v2.0.2

v2.0.2 (Patch Release)

• Fix: Video playback and downloader are broken.
• Opt: Remove fragment transition animations.

Full Changelog: v2.0.1...v2.0.2

v2.0.1

• Opt: Enhanced JS null checks and code structure
• Fix: Screen dimming issue during playback
• Fix: Low quality issues in Shorts videos
• Fix: Text display bugs in player controller and audio track titles
• Fix: Bottom dialog appearing in Picture-in-Picture mode
• Fix: Improved stability and resolved various crashes
• Opt: Removed redundant dependencies and dialogs

Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v2.0.1

v2.0.0

First of all, thank you for your patience. This release introduces many new features, some of which may still be unstable or not fully tested.

We’ve implemented a native Android player for both regular videos and live streams, delivering smoother playback and improved decoding performance. Picture-in-Picture (PiP) is now supported, and users can also save images from posts.

Interaction and performance have been significantly improved. For example, returning to the home page now restores the previous state instead of reloading from scratch. We’ve also added a Download Manager to better manage download history, and an About page that allows users to check for updates on GitHub and export error logs to help with debugging.

Exception handling has been improved across most usage scenarios, providing clearer and more detailed error messages, which helps us identify and fix issues more efficiently. Download performance has also been improved by adopting a more efficient video downloading strategy.

The live chat interface has been visually refined, and our JavaScript hook implementation has been optimized to reduce web-side errors and stuttering.

Usage Tips
Please ensure all required permissions are granted.
Extension settings: You → Settings → Extension
Download Manager & About: You → Settings → Download / About

Known Issues
Video playback may occasionally fail with errors such as “Source error” or “Sign in to confirm that you’re not a bot”. These issues are caused by YouTube-side restrictions. Factors such as VPN usage, IP limitations, or root access may increase their frequency. If you’ve used NewPipe, you may have encountered similar behavior, as this app relies on the NewPipe extractor library to retrieve video streams.

By the way, this APK is signed with a different signature. If that matters to you, please wait for the F-Droid update and use the F-Droid version instead.

Thank you for your continued support.
Issues and code contributions are always welcome.

Full Changelog: v1.6.0.2...v2.0.0

v1.6.0.2

• Fix: Download button disappearing (#74)
• Fix: Auto-hide Reset button in zoom layout (#71)
• Updated some dependencies, which may resolve some download issues

v1.6.0.1

Fix: App crashes #63
Refactor: Rebuilt downloader with NewPipeExtractor for improved stability and lightweight performance.
Feat: Added pinch-to-zoom support in fullscreen player. #54
Feat: Introduced themed app icon. #61
Opt: Improved edge-to-edge UI and notification handling.

v1.6.0

Full Changelog: v1.5.3.1...v1.6.0
Refactor: Rebuilt downloader with NewPipeExtractor for improved stability and lightweight performance.
Feat: Added pinch-to-zoom support in fullscreen player. #54
Feat: Introduced themed app icon. #61
Opt: Improved edge-to-edge UI and notification handling.

v1.5.3.1

• Fixed: Progress bar load forever #47 .

v1.5.3

• Added skip-sponsor-segment option #16
• Optimized, downloader, faster fetching of video info
• Refactor extension dialog
• Added more controls on player #20 #18
• Added open youtube video in app using share link #27 #26
• Added cpu tamer extension(experiential)

v1.5.2

• Fixed: Some Shorts were not blocked by the shorts-block extension.
• Added: Playback controls in the notification center and on the lock screen. #10 #13
• Added: H264ify extension. #4
• Added: Show live chat during live streams extension. #11

If you don't need download function, feel free to use the lite version.

Full Changelog: v1.5.1...v1.5.2

v1.5.1

📝 What's New:

• Fixed: screen dimming issue during fullscreen video playback
• Fixed: "filename too long" error
• Fixed: crash when removing output (null pointer exception)
• Improved: caching mechanism
• Added: thumbnail preview with PhotoView support
• Added: extension mechanism to enable or disable specific features
• Added: option to hide YouTube Shorts content

Full Changelog: v1.5.0...v1.5.1