[Bug]: Unable to reach watch page

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Guidelines

• I have encountered this bug in the latest release 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.
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Describe the bug

1. Open FTA
2. Click on a video to watch
3. See that the video never reaches watch page and you're stuck watching the red dot

Unable to catch this from the start but this is what you will be looking at

signal-2026-03-25-070936.mp4

Expected Behavior

Reach the watch page

Issue Labels

inconsistent behavior

FreeTube Version

Build 635

Operating System Version

Android 16

Installation Method

.apk

Primary API used

Local API

Last Known Working FreeTube Version (If Any)

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Upload screenshots or videos

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Additional Information

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Nightly Build

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

[MarmadileManteater]

While refactoring the codebase, I noticed that, when the decipher function fails on the side of the java bridge, this is the result. I am currently unsure if this is the only cause, but a timeout is absolutely needed on the decipher function, for sure.