[Bug]: Youtube music is unresponsive #3885

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opened 2025-09-13 14:01:25 +00:00 by FabioCanavarro · 0 comments

FabioCanavarro commented

2025-09-13 14:01:25 +00:00

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Preflight Checklist

I use the latest version of YouTube Music (Application).
I have searched the issue tracker for a bug report that matches the one I want to file, without success.
I understand that th-ch/youtube-music has NO affiliation with Google or YouTube

YouTube Music (Application) Version

3.11.0-1

Checklists

I use the portable version of the YouTube Music Application.
I can reproduce this issue in the official version of (WEB) YTM.

What operating system are you using?

Other Linux

Operating System Version

Arch Linux, issue also appears whilst in Windows 11

What CPU architecture are you using?

x64

Last Known Working YouTube Music (Application) version

No response

Reproduction steps

Open youtube-music
Play a song and leave it in the background
leave it playing for more than (15/20-50 minute?; never measured the time since it varies?)
Note: Dont touch it at all and leave it playing in the background

Expected Behavior

It should be responsive no matter how long it is left in the background

Actual Behavior

You cant press anything, ex: Pressing pause, pressing next, pressing home, pressing anything in the app except for the top part (Plugins, Option, View, Navigation, About)

The only way to make it responsive again is to restart the app

Enabled plugins

video-toggle
ambient-mode
visualizer
blur-nav-bar
album-color-theme
album-actions
synced-lyrics
exponential-volume
crossfade

Additional Information

Bug appears in both windows 11 and Arch linux

config.json

{
	"window-size": {
		"width": 1563,
		"height": 922
	},
	"window-maximized": true,
	"window-position": {
		"x": 384,
		"y": 241
	},
	"url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKZajZ59uA&list=RDAMVMhsLiJP2rqS8&index=0",
	"options": {
		"tray": false,
		"appVisible": true,
		"autoUpdates": true,
		"alwaysOnTop": false,
		"hideMenu": false,
		"hideMenuWarned": false,
		"startAtLogin": false,
		"disableHardwareAcceleration": false,
		"removeUpgradeButton": true,
		"restartOnConfigChanges": false,
		"trayClickPlayPause": false,
		"autoResetAppCache": false,
		"resumeOnStart": true,
		"likeButtons": "",
		"proxy": "",
		"startingPage": "",
		"overrideUserAgent": false,
		"usePodcastParticipantAsArtist": false,
		"themes": [
			"/home/Fabio/Downloads/mocha.css"
		]
	},
	"plugins": {
		"notifications": {},
		"video-toggle": {
			"mode": "custom",
			"enabled": true,
			"hideVideo": true,
			"forceHide": false,
			"align": "left"
		},
		"precise-volume": {
			"globalShortcuts": {}
		},
		"discord": {
			"enabled": false,
			"autoReconnect": true,
			"activityTimeoutEnabled": true,
			"activityTimeoutTime": 600000,
			"playOnYouTubeMusic": true,
			"hideGitHubButton": true,
			"hideDurationLeft": false,
			"statusDisplayType": 2,
			"listenAlong": true
		},
		"ambient-mode": {
			"enabled": true,
			"quality": 100,
			"buffer": 30,
			"interpolationTime": 2000,
			"blur": 150,
			"size": 125,
			"opacity": 1,
			"fullscreen": false
		},
		"shortcuts": {
			"enabled": true,
			"overrideMediaKeys": true,
			"global": {
				"previous": "",
				"playPause": "",
				"next": ""
			},
			"local": {
				"previous": "",
				"playPause": "",
				"next": ""
			}
		},
		"visualizer": {
			"enabled": true,
			"type": "vudio",
			"butterchurn": {
				"preset": "martin [shadow harlequins shape code] - fata morgana",
				"renderingFrequencyInMs": 500,
				"blendTimeInSeconds": 2.7
			},
			"vudio": {
				"effect": "lighting",
				"accuracy": 128,
				"lighting": {
					"maxHeight": 160,
					"maxSize": 12,
					"lineWidth": 1,
					"color": "#49f3f7",
					"shadowBlur": 2,
					"shadowColor": "rgba(244,244,244,.5)",
					"fadeSide": true,
					"prettify": false,
					"horizontalAlign": "center",
					"verticalAlign": "middle",
					"dottify": true
				}
			},
			"wave": {
				"animations": [
					{
						"type": "Cubes",
						"config": {
							"bottom": true,
							"count": 30,
							"cubeHeight": 5,
							"fillColor": {
								"gradient": [
									"#FAD961",
									"#F76B1C"
								]
							},
							"lineColor": "rgba(0,0,0,0)",
							"radius": 20
						}
					},
					{
						"type": "Cubes",
						"config": {
							"top": true,
							"count": 12,
							"cubeHeight": 5,
							"fillColor": {
								"gradient": [
									"#FAD961",
									"#F76B1C"
								]
							},
							"lineColor": "rgba(0,0,0,0)",
							"radius": 10
						}
					},
					{
						"type": "Circles",
						"config": {
							"lineColor": {
								"gradient": [
									"#FAD961",
									"#FAD961",
									"#F76B1C"
								],
								"rotate": 90
							},
							"lineWidth": 4,
							"diameter": 20,
							"count": 10,
							"frequencyBand": "base"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		},
		"blur-nav-bar": {
			"enabled": true
		},
		"album-color-theme": {
			"enabled": true,
			"ratio": 0.7
		},
		"album-actions": {
			"enabled": true
		},
		"in-app-menu": {
			"enabled": false
		},
		"synced-lyrics": {
			"enabled": true
		},
		"performance-improvement": {
			"enabled": false
		},
		"exponential-volume": {
			"enabled": true
		},
		"equalizer": {
			"enabled": false,
			"filters": [],
			"presets": {
				"bass-booster": true
			}
		},
		"crossfade": {
			"enabled": true
		},
		"amuse": {
			"enabled": false
		}
	},
	"__internal__": {
		"migrations": {
			"version": "3.11.0"
		}
	}
}

### Preflight Checklist - [x] I use the latest version of YouTube Music (Application). - [x] I have searched the [issue tracker](https://github.com/th-ch/youtube-music/issues) for a bug report that matches the one I want to file, without success. - [x] I understand that **th-ch/youtube-music has NO affiliation with Google or YouTube** ### YouTube Music (Application) Version 3.11.0-1 ### Checklists - [ ] I use the portable version of the YouTube Music Application. - [ ] I can reproduce this issue in the [official version of (WEB) YTM](https://music.youtube.com). ### What operating system are you using? Other Linux ### Operating System Version Arch Linux, issue also appears whilst in Windows 11 ### What CPU architecture are you using? x64 ### Last Known Working YouTube Music (Application) version _No response_ ### Reproduction steps 1. Open youtube-music 2. Play a song and leave it in the background 3. leave it playing for more than (15/20-50 minute?; never measured the time since it varies?) Note: Dont touch it at all and leave it playing in the background ### Expected Behavior It should be responsive no matter how long it is left in the background ### Actual Behavior You cant press anything, ex: Pressing pause, pressing next, pressing home, pressing anything in the app except for the top part (Plugins, Option, View, Navigation, About) The only way to make it responsive again is to restart the app ### Enabled plugins 1. `video-toggle` 2. `ambient-mode` 3. `visualizer` 4. `blur-nav-bar` 5. `album-color-theme` 6. `album-actions` 7. `synced-lyrics` 8. `exponential-volume` 9. `crossfade` ### Additional Information Bug appears in both windows 11 and Arch linux config.json ```json { "window-size": { "width": 1563, "height": 922 }, "window-maximized": true, "window-position": { "x": 384, "y": 241 }, "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKZajZ59uA&list=RDAMVMhsLiJP2rqS8&index=0", "options": { "tray": false, "appVisible": true, "autoUpdates": true, "alwaysOnTop": false, "hideMenu": false, "hideMenuWarned": false, "startAtLogin": false, "disableHardwareAcceleration": false, "removeUpgradeButton": true, "restartOnConfigChanges": false, "trayClickPlayPause": false, "autoResetAppCache": false, "resumeOnStart": true, "likeButtons": "", "proxy": "", "startingPage": "", "overrideUserAgent": false, "usePodcastParticipantAsArtist": false, "themes": [ "/home/Fabio/Downloads/mocha.css" ] }, "plugins": { "notifications": {}, "video-toggle": { "mode": "custom", "enabled": true, "hideVideo": true, "forceHide": false, "align": "left" }, "precise-volume": { "globalShortcuts": {} }, "discord": { "enabled": false, "autoReconnect": true, "activityTimeoutEnabled": true, "activityTimeoutTime": 600000, "playOnYouTubeMusic": true, "hideGitHubButton": true, "hideDurationLeft": false, "statusDisplayType": 2, "listenAlong": true }, "ambient-mode": { "enabled": true, "quality": 100, "buffer": 30, "interpolationTime": 2000, "blur": 150, "size": 125, "opacity": 1, "fullscreen": false }, "shortcuts": { "enabled": true, "overrideMediaKeys": true, "global": { "previous": "", "playPause": "", "next": "" }, "local": { "previous": "", "playPause": "", "next": "" } }, "visualizer": { "enabled": true, "type": "vudio", "butterchurn": { "preset": "martin [shadow harlequins shape code] - fata morgana", "renderingFrequencyInMs": 500, "blendTimeInSeconds": 2.7 }, "vudio": { "effect": "lighting", "accuracy": 128, "lighting": { "maxHeight": 160, "maxSize": 12, "lineWidth": 1, "color": "#49f3f7", "shadowBlur": 2, "shadowColor": "rgba(244,244,244,.5)", "fadeSide": true, "prettify": false, "horizontalAlign": "center", "verticalAlign": "middle", "dottify": true } }, "wave": { "animations": [ { "type": "Cubes", "config": { "bottom": true, "count": 30, "cubeHeight": 5, "fillColor": { "gradient": [ "#FAD961", "#F76B1C" ] }, "lineColor": "rgba(0,0,0,0)", "radius": 20 } }, { "type": "Cubes", "config": { "top": true, "count": 12, "cubeHeight": 5, "fillColor": { "gradient": [ "#FAD961", "#F76B1C" ] }, "lineColor": "rgba(0,0,0,0)", "radius": 10 } }, { "type": "Circles", "config": { "lineColor": { "gradient": [ "#FAD961", "#FAD961", "#F76B1C" ], "rotate": 90 }, "lineWidth": 4, "diameter": 20, "count": 10, "frequencyBand": "base" } } ] } }, "blur-nav-bar": { "enabled": true }, "album-color-theme": { "enabled": true, "ratio": 0.7 }, "album-actions": { "enabled": true }, "in-app-menu": { "enabled": false }, "synced-lyrics": { "enabled": true }, "performance-improvement": { "enabled": false }, "exponential-volume": { "enabled": true }, "equalizer": { "enabled": false, "filters": [], "presets": { "bass-booster": true } }, "crossfade": { "enabled": true }, "amuse": { "enabled": false } }, "__internal__": { "migrations": { "version": "3.11.0" } } } ```

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