github howardchung/watchparty 2025-11-09

3 months ago

We've shipped another batch of updates! Notes:

  • Refreshed the UI with a new UI library and layout tweaks. This provides a more cohesive dark theme look with fewer bright spots, a smaller bundle size for quicker loading, and other improvements. As usual we're open to user feedback and suggestions, so please weigh in on Discord if you have any!
  • Updated the sync/live indicator to show how far back the current user is
  • Updated Video chat to be consistent squares and integrated buttons more tightly
  • Moved Playlist controls to the right column
  • Improved the display of loaded/buffered segments and seek hover
  • Disabled automatic playback speed by default (now defaults to 1x). Users with lag issues can still turn it on to auto-speed themselves to the leader position
  • Added a next/skip button to the controls when a playlist is active
  • Image embedding is now done via directly sending the image URL as a message (Markdown syntax is no longer required)
  • Added a loading overlay when the application is starting up/connecting
  • Limited the scope of the unmute overlay to the video section (so other sections can be still be interacted with
  • Added a button to simulate paste (ctrl+V) on mobile
  • VBrowser clipboard is now cleared when the controller changes
  • The playlist can now only be modified by users with the room lock in locked rooms
  • Improved the Login UI to show all options in one window
  • Fixed an issue with being unable to drag the volume slider
  • Fixed an issue with being unable to add YouTube videos to the playlist if the video information can't be loaded

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