LibreTube Files

[!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!

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Enjoy the new app version!

Major new features

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

Small new features / Quality of Life changes

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

Layout changes

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

Bug Fixes

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

Refactor

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

Chores

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

New Contributors

• @SEKI-YUTA made their first contribution in https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/pull/7466
• @Bilal-Ahmad123 made their first contribution in https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/pull/7492
• @dhanuarf made their first contribution in https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/pull/7526
• @Elolcol made their first contribution in https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/pull/7726
• @osamasayed585 made their first contribution in https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/pull/7762
• @101paul made their first contribution in https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/pull/7753

Full Changelog: https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/compare/v0.28.1...v29.0