[Bug]: Videos not loading in Subscription feed.

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Guidelines

• I have encountered this bug in the latest release of FreeTube.
• I have encountered this bug in the official downloads of FreeTube.
• I have searched the issue tracker for open and closed issues that are similar to the bug report I want to file, without success.
• I have searched the documentation for information that matches the description of the bug I want to file, without success.
• This issue contains only one bug.

Describe the bug

1. Go to Subscriptions
2. All channels show as "Channels with Errors" which you are able to see their pfp's and click them to go to the channels.
3. This is what it is showing. https://imgur.com/a/9BAIQRi However, sometimes it will load a single channels videos but from months ago? Not sure why that is happening.

Expected Behavior

Show current videos in the subscription feed.

Issue Labels

content not loading

FreeTube Version

v0.19.2 Beta

Operating System Version

Windows 11 23H2

Installation Method

.exe

Primary API used

Local API

Last Known Working FreeTube Version (If Any)

No response

Additional Information

I have tried using different invidious API's as well as local. Local seems to be the one having the issue but invidious seems to not want to load the thumbnails for videos.

Nightly Build

• I have encountered this bug in the latest nightly build.

[hjc25]

Same here. Windows 10 22H2. v0.19.2 Beta.

[pentacord]

same here

[XModxGodX]

Also an issue on Linux guessing it's server related.

[John-foobar-Doe]

I got the same issue for profile with >100 channels, which will use RSS to fetch the feeds. For profile with less than 100 channels, there is no issue. So this is likely a problem with YouTube's RSS feed.

[vonhyd]

Also having the same issue, as well as on Newpipe so I'm assuming its an issue with the RSS feed. Newpipe works fine with the RSS setting turned off. Is there a way to force RSS off with a large subscription list?

[hutonahill]

also experiencing this issue

[ACR-Jeff]

Appears to have been resolved,
I switched from local API to invidious instance, Refreshed, Changed to another invidious instance then back to local API, Refreshed again and it's back to normal.
Not sure if that solved it or the issue was solved on YT's side.

[John-foobar-Doe]

Appears to have been resolved, I switched from local API to invidious instance, Refreshed, Changed to another invidious instance then back to local API, Refreshed again and it's back to normal. Not sure if that solved it or the issue was solved on YT's side.

I didn't switch to Invidious API but this problem no longer appears, so it must be that YouTube fixed its RSS feed issue.

[hjc25]

This is not yet fixed. Swapped to Invidious, reloaded, back to Local, reloaded, all are channels with errors.

[zombiemimic]

Appears to have been resolved, I switched from local API to invidious instance, Refreshed, Changed to another invidious instance then back to local API, Refreshed again and it's back to normal. Not sure if that solved it or the issue was solved on YT's side.

followed this advice, no luck, I'm still met with the wall of channels with errors.

unsure if it's a me problem or a YT-side problem

[efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc]

YT is experimenting again and everyone that is using RSS is affected. RSS will probably return to its normal state in a couple of hours.

In the meantime you can do something to mitigate this:

• create a profile that has under 100 subscriptions so FT wont force RSS on you
• make sure RSS is disabled in the Subscription settings