Release v0.27.0 (please TEST!)

[Stypox]

Testing for regressions

Debug APK (built by our CI in #10929): NewPipe_v0.27.0_RC4_debug.zip
Release APK (built and signed by @Stypox): NewPipe_v0.27.0_RC4_release.zip

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

TODO

• Merge weblate
• Merge preferences fix
• [YouTube] Support new comments data and use accessibility data for social links in attributed descriptions when present NewPipeExtractor#1163
• Fix NPE if avatarUrl is null when reloading feed #10957
• Fix not saving comment replies state on config change #10959
• Add an intuitive prefix for the duration of lists in the UI #10952
• [YouTube] Update clients versions, restore access to some streams and more NewPipeExtractor#1168
• [YouTube] Support shows and page header on user channels NewPipeExtractor#1170 for 0.27.1

NewPipeExtractor version

This version of NewPipe will ship with NewPipeExtractor version 0.24.0.

App changelog

New

• Add support for comment replies Add support for comment replies #10018
• Add playlist description to playlist fragment Add playlist description to playlist fragment #10091
• Add option to reset settings Option to reset settings #9236
• Show overall duration of items in a playlist Show overall duration of videos in playlist #6045
• Allow ordering bookmarked playlists Sort bookmarked playlists #8221

Improved

• [Android 13+] Restore support of custom notification actions [Android 13+] Restore support of custom notification actions #10712
  ⚠️ The first three notification actions (play/pause, previous and next) cannot be customized anymore on these Android versions, as they are set by the system
• Allow playing/pausing from the notification when the player is buffering [Android 13+] Restore support of custom notification actions #10712
• Added "free memory" check before downloading [Android N / API 24+] Added "free memory" check before downloading [Android N / API 24+] #10505 Add separate message when download is rejected due to insufficient storage #10896
• Change the landscape layout of list card item Changed the landscape layout of list card item #9975
• Ask for consent before checking for updates Ask for consent before checking for updates #10790
• Moved player notification setting to notification section Moved player notification setting to notification section #9580

Fixed

• Don't write defaultFormat setting, use default value Don't write defaultFormat setting, use default value #10732
• Calculate cache key based on info type instead of item type Calculate cache key based on info type instead of item type #10717
• Fix not considering nullability when comparing getAudioTrackType Fix not considering nullability when comparing getAudioTrackType #10909
• Trim search string and remove duplicate records from the database Trim search string and remove duplicate records from the database #8242
• Various download fixes Download fixes #10912

Localization and Documentation

• Update translations Update translations #10890
• Use GitHub markdown to emphasise warning in Readme use GitHub markdown to emphasise warning in Readme #10724

Development

• Update some AndroidX libraries and compileSdk to 34 Update some AndroidX libraries and compileSdk to 34 #10086
• Update miscellaneous libraries Update miscellaneous libraries #10530
• Update Matrix chat URL to new link Update Matrix chat URL to new link #10795
• Update jsoup to 1.17.2 Update jsoup to 1.17.2 #10817
• Update GitHub action dependencies in workflows Update GitHub Actions dependencies in workflows #10740
• Fix typo in TextLinkifier.java Fix typo in TextLinkifier.java #10889
• Improve app signature check Improve app signature check #10618
• Update workflows to use Node 20 Update workflows to use Node 20 #10908
• BaseDescriptionFragment: Assert member is initialized BaseDescriptionFragment: Assert member is initialized #10781

Extractor changelog

⚠️ This version contains breaking changes (thus the bump to 0.24):

Due to the removal of the usage of InnerTube API keys, some methods in YoutubeParsingHelper which can be used by clients have been changed in TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#1168:

• areHardcodedClientVersionAndKeyValid was renamed to isHardcodedClientVersionValid
• getKey was removed, since there is no InnerTube API key anymore
• resetClientVersionAndKey was renamed to resetClientVersion
• isHardcodedYoutubeMusicKeyValid was renamed to isHardcodedYoutubeMusicClientVersionValid
• getYoutubeMusicKey was renamed to getYoutubeMusicClientVersion and now just returns the version instead of (key, name, version), since there is no key anymore and the name is fixed ("67") and therefore hardcoded
• other related methods which are not really meant to be used outside of the extractor

New

• [YouTube] Implement emergency meta info [YouTube] Implement emergency meta info NewPipeExtractor#1135
• [YouTube] Add Releases channel tab as an extractor albums channel tab [YouTube] Add Releases channel tab as an extractor albums channel tab NewPipeExtractor#1147
• [PeerTube] Add support for v6 features (frames and segments) [PeerTube] Add support for PeerTube v6 features NewPipeExtractor#1142

Improved

• [YouTube] Detect new account termination messages for YouTube Fix some failing unit tests and detect new account termination messages for YouTube  NewPipeExtractor#1160
• Make getCommentText return @Nonnull values Make getCommentText @Nonnull NewPipeExtractor#1162
• [YouTube] Use accessibility data for social links in attributed descriptions when present [YouTube] Support new comments data and use accessibility data for social links in attributed descriptions when present NewPipeExtractor#1163

Fixed

• [PeerTube] Fix local kiosk [PeerTube] Fix local kiosk on instances running version 6.0 or higher NewPipeExtractor#1144
• [PeerTube] Do not accept non-URLs [PeerTube] Do not accept non-URLs NewPipeExtractor#1143
• [MediaCCC] Allow obtaining channel tab link handler [MediaCCC] Allow obtaining channel tab link handler NewPipeExtractor#1148
• [YouTube] Support new comments data [YouTube] Support new comments data and use accessibility data for social links in attributed descriptions when present NewPipeExtractor#1163
• [YouTube] Update clients versions, restore access to some streams and more [YouTube] Update clients versions, restore access to some streams and more NewPipeExtractor#1168

Development

• Bump org.jsoup:jsoup from 1.16.2 to 1.17.2 Bump org.jsoup:jsoup from 1.16.2 to 1.17.2 NewPipeExtractor#1145
• Bump com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-annotations from 4.8.0 to 4.8.3 Bump com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-annotations from 4.8.0 to 4.8.3 NewPipeExtractor#1138
• Bump actions/setup-java from 3 to 4 Bump actions/setup-java from 3 to 4 NewPipeExtractor#1132
• Bump org.junit:junit-bom from 5.10.0 to 5.10.2 Bump org.junit:junit-bom from 5.10.0 to 5.10.2 NewPipeExtractor#1156
• Bump actions/cache from 3 to 4 Bump actions/cache from 3 to 4 NewPipeExtractor#1153
• Bump actions/upload-artifact from 3 to 4 Bump actions/upload-artifact from 3 to 4 NewPipeExtractor#1139
• LocaleCompat.forLanguageTag: return Optional if parsing fails LocaleCompat.forLanguageTag: return Optional if parsing fails NewPipeExtractor#1151

[NaN-Sz]

player notification buttons don't work. android 12.

[NewNewPipe]

I display comments under the video under whichn there are 26,000 NP displayed only about 1,000 of them.

[lofcz]

org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.Description.getType attemps to do something on a null value which causes the app to crash. Happens unreliably when either focusing the app or attempting to play any YouTube video.

[opusforlife2]

player notification buttons don't work. android 12.

Android 13 too, though it's specifically the two custom buttons that don't work. The 3 default ones do.

[TobiGr]

org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.Description.getType attemps to do something on a null value which causes the app to crash. Happens unreliably when either focusing the app or attempting to play any YouTube video.

That's this execption, I guess: caught on a nightly though. Not sure if it is one with the latest extractor commit.

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Language: de-
• Service: none
• Version: 0.26.1
• OS: Linux Android 13 - 33

Crash log

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.Description.getType()' on a null object reference
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.text.TextLinkifier.fromDescription(TextLinkifier.java:70)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.text.TextEllipsizer.linkifyContentView(TextEllipsizer.java:166)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.text.TextEllipsizer.setContent(TextEllipsizer.java:62)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.info_list.holder.CommentInfoItemHolder.updateFromItem(CommentInfoItemHolder.java:127)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.info_list.InfoListAdapter.onBindViewHolder(InfoListAdapter.java:337)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Adapter.onBindViewHolder(RecyclerView.java:7747)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Adapter.bindViewHolder(RecyclerView.java:7847)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.tryBindViewHolderByDeadline(RecyclerView.java:6646)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.tryGetViewHolderForPositionByDeadline(RecyclerView.java:6917)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.getViewForPosition(RecyclerView.java:6757)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.getViewForPosition(RecyclerView.java:6753)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager$LayoutState.next(LinearLayoutManager.java:2362)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager.layoutChunk(LinearLayoutManager.java:1662)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager.fill(LinearLayoutManager.java:1622)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager.onLayoutChildren(LinearLayoutManager.java:687)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.dispatchLayoutStep2(RecyclerView.java:4645)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.dispatchLayout(RecyclerView.java:4348)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.onLayout(RecyclerView.java:4919)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at android.widget.RelativeLayout.onLayout(RelativeLayout.java:1103)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at androidx.viewpager.widget.ViewPager.onLayout(ViewPager.java:1775)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at com.google.android.material.appbar.HeaderScrollingViewBehavior.layoutChild(HeaderScrollingViewBehavior.java:149)
	at com.google.android.material.appbar.ViewOffsetBehavior.onLayoutChild(ViewOffsetBehavior.java:43)
	at com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout$ScrollingViewBehavior.onLayoutChild(AppBarLayout.java:2381)
	at androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout.onLayout(CoordinatorLayout.java:918)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:332)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:270)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:332)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:270)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout.layoutChild(CoordinatorLayout.java:1213)
	at androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout.onLayoutChild(CoordinatorLayout.java:899)
	at com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetBehavior.onLayoutChild(BottomSheetBehavior.java:576)
	at androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout.onLayout(CoordinatorLayout.java:918)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout.onLayout(DrawerLayout.java:1263)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:332)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:270)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1891)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1729)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1638)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:332)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:270)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1891)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1729)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1638)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:332)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:270)
	at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.onLayout(DecorView.java:799)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:23798)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6413)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performLayout(ViewRootImpl.java:4118)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:3459)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:2371)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:9297)
	at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1231)
	at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1239)
	at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:899)
	at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:832)
	at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:1214)
	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7924)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)

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[Stypox]

It's fixed on the extractor dev, but again the comments fix branch which the RC was based on is some commits behind dev

[prasetyodedy]

background play needs to be pressed 2x to work, this has been the case since 2.6.1 and before

[opusforlife2]

background play needs to be pressed 2x to work, this has been the case since 2.6.1 and before

@prasetyodedy Then it is not a regression and doesn't belong in this issue.

[minecraftchest1]

I can only view one page of comments now. This was not the case in 0.26.1

[AudricV]

If that's for YouTube, that's a mistake from my side that I fixed in the extractor code. See TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#1163 (comment).

[opusforlife2]

@zombiestitches Not a regression. It's a known bug.

[FranciscoPombal]

Raising awareness for #10746, please take a look at it for this release if possible.

I know it's possible to add NewPipe's own repo as a workaround, but that's some additional friction for less tech savvy users and it's just more convenient if it's available in the default repo.

As of writing, the latest version available on f-droid's default repo is 0.25.2.

[fenopa]

@Stypox it's not possible to watch anything on recent releases at all for a couple of days. It always crashes. Nightly 97 is the last one working I think. 97 to 111 are all crashing at all times.