Release v0.25.2 (please TEST!)

[TobiGr]

Testing for regressions

Debug APK (GH Actions): NewPipe_v0.25.2_RC1.zip

Please report only regressions (i.e. new issues) here, not issues that were already present in previous releases!

TODO

• Merge weblate

App changelog

New

• Allow setting volume and brightness gestures on any side of the screen Created a setting to switch the sides of volume and brightness #9708
• Add an ExoPlayer settings page Add an ExoPlayer settings page #8875 Disable media tunneling by default on known unsupported devices #10122
• Add support for multiple audio tracks Add support for multiple audio tracks #9937 [Download] Fix audio stream selection #10230
• Add support for displaying main-tabs at the bottom of the screen Added bottom main-tabs feature #9719

Improved

• Add whitelist to only retrieve supported YouTube itags/streams Add whitelist to only retrieve supported YouTube itags/streams #9748
• [YouTube] Improve download speed [YouTube] Improve download speed #9948
• [PeerTube] Handle links to the instance “peertube.stream” handle links to the PeerTube instance “peertube.stream” #10141
• Fix a memory leak in the player Fix LeakCanary startup in debug builds and fix a memory leak #10232
• Disable media tunneling by default on more known unsupported devices Disable media tunneling by default on known unsupported devices #10122

Fixed

• [PeerTube] Fix uploader and subchannel avatars being swapped and disable loading thumbnail message failure on content details page Fix uploader and subchannel avatars being swapped and disable loading thumbnail message failure on content details page #10066
• Fix crash after feed update Fix crash after feed update #10229
• Fix no video in player when switching to main player from playlist view Refactor Player.useVideoSource logic and improve its comments #10195

Localization

• Update translations Update translations #10074
• Add new language ߒߞߏ / N'Ko (nqo) to the language chooser add language ߒߞߏ (nqo) #10042
• Translate README into new languages and update a few translations Update README.ko.md #9421 Update README.es.md #9897 Add translated READMEs #10240 Add Uchinaguchi translation and README #10250
• Add Uchinaguchi translation Add Uchinaguchi translation and README #10250

Development

• Remove jsoup files from APK Remove jsoup files from APK #10004
• Update to Kotlin to 1.8.20 and AndroidX Core to 1.10 and switch to AndroidX's PendingIntentCompat Update to Kotlin to 1.8.20 and AndroidX Core to 1.10 and switch to AndroidX's PendingIntentCompat #10021
• Upgrade Gradle and AGP from 7.x to 8.x and use Java 17 Upgrade Gradle and AGP from 7.x to 8.x and use Java 17 #10035 Update Android Gradle Plugin to 8.0.1 #10067
• Update ACRA to 5.10.1 and Checkstyle to 10.12.1 to fix a dependency vulnerability Update ACRA and Checkstyle to fix a dependency vulnerability #10200
• Update screenshots Update screenshots #10213
• Add support for new GitHub assets URLs in image minimizer workflow & minimize images in PR descriptions Add support for new GitHub assets URLs in image minimizer workflow #10166 Minimize images in PR descriptions #10233
• Add link to wiki page for APK download Add link to wiki page for APK download #10219
• Clean up AlertDialogs Clean up AlertDialogs #10223
• Update LeakCanary library Update LeakCanary library #10085 Fix LeakCanary startup in debug builds and fix a memory leak #10232
• Add database test for SubscriptionManager Add database test for SubscriptionManager #8456
• Update AndroidX Room library Update AndroidX Room library #10235
• Use Okio 3.4.0 explicitly to fix a vulnerability Use Okio 3.4.0 explicitly to fix a vulnerability #10281

NewPipe Extractor changelog

New

• [YouTube] Add support for CarouselHeaderRenderer [YouTube] Add support for CarouselHeaderRenderer NewPipeExtractor#1050 [YouTube] Don't throw an exception when there is no banner available on a channel NewPipeExtractor#1086
• Extract playlists description Extract playlists description NewPipeExtractor#1061

Improved

• [PeerTube] Don't return "No description" when there is no description for a channel or an account [PeerTube] Don't return "No description" when there is no description for a channel or an account NewPipeExtractor#1055
• Add more audio media formats and MediaFormat.getAllForMimeType(mimeType) Add more audio media formats and MediaFormat.getAllForMimeType(mimeType) NewPipeExtractor#1074
• [YouTube] Check whether player responses are valid for all InnerTube clients used [YouTube] Check whether player responses are valid for all InnerTube clients used NewPipeExtractor#1070
• [YouTube] Add support for AV1 itags [YouTube] Add support for AV1 itags NewPipeExtractor#706

Fixed

• [Bandcamp] Handle paywalled tracks [Bandcamp] Handle paywalled tracks NewPipeExtractor#1033
• [YouTube] Fix YouTube Music client version extraction from HTML page [YouTube] Fix YouTube Music client version extraction from HTML page NewPipeExtractor#1051
• [PeerTube] Fix multi level comment replies [PeerTube] Fix multi level comment replies NewPipeExtractor#1052
• [YouTube] Extract trends from A/B tested "Videos" tab and fix extraction of trends name from A/B tested new title design [YouTube] Extract trends from A/B tested "Videos" tab and fix extraction of trends name from A/B tested new title design NewPipeExtractor#1045
• [YouTube] Fix parsing short relative date formats (English only) [YouTube] Fix parsing short relative date formats (English only) NewPipeExtractor#1068
• [YouTube] Support multiple declarations for throttling parameter function name array [YouTube] Support multiple declarations for throttling parameter function name array NewPipeExtractor#1076
• [YouTube] Workaround again 403 HTTP issues on the ANDROID InnerTube client and fix stream tests [YouTube] Workaround again 403 HTTP issues on the ANDROID InnerTube client and fix stream tests NewPipeExtractor#1084

Development

• Bump junit-bom from 5.9.2 to 5.9.3 Bump org.junit:junit-bom from 5.9.2 to 5.9.3 NewPipeExtractor#1053
• Make sure CI is not vulnerable to bash word splitting Make sure CI is not vulnerable to bash word splitting NewPipeExtractor#1054
• Bump jsoup from 1.15.4 to 1.16.1 Bump org.jsoup:jsoup from 1.15.4 to 1.16.1 NewPipeExtractor#1058
• Fix BandcampRadioStreamExtractorTest.testGetAudioStreams() Fix BandcampRadioStreamExtractorTest.testGetAudioStreams() NewPipeExtractor#1072
• Initialize services at the correct place Initialize services at the correct place NewPipeExtractor#1071
• Add ProGuard rules to README Add ProGuard rules to README NewPipeExtractor#1080

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Exception

• User Action: requested channel
• Request: Start loading: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAWX5r69jcqPTNAhXCSA7Q
• Content Country: GB
• Content Language: en-GB
• App Language: en_GB
• Service: YouTube
• Version: 0.25.2
• OS: Linux Android 13 - 33

Crash log

org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ParsingException: Could not get banner
 at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeChannelExtractor.lambda$getBannerUrl$10(YoutubeChannelExtractor.java:285)
 at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeChannelExtractor$$ExternalSyntheticLambda8.get(Unknown Source:0)
 at j$.util.Optional.orElseThrow(Optional.java:408)
 at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeChannelExtractor.getBannerUrl(YoutubeChannelExtractor.java:285)
 at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.channel.ChannelInfo.getInfo(ChannelInfo.java:83)
 at org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.channel.ChannelInfo.getInfo(ChannelInfo.java:55)
 at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.lambda$getChannelInfo$4(ExtractorHelper.java:127)
 at org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper$$ExternalSyntheticLambda5.call(Unknown Source:4)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleFromCallable.subscribeActual(SingleFromCallable.java:43)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4855)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleDoOnSuccess.subscribeActual(SingleDoOnSuccess.java:35)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4855)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeFromSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeFromSingle.java:41)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:5377)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.drain(MaybeConcatArray.java:153)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray$ConcatMaybeObserver.request(MaybeConcatArray.java:78)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe$ElementAtSubscriber.onSubscribe(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:66)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeConcatArray.subscribeActual(MaybeConcatArray.java:42)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Flowable.subscribe(Flowable.java:16013)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.flowable.FlowableElementAtMaybe.subscribeActual(FlowableElementAtMaybe.java:36)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Maybe.subscribe(Maybe.java:5377)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.maybe.MaybeToSingle.subscribeActual(MaybeToSingle.java:46)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single.subscribe(Single.java:4855)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.operators.single.SingleSubscribeOn$SubscribeOnObserver.run(SingleSubscribeOn.java:89)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Scheduler$DisposeTask.run(Scheduler.java:644)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.run(ScheduledRunnable.java:65)
 at io.reactivex.rxjava3.internal.schedulers.ScheduledRunnable.call(ScheduledRunnable.java:56)
 at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
 at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:307)
 at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1137)
 at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:637)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)

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[layingback]

Tested 25.2 on 2 videos stuck @ 1:19, including 1 which would not respond to Force Stop workaround. Both perfect. Thx! (Firestick 4K)

[disconnect5852]

Still not works, on xiaomi mi tv. I open a video, it plays, switch to full screen= error. Then always error until i reboot the device.
Model: MITV-AYFRO
Kernel version: 5.4.210-android12-9-g041469a404b2-ab1407 #1 Thu Jun 15 21:14:30 CST 2023
Android TV OS-build: RTTO.211222.001.1407 release-keys

[TobiGr]

Did you disable media tunneling in the ExoPlayer settings?

[disconnect5852]

Did you disable media tunneling in the ExoPlayer settings?

i see, now it works! Mostly :)

[TobiGr]

@disconnect5852 That's good to hear. Please install this APK. Go to settings > debug and use "Show device id" and post the model id here so we can ensure that media tunneling is disabled by default for the device model. It should differ from the model name you posted above, because the Android internal model names do not contain hyphens.