LibreTube v0.12.0

12/02/2023

LibreTube v0.12.0
Requirements: 5.0 and up
Overview: An alternative YouTube front end, for Android. LibreTube is not connected to google directly, instead it uses piped instances to load data and play videos. Therefore this app doesn’t need to use any of Google Services installed. Also there is no need for a YouTube account, and it’s FLOSS.

LibreTube is an alternative and free youtube app for Android. It requires no Google Play Service and allows users to access massive YouTube videos without login in a google/youtube account.

Features:

– Background video playback.
– Ad-free and simple UI.
– User accounts are supported.
– Manage your subscriptions.
– Subtitles integrated into the video.
– Explore trending videos and popular channels.
– Search videos you want without search filters

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➡ Languages: Full Multi Languages

➡ CPU architectures: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64

➡ Screen DPIs: 120dpi, 160dpi, 240dpi, 320dpi, 480dpi, 640dpi

What’s New:
New features
Multi-level comments and replies display by @faisalcodes in #2890
[Audio Player] Gesture controls on the video thumbnail by @Bnyro in #2928
Preference to choose video codecs by @Bnyro in #2995
Enter/Exit Fullscreen swipe gestures by @Bnyro in #3017
Remember the last download selections by @Bnyro in #3042
Option to mark videos as watched by @Bnyro in #3015
Original comment as the first item in replies. by @faisalcodes in #2910
New Autoplay switch design by @Bnyro in #2992
Option to disable watch positions in audio mode by @Bnyro in #3035

Minor changes
Minor downloads fragment improvements by @Bnyro in #2990
Check if the connected network is metered in NetworkHelper. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2868
Improve unsupported file type message. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #3013
Show whole title when description visible by @Bnyro in #2864
Better download file naming scheme by @Bnyro in #2875
Don’t kill the app when closing through PiP by @Bnyro in #2880
Keep screen on only while video is playing #2877 by @praveenrajput in #2886
Improve home page loading behavior by @Bnyro in #3040
Search history improvements by @Bnyro in #3032
Open audio player from three dot menu by @Bnyro in #3033
Button to quit the audio mode by @Bnyro in #3034
Use POST requests for unauthenticated subscriptions by @Bnyro in #2960
Adds more RTL languages support. by @faisalcodes in #2929
Use an elevated surface color for the swipe to refresh by @Bnyro in #2962
Reload playlists after successfully cloning by @Bnyro in #2925
[Help section] Add Mastodon, remove Twitter by @Bnyro in #2937
Improve double tap on center of player by @Bnyro in #2961

Bug fixes
Fix crash in watch history when deleting video by @Bnyro in #2863
Fix cloning playlists in the create playlist dialog by @Bnyro in #2889
Fix watching unprocessed livestreams by @Bnyro in #2899
Closes comments on auto play video change. Fixes #2898 by @praveenrajput in #2904
Fixes: Showing progress for unwatched videos. by @faisalcodes in #2921
Fix that auto fullscreen is shown as enabled by default by @Bnyro in #2924
Playlist importing bug fixes and performance imporvents by @Bnyro in #2926
Fixes: icons not showing in the player menu options. by @faisalcodes in #2957
Crash fix on playlist background playback by @praveenrajput in #2975
Fix single back press not closing app by @praveenrajput in #2989
Fix that thumbnails persist after deleting a download by @Bnyro in #2997
Fix history showing up when clearing search query by @Bnyro in #2998
Fix the time stamp parsing in the PlayerFragment by @Bnyro in #2999
Fix SponsorBlock segment loop at end of video by @Bnyro in #3036
Prevent controls from disappearing while scrubbing by @Bnyro in #2991
Made improvements to player double-tap further. by @faisalcodes in #2988

Code changes
Minor repo structure cleanup by @Bnyro in #2927
Use suspend functions in LocalSubscriptionDao. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2842
Use parseAsHtml() extension. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2872
Use View.updateLayoutParams() extensions. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2873
Use HttpUrl in TextUtils. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2895
Use DateTimeFormatter to create backup file timestamp. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2893
Use ActivityCompat.recreate(). by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2896
Use Handler.postDelayed() extension function. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2908
Use Kotlin’s takeWhile() extension. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2912
Use take() extension. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2914
Use awaitAll() extension. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2913
Convert LocalPlaylistsDao methods to suspend functions. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2920
Remove uses of String.all(). by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2930
Convert ClipboardHelper to an object. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2952
Use Work KTX functionality. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2951
Remove unnecessary TextViewCompat calls. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2958
Use Fragment transaction extensions. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2969
Convert SearchAdapter to a ListAdapter. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2968
Make backup and restore improvements. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2970
Use ServiceCompat in DownloadService. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2981
Convert CronetHelper to an object. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2979
Use SparseBooleanArray in DownloadService. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2980
Use LifecycleService. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #2993
Convert WatchHistoryDao methods to suspend functions. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #3012
Simplify AudioHelper. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #3011
Convert DatabaseHolder to an object. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #3025
Simplify custom instance URL validation. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #3026
Release view bindings in search fragments. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #3031
Convert CustomInstanceDao methods to suspend functions. by @Isira-Seneviratne in #3038
Follow-up to #2929. Simplified layouts. by @faisalcodes in #2936
Disable R8 for debug builds by @Bnyro in #2938
[Help & About] UI improvements and cleanup by @Bnyro in #2939