0.25.2

New features

• feat: download support for local streams extractor by @Bnyro in #6416
• feat: support download of private playlists via external downloader by @Bnyro in #6414

Bug fixes

• fix: related streams published 54 years ago with local extractor by @Bnyro in #6415
• fix: retain exoplayer on orientation change by @Pittvandewitt in #6428
• fix: videos in watch history uploaded in 1970 by @Bnyro in #6439
• fix: duplicated slash in custom instance's share url by @Bnyro in #6438
• fix: issues with channel name caused by textIsSelectable by @Bnyro in #6449
• fix: laggy behavior when using back gesture to minimize player by @Bnyro in #6448

Full Changelog: v0.25.1...v0.25.2

0.25.1

Most importantly, this release contains a workaround for the recent AntiBot protection changes by YouTube.

FAQ about the current situation

• Help! I can't play videos? If you rely on public Piped instances, go to Settings -> Instance and enable Disable Piped proxy as well as Local streams extraction. Disclaimer: The bot-blocked API call will now be done directly from your IP address, which is obviously less privacy-friendly. Using a VPN is recommended, but might not always work since YouTube blocks IPs of VPN providers as well.
• Help! I can't add videos to a playlist? If you're using the app with a Piped account, it's sometimes not possible to add videos to a playlist due to Piped. If you don't use a Piped account, playlists should work as expected after this release.
• If you're self-hosting a private Piped instance, everything is most likely still working normally anyways.
• Why did it take two weeks to publish a fix? Because open source developers also have a private life and do all that work in their free time without any monetary compensation.
• If you consider this project useful, please consider making a small donation to show your appreciation via https://liberapay.com/Bnyro or https://github.com/sponsors/Bnyro. Thank you!
• Can we expect more such breaking changes in the future? Only YouTube knows.

New features

• feat: local streams extraction by @Bnyro in #6381
• feat: quick share action to add video to playlist by @Bnyro in #6219
• feat: share dialog redesign (including copy link feature) by @Bnyro in #6236
• feat: show total playlist duration by @Bnyro in #6240
• feat: button to screenshot/capture current frame by @Bnyro in #6304
• feat: improve about activity and device info dialog by @Bnyro in #6269
• feat: button to play recent videos from a channel by @Bnyro in #6218
• feat: button to swap sponsorblock segment start and end time by @Bnyro in #6237
• feat: make video, playlist, channel title/description selectable by @Bnyro in #6272
• feat: support for directly playing urls inserted in search bar by @Bnyro in #6300
• feat: use watch position as timestamp when sharing by @Bnyro in #6382
• feat: watch history pagination by @Bnyro in #6339
• feat: added sorting method in downloads by @amandeepsinghjamwal in #6194
• feat: allow timestamp inputs in dearrow submit dialog by @Bnyro in #6238

Bug fixes

• fix: bugs in time parsing logic causing false (milli) second count by @Bnyro in #6239
• fix: crash when search view destroyed before suggestions fetched by @Bnyro in #6335
• fix: download fails due to filename length by @Bnyro in #6337
• fix: improve exoplayer scoping by @Pittvandewitt in #6307
• fix: same videos in channel fragment repeating 3/4 times by @Bnyro in #6273
• fix: scroll state of trends not preserved by @Bnyro in #6271
• fix: visibility of UI elements in Downloads by @nik-conder in #6314
• fix: welcome activity text in light mode by @Bnyro in #6268

Refactor

• refactor: Simplify serializable extensions by @Isira-Seneviratne in #6343
• refactor: add donation button to action menu by @Bnyro in #6386
• refactor: improve bookmarks performance and reliability by @Bnyro in #6385
• refactor: reduce amount of api calls for adding video to playlist by @Bnyro in #6384
• refactor: simplify ProxyHelper.kt by @Bnyro in #6383

Chore

• chore: optimize imports by @Bnyro in #6274
• chore: remove no longer needed safe dot calls by @Bnyro in #6220
• chore: shorten Picture in Picture string in player menu by @Bnyro in #6301

New Contributors

• @amandeepsinghjamwal made their first contribution in #6194

Full Changelog: v0.24.0...v0.25.1

0.25.0

Most importantly, this release contains a workaround for the recent AntiBot protection changes by YouTube.

FAQ about the current situation

• Help! I can't play videos? If you rely on public Piped instances, go to Settings -> Instance and enable Disable Piped proxy as well as Local streams extraction. Disclaimer: The bot-blocked API call will now be done directly from your IP address, which is obviously less privacy-friendly. Using a VPN is recommended, but might not always work since YouTube blocks IPs of VPN providers as well.
• Help! I can't add videos to a playlist? If you're using the app with a Piped account, it's sometimes not possible to add videos to a playlist due to Piped. If you don't use a Piped account, playlists should work as expected after this release.
• If you're self-hosting a private Piped instance, everything is most likely still working normally anyways.
• Why did it take two weeks to publish a fix? Because open source developers also have a private life and do all that work in their free time without any monetary compensation.
• If you consider this project useful, please consider making a small donation to show your appreciation via https://liberapay.com/Bnyro or https://github.com/sponsors/Bnyro. Thank you!
• Can we expect more such breaking changes in the future? Only YouTube knows.

New features

• feat: local streams extraction by @Bnyro in #6381
• feat: quick share action to add video to playlist by @Bnyro in #6219
• feat: share dialog redesign (including copy link feature) by @Bnyro in #6236
• feat: show total playlist duration by @Bnyro in #6240
• feat: button to screenshot/capture current frame by @Bnyro in #6304
• feat: improve about activity and device info dialog by @Bnyro in #6269
• feat: button to play recent videos from a channel by @Bnyro in #6218
• feat: button to swap sponsorblock segment start and end time by @Bnyro in #6237
• feat: make video, playlist, channel title/description selectable by @Bnyro in #6272
• feat: support for directly playing urls inserted in search bar by @Bnyro in #6300
• feat: use watch position as timestamp when sharing by @Bnyro in #6382
• feat: watch history pagination by @Bnyro in #6339
• feat: added sorting method in downloads by @amandeepsinghjamwal in #6194
• feat: allow timestamp inputs in dearrow submit dialog by @Bnyro in #6238

Bug fixes

• fix: bugs in time parsing logic causing false (milli) second count by @Bnyro in #6239
• fix: crash when search view destroyed before suggestions fetched by @Bnyro in #6335
• fix: download fails due to filename length by @Bnyro in #6337
• fix: improve exoplayer scoping by @Pittvandewitt in #6307
• fix: same videos in channel fragment repeating 3/4 times by @Bnyro in #6273
• fix: scroll state of trends not preserved by @Bnyro in #6271
• fix: visibility of UI elements in Downloads by @nik-conder in #6314
• fix: welcome activity text in light mode by @Bnyro in #6268

Refactor

• refactor: Simplify serializable extensions by @Isira-Seneviratne in #6343
• refactor: add donation button to action menu by @Bnyro in #6386
• refactor: improve bookmarks performance and reliability by @Bnyro in #6385
• refactor: reduce amount of api calls for adding video to playlist by @Bnyro in #6384
• refactor: simplify ProxyHelper.kt by @Bnyro in #6383

Chore

• chore: optimize imports by @Bnyro in #6274
• chore: remove no longer needed safe dot calls by @Bnyro in #6220
• chore: shorten Picture in Picture string in player menu by @Bnyro in #6301

New Contributors

• @amandeepsinghjamwal made their first contribution in #6194

Full Changelog: v0.24.0...v0.25.0

0.24.0

New Features

• feat: changed chips in channels to swipable tabs by @amandeepsinghjamwal in #6026
• feat: download popup that can be displayed over other apps by @Bnyro in #6034
• feat: support for external download apps by @Bnyro in #6084
• feat: remember selected channel group across app restarts by @Bnyro in #6132
• feat: support for duration inputs in submit segment dialog by @Bnyro in #6172

UI/UX improvements

• style: make audio player align with status bar color by @Bnyro in #6170
• style: minor channel page header redesign by @Bnyro in #6123

Bug Fixes

• fix: button to play previous video doesnt work when repeat enabled by @Bnyro in #6035
• fix: can't add channel to group if more than ~10 groups by @Bnyro in #6175
• fix: chapters dont work in audio mode by @Bnyro in #6055
• fix: Clear notification when app is killed from recent tasks. by @nur-shuvo in #6063
• fix: crash when destroying activity after media session by @Bnyro in #6190
• fix: crash when different threads access playing queue by @Bnyro in #6083
• fix: crash when entering audio mode via pip by @Bnyro in #6171
• fix: crash when playing video without upload date by @Bnyro in #6168
• fix: crash when refreshing channel page by @Bnyro in #6120
• fix: default value in behavior when minimized preference by @Bnyro in #6118
• fix: dismiss fullscreen dialog when activity gets destroyed by @Bnyro in #6212
• fix: download activity not dismissed when dialog closed by @Bnyro in #6054
• fix: explicitely set status bar color after app start by @Bnyro in #6080
• fix: hide add to group button when not subscribed by @Bnyro in #6166
• fix: input method for submitting sponsorblock segments by @Bnyro in #6215
• fix: misalignment of channel fragment header by @Bnyro in #6135
• fix: navigation bar color when pure theme disabled by @Bnyro in #6029
• fix: navigation bar missing nav items after closing player by @Bnyro in #6122
• fix: notification bell shown even though notifications disabled by @Bnyro in #6133
• fix: remembered channel group resets when switching fragment by @Bnyro in #6167
• fix: repeat current doesn't work if autoplay disabled by @Bnyro in #6032
• fix: respect sort order when playing private playlist by @Bnyro in #6199
• fix: search results scroll state not preserved when rotating by @Bnyro in #6033
• fix(SubscriptionsFragment): use null safe call by @FineFindus in #6142
• fix: use correct fragment manager for result callbacks by @Bnyro in #6067
• fix: use string ressource for channel video tab by @FineFindus in #6065
• fix: video codec preference doesn't work when HLS enabled by @Bnyro in #6200

Code refactor

• refactor: improve the structure of PreferenceKeys.kt by @Bnyro in #6131
• refactor: Use parcelable extensions with channel tabs by @Isira-Seneviratne in #6138

Chore

• chore: dont share with time code by default by @Bnyro in #6036
• ci: drop ktlint by @Bnyro in #6136
• ci: fix builds by @Bnyro in #6176

New Contributors

• @nur-shuvo made their first contribution in #6063

Full Changelog: v0.23.2...v0.24.0

0.23.2

Bug fixes

• fix: comments reloading on sheet reopen and scroll position not restored by @Bnyro in #5962
• fix: status bar doesn't follow app theme by @Bnyro in #5978
• fix: dearrow for playing video and watch history by @Bnyro in #5983
• fix: crash when trying to dearrow feed items by @Bnyro in #5989
• fix: auto fullscreen causes player layout issues by @Bnyro in #5992
• fix: crash when ending player service / fragment by @Bnyro in #5998
• fix: enter PiP mode when clicking link in description by @Bnyro in #5999
• fix: navigation bar missing when closing player in fullscreen by @Bnyro in #6000
• fix: welcome activity does not permit auto rotation by @Bnyro in #5974
• fix: http logging in debug builds not working due to cronet by @Bnyro in #5979
• fix: don't crash app when cronet thread fails by @Bnyro in #5981
• fix: only catch exceptions on okhttp dispatcher threads by @Bnyro in #5982

New features

• feat: implement collapsable toolbar in welcome activity by @Bnyro in #5973
• feat: add pagination to dearrow in feed by @Bnyro in #5984

Code changes

• refactor: move some player view related code to OnlinePlayerView.kt by @Bnyro in #5993

Full Changelog: v0.23.0...v0.23.2

0.23.1

Bug fixes

• fix: comments reloading on sheet reopen and scroll position not restored by @Bnyro in #5962
• fix: status bar doesn't follow app theme by @Bnyro in #5978
• fix: dearrow for playing video and watch history by @Bnyro in #5983
• fix: crash when trying to dearrow feed items by @Bnyro in #5989
• fix: auto fullscreen causes player layout issues by @Bnyro in #5992
• fix: crash when ending player service / fragment by @Bnyro in #5998
• fix: enter PiP mode when clicking link in description by @Bnyro in #5999
• fix: navigation bar missing when closing player in fullscreen by @Bnyro in #6000
• fix: welcome activity does not permit auto rotation by @Bnyro in #5974
• fix: http logging in debug builds not working due to cronet by @Bnyro in #5979
• fix: don't crash app when cronet thread fails by @Bnyro in #5981
• fix: only catch exceptions on okhttp dispatcher threads by @Bnyro in #5982

New features

• feat: implement collapsable toolbar in welcome activity by @Bnyro in #5973
• feat: add pagination to dearrow in feed by @Bnyro in #5984

Code changes

• refactor: move some player view related code to OnlinePlayerView.kt by @Bnyro in #5993

Full Changelog: v0.23.0...v0.23.1

0.23.0

New features

• feat: support for contributing to DeArrow by @Bnyro in #5889
• feat: support for importing temporary playlists from YouTube by @Bnyro in #5870
• feat: chapters support for downloaded videos by @Bnyro in #5871
• feat: now playing notification for downloaded videos by @Bnyro in #5924
• feat: pip controls for offline player by @Bnyro in #5923
• feat: preference to force maximum audio quality by @Bnyro in #5934
• feat: respect swipe controls option in audio mode by @Bnyro in #5850
• feat: automatically scroll to current chapter by @Bnyro in #5933

Bug fixes

• fix: activity is sometimes unnecessarily restarted by @Bnyro in #5949
• fix: change DeArrow title submission default by @ajayyy in #5909
• fix: crash in DownloadService if trying to read dead download item by @Bnyro in #5903
• fix: crash when importing subscriptions list with invalid avatars by @bodaciousbiscuits in #5931
• fix: default quality setting should respect video aspect ratio by @manish99verma in #5797
• fix: don't show autoplay countdown controls in PiP mode by @Bnyro in #5905
• fix: DownloadPlaylistDialog overflowing on small devices by @Bnyro in #5891
• fix: missing horizontal player spacing with display cutout by @Bnyro in #5948
• fix: missing spacing in comment info row by @Bnyro in #5927
• fix: options menu background color in pure black theme by @Bnyro in #5887
• fix: remove setUsePlatformDiagnostics being called twice by @FireMasterK in #5937
• fix: remove unnecessary margin at search results recycler view by @Bnyro in #5853
• fix: Respect USE_HLS_OVER_DASH preference when playing in audio mode by @0x24D in #5862
• fix: scroll state not preserved after rotation change at some places by @Bnyro in #5950
• fix: submit segment dialog closes when there are no segments yet by @Bnyro in #5902
• fix: thumbnail time defaults in contribute to DeArrow dialog by @Bnyro in #5907
• fix: video links dont open on android 10 and below by @Bnyro in #5951
• fix: wrong navigation bar color by @Bnyro in #5952
• fix: cronet not being used because of httpClient by @FireMasterK in #5936
• fix: properly apply pure black/white themes to navigation bar by @Bnyro in #5881

Refactor

• refactor: combine submitting and voting SponsorBlock segments into one dialog by @Bnyro in #5888
• refactor: enable http logging in debug builds by @Bnyro in #5849
• refactor: simplify notification/player actions logic by @Bnyro in #5925

Chore

• chore: fix typo by @FineFindus in #5834
• chore: enable hls for streaming by default by @Bnyro in #5953
• chore: remove example unit/instrumentation tests by @cortinico in #5860
• chore: Update Screenshots and Added Screenshot.md by @ARBoyGo in #5910

New Contributors

• @cortinico made their first contribution in #5860
• @ajayyy made their first contribution in #5909
• @bodaciousbiscuits made their first contribution in #5931

Full Changelog: v0.22.2...v0.23.0

0.22.2

What's Changed

• fix: unable to view subscribed channels by @Bnyro in #5823
• fix: channel groups duplicated after updating name by @Bnyro in #5825
• fix: autofullscreen stops working after orientation change by @Bnyro in #5827
• fix: various comment/replies related issues by @Bnyro in #5830
• feat: improve video end screen by @FineFindus in #5817
• feat: show confirm modal before deleting channel group by @Bnyro in #5826
• feat: dismiss keyboard at back press on search page by @Bnyro in #5828
• chore: use hls if piped proxy disabled, remove piped proxy fallback option by @Bnyro in #5829

Full Changelog: v0.22.1...v0.22.2

0.22.1

Bug fixes

• fix: back gesture doesn't work on some devices by @Bnyro in #5777
• fix: autoplay stops after turning screen off by @Bnyro in #5776
• fix: auto rotation stops working after having entered the fullscreen player by @Bnyro in #5771
• fix: comment expands when tapping in timestamp by @Bnyro in #5773
• fix: crashes during pagination on server side cancelled requests by @Bnyro in #5781
• fix: hide thumbnail space, buttons and filters when playlist empty by @nik-conder in #5759
• fix: icon color of toggle comments button by @Bnyro in #5761
• fix: importing backup doesn't immediately cancel/update notification worker by @Bnyro in #5782
• fix: respect feed filter on home tab by @Bnyro in #5772
• fix: search is showing inappropriate results by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5779

Full Changelog: v0.22.0...v0.22.1

0.22.0

v0.22.0 - Performance 🚀, User Experience ⬆️

This release contains lots of performance improvements as well as many other quality of life changes and often-requested new featured.

Please consider making a small donation via

• https://github.com/sponsors/Bnyro or
• https://liberapay.com/Bnyro

to support LibreTube's development. Thank you!

New major features

• feat: support for downloading whole playlist at once by @Bnyro in #5525
• feat(player): support for keyboard navigation by @Bnyro in #5641
• feat: support for exporting and importing channel groups by @Bnyro in #5482
• feat: support for filtering by group in subscription channels by @Bnyro in #5658
• feat: Support multiple filter selection by @RafaelsRamos in #5478
• feat(ui): option for automatic update checks by @IndusAryan in #5668
• feat: option to shuffle downloads in background by @Bnyro in #5505
• feat: add 'hide watched videos' to feed filter options by @Bnyro in #5494

Small new features

• feat(ui): save scroll position in trends by @IndusAryan in #5515
• feat: Display tooltips on Android versions below 8.0 by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5719
• feat: watch positions support for downloaded media by @Bnyro in #5669
• feat: stop loading after long unsuccessful buffering by @manish99verma in #5587
• feat: support for albums channel tab, drop discontinued channels tab by @Bnyro in #5735
• feat: button to delete all downloads by @thevedantchourey in #5531
• feat: display currently selected instance as grayed out if not available by @Bnyro in #5624
• feat: don't seek after scrubbing when stopping gesture above timebar by @Bnyro in #5700
• feat: make LibreTube app backups import-compatible with Piped by @Bnyro in #5667
• feat: Improve new user experience + adjust home load by @RafaelsRamos in #5491
• feat: show duration in downloads and improve downloads UI by @Bnyro in #5464
• feat: show repeat button in audio player when playback finished by @Bnyro in #5463
• feat: add option to also clear watch positions when clearing history in the watch history screen by @arkibax in #5565
• feat: (re)add player actions for external player and pip by @Bnyro in #5619

Bug fixes

• fix: android back button doesn't work due to dependency upgrade by @Bnyro in #5653
• fix: bad performance when scrolling in subscriptions feed by @Bnyro in #5655
• fix: clearing watch positions doesn't works sometimes by @manish99verma in #5557
• fix: clear views on VideoAdapter's onBindViewHolder by @RafaelsRamos in #5497
• fix: correctly display colors in system panel by @nik-conder in #5575
• fix: crash after resuming from locked screen with comments/chapters opened by @Bnyro in #5730
• fix: crash when importing a playlist whose id already exists by @Bnyro in #5585
• fix: crash when subscription avatar is null on export by @Bnyro in #5733
• fix: don't show history when closing video on channel page by @abGit9 in #5486
• fix: don't toggle system bars in player fragment when locking player by @Bnyro in #5559
• fix: Erratic navbar and miniplayer behaviour. by @RafaelsRamos in #5460
• fix: false message about no comments and scroll to top button by @Bnyro in #5751
• fix: going back from a video shows search history instead of playlist by @Bnyro in #5724
• fix: homepage not loading when trends disabled by @Bnyro in #5602
• fix: improve solo queue repetition performance and make independent of autoplay by @Bnyro in #5461
• fix: items cut off in watch history by @Bnyro in #5749
• fix: miniplayer minimized when opening video via link by @Bnyro in #5698
• fix: mini player overlaps navigation bar by @KhubaibKhan4 in #5694
• fix: paused video autoplays when unlock screen after few minutes locked by @Bnyro in #5697
• fix: placeholders not properly shown at fast scrolling by @Bnyro in #5654
• fix: playback pauses after orientation change by @Bnyro in #5750
• fix: player seekbar can be hard to grab by @Bnyro in #5561
• fix: playing queue actions still visible after miniplayer closed by swipe by @Bnyro in #5560
• fix: poor subscriptions filter options menu performance by @Bnyro in #5725
• fix: properly vertically center align channel search results by @Bnyro in #5481
• fix: reduce concurrency of playlist import api calls by @Bnyro in #5620
• fix: Remove inappropriate runBlocking call by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5591
• fix: replay video from notification player by @manish99verma in #5542
• fix: ResettableLazyManager not being reset on changing instances. by @RafaelsRamos in #5480
• fix: resolve stuttering when scrolling to the bottom of channel/playlist videos list by @abGit9 in #5607
• fix: set music playback speed only once by @FineFindus in #5634
• fix: settings activity quickly switches to landscape mode before returning to portrait mode by @Bnyro in #5729
• fix: some livestreams are not filtered out in videos filter by @Bnyro in #5623
• fix: SponsorBlock UserID field only accepts numeric inputs by @Bnyro in #5613
• fix: stuttering when scrolling in watch history by @Bnyro in #5657
• fix: switch back to home bookmarks layout on home screen by @Bnyro in #5534

Refactor

• refactor: Add parcelableArrayList extension by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5543
• refactor: Avoid boxing for segment pair by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5569
• refactor: don't recreate player on orientation change by @Bnyro in #5635
• refactor: Improve HDR check by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5483
• refactor: remember video feed, don't auto reload by @Bnyro in #5521
• refactor: Rewrite comments fragments using Paging library by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5589
• refactor: Rewrite search functionality using Paging by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5528
• refactor: settings reorganization to improve UX by @Bnyro in #5603
• refactor: Simplify ContentFilter toggling by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5544
• refactor: Simplify dearrow process by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5529
• refactor: Simplify getVideoIdFromUrl by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5578
• refactor: simplify initalization of MutableLiveData in PlayerViewModel.kt by @Bnyro in #5512
• refactor: Simplify NetworkHelper by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5484
• refactor: simplify NowPlayingNotification.kt by @Bnyro in #5637
• refactor: simplify scrolling logic by @Bnyro in #5656
• refactor: simplify watch position timer tasks by @Bnyro in #5672
• refactor: store notification ids in an enum by @Bnyro in #5533
• refactor: seperate trends fragment into a viewmodel to improve ux by @IndusAryan in #5498

Chore

• chore: add baseline profile generation by @Isira-Seneviratne in #5414
• chore:...