Checklist

• I'm reporting a bug unrelated to a specific site.
• I've verified that I'm running the latest version of yt-dlp.
• I've verified that I'm running the latest stable version of Seal or any later preview versions.
• I've read the Contributing guidelines and Code Of Conduct.
• I've checked that the site i'm trying to download from is in the Supported Sites list from yt-dlp
• I understand that the issue will be (ignored/closed) if I intentionally remove or skip any mandatory field.

Describe the bug

Unable to download YouTube playlists, but videos work just fine.

To Reproduce

1. Open Seal
2. Paste in the link to a playlist
3. (In my case) Select audio as the download format
4. Attempt to download
5. Observe error

Error reports

App version: 1.13.1-(F-Droid) (11312)
Device information: Android 15 (API 35)
Supported ABIs: [arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, armeabi]
Yt-dlp version: 2025.10.22.232844

URL: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8TWkATtSTfCSiEeBQX3XKyOgSccFioq_
WARNING: [youtube:tab] unable to extract yt initial data; please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U
WARNING: [youtube:tab] Incomplete yt initial data received. Retrying (1/3)...
WARNING: [youtube:tab] unable to extract yt initial data; please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U
WARNING: [youtube:tab] Incomplete yt initial data received. Retrying (2/3)...
WARNING: [youtube:tab] unable to extract yt initial data; please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U
WARNING: [youtube:tab] Incomplete yt initial data received. Retrying (3/3)...
WARNING: [youtube:tab] unable to extract yt initial data; please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U
WARNING: [youtube:tab] Incomplete yt initial data received; please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U. Giving up after 3 retries
ERROR: [youtube:tab] PL8TWkATtSTfCSiEeBQX3XKyOgSccFioq_: Unable to recognize tab page; please report this issue on https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using yt-dlp -U

Screenshots & Screen Records

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Additional context

Trying to download a playlist I created for sleep sounds that I can play on my Bluetooth speaker (I like mp3s, streaming music isn't reliable) and while downloading videos individually works well, downloading the playlist seems to be broken.