[Bug] Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean org.schabi.newpipe.player.Player.videoPlayerSelected()' on a null object reference

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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

Getting this constantly.

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-US
• App Language: en_US
• Service: none
• Version: 5.1.1
• OS: Linux samsung/pa3quew/pa3q:16/BP4A.251205.006/S938U1UEU9CZDP_OYM9CZDP:user/release-keys 16 - 36

Crash log

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean org.schabi.newpipe.player.Player.videoPlayerSelected()' on a null object reference
	at org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.detail.VideoDetailFragment.onServiceConnected(VideoDetailFragment.java:262)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.PlayerHolder$PlayerServiceConnection.onServiceConnected(PlayerHolder.java:169)
	at android.content.ServiceConnection.onServiceConnected(ServiceConnection.java:75)
	at android.app.LoadedApk$ServiceDispatcher.doConnected(LoadedApk.java:2517)
	at android.app.LoadedApk$ServiceDispatcher$RunConnection.run(LoadedApk.java:2557)
	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:1070)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:125)
	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:10346)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:638)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:972)

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Version

5.1.1

Frequency

Often (80-90% of the time)

Device

Galaxy S25 ultra

Steps to reproduce the bug

Watch a video
then go to another video

Additional context

No response