Crash Bug. Flow crashes when downloading a large music playlist

[LynnAnEar]

Describe the Bug

Downloading of large music playlists crashes flow.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Flow and navigate to 'Library'
2. Tap on 'Music Playlists'
3. Perform an album 'Download'
4. Flow lags and crashes after awhile. it also crashes SystemUI randomly.

Expected Behavior

Finish the download without crashing

Actual Behavior

Flow becomes slow and laggy then crashes. Multiple times.

Error 1:
Exception: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException Message: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{5227922 u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly}

Device Info: Model: Pixel 9a Manufacturer: Google Android: 16 (SDK 36) Brand: google Device: tegu App Version: 2.1.5-nightly (16)

Stack Trace: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{5227922 u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly} at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2531) at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2499) at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2883) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:132) at android.os.Looper.dispatchMessage(Looper.java:333) at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:263) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:367) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9328) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:569) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:929)

Error 2:
Exception: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException Message: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{7df37e5 u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly}

Device Info: Model: Pixel 9a Manufacturer: Google Android: 16 (SDK 36) Brand: google Device: tegu App Version: 2.1.5-nightly (16)

Stack Trace: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{7df37e5 u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly} at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2531) at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2499) at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2883) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:132) at android.os.Looper.dispatchMessage(Looper.java:333) at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:263) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:367) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9328) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:569) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:929) Caused by: android.app.StackTrace: Last startServiceCommon() call for this service was made here at android.app.ContextImpl.startServiceCommon(ContextImpl.java:2115) at android.app.ContextImpl.startForegroundService(ContextImpl.java:2069) at android.content.ContextWrapper.startForegroundService(ContextWrapper.java:875) at io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService$Companion.startDownload(FlowDownloadService.kt:197) at io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService$Companion.startDownload$default(FlowDownloadService.kt:156) at io.github.aedev.flow.data.music.DownloadManager$downloadTrack$2.invokeSuspend(DownloadManager.kt:184) at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:33) at kotlinx.coroutines.UndispatchedCoroutine.afterResume(CoroutineContext.kt:266) at kotlinx.coroutines.AbstractCoroutine.resumeWith(AbstractCoroutine.kt:99) at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:46) at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTask.run(DispatchedTask.kt:104) at kotlinx.coroutines.internal.LimitedDispatcher$Worker.run(LimitedDispatcher.kt:111) at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.TaskImpl.run(Tasks.kt:99) at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler.runSafely(CoroutineScheduler.kt:584) at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.executeTask(CoroutineScheduler.kt:811) at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.runWorker(CoroutineScheduler.kt:715) at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.run(CoroutineScheduler.kt:702)

Error 3:
Exception: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException Message: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{761780d u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly}

Device Info: Model: Pixel 9a Manufacturer: Google Android: 16 (SDK 36) Brand: google Device: tegu App Version: 2.1.5-nightly (16)

Stack Trace: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{761780d u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly} at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2531) at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2499) at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2883) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:132) at android.os.Looper.dispatchMessage(Looper.java:333) at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:263) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:367) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9328) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:569) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:929)

Error 4:
Exception: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException Message: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{820f189 u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly}

Device Info: Model: Pixel 9a Manufacturer: Google Android: 16 (SDK 36) Brand: google Device: tegu App Version: 2.1.5-nightly (16)

Stack Trace: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{820f189 u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly} at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2531) at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2499) at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2883) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:132) at android.os.Looper.dispatchMessage(Looper.java:333) at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:263) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:367) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9328) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:569) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:929)

Environment

Field	Value
Device	Google Pixel 9a
Android Version	Android: 16 (SDK 36)
Flow Version	2.1.5-nightly (16)
Installation Source	GitHub APK
ROM	CrDroid

Frequency

• Every time (100% reproducible)
• Often (happens most of the time)
• Sometimes (happens intermittently)
• Rarely (happened once or twice)

Affected Area

• Video playback
• Music player
• Home feed / Recommendations
• Search
• Downloads
• Subscriptions
• Playlists
• Picture-in-Picture / Background playback
• Notifications
• Settings / Preferences
• Import / Export
• Casting
• SponsorBlock / DeArrow
• Lyrics / Subtitles
• UI / Theming
• Performance / Battery
• Other (describe below)

Logs (Optional but Helpful)

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Additional Context

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[A-EDev]

please try it on the nightly build https://nightly.link/A-EDev/Flow/workflows/build/main/flow-nightly-apk.zip and tell me if the issue occur again, i fixed similar issue before but not yet released

[LynnAnEar]

Error 1:
Exception: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException Message: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{538bd19 u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly}

Device Info: Model: Pixel 9a Manufacturer: Google Android: 16 (SDK 36) Brand: google Device: tegu App Version: 2.1.5-nightly (16)

Stack Trace: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{538bd19 u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly} at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2531) at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2499) at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2883) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:132) at android.os.Looper.dispatchMessage(Looper.java:333) at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:263) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:367) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9328) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:569) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:929)

Error 2:
Exception: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException Message: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{b147fec u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly}

Device Info: Model: Pixel 9a Manufacturer: Google Android: 16 (SDK 36) Brand: google Device: tegu App Version: 2.1.5-nightly (16)

Stack Trace: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{b147fec u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly} at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2531) at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2499) at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2883) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:132) at android.os.Looper.dispatchMessage(Looper.java:333) at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:263) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:367) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9328) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:569) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:929)

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[2026-07-08 10:42:16.867 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher] setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): null

[2026-07-08 10:42:16.876 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
system_server:eeb8a82d: onFailed at PHASE_CLIENT_HANDLE_SET_IME_VISIBILITY

[2026-07-08 10:42:16.913 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
com.dp.logcatapp:4c028247: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 10:42:17.658 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
system_server:79f76b96: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 10:42:17.688 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/VRI[MainActivity]]
visibilityChanged oldVisibility=true newVisibility=false

[2026-07-08 10:42:17.704 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): android.app.Activity$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0@6dfcd55

[2026-07-08 10:42:17.705 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/AutofillManager]
onInvisibleForAutofill(): expiringResponse

[2026-07-08 10:42:21.406 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/ViewRootImpl]
Skipping stats log for color mode

[2026-07-08 10:42:21.407 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): q62@4c6bf9e

[2026-07-08 10:42:21.458 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
com.dp.logcatapp:ff47ec3d: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 10:42:22.588 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
system_server:a1a3a38f: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 10:42:22.615 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/VRI[MainActivity]]
visibilityChanged oldVisibility=true newVisibility=false

[2026-07-08 10:42:22.632 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): android.app.Activity$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0@6dfcd55

[2026-07-08 10:42:22.633 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/AutofillManager]
onInvisibleForAutofill(): expiringResponse

[2026-07-08 10:43:02.051 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/ViewRootImpl]
Skipping stats log for color mode

[2026-07-08 10:43:02.051 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): q62@4c6bf9e

[2026-07-08 10:43:02.102 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
com.dp.logcatapp:b57b70fe: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 10:43:07.050 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
system_server:f8cde4dc: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 10:43:07.077 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/VRI[MainActivity]]
visibilityChanged oldVisibility=true newVisibility=false

[2026-07-08 10:43:07.095 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): android.app.Activity$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0@6dfcd55

[2026-07-08 10:43:07.095 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/AutofillManager]
onInvisibleForAutofill(): expiringResponse

[2026-07-08 11:02:26.574 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/ViewRootImpl]
Skipping stats log for color mode

[2026-07-08 11:02:26.575 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): q62@4c6bf9e

[2026-07-08 11:02:26.626 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
com.dp.logcatapp:2114ec01: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 11:02:39.263 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
com.dp.logcatapp:722dfa47: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 11:02:47.774 Uid(value=10494):6256:6261 W/om.dp.logcatapp]
Reducing the number of considered missed Gc histogram windows from 118 to 100

[2026-07-08 11:02:58.830 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): cf@200bae1

[2026-07-08 11:02:58.890 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
com.dp.logcatapp:64533e1b: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 11:03:00.813 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): null

[2026-07-08 11:03:00.815 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
system_server:5061d2f9: onFailed at PHASE_CLIENT_HANDLE_SET_IME_VISIBILITY

[2026-07-08 11:03:00.821 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): android.app.Activity$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0@6862559

[2026-07-08 11:03:00.823 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 E/VibratorInfo]
Invalid frequency profile received from HAL. resonantFrequencyHz=NaN, frequenciesHz=null, outputAccelerationsGs=null

[2026-07-08 11:03:00.826 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/VRI[SavedLogsActivity]]
WindowInsets changed: 1080x2424 statusBars:[0,152,0,0] navigationBars:[0,0,0,113] mandatorySystemGestures:[0,180,0,113]

[2026-07-08 11:03:00.872 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/VRI[MainActivity]]
visibilityChanged oldVisibility=true newVisibility=false

[2026-07-08 11:03:00.873 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): android.app.Activity$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0@6dfcd55

[2026-07-08 11:03:00.874 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/AutofillManager]
onInvisibleForAutofill(): expiringResponse

[2026-07-08 11:03:00.984 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
com.dp.logcatapp:b1df2d5c: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 11:03:01.613 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
system_server:519ab1d4: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 11:03:01.625 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): q62@4c6bf9e

[2026-07-08 11:03:01.679 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/VRI[SavedLogsActivity]]
visibilityChanged oldVisibility=true newVisibility=false

[2026-07-08 11:03:01.702 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): null

[2026-07-08 11:03:01.706 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/ViewRootImpl]
Skipping stats log for color mode

[2026-07-08 11:03:01.710 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
com.dp.logcatapp:97a576e4: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[2026-07-08 11:03:02.592 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 D/WindowOnBackDispatcher]
setTopOnBackInvokedCallback (unwrapped): cf@f2977d9

[2026-07-08 11:03:02.632 Uid(value=10494):6256:6256 I/ImeTracker]
com.dp.logcatapp:db4ca059: onCancelled at PHASE_CLIENT_ALREADY_HIDDEN

[A-EDev]

please verify it on the nightly build before closing the issue

[rajiv0ne]

please verify it on the nightly build before closing the issue

Hi, issue is still present in the nightly build. Posting the log for your ref.

Thank you.

Manufacturer : samsung
Model : SM-S948B
Android : 16 (SDK 36)
Brand : samsung
App version : 2.1.5-nightly (16)

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CRASH REPORT - 2026-07-15 22:26:29.179

Crash Input
Thread: main (id=2)
Exception: android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException
Message: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{fe3b59b u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly}
OutOfMemoryError: false

Device Info:
Model: SM-S948B
Manufacturer: samsung
Android: 16 (SDK 36)
Brand: samsung
Device: m3q
App Version: 2.1.5-nightly (16)

Memory State:
Used heap: 60 MB
Free heap: 46 MB
Total heap: 106 MB
Max heap: 256 MB

State/Cache Updates Before Crash
22:21:47.683 memory: MainActivity.onTrimMemory level=40
22:22:36.809 activity: onResume pip=false
22:23:01.090 activity: onUserLeaveHint autoPip=false
22:23:01.651 memory: FlowApplication.onTrimMemory level=20
22:23:01.651 memory: MainActivity.onTrimMemory level=20
22:23:01.655 activity: onStop pip=false backgroundPlay=false shortsBackground=false
22:23:01.655 background-handoff: handleBackgroundPlaybackOnStop
22:23:02.616 activity: onResume pip=false
22:23:05.029 activity: onUserLeaveHint autoPip=true
22:23:05.541 activity: onStop pip=false backgroundPlay=true shortsBackground=false
22:23:05.541 background-handoff: handleBackgroundPlaybackOnStop
22:23:05.544 memory: FlowApplication.onTrimMemory level=20
22:23:05.544 memory: MainActivity.onTrimMemory level=20
22:23:06.007 activity: onResume pip=false
22:23:07.620 activity: onUserLeaveHint autoPip=true
22:23:08.141 activity: onStop pip=false backgroundPlay=true shortsBackground=false
22:23:08.141 background-handoff: handleBackgroundPlaybackOnStop
22:23:08.150 memory: FlowApplication.onTrimMemory level=20
22:23:08.150 memory: MainActivity.onTrimMemory level=20
22:23:08.592 activity: onResume pip=false
22:23:10.191 activity: onUserLeaveHint autoPip=true
22:23:10.717 memory: FlowApplication.onTrimMemory level=20
22:23:10.718 memory: MainActivity.onTrimMemory level=20
22:23:10.719 activity: onStop pip=false backgroundPlay=true shortsBackground=false
22:23:10.719 background-handoff: handleBackgroundPlaybackOnStop
22:23:11.180 activity: onResume pip=false
22:23:35.648 activity: onUserLeaveHint autoPip=true
22:23:36.238 memory: FlowApplication.onTrimMemory level=20
22:23:36.239 memory: MainActivity.onTrimMemory level=20
22:23:36.240 activity: onStop pip=false backgroundPlay=true shortsBackground=false
22:23:36.241 background-handoff: handleBackgroundPlaybackOnStop
22:23:37.586 activity: onResume pip=false
22:23:38.214 activity: onUserLeaveHint autoPip=true
22:23:40.078 activity: onResume pip=false
22:23:40.707 activity: onUserLeaveHint autoPip=true
22:23:41.713 activity: onResume pip=false
22:25:43.239 activity: onUserLeaveHint autoPip=true
22:25:43.259 activity: onStop pip=false backgroundPlay=true shortsBackground=false
22:25:43.259 background-handoff: handleBackgroundPlaybackOnStop
22:25:44.967 activity: onResume pip=false

Final Output
Top Stack Frames (same build):
at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2810)
at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2778)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:0)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:3205)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:132)
at android.os.Looper.dispatchMessage(Looper.java:358)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:288)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:392)

Full Stack Trace:
android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{fe3b59b u0 io.github.aedev.flow.nightly/io.github.aedev.flow.data.video.downloader.FlowDownloadService c:io.github.aedev.flow.nightly}
at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2810)
at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2778)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:0)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:3205)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:132)
at android.os.Looper.dispatchMessage(Looper.java:358)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:288)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:392)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:10343)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:605)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:972)

[A-EDev]

please give it a try again on the nightly build and let me know if the issue persists, if you are still facing the same issue after this, if possible provide me with the playlist you are trying to download for me to be able to debug it further