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Changes
- Added an option to hide the watch page sidebar on desktop when it's empty
- Added an option to disable Stable Volume
- Added missing German translations, fixing multiple features in German
- Fixed hiding streamed videos on mobile
- Fixed adding the "Hide channel" menu item on mobile
- Fixed hiding channel banners on mobile
- Fixed hiding the Share button in Shorts on mobile
- Fixed hiding "Open app" in the Shorts menu on mobile
- Fixed "Open app" not being hidden the first time a menu containing it is opened on mobile
Screenshots
New Hide sidebar when empty option
This option hides the sidebar in the watch page when it's empty - if you're using Default view and hiding Related videos, this allows the player to take up more space, and centers the layout. The sidebar will reappear if something gets displayed in it, e.g. if you open the video transcript.
Watch page screenshots
| Video in Default view | + Hide related videos |
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| + Hide sidebar when empty | Sidebar reappearing when Transcript is opened |
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New Disable Stable Volume option
This option ensures the preference for Stable Volume off is set, automatically reapplying it if it somehow gets turned back on, removed or expired.
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