github OpenTubeX/OpenTubeX v0.31.0-nightly-770

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This nightly build is intended for testing only and may be unstable. Regular users should use the latest non-prerelease.

Automated development build from commit aa5aa68.

Changelog since the latest stable release (v0.31.0-beta)

More improvements

  • Added a player setting for downloading multiple video and audio segments at the same time, which can improve the loading speed on slow or throttled connections (#586, #590)
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  • Restored the automatic video quality selection for the yt-dlp stream extraction method, where it is unaffected by the issues that led to it being hidden (#588, #591)
  • YouTube comment links now show the linked comment or reply first with a highlighted badge. (#597)
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  • Confirmations for closing five or more tabs, windows that have them and bulk tab actions can now be configured together, while opening/closing/unloading several tabs quickly is noticeably faster. (#602)
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  • View counts that YouTube already rounded are now shortened, e.g. 14K instead of 14,000, which can be turned off with the new "Shorten View Counts" setting (#608, #609)
  • Get an operating-system notification when a scheduled live stream or premiere starts. (#610, #613)
  • The scrollbar width can now be adjusted in the theme settings. (#603, #616)
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  • Added an option to disable tab preview images (#552, #611)
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  • Media downloads can now be disabled from the Downloads settings. (#622)
  • Transcript side panels now use compact icon controls and faded scroll edges. (#620)
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  • Access profiles and common preferences from the new quick-settings menu in the top bar. (#619)
  • New installations now include a short interface tour, while existing users are shown where settings moved. (#627)
  • Profiles can now use emoji or interactively cropped image icons. (#628)
  • Relative timestamps now stay up to date throughout the app without requiring a page refresh. (#629)
  • Live chat and chat replay can now be hidden independently, and either chat panel can be collapsed and restored from below the player. (#617, #634)
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Fixed bugs

  • Fixed texts that showed a plural noun for a count of one, such as "1 Comments" (#589)
  • Improved settings search contrast, tooltips, navigation animations, and quick playback speed customization. (#593)
  • Fixed the playlist download button alignment when an external player is configured. (#595)
  • Fixed subscription feeds losing cached entries, resetting open collaborator dialogs, showing stale refresh prompts, and not immediately clearing new-content indicators. (#598)
  • Dynamic lists and panels no longer retain outdated scroll positions after searches, content changes, or resizing. (#592)
  • Playlist artwork is no longer stretched to a 16:9 aspect ratio. (#599)
  • Auto-refreshed started premieres in the subscriptions feed now appear as live instead of showing their scheduled date. (#621)
  • Prevented the copy-description button from covering the description expansion control. (#612)
  • Downloaded files can now be moved to the device trash from Flatpak installations. (#625, #631)
  • Fixed downloads failing during post-processing when FFprobe was unavailable. (#633)
  • Keep original text now preserves video titles in end-screen annotations. (#630)

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