;
-            } catch (final Exception ex) {
-                Log.w(TAG, "Unable to report error:", ex);
-                // This will show the toast as fallback
-            }
-        }
-
-        Log.d(TAG, "Showing player error toast");
-        errorToast = Toast.makeText(context, textResId, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
-        errorToast.show();
-    }
-
-    private void reportError(@NonNull final ExoPlaybackException exception,
-                             @NonNull final Info info) {
-        ErrorActivity.reportError(
-                context,
-                new ErrorInfo(
-                        EnsureExceptionSerializable.ensureSerializable(exception),
-                        UserAction.PLAY_STREAM,
-                        "Player error[type=" + exception.type + "] occurred while playing: "
-                                + info.getUrl(),
-                        info
-                )
-        );
-    }
-
-    private boolean shouldReportError() {
-        return PreferenceManager
-                .getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
-                .getBoolean(
-                        context.getString(R.string.report_player_errors_key),
-                        false);
-    }
-}

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsFragment.java

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.DownloaderImpl;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.NewPipeDatabase;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ReCaptchaActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.localization.ContentCountry;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class ContentSettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
             saveLastImportExportDataUri(exportDataUri); // save export path only on success
             Toast.makeText(getContext(), R.string.export_complete_toast, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Exporting database", e);
+            ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Exporting database", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public class ContentSettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
                 finishImport(importDataUri);
             }
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Importing database", e);
+            ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Importing database", e);
         }
     }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/HistorySettingsFragment.java

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
 import androidx.preference.Preference;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.local.history.HistoryRecordManager;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.InfoCache;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class HistorySettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
                 .subscribe(
                         howManyDeleted -> Toast.makeText(context,
                                 R.string.watch_history_states_deleted,  Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(),
-                        throwable -> ErrorActivity.reportError(context,
+                        throwable -> ErrorUtil.openActivity(context,
                                 new ErrorInfo(throwable, UserAction.DELETE_FROM_HISTORY,
                                         "Delete playback states")));
     }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class HistorySettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
                 .subscribe(
                         howManyDeleted -> Toast.makeText(context,
                                 R.string.watch_history_deleted, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(),
-                        throwable -> ErrorActivity.reportError(context,
+                        throwable -> ErrorUtil.openActivity(context,
                                 new ErrorInfo(throwable, UserAction.DELETE_FROM_HISTORY,
                                         "Delete from history")));
     }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class HistorySettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                 .subscribe(
                         howManyDeleted -> { },
-                        throwable -> ErrorActivity.reportError(context,
+                        throwable -> ErrorUtil.openActivity(context,
                                 new ErrorInfo(throwable, UserAction.DELETE_FROM_HISTORY,
                                         "Clear orphaned records")));
     }
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class HistorySettingsFragment extends BasePreferenceFragment {
                 .subscribe(
                         howManyDeleted -> Toast.makeText(context,
                                 R.string.search_history_deleted, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(),
-                        throwable -> ErrorActivity.reportError(context,
+                        throwable -> ErrorUtil.openActivity(context,
                                 new ErrorInfo(throwable, UserAction.DELETE_FROM_HISTORY,
                                         "Delete search history")));
     }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/SelectChannelFragment.java

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.database.subscription.SubscriptionEntity;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.local.subscription.SubscriptionManager;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.PicassoHelper;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ThemeHelper;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class SelectChannelFragment extends DialogFragment {
 
             @Override
             public void onError(@NonNull final Throwable exception) {
-                ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(SelectChannelFragment.this,
+                ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(SelectChannelFragment.this,
                         "Loading subscription", exception);
             }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/SelectKioskFragment.java

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.StreamingService;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.KioskTranslator;
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import java.util.Vector;
  */
 
 public class SelectKioskFragment extends DialogFragment {
-    private RecyclerView recyclerView = null;
     private SelectKioskAdapter selectKioskAdapter = null;
 
     private OnSelectedListener onSelectedListener = null;
@@ -76,12 +75,12 @@ public class SelectKioskFragment extends DialogFragment {
     public View onCreateView(final LayoutInflater inflater, final ViewGroup container,
                              final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         final View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.select_kiosk_fragment, container, false);
-        recyclerView = v.findViewById(R.id.items_list);
+        final RecyclerView recyclerView = v.findViewById(R.id.items_list);
         recyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getContext()));
         try {
             selectKioskAdapter = new SelectKioskAdapter();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportUiErrorInSnackbar(this, "Selecting kiosk", e);
+            ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this, "Selecting kiosk", e);
         }
         recyclerView.setAdapter(selectKioskAdapter);
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/SelectPlaylistFragment.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.settings;
 
-import android.app.Activity;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.database.LocalItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.database.playlist.PlaylistLocalItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.database.playlist.PlaylistMetadataEntry;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.database.playlist.model.PlaylistRemoteEntity;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.local.playlist.LocalPlaylistManager;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.local.playlist.RemotePlaylistManager;
@@ -105,8 +104,7 @@ public class SelectPlaylistFragment extends DialogFragment {
     }
 
     protected void onError(final Throwable e) {
-        final Activity activity = requireActivity();
+        ErrorUtil.showSnackbar(requireActivity(), new ErrorInfo(e,
-        ErrorActivity.reportErrorInSnackbar(activity, new ErrorInfo(e,
                 UserAction.UI_ERROR, "Loading playlists"));
     }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/SettingMigrations.java

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.DeviceUtils;
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public final class SettingMigrations {
             } catch (final Exception e) {
                 // save the version with the last successful migration and report the error
                 sp.edit().putInt(lastPrefVersionKey, currentVersion).apply();
-                ErrorActivity.reportError(context, new ErrorInfo(
+                ErrorUtil.openActivity(context, new ErrorInfo(
                         e,
                         UserAction.PREFERENCES_MIGRATION,
                         "Migrating preferences from version " + lastPrefVersion + " to "

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/tabs/ChooseTabsFragment.java

@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.settings.SelectChannelFragment;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class ChooseTabsFragment extends Fragment {
         final Tab.Type type = typeFrom(tabId);
 
         if (type == null) {
-            ErrorActivity.reportErrorInSnackbar(this,
+            ErrorUtil.showSnackbar(this,
                     new ErrorInfo(new IllegalStateException("Tab id not found: " + tabId),
                             UserAction.SOMETHING_ELSE, "Choosing tabs on settings"));
             return;

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/tabs/Tab.java

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import com.grack.nanojson.JsonSink;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.database.LocalItem.LocalItemType;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.StreamingService;
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ public abstract class Tab {
                 final StreamingService service = NewPipe.getService(kioskServiceId);
                 kioskId = service.getKioskList().getDefaultKioskId();
             } catch (final ExtractionException e) {
-                ErrorActivity.reportErrorInSnackbar(context, new ErrorInfo(e,
+                ErrorUtil.showSnackbar(context, new ErrorInfo(e,
                         UserAction.REQUESTED_KIOSK, "Loading default kiosk for selected service"));
             }
             return kioskId;

app/src/main/java/us/shandian/giga/ui/adapter/MissionAdapter.java

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.BuildConfig;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.Localization;
@@ -581,9 +581,9 @@ public class MissionAdapter extends Adapter<ViewHolder> implements Handler.Callb
             service = ErrorInfo.SERVICE_NONE;
         }
 
-        ErrorActivity.reportError(mContext,
+        ErrorUtil.createNotification(mContext,
                 new ErrorInfo(ErrorInfo.Companion.throwableToStringList(mission.errObject), action,
-                        service, request.toString(), reason, null));
+                        service, request.toString(), reason));
     }
 
     public void clearFinishedDownloads(boolean delete) {

app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml

@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@
         <item>@string/never</item>
     </string-array>
 
-    <string name="report_player_errors_key" translatable="false">report_player_errors_key</string>
-
     <string name="seekbar_preview_thumbnail_key" translatable="false">seekbar_preview_thumbnail_key</string>
     <string name="seekbar_preview_thumbnail_high_quality" translatable="false">seekbar_preview_thumbnail_high_quality</string>
     <string name="seekbar_preview_thumbnail_low_quality" translatable="false">seekbar_preview_thumbnail_low_quality</string>
@@ -188,9 +186,11 @@
     <string name="allow_disposed_exceptions_key" translatable="false">allow_disposed_exceptions_key</string>
     <string name="show_original_time_ago_key" translatable="false">show_original_time_ago_key</string>
     <string name="disable_media_tunneling_key" translatable="false">disable_media_tunneling_key</string>
-    <string name="crash_the_app_key" translatable="false">crash_the_app_key</string>
     <string name="show_image_indicators_key" translatable="false">show_image_indicators_key</string>
     <string name="show_crash_the_player_key" translatable="false">show_crash_the_player_key</string>
+    <string name="crash_the_app_key" translatable="false">crash_the_app_key</string>
+    <string name="show_error_snackbar_key" translatable="false">show_error_snackbar_key</string>
+    <string name="create_error_notification_key" translatable="false">create_error_notification_key</string>
 
     <!-- THEMES -->
     <string name="theme_key" translatable="false">theme</string>

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
     <string name="show_play_with_kodi_title">Show \"Play with Kodi\" option</string>
     <string name="show_play_with_kodi_summary">Display an option to play a video via Kodi media center</string>
     <string name="crash_the_player">Crash the player</string>
-    <string name="report_player_errors_title">Report player errors</string>
-    <string name="report_player_errors_summary">Reports player errors in full detail instead of showing a short-lived toast message (useful for diagnosing problems)</string>
     <string name="notification_scale_to_square_image_title">Scale thumbnail to 1:1 aspect ratio</string>
     <string name="notification_scale_to_square_image_summary">Scale the video thumbnail shown in the notification from 16:9 to 1:1 aspect ratio (may introduce distortions)</string>
     <string name="notification_action_0_title">First action button</string>
@@ -182,14 +180,17 @@
     <string name="just_once">Just Once</string>
     <string name="file">File</string>
     <string name="notification_channel_id" translatable="false">newpipe</string>
-    <string name="notification_channel_name">NewPipe Notification</string>
+    <string name="notification_channel_name">NewPipe notification</string>
-    <string name="notification_channel_description">Notifications for NewPipe background and popup players</string>
+    <string name="notification_channel_description">Notifications for NewPipe\'s player</string>
     <string name="app_update_notification_channel_id" translatable="false">newpipeAppUpdate</string>
-    <string name="app_update_notification_channel_name">App Update Notification</string>
+    <string name="app_update_notification_channel_name">App update notification</string>
-    <string name="app_update_notification_channel_description">Notifications for new NewPipe version</string>
+    <string name="app_update_notification_channel_description">Notifications for new NewPipe versions</string>
     <string name="hash_channel_id" translatable="false">newpipeHash</string>
-    <string name="hash_channel_name">Video Hash Notification</string>
+    <string name="hash_channel_name">Video hash notification</string>
     <string name="hash_channel_description">Notifications for video hashing progress</string>
+    <string name="error_report_channel_id" translatable="false">newpipeErrorReport</string>
+    <string name="error_report_channel_name">Error report notification</string>
+    <string name="error_report_channel_description">Notifications to report errors</string>
     <string name="unknown_content">[Unknown]</string>
     <string name="switch_to_background">Switch to Background</string>
     <string name="switch_to_popup">Switch to Popup</string>
@@ -243,6 +244,8 @@
     <string name="restore_defaults_confirmation">Do you want to restore defaults?</string>
     <string name="permission_display_over_apps">Give permission to display over other apps</string>
     <!-- error activity -->
+    <string name="error_report_notification_title">NewPipe encountered an error, tap to report</string>
+    <string name="error_report_notification_toast">An error occurred, see the notification</string>
     <string name="sorry_string">Sorry, that should not have happened.</string>
     <string name="guru_meditation" translatable="false">Guru Meditation.</string>
     <string name="error_report_button_text">Report this error via e-mail</string>
@@ -475,9 +478,11 @@
     <string name="disable_media_tunneling_summary">Disable media tunneling if you experience a black screen or stuttering on video playback</string>
     <string name="show_image_indicators_title">Show image indicators</string>
     <string name="show_image_indicators_summary">Show Picasso colored ribbons on top of images indicating their source: red for network, blue for disk and green for memory</string>
-    <string name="crash_the_app">Crash the app</string>
     <string name="show_crash_the_player_title">Show \"crash the player\"</string>
     <string name="show_crash_the_player_summary">Shows a crash option when using the player</string>
+    <string name="crash_the_app">Crash the app</string>
+    <string name="show_error_snackbar">Show an error snackbar</string>
+    <string name="create_error_notification">Create an error notification</string>
     <!-- Subscriptions import/export -->
     <string name="import_title">Import</string>
     <string name="import_from">Import from</string>

app/src/main/res/xml/debug_settings.xml

@@ -51,10 +51,9 @@
 
     <SwitchPreferenceCompat
         android:defaultValue="false"
-        android:key="@string/report_player_errors_key"
+        android:key="@string/show_crash_the_player_key"
-        android:summary="@string/report_player_errors_summary"
+        android:summary="@string/show_crash_the_player_summary"
-        android:title="@string/report_player_errors_title"
+        android:title="@string/show_crash_the_player_title"
-        app:singleLineTitle="false"
         app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
 
     <Preference
@@ -63,12 +62,15 @@
         app:singleLineTitle="false"
         app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
 
-    <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+    <Preference
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:key="@string/show_error_snackbar_key"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:title="@string/show_error_snackbar"
-        android:defaultValue="false"
+        app:singleLineTitle="false"
-        android:key="@string/show_crash_the_player_key"
+        app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
-        android:summary="@string/show_crash_the_player_summary"
+
-        android:title="@string/show_crash_the_player_title"
+    <Preference
+        android:key="@string/create_error_notification_key"
+        android:title="@string/create_error_notification"
+        app:singleLineTitle="false"
         app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
 </PreferenceScreen>