[Bug] Application crashes on minimize to popup player

[alkamine]

Checklist

• I make sure that the issue is NOT a duplicate of pinned issues
• I make sure I am using the LATEST version - check here
• I understand that issues with limited impact, such as those occurring on specific devices or under specific network conditions, will not be fixed
• I have attached the error report in the issue

Describe the bug

When the home button is pressed to minimize the application, and the setting is selected to continue in the pop up player, the application crashes. This happens reliably about 70% of the time.

Crash log is as follows:

{"user_action":"ui error","request":"ACRA report","content_language":"en-US","content_country":"US","app_language":"en_US","service":"none","package":"InfinityLoop1309.NewPipeEnhanced","version":"5.2.1-beta3","os":"Linux Android 17 - 37","time":"2026-07-01 15:35","exceptions":["java.lang.RuntimeException: android.os.TransactionTooLargeException: data parcel size 669712 bytes\nBundle stats:\n android:viewHierarchyState [size=3260]\n android:views [size=3208]\n 0x7f0a014e [size=1368]\n androidx.lifecycle.BundlableSavedStateRegistry.key [size=665692]\n android:support:activity-result [size=5572]\n KEY_COMPONENT_ACTIVITY_REGISTERED_KEYS [size=4932]\n android:support:fragments [size=659740]\n fragment_49f7eae7-0612-46af-a488-313cf151e614 [size=646576]\n viewState [size=12988]\n childFragmentManager [size=632164]\n fragment_6c712738-9249-483d-bf34-bcceef6bc64a [size=307588]\n viewState [size=1044]\n savedInstanceState [size=305708]\n streamInfo [size=305616]\n fragment_513f04c5-201d-48ad-8c92-fd128dabcc9e [size=15896]\n savedInstanceState [size=14044]\n related_info_key [size=13156]\n fragment_ee4e5a8e-dabe-4928-b080-59825869d560 [size=307744]\n viewState [size=1220]\n savedInstanceState [size=305708]\n streamInfo [size=305616]\n fragment_9fe7bc16-3c6f-4c04-88bb-c908052c390e [size=2160]\n state [size=1040]\n fragment_5318b8bd-9df7-4048-9223-568070060e36 [size=9640]\n childFragmentManager [size=8084]\n fragment_1b867654-5ac3-41f2-95ea-03e13619f337 [size=1948]\n fragment_079a2507-f19b-49a0-b228-82b5e078a9ed [size=2976]\n viewState [size=2080]\n fragment_7f5a45ff-4e39-4b83-9d8b-2a88cf50ad9e [size=2224]\nPersistableBundle stats:\n [null]\n\tat android.app.servertransaction.PendingTransactionActions$StopInfo.run(PendingTransactionActions.java:156)\n\tat android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:1095)\n\tat android.os.Handler.dispatchMessageImpl(Handler.java:135)\n\tat android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:125)\n\tat android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:296)\n\tat android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:397)\n\tat android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9568)\n\tat java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)\n\tat com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:575)\n\tat com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:847)\nCaused by: android.os.TransactionTooLargeException: data parcel size 669712 bytes\n\tat android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(Native Method)\n\tat android.os.BinderProxy.transact(BinderProxy.java:656)\n\tat android.app.IActivityClientController$Stub$Proxy.activityStopped(IActivityClientController.java:1562)\n\tat android.app.ActivityClient.activityStopped(ActivityClient.java:103)\n\tat android.app.servertransaction.PendingTransactionActions$StopInfo.run(PendingTransactionActions.java:141)\n\t... 9 more\n"],"user_comment":""}

Version

Current

Frequency

Often (80-90% of the time)

Device

Pixel 10a android 17

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Minimize app/ press home button
2. App crashes

Additional context

No response

[InfinityLoop1308]

Fixed in beta4.