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BREAKING: New Grayjay build requires FCast (if used) to be updated to work.

Features:

- HLS Download support (Download for Odysee, SoundCloud, ...)
- Comment delete support
- Comments tab (view your comments and the replies to them).
- Import dialog (in settings + empty subscriptions view)
- Player Next/Previous video buttons
- Player loop toggle
- Creators tab search support
- FCast QR code quick connect added (see scan QR in casting dialog).
- FCast guide and other casting help options added.
- Replies overlay now show parent comment
- No subscriptions now suggests subscribing to creators and imports
- Setting to allow restarting playback after connectivity loss behavior to be changed.
- Settings to allow different behavior when audio focus is regained within 10 seconds.
- Setting added to enable/disable comment fade for heavily disliked comments.
- Settings search added.
- Setting descriptions added for metered connections

Improvements:

- Implemented more scalable storage system for subscriptions and history that improves the speed for some users
- Improved plugin development documentation (see plugin-development.md on our repo)
- Improved Add to Queue behaviour
- Improved HLS implementation resulting in wider compatibility for downloading and casting
- Improved URL handling support
- Improved Playstore flow for URL handling
- Improved login required flow for plugin items
- Like/dislike clickable area increased
- Prompt user to set Grayjay as a default handler for certain URLs.
- Feed progress bars are now shown by default
- Added fallback that temporarily disables Polycentric when issues are encountered.
- Youtube home now falls back to trending page if no videos are provided

Fixes:

- Fixed Youtube likes in certain cases (especially recent videos)
- Fixed notifications opening the wrong content when multiple were available.
- Fixed gesture control issues causing wrong area to have gesture controls and disabled full screen gesture when casting.
- Fixed Odysee content-types being misrepresented causing casting to desktop to break.
- Fixed feed views in some scenarios not being properly filled.
- Fixed Rumble comments and show error in CommentList whenever an error happens.
- Fixed Chromecast socket crash
- Fixed nested video events
- Fixed polycentric profiles not being properly updated in some cases.

FCast:

- QR code added to allow quick connection when on the same network.
- WebSocket support added.
- Added support for fractional seconds globally.
- Desktop casting client now has a connection interface (main window).
- Fixed crash caused by failing to unregister MDNS.
- Fixed issue where subtitles would always show for HLS.

WIP TEST BUILD

WIP Test build

WIP Test build

Hotfix (201):
 - AirPlay HLS support added (meaning AirPlay is now fully functional)
 - Chromecast reliability (Twitch and Youtube, VOD fixes)
 - Fix Various HLS issues
 - Live chat donations deduplication
 - Live chat donation styling and horizontal scroll
 - PlaybackTracker exception dialog hidden replaced with toast for live/planned streams
 - Downloaded videos fixes with switching to live sources

(200):

Features:
- Experimental planned content scheduled notifications
- ChromeCast live streaming support (requires proxying through phone) [For an optimal viewing - experience FCast (https://fcast.org) is recommended as it does not require a proxy]
- Historical progress bars under videos (configurable in settings per feed)
- Confirmation dialog if exiting Grayjay while video is playing
- Setting to keep screen on while casting
- Chapter accuracy now sub-second
- Long-press on a video to the open options menu
- Locked content plugin support

- Odysee: Support v6 urls
- Youtube: Added attribution for third-party services
- Patreon: See membership content you do not have access to (locked content)
- Kick: Search suggestions whitelisting

Improvements:
- Chromecast reliability
- Empty polycentric comments are no longer allowed
- Added backfill exception printing to announcements
- Opening video with active queue now gets added instead of replacing queue 
- Exit full screen swipe is now a down gesture

- Youtube: Sponsorblock chapters now sub-second

Bug Fixes:
- Old notifications getting shown
- Quality selection overlay now properly closes when pressing the back button
- Fixed crash caused by V1 encrypted secrets in the upgrade process from V0 to V1 encryption
- Keep screen on fixes

- Patreon: Banner now visible
- Kick: Subscriptions not showing if the person is live

Features:
- Experimental planned content scheduled notifications
- ChromeCast live streaming support (requires proxying through phone) [For an optimal viewing - experience FCast (https://fcast.org) is recommended as it does not require a proxy]
- Historical progress bars under videos (configurable in settings per feed)
- Confirmation dialog if exiting Grayjay while video is playing
- Setting to keep screen on while casting
- Chapter accuracy now sub-second
- Long-press on a video to the open options menu
- Locked content plugin support

- Odysee: Support v6 urls
- Youtube: Added attribution for third-party services
- Patreon: See membership content you do not have access to (locked content)
- Kick: Search suggestions whitelisting

Improvements:
- Chromecast reliability
- Empty polycentric comments are no longer allowed
- Added backfill exception printing to announcements
- Opening video with active queue now gets added instead of replacing queue 
- Exit full screen swipe is now a down gesture

- Youtube: Sponsorblock chapters now sub-second

Bug Fixes:
- Old notifications getting shown
- Quality selection overlay now properly closes when pressing the back button
- Fixed crash caused by V1 encrypted secrets in the upgrade process from V0 to V1 encryption
- Keep screen on fixes

- Patreon: Banner now visible
- Kick: Subscriptions not showing if the person is live

Features:
- Experimental planned content scheduled notifications
- ChromeCast live streaming support (requires proxying through phone) [For an optimal viewing - experience FCast (https://fcast.org) is recommended as it does not require a proxy]
- Historical progress bars under videos (configurable in settings per feed)
- Confirmation dialog if exiting Grayjay while video is playing
- Setting to keep screen on while casting
- Chapter accuracy now sub-second
- Long-press on a video to the open options menu
- Locked content plugin support

- Odysee: Support v6 urls
- Youtube: Added attribution for third-party services
- Patreon: See membership content you do not have access to (locked content)
- Kick: Search suggestions whitelisting

Improvements:
- Chromecast reliability
- Empty polycentric comments are no longer allowed
- Added backfill exception printing to announcements
- Opening video with active queue now gets added instead of replacing queue 
- Exit full screen swipe is now a down gesture

- Youtube: Sponsorblock chapters now sub-second

Bug Fixes:
- Old notifications getting shown
- Quality selection overlay now properly closes when pressing the back button
- Fixed crash caused by V1 encrypted secrets in the upgrade process from V0 to V1 encryption
- Keep screen on fixes

- Patreon: Banner now visible
- Kick: Subscriptions not showing if the person is live

Features:
- Experimental planned content scheduled notifications
- ChromeCast live streaming support (requires proxying through phone) [For an optimal viewing - experience FCast (https://fcast.org) is recommended as it does not require a proxy]
- Historical progress bars under videos (configurable in settings per feed)
- Confirmation dialog if exiting Grayjay while video is playing
- Setting to keep screen on while casting
- Chapter accuracy now sub-second
- Long-press on a video to the open options menu
- Locked content plugin support

- Odysee: Support v6 urls
- Youtube: Added attribution for third-party services
- Patreon: See membership content you do not have access to (locked content)
- Kick: Search suggestions whitelisting

Improvements:
- Chromecast reliability
- Empty polycentric comments are no longer allowed
- Added backfill exception printing to announcements
- Opening video with active queue now gets added instead of replacing queue 
- Exit full screen swipe is now a down gesture

- Youtube: Sponsorblock chapters now sub-second

Bug Fixes:
- Old notifications getting shown
- Quality selection overlay now properly closes when pressing the back button
- Fixed crash caused by V1 encrypted secrets in the upgrade process from V0 to V1 encryption
- Keep screen on fixes

- Patreon: Banner now visible

- Improved notifications and added experimental scheduled notifications.
- Improvements to ChromeCast reliability.
- Fixed ChromeCast live streaming support (requires proxying through phone). For an optimal viewing experience FCast (https://fcast.org) is recommended as it does not require a proxy.
- Added historical time bars to videos (can be enabled/disabled in settings under Time Bars).
- Locked content support added for Patreon (you can now view membership content).
- Added support for v6 Odysee URLs.
- Quality selection overlay now properly closes when pressing the back button.
- Fixed crash caused by V1 encrypted secrets in the upgrade process from V0 to V1 encryption.
- Confirmation dialog added when trying to exit using a back gesture or button while a video is playing.
- Keep screen on fixes and added a setting to keep screen on while casting.
- Empty polycentric comments are no longer allowed.
- Chapter accuracy now sub-second for Sponsorblock.
- Added backfill exception printing to announcements.
- When clicking on a video it is added to queue instead of replacing queue.
- Exit full screen swipe is now a down gesture.
- Added support for long-press gesture to open options menu.

Test build
DONT DEPLOY TO STABLE

- Fixed channel membership showing and linking to the wrong creator, when it should not be visible at all.
- Fixed Rumble subscription import.
- Exports now request the folder you want to export to.
- Added + Tax indicator.
- Languages now applied to all activities.
- Fixed plugin initial state
- A new setting has been added to allow rotation to landscape for views intended as portrait (NOT RECOMMENDED).
- Fixed subscription notifications.
- Improved subscription behavior reporting.

HOTFIX BUILD
 - Feature:  Hide creator from home option
 - Fix: Various Youtube bugs related to accounts with non-English language
 - Fix: Hide video from home persistence
 - Fix: Cast control in non-fullscreen

- Feature: Creator Monetization: External Memberships
 - Feature: Creator Monetization: External Donations
 - Feature: Creator Monetization: External Promotion
 - Feature: Creator Monetization: External Store
 - Feature: Creator Monetization: External Merchandise (with Preview)
 - Feature: Creator Monetization: Platform Membership
 - Feature: Optional Youtube SponsorBlock (FUTO respects your decision to use SponsorBlock. But only if you're supporting creators in other ways.)
 - Feature: Setting to change Language
 - Feature: Setting to disable auto-preview in preview feed
 - Feature: Setting to disable audio-only bandwidth optimalization (background switch stutter)
 - Feature: Plugins now support more setting types and capabilities
 - Feature: Import subscriptions "Load more" button
 - Feature: Setting to disable subscription load for first tab open

 
 - Fix: Android 9 can now open videos without crash
 - Fix: Videoplayer filling for audio-only in playlist
 - Fix: Localization crash fix
 - Fix: Crash for very wide screens (and other weird dimensions)
 - Fix: Subscriptions correctly fall back on cache
 - Fix: Chapters not clearing when switching video
 - Fix: Ability to superchat on Youtube

 
 - Improvement: No dialog on comment exceptions
 - Improvement: Login screen now shows the current domain/url and close button
 - Improvement: Casting in Full Screen
 - Improvement: Playlist ui tweaks
 - Improvement: New encryption, Back-Compatible

- Feature: Creator Monetization: External Memberships
 - Feature: Creator Monetization: External Donations
 - Feature: Creator Monetization: External Promotion
 - Feature: Creator Monetization: External Store
 - Feature: Creator Monetization: External Merchandise (with Preview)
 - Feature: Creator Monetization: Platform Membership
 - Feature: Optional Youtube SponsorBlock (FUTO respects your decision to use SponsorBlock. But only if you're supporting creators in other ways.)
 - Feature: Setting to change Language
 - Feature: Setting to disable auto-preview in preview feed
 - Feature: Setting to disable audio-only bandwidth optimalization (background switch stutter)
 - Feature: Plugins now support more setting types and capabilities
 - Feature: Import subscriptions "Load more" button
 
 - Fix: Android 9 can now open videos without crash
 - Fix: Videoplayer filling for audio-only in playlist
 - Fix: Localization crash fix
 - Fix: Crash for very wide screens (and other weird dimensions)
 - Fix: Subscriptions correctly fall back on cache
 - Fix: Chapters not clearing when switching video
 - Fix: Ability to superchat on Youtube
 
 - Improvement: No dialog on comment exceptions
 - Improvement: Login screen now shows the current domain/url and close button
 - Improvement: Casting butI canton in Full Screen
 - Improvement: Playlist ui tweaks
 - Improvement: New encryption, Back-Compatible

Feature: Subscription notifications
Feature: Subscription fetch options
Feature: Creator sorting by views and watchtime
Feature: Subscriptions sorted now by view count
Feature: Local Views and watchtime tracking
Feature: Optional watchtime/view metrics in creators tab
Feature: Localization (ar, de, es, fr, ja, ko, pt, ru, zh)
Feature: Chapter system (with manual and automatic skip), limited ui
Feature: Open url directly by putting it in video search
Feature: Subscription settings on creators list
Feature: Configurable rate-limit per plugin
Feature: PlatformUrl support on plugins
Feature: Primary claim field type support
Feature: grayjay://video/{url} schema support
Feature: grayjay://channel/{url} schema support
Feature: Import subscriptions using newline text file

Improvement: New Subscription system that tries to avoid rate-limiting (priority based updating), massively improves experience > 150 subscribers
Improvement: Reduce subscription calls made for infrequent uploaders/streamers
Improvement: Cache channel results if subscribed
Improvement: Only update subscriptions if older than 5 min
Improvement: Channel cache trimming (temporary)
Improvement: Polycentric parallelism
Improvement: Cache parallelism
Improvement: Keep plugin settings on update

Bug Fix: Fixed Polycentric import crash
Bug Fix: Fixed AudioNoisyReceiver crash
Bug Fix: Fixed Polycentric not backfilling in some cases
Bug Fix: Fixed creators sorting by name
Bug Fix: Fixed dialog if first home source fails
Bug Fix: Casted playlist not automatically going to next video
Bug Fix: Some item colors
Bug Fix: "Swipe to refresh" text on subscriptions going away when switching tabs
Bug Fix: Remove a plugin interaction on main thread for channels

Probably more

Feature: Subscription notifications
Feature: Subscription fetch options
Feature: Creator sorting by views and watchtime
Feature: Subscriptions sorted now by view count
Feature: Local Views and watchtime tracking
Feature: Optional watchtime/view metrics in creators tab
Feature: Localization (ar, de, es, fr, ja, ko, pt, ru, zh)
Feature: Chapter system (with manual and automatic skip), limited ui
Feature: Open url directly by putting it in video search
Feature: Subscription settings on creators list
Feature: Configurable rate-limit per plugin
Feature: PlatformUrl support on plugins
Feature: Primary claim field type support

Improvement: New Subscription system that tries to avoid rate-limiting (priority based updating), massively improves experience > 150 subscribers
Improvement: Reduce subscription calls made for infrequent uploaders/streamers
Improvement: Cache channel results if subscribed
Improvement: Only update subscriptions if older than 5 min
Improvement: Channel cache trimming (temporary)
Improvement: Polycentric parallelism
Improvement: Cache parallelism
Improvement: Keep plugin settings on update

Bug Fix: Fixed Polycentric import crash
Bug Fix: Fixed AudioNoisyReceiver crash
Bug Fix: Fixed Polycentric not backfilling in some cases
Bug Fix: Fixed creators sorting by name
Bug Fix: Fixed dialog if first home source fails

Probably more

Feature: Subscription notifications
Feature: Subscription fetch options
Feature: Creator sorting by views and watchtime
Feature: Subscriptions sorted now by view count
Feature: Local Views and watchtime tracking
Feature: Optional watchtime/view metrics in creators tab
Feature: Localization (ar, de, es, fr, ja, ko, pt, ru, zh)
Feature: Chapter system (with manual and automatic skip), limited ui
Feature: Open url directly by putting it in video search
Feature: Subscription settings on creators list
Feature: Configurable rate-limit per plugin
Feature: PlatformUrl support on plugins

Improvement: New Subscription system that tries to avoid rate-limiting (priority based updating), massively improves experience > 150 subscribers
Improvement: Reduce subscription calls made for infrequent uploaders/streamers
Improvement: Cache channel results if subscribed
Improvement: Only update subscriptions if older than 5 min
Improvement: Channel cache trimming (temporary)
Improvement: Polycentric parallelism
Improvement: Cache parallelism
Improvement: Keep plugin settings on update

Bug Fix: Fixed Polycentric import crash
Bug Fix: Fixed AudioNoisyReceiver crash
Bug Fix: Fixed Polycentric not backfilling in some cases
Bug Fix: Fixed creators sorting by name

Probably more

Feature: Subscription notifications
Feature: Subscription fetch options
Feature: Creator sorting by views and watchtime
Feature: Subscriptions sorted now by view count
Feature: Local Views and watchtime tracking
Feature: Optional watchtime/view metrics in creators tab
Feature: Localization (ar, de, es, fr, ja, ko, pt, ru, zh)
Feature: Chapter system (with manual and automatic skip), limited ui
Feature: Open url directly by putting it in video search
Feature: Subscription settings on creators list

Improvement: New Subscription system that tries to avoid rate-limiting (priority based updating), massively improves experience > 150 subscribers
Improvement: Reduce subscription calls made for infrequent uploaders
Improvement: Cache channel results if subscribed
Improvement: Only update subscriptions if older than 5 min
Improvement: Channel cache trimming (temporary)
Improvement: Polycentric parallelism
Improvement: Cache parallelism

Bug Fix: Fixed Polycentric import crash
Bug Fix: Fixed AudioNoisyReceiver crash
Bug Fix: Fixed Polycentric not backfilling in some cases
Bug Fix: Fixed creators sorting by name

Probably more

Feature: Subscription notifications
Feature: Subscription fetch options
Feature: Creator sorting by views and watchtime
Feature: Subscriptions sorted now by view count
Feature: Local Views and watchtime tracking
Feature: Optional watchtime/view metrics in creators tab
Feature: Localization (ar, de, es, fr, ja, ko, pt, ru, zh)
Feature: Chapter system (with manual and automatic skip), limited ui
Feature: Open url directly by putting it in video search
Feature: Subscription settings on creators list

Improvement: New Subscription system that tries to avoid rate-limiting (priority based updating), massively improves experience > 150 subscribers
Improvement: Cache channel results if subscribed
Improvement: Only update subscriptions if older than 5 min
Improvement: Channel cache trimming (temporary)
Improvement: Polycentric parallelism
Improvement: Cache parallelism

Bug Fix: Fixed Polycentric import crash
Bug Fix: Fixed AudioNoisyReceiver crash
Bug Fix: Fixed Polycentric not backfilling in some cases

Probably more