What's New
Major Updates
- DeArrow Integration: Replace clickbait titles and thumbnails with community alternatives. Enable in Player Settings for a cleaner browsing experience.
- Live Streams Support: Channels now have a dedicated "Live" tab to showcase live streams, making it easier to discover ongoing broadcasts.
- Enhanced Lyrics: Completely redesigned lyrics fetching with parallel processing, faster word-sync from BetterLyrics/SimpMusic, and improved fallback options.
- Settings Backup/Restore: Export and import your app settings, including preferences and data, for easy migration or backup.
Music & Playback
- HLS for Live Streams: Added HLS manifest support for smoother live stream playback.
- Timestamp Jumping: Click on timestamps in descriptions and comments to jump directly to that point in the video.
- Improved Download Engine: Better parallel downloading with YouTube optimizations, increased buffers, and more reliable media indexing.
- Aspect Ratio Dynamics: Player UI now adjusts dynamically to video aspect ratios, with nested scroll for height control.
UI/UX Refinement
- Quick Actions on Cards: Tap the menu icon on video cards for quick actions like marking as watched or navigating to channels.
- Music Player Polish: Redesigned with better blur, gradients, animations, and spacing for a more immersive experience.
- Controls Reorganization: Premium overlay controls are now better organized with quality pills and improved positioning.
- Shorts Threshold Update: Increased from 80 to 120 seconds for more accurate shorts classification.
Bug Fixes
- Download Reliability: Fixed issues with DASH downloads, media storage permissions, and file visibility through media scanning.
- Muxing Stability: Better error handling and validation for video/audio combining, preventing incompatible codec issues.
- Orientation Fixes: Fullscreen now respects video orientation, fixing rotations for vertical content.
Technical Improvements
- Library Update: Upgraded NewPipeExtractor to v0.26.0 for enhanced extraction.
- Performance Optimizations: Improved animations, reactive UI updates, and resource efficiency across the app.
- Code Quality: Refactored key components for better maintainability, including theme loading and subtitle management.
📋 System Requirements
- Android 5.0 (API 21) or higher
- Minimum 2GB RAM recommended
Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.7.5