Release v0.24.0 (please TEST!)

[Stypox]

Testing for regressions

Debug APK (built by our CI in #8889): NewPipe_v0.24.0_RC3_debug.zip
Release APK (built and signed by @Stypox): NewPipe_v0.24.0_RC3_release.zip
Please report only regressions (i.e. new issues) here, not issues that were already present in previous releases!

TODO

• Merge weblate
• Fix wrong thumbnail in notification on Android 13 #8899
• [YouTube] Fix extraction of the Trending kiosk with the new data model returned NewPipeExtractor#920
• [YouTube] Fix throttling parameter decryption on Android NewPipeExtractor#925
• [YouTube] Fix extraction of like count with the new data model NewPipeExtractor#926
• Thumbnails in the feed tab are incorrectly resized Release v0.24.0 (please TEST!) #8890 (comment) [YouTube] Return mqdefault thumbnails in fast feed NewPipeExtractor#927
• Strange Show future videos icon behavior Release v0.24.0 (please TEST!) #8890 (comment) Show correct tooltips for actions in feed #8966
• Crash when closing mini player before it loads Release v0.24.0 (please TEST!) #8890 (comment) Tablet layout encountered after full screen video ends, despite Tablet mode being off #8646 (comment)
• Search suggestions ListAdapter issues Fix various issues in the search suggestions list #8972

NewPipeExtractor version

This version of NewPipe will ship with NewPipe Extractor commit TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor@5c710da.
-> we are going to change the exposed extractor API again soon, so no official release will be done until then ;-)

App changelog

New

• ⚠️ Bump minSdk to 21 (Android 5 Lollipop) and drop support for Android 4.4 KitKat Bump minSdk to 21 - Android 5 / Lollipop #7613
• Add Download entry to long-press menu Add Download entry to long-press menu #8397
• Add option to hide future videos in feed Add option to hide future videos in feed #8545
• Add Share menu item to local playlists Add Share menu item to local playlists #8542

Improved

• Crop the notification thumbnail in 1:1 mode instead of stretching it Crop the notification thumbnail in 1:1 mode instead of stretching it #8533
• Make thumbnails' scaleType fitCenter Make thumbnails' scaleType fitCenter #8573
• Improve image placeholders Improve image placeholders #8530
• Removed the "(beta)"-tag from services Removed the "(beta)"-tag from services #8637
• Refactor player and extract UI components Refactor player and extract UI components #8170 Fix random NullPointerException when adding video player view #8661 Create media session UI and fix player notification #8678 Fix surface view not resizing video correctly + other player fixes #8731
• Sort tags case-insensitively Sort tags case-insensitively. #8709
• Use ListAdapter for search predictions Use ListAdapter for search predictions. #8719

Fixed

• Fix wrong image used as a placeholder for channels avatars Fix wrong image used as a placeholder for channels avatars #8676
• Fix various issues with player notification Create media session UI and fix player notification #8678

Localization

• Make some much needed changes to the README Made some much needed changes to the ReadMe #8372
• Fix lang code for Chinese Simplified [Localization] Fix lang code for Chinese Simplified (again!) #8549

Development

• Run CI on all release branches Run CI on all release branches #8565
• Clean up proguard file Clean up proguard file #8468
• Update ExoPlayer to 2.18.1 Update ExoPlayer to 2.18.0 #8536 Update ExoPlayer to 2.18.1 #8687
• Specify used ExoPlayer libraries Specify used ExoPlayer libraries #8469
• Use minimum required permissions for GitHub workflows Use minimum required permissions for GitHub workflows #8569
• Checkstyle assign on same line Checkstyle assign on same line #8601
• Use ViewCompat.setBackgroundTintList() Use ViewCompat.setBackgroundTintList(). #8633
• Update some misc libraries Update some misc libraries #8475
• Use stream sorting Use stream sorting. #8635
• Use Java 9 collection factories: List.of(), Set.of(), Map.of() Use Java 9 collection factories. #8631 Fix ListHelperTest failure caused by immutable list being used #8679
• Use range-limiting method MathUtils.clamp() Use range-limiting methods. #8651 Replace coerceIn() with MathUtils.clamp(). #8737
• Use Kotlin IO extensions Use IO extensions. #8648
• Remove some unnecessary methods Remove unnecessary methods. #8663 Remove some unused methods. #8740
• Remove deprecated method calls in FocusAwareCoordinator Remove deprecated method calls in FocusAwareCoordinator. #8670
• Deduplicate SQL queries to get feed streams Deduplicate SQL queries to get feed streams #8621
• Update OkHttp to 4.10.0 Update OkHttp to 4.10.0 #8624
• Update Lifecycle to 2.5.1 Update Lifecycle to 2.5.1. #8683
• Update AndroidX Fragment to 1.4.1 Update AndroidX Fragment to 1.4.1 #8691
• Update Google Material to 1.6.1 Update Google Material to 1.6.1 #8692
• Use Throwable.stackTraceToString() Use Throwable.stackTraceToString(). #8701
• Update AppCompat to 1.4.2 Update AppCompat to 1.4.2. #8667
• Use WindowMetrics API Use WindowMetrics API. #8656
• Update AndroidX Room to 2.4.3 Update AndroidX Room to 2.4.3 #8716
• Remove uses of setBottomSheetCallback() Remove uses of setBottomSheetCallback(). #8669
• Refactor LicenseFragmentHelper Refactor LicenseFragmentHelper. #8682
• Make OnClickGesture an interface Make OnClickGesture an interface. #8721
• Reduce View.kt size Reduce View.kt size. #8708
• Use toArray() with zero-length arrays Use toArray() with zero-length arrays. #8724
• Use Comparator factory methods Use Comparator factory methods. #8728
• Use Collectors.joining() Use Collectors.joining(). #8738
• Update FilePicker to our custom fork and disable Jetifier Update FilePicker to our custom fork and disable Jetifier #8666
• Add FAQ entry to the template checklists Add FAQ entry to the template checklists #8822
• Update Gradle to 7.5.1 Update Gradle to 7.5.1 #8751
• Remove extra whitespace from issue and PR templates Remove extra whitespace from issue and PR templates #8755
• Clarify that span shouldn't be in translated READMEs Clarify that span shouldn't be in translated READMEs #8754
• Keep strong references to Picasso notification icon loading targets Keep strong references to Picasso notification icon loading targets #8677
• Create media session UI and fix player notification Create media session UI and fix player notification #8678

[ktprograms]

Not a regression, but the long press hint for the "Show future videos" button in the subscription feed doesn't change to indicate whether the left-pointing or right-pointing icon is show/don't show.

[jirafey]

This version fixed my problem with current NewPipe release, which does not let me watch any videos they just load infinitely.

[Stypox]

@jirafey just download 0.23.3, that problem was already fixed in that version

[PrinceRaj53]

Finally. This release fixed my fullscreen issue #8774. Thanks .

If this will be the final release then I should be able to use regular newpipe builds again instead of debug builds.

[Stypox]

Somebody reported on reddit that still sometimes the wrong notification thumbnail is shown when switching videos. After some testing it seems like this is reproducible only on Android 13 (and maybe 12). Here are the full reproduction steps:

• search for "playlist", while filtering only for playlists
• open a playlist having as first two items two videos you have NEVER seen before (to make sure video thumbnails are not cached)
• tap on the "Background" button in the playlist header
• from the notification, press next

=> The second video will start playing, but the shown thumbnail will be that of the first video. The strange thing is that the color of the thumbnail actually adapts to the thumbnail of the second video, which implies the OS must receive the correct thumbnail somewhere, since it's up to the OS to decide the notification color. I could also confirm that the correct thumbnail is set in the media session by using https://github.com/googlesamples/android-media-controller/. I will investigate a little more and give updates here.

[opusforlife2]

Android 12 (CalyxOS): The thumbnail gets updated correctly.

[AudricV]

still has throttling with this and 0.23.3 for some reason.

@eladkarako On playback, on download, on all formats? Could you explain your issue a bit, please?

Also it seems you blocked all the TeamNewPipe organization members since a while.

[njmdietrich]

still has throttling with this and 0.23.3 for some reason. 25kbps top.. :..(

Is this the same issue as #8906?

[SameenAhnaf]

Tapping on either Remove watched or Show future videos icon always show New feed items toast if a livestream is going on.

Screenrecorder-2022-08-29-20-20-12-230.mp4

[Stypox]

@SameenAhnaf I think that bug is present also in 0.23.3, so it's not a regression, though I agree it looks strange

[SameenAhnaf]

The Show future videos icon behavior is not present in 0.23.3 though. At least, that should be solved.

[SC1040-TS2]

still has throttling with this and 0.23.3 for some reason.

On playback, on download, on all formats? Could you explain your issue a bit, please?

Also it seems you blocked all the TeamNewPipe organization members since a while.

Is this the same issue as #8906?

Close, but not quite.

The WebM video format appears to experience the throttling issue during playback, and even then only with certain channels and videos. Not sure if the MP4 format playback can replicate it so easily.

Sometimes power cycling home networking equipment solves the issue, but not for long and not with every video example.

Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 and corresponding IPv6 addresses are being used in the router settings, and DNS-over-TLS is not being used/does not affect this problem. Will test with ISP DNS addresses later. DNS address usage does not matter here.

Using mobile data can handle the affected video format more easily, somehow.

Background playback of a WebM video proceeds as normal with minimal issue, but foreground playback and rendering of the WebM video is where the problem occurs.