Release v0.28.0 (please TEST!)

[Stypox]

Testing for regressions

Debug APK (built by our CI in #12435): NewPipe_v0.28.0_RC2_debug.zip
Release APK (built and signed by @Stypox): NewPipe_v0.28.0_RC2_release.zip
Please report only regressions (i.e. new issues) here, not issues that were already present in previous releases!

TODO

• Decide what to do with YouTube dismissing the trending section
• [YouTube] Add support for more kiosks and change default one NewPipeExtractor#1354
• [YouTube] Make channelId resolution follow redirects and fix YoutubeStreamInfoItemLockupExtractor building incorrect handles NewPipeExtractor#1347
• [YouTube] Support new kiosks and add migration to change trending kiosk tab  #12450
• Release NewPipeExtractor v0.24.8 https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor/releases/tag/v0.24.8
• Update NewPipeExtractor version again
• Update translations again to include translated changelogs Update translations and add new locales to the in-app language chooser #12476
• Add new locales to the in-app language chooser Update translations and add new locales to the in-app language chooser #12476
• Blogpost Add blogpost for 0.28.0 and FAQ for Android Auto website#400
• Release v0.28.0 (please TEST!) #12436 (comment)
• Release v0.28.0 (please TEST!) #12436 (comment)

See v0.28.x

NewPipeExtractor version

This version of NewPipe will ship with NewPipeExtractor version v0.24.8

App changelog

New

• Add support for Android Auto (special thanks to @haggaie!) Add support for Android Auto #9592 Add support for Android Auto *(season 2)* #12044 Fix fullscreen eliciting "clear queue" prompt #12416 Fix thumbnails appearing on Android Auto even if disabled #12410 Fix ghost notifications on Android 10; fix MediaBrowser exposed #12412
• Add feed groups as main screen tabs Feed group tab #12325
• [YouTube] Share as YouTube temporary playlist Share as YouTube temporary playlist #12065
• [SoundCloud] Add support for likes in channel and feed Support Soundcloud likes in channel and feed #12367
• [Soundcloud] Add support for AAC 160k unprotected stream [Soundcloud] Add support for AAC 160k unprotected stream and update Creative Commons stream test  NewPipeExtractor#1317

Improved

• Show service name in search bar hint SearchFragment: show service name in search hint #12258
• Show download date in Downloads Show download date of downloaded videos #12117
• Support RTL usernames in comment header Support RTL usernames in comment header #12188
• Disambiguate audio track labels Disambiguate audio track labels #12089
• [Android 13+] Support per-app language preferences [Android 13+] Support per-app language preferences #12093
  ℹ️ This replaces in-app setting of the app localization for Android 13+ devices. Your existing in-app preference will be automatically migrated to use Android's per-app language setting.

Fixed

• Fix broken text colors in dark mode Ugly fix for broken text colors in dark mode #12035
• [YouTube] Fix playlists not loading more than 100 items [YouTube] Fix extraction of continuations in initial playlist responses NewPipeExtractor#1301
• [YouTube] Fix missing recommended videos [YouTube] Add support for video lockup content type NewPipeExtractor#1320
• [YouTube] Other miscellaneous fixes, see https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor/releases/tag/v0.24.8
• Fix crashes in History list view (caused by buggy header) Fix header crash in History list view #12214
• Fix stream notification grouping when channel URLs differ Fix stream notification grouping #12067
• Fix duplicate menu options in ChannelFragment Fix duplicate menu options in ChannelFragment #12083
• Fix timestamps not working in comment replies Fix timestamps not working in comment replies #12202
• Fix JSON import on Android versions below Q check if the JSON MimeType is supported #12356

Translation / Localization

• Update translations Update translations to fix Weblate conflict #12103
• Add dev and refactor nightly build badges to README Add dev and refactor nightly build badges #12298
• Add matrix chat link and dev/refactor nightly badges to all translated READMEs Update readmes #12302
• Fix "Get it on F-Droid" appearing giant in README Fix "Get it on F-Droid" appearing giant in README #12409

Development

• Disable logs about view animations by default Disable logs about view animations by default #12043
• Add new Proguard rules for Mozilla Rhino Update NewPipe Extractor and add new Proguard rules #12104
• Improve extractor Jitpack workaround comment and fix its hash in build.gradle file Improve extractor Jitpack workaround comment and fix its hash in Gradle build file #12256
• [YouTube] Fix accessing poToken challenge data at wrong index in some cases [YouTube] Access first element if array size is one #12150

[litetex]

Problems that I encountered with the current nightly (which is effectively the same as the version here) or Todo:

• Speed/Tempo use system language for formatting and not app language #12441 Update: Works as expected now.
• Update Extractor and add migration to remove SoundCloud Top 50 kiosk #12438 <- this is 100% required when we release a new extractor version from the dev branch and not from the current commit

No other errors so far that I found while using the app.

[weole]

Aside from one issue I can spot that carried over from the previous version, it works fine.

[Stypox]

Release candidate 2: NewPipe_v0.28.0_RC2_release.zip NewPipe_v0.28.0_RC2_debug.zip

Changes:

• Enable per-app language preferences for Android < 13 #12444
• Update Extractor and add migration to remove SoundCloud Top 50 kiosk #12438
• other extractor changes

[ShareASmile]

Found a bug, play a stream, try to stop playback from the notification "x" close button, it doesn't work, tested RC2 on android 13 device. Here is the screen record
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1f955b98-db55-42ac-a302-3d88fa2fecb5

[sjbrianexe]

I just installed this over my 0.27.7 and it seems to have addressed (maybe preemptively) the no search results issue that I reported in #12466. No issues encountered so far.
Cheers

[ShareASmile]

Found a bug, play a stream, try to stop playback from the notification "x" close button, it doesn't work, tested RC2 on android 13 device.

Also reproducible with RC2 on android 14 device, notably it isn't the case with RC1.

[litetex]

If possible TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#1345 should be resolved before releasing

[throwaway242685]

can you guys please take a look at the regression from #11456 ?

I mean to revert the commit that caused that issue, not precisely implement the feature that I explained there.