Added YouTube error selector to Duck Player custom error settings

[mgurgel]

Asana Task/Github Issue: https://app.asana.com/1/137249556945/project/1203249713006009/task/1210483318529990?focus=true

Description

• Added a new youtubeErrorSelector property to the custom error settings for Duck Player on all platforms. This will potentially allow a faster response in case YouTube changes how they render playback errors.

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🔗 Preview Config for PR #3281

• extension-firefox-config.json
• extension-config.json
• extension-chromemv3-config.json
• macos-config.json
• ios-config.json
• extension-brave-config.json
• extension-edg-config.json
• extension-safarimv3-config.json
• extension-edgmv3-config.json
• windows-config.json
• extension-bravemv3-config.json
• extension-chrome-config.json
• extension-edge-config.json
• android-config.json

Last updated: 2025-06-06 09:19:58 UTC

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Time updated: Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:20:00 GMT

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• trackers-unprotected-temporary.txt
• v3/extension-brave-config.json
• v3/extension-bravemv3-config.json
• v3/extension-chrome-config.json
• v3/extension-chromemv3-config.json
• v3/extension-config.json
• v3/extension-edg-config.json
• v3/extension-edge-config.json
• v3/extension-edgmv3-config.json
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v3/android-config.json (3 more)

• v3/android-config.json
• v3/ios-config.json
• v3/macos-config.json
• v3/windows-config.json

--- v3/windows-config.json
+++ v3/windows-config.json
@@ -13581,9 +13581,10 @@
                 },
                 "customError": {
                     "state": "enabled",
                     "settings": {
-                        "signInRequiredSelector": "[href*=\"//support.google.com/youtube/answer/3037019\"]"
+                        "signInRequiredSelector": "[href*=\"//support.google.com/youtube/answer/3037019\"]",
+                        "youtubeErrorSelector": ".ytp-error"
                     }
                 },
                 "nativeUI": {
                     "state": "disabled"

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v4/android-config.json (3 more)

• v4/android-config.json
• v4/ios-config.json
• v4/macos-config.json
• v4/windows-config.json

--- v4/windows-config.json
+++ v4/windows-config.json
@@ -13183,9 +13183,10 @@
                 },
                 "customError": {
                     "state": "enabled",
                     "settings": {
-                        "signInRequiredSelector": "[href*=\"//support.google.com/youtube/answer/3037019\"]"
+                        "signInRequiredSelector": "[href*=\"//support.google.com/youtube/answer/3037019\"]",
+                        "youtubeErrorSelector": ".ytp-error"
                     }
                 },
                 "nativeUI": {
                     "state": "disabled"

v4/extension-brave-config.json (9 more)

• v4/extension-brave-config.json
• v4/extension-bravemv3-config.json
• v4/extension-chrome-config.json
• v4/extension-chromemv3-config.json
• v4/extension-config.json
• v4/extension-edg-config.json
• v4/extension-edge-config.json
• v4/extension-edgmv3-config.json
• v4/extension-firefox-config.json
• v4/extension-safarimv3-config.json

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