libre-tube/LibreTube v0.29.0 on GitHub

Note

After half a year of work, this is perhaps one of our biggest releases ever (more than 500 commits), including

a full app redesign using Material 3 Expressive
Edge to Edge support
proper predictive back support
and a lot more: see the detailed list below

Thanks to all contributors that made this release possible!

For those who want to financially support the development, it's now also possible to donate via crypto currencies

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Enjoy the new app version!

Major new features

feat: update ui components to material 3 expressive by @Bnyro in #7444
feat: add support for viewing downloaded playlists by @Bnyro in #7810
feat: support for trending categories (gaming, trailers, ...) by @Bnyro in #7592
feat: use system default animations by @Pittvandewitt in #7053
feat: display search suggestion / typo correction in results page by @Bnyro in #7780
feat: support edge to edge by @Bnyro in #7507
feat: new semitone mode in playback options sheet by @dhanuarf in #7579
feat: filter members-only videos from channel tab by @FineFindus in #7677
feat: keep queue history when opening new video by @Bnyro in #7676

Small new features / Quality of Life changes

feat: add 'change region' button in TrendsFragment by @dhanuarf in #7816
feat: add delays between subscription imports to avoid rate limits by @Bnyro in #7693
feat: add toggle to include timestamp in playlists/subscriptions expo… by @Bnyro in #7691
feat: allow drag-to-seek like YouTube by @osamasayed585 in #7757
feat: automatically pause downloads when network changes to metered by @Bnyro in #7696
feat: display title of downloading video by @FineFindus in #7578
feat: show download playlist name by @Elolcol in #7768
feat: dynamically scale landscape player based on screen size by @Bnyro in #7477
feat: enable edge-to-edge in bottom sheets by @FineFindus in #7574
feat: extract playlist name from filename at YouTube CSV imports by @Bnyro in #7481
feat: disable video track when minimized while PiP is off by @dhanuarf in #7601
feat: list all added custom instances in link share dialog by @Bnyro in #7652
feat: load cached and downloaded images even if data saver mode disabled by @Bnyro in #7396
feat: logarithmic brightness scaling by @Bnyro in #7536
feat: request user confirmation before clearing playback queue by @Bnyro in #7752
feat: separate 'clone' and 'create' when creating a new playist by @dhanuarf in #7597
feat(subscriptions sheet): filter list by currently selected group by @dhanuarf in #7702
feat: support for setting locale in Android settings for app (A13+) by @Bnyro in #7512
feat: show snackbar when unsubscribing by @FineFindus in #7679
feat: show toolbar when scrolling up in subscriptions feed for better accessibility by @dhanuarf in #7673

Layout changes

feat: improve channel row layout by @Elolcol in #7769
feat: improve comments row, replies and sheet styles and layout by @Elolcol in #7774
feat: improve dialogs buttons style by @Elolcol in #7726
feat: improve filter sort sheet ux by @Elolcol in #7775
feat: improve description style and layout by @Elolcol in #7782
feat: library text style and layout by @Elolcol in #7784
feat: improve playlist layout by @Elolcol in #7766
feat: improve playlist thumnail card by @Elolcol in #7724
feat: replace image buttons with material 3 expressive icon buttons by @Bnyro in #7709
feat: style of the sort button for download content by @Elolcol in #7733
feat: subscription layout by @Elolcol in #7783

Bug Fixes

fix: disable 'Add to playlist' button and spinner when there is no playlist available by @dhanuarf in #7603
fix(player): move screenshot writing task to background thread by @dhanuarf in #7735
fix(player ui): better control overlays visibility by @dhanuarf in #7636
fix: appbar and bottom navigation paddings not properly applied by @dhanuarf in #7623
fix: audio player autoplay doesn't work if autoplay countdown enabled by @Bnyro in #7480
fix: auth api not immediately updated after selecting instance by @Bnyro in #7566
fix: auto-fullscreen on shorts stopped working by @Bnyro in #7638
fix: autoplay countdown appears when manually skipping to next video by @Bnyro in #7674
fix: channel page scroll position reset when entering fullscreen by @Bnyro in #7811
fix: collapse description when loading new video by @FineFindus in #7553
fix(Comments): decrease intensity of creator badge by @FineFindus in #7809
fix: comments sheet not dismissed when next video starts by @Bnyro in #7437
fix: comment time not localized by @Bnyro in #7509
fix: crash in trends when uploader url is unknown by @Bnyro in #7750
fix: crash when deleting subsequent downloads by @Bnyro in #7567
fix: crash when loading dearrow in search result by @dhanuarf in #7717
fix: crash when opening app with no internet connection by @dhanuarf in #7718
fix: crash when opening other video while in background player by @Bnyro in #7455
fix: crash when setting video title with dearrow by @Bnyro in #7778
Fix crash when streams size > 1MB by @Pittvandewitt in #7530
fix: create playlist dialog shows URL instead of name text input field by default by @Bnyro in #7621
fix: display ContentItems with UNKNOWN availability by @FineFindus in #7813
fix: don't cancel subscriptions import if some channels can't be imported by @Bnyro in #7692
fix: filter only StreamInfoItems for availability by @FineFindus in #7684
Fix: floating buttons by @Elolcol in #7725
fix: hide channel avatar if there's none by @Bnyro in #7751
fix(Home): hide Trending category by @FineFindus in #7675
fix: home screen error not shown if homepage fails to load by @Bnyro in #7776
fix: icon color of subscriptions toggle button by @Bnyro in #7777
fix: image loading issues when scrolling too fast on a list by @dhanuarf in #7649
Fix initial video player margin issue in PlayerFragment by @101paul in #7753
fix: instance selection dialog not updated after modifying custom instances by @Bnyro in #7565
fix: keyboard showing up in player screen by @dhanuarf in #7662
fix: last selected playlist is not remembered in AddToPlaylistDialog by @Bnyro in #7527
fix: library buttons overflowing in some languages by @Bnyro in #7747
fix: localization of comment time by @Bnyro in #7748
fix: location category is empty on A13+ by @Bnyro in #7688
fix: offline player video title not updating when playing next video by @Bnyro in #7439
fix: PiP button not working as intended by @dhanuarf in #7622
fix(player): clear current stream when closing player by @FineFindus in #7429
fix: player not paused when switching to other apps while pauseOnQuit is on by @dhanuarf in #7615
fix(player ui): seek and skip buttons appear at opposite side in rtl mode by @dhanuarf in #7635
fix: playlist/subscription imports don't complete for larger data by @Bnyro in #7440
fix: prevent accidential navigation to the uploader instead of video by @Bnyro in #7817
fix: queue missing when playing playlist video in background by @Bnyro in #7456
fix: remove HLS message by @FineFindus in #7564
fix: repeat mode doesn't work in offline player by @Bnyro in #7438
fix: reset to previous pitch value if input is empty by @dhanuarf in #7606
fix: screen turns off while player active after switching to video mode by @Bnyro in #7479
fix: seek buttons always visible if double tap to seek disabled by @Bnyro in #7573
fix: seek buttons still visible when player locked by @Bnyro in #7639
fix: select main video language in download dialog by default by @Bnyro in #7510
fix: Show a blank video when transitioning to a new video, just to inform the user that the new video is being loaded by @dhanuarf in #7526
fix: 'show in seekbar' sponsorblock option causes app to crash by @Bnyro in #7388
fix: shuffling downloads leaves queue empty if insertRelatedStreams disabled by @Bnyro in #7593
fix: SponsorBlock segments skipped even if temporarily allowed by @Bnyro in #7395
fix(sponsorblock): segment time not properly parsed if exceeds 1 hour by @dhanuarf in #7637
fix(SubscriptionsFragment): reset scroll position when switching Chan… by @FineFindus in #7808
fix(trending): 'Trailers' and 'Podcasts' content got swapped by @dhanuarf in #7758
fix: trends fragment contains only first 10 items by @Bnyro in #7695
fix(UI/Comments): only show creator reply indicator for the initial comment by @FineFindus in #7613
fix: videos added to watch history even though history is disabled by @Bnyro in #7760
fix: enable legacy TTML subtitle decoding support in Media3 by @Bilal-Ahmad123 in #7492
fix: improve landscape player UI by @bermount in #7475
fix: fetch dearrow via background thread in VideoCardsAdapter by @dhanuarf in #7795

Refactor

refactor: provide service type via startForeground compat method by @Pittvandewitt in #7739
refactor: refactor comments logic by @Pittvandewitt in #7076
refactor: improve sizes in home layout by @Elolcol in #7767
refactor: load deArrow when video gets visible for better loading times by @Bnyro in #7694
refactor: make feed notifications more robust against subscription changes by @Bnyro in #7376
refactor: merge general and advanced settings categories by @Bnyro in #7687
refactor: move player related sub-views to its own binding by @Bnyro in #7550
refactor(Preferences): use MIGRATION length as version by @FineFindus in #7442
refactor: re-use cached home page trends in trends fragment for faster load times by @Bnyro in #7600
refactor: slightly simplify usages of onScrollStateChanged by @Bnyro in #7812
refactor: some small padding changes by @Elolcol in #7785
refactor: unify error handling to be more robust by @Bnyro in #7618
refactor: use enum for top-level destinations by @osamasayed585 in #7762
refactor: use videoId for storing downloaded files by @FineFindus in #7576
revert: downgrade media3 by @FineFindus in #7595
refactor(Preferences/SponsorBlock): drop VISIBLE option by @FineFindus in #7434
refactor: remove download title by @FineFindus in #7575
refactor: remove legacy subscription view by @FineFindus in #7406

Chores

build: keep NewPipeExtractor auto-generated proto classes by @FineFindus in #7571
build: update NewPipeExtractor by @FineFindus in #7458
chore: fix images in readme by @Bnyro in #7738
chore: remove accidentially commited file by @Bnyro in #7518
Chore: Remove context parameter from InstanceRepository by @SEKI-YUTA in #7466
chore: remove hls over dash preference by @Bnyro in #7508
Chore: Remove unused imports whole application by @SEKI-YUTA in #7468
chore: revert Improve landscape UI by @Bnyro in #7476
chore: update media3 to v1.7.1 by @Bnyro in #7617
chore: update newpipeextractor to latest version by @Bnyro in #7779
chore: update npe fork by @Bnyro in #7568
chore: use ListAdapter#currentList instead of manual items impl by @Bnyro in #7452
chore: use sentence case in settings and remove ampersand by @Bnyro in #7435
ci: replace deprecated wrapper-validation action by @Bnyro in #7511

New Contributors

@SEKI-YUTA made their first contribution in #7466
@Bilal-Ahmad123 made their first contribution in #7492
@dhanuarf made their first contribution in #7526
@Elolcol made their first contribution in #7726
@osamasayed585 made their first contribution in #7762
@101paul made their first contribution in #7753

Full Changelog: v0.28.1...v29.0