Flow version history

- Added Proxy manager, App language selection, and text highlight features - Introduced Material You theme, Android Auto support, and live chat - Improved player controls, playback performance, and UI redesigns - Fixed various playback, download, and crash issues

### LIBRARIES - Bump NewpipeExtractor to latest version (v0.26.1) ### FEATURES - Add new save state for subscriptions feed display settings #221 - Add new remember playback speed toggle #229 - Russian localization #230 provided by @vazinoc - subscriptions worker check customizations - New playback speed options up to 4x #235 - New gesture: Swipe down to exit full screen mode - New playback speed preset customizations #236 - New pinch and double tap gestures to resize mini player - Add new Diagnostic screen to capture error and crash logs globaly in the app - Add new playback speed slider toggle option - Add shorts player disable toggle #258 - Add watched videos filtering toggle in feed #245 - Add global crash reporter and crash screen - Add player cache limit options #243 - Add new region selector in the explore screen #249 - Add new merge playlists feature #263 - Add new video title lines customizer #283 - Add new action button to video card - Add new SponsorBlock segments download with videos #278 - Add new shorts playback behavior toggle - Add new Themes : Monochrome and Custom themes #293 - Add new automated Backup and master backup features #290 -

>### IMPORTANT: BUILD FLAVORS >The app now offers 2 build flavors: > - Default Github flavor with apk update checks when new release is available. > - FOSS flavor without update checks for IzzyOnDroid and F-Droid submission. ### NEW FEATURES - New Audio focus toggle to continue playing videos while on a call #175 #177 - Add new copy video link at time stamps button #178 - Add new direct video link copy button #178 - Pinch-to-zoom gesture #184 - Swipe up to enter fullscreen in the video player #183 - Add new disable home feed toggle #195 - Add new related video card style toggle #191 - Add new voice search for videos #203 - Add new toggle to enable search icon from bottom nav #201 - Add new custom app icon picker #169 - Add new country search for trending country settings picker #208 - Add new save public playlist to library for music and videos - Add new manual sponsor skip button #215 - Add voice stabilizer toggle to player settings menu #217 - Add new category screen toggle #218 ### IMPROVEMENTS - FlowNeuroEngine modularization - Smarter Discovery Query Generation - Improved content tokenization - Domain based - Tuned engine learning rates - Engine a

>### IMPORTANT: Package Name Migration >The application package name has been updated from `com.flow.youtube` to `io.github.aedev.flow`. This is a significant structural change. Please **Backup your data** before uninstalling the old version and download the new one ### NEW FEATURES - Content sorting in channel screen - Search filters - Clear video from feed when marked by "Not Interested", "Don't show channel", or "Mark as Watched" - Continue watching mini-player with disable option in the Player Settings - Add a mark as "not interested" and "want more like this" to shorts - Audio Boost to 200% for supported codecs - Auto video loop toggle - Auto Theme based on system active Theme - Subscription Notification Filtering - Add a new StreamProxyServer for better Url handling during casting - This will avoid IP-locks and 403 errors ### IMPROVEMENTS - Improved video player action buttons design and sizes. - Remove swipe to seek guesture and redesigned double tap seek - Improved edge-to-edge display - Redesigned Search bars - Improved video thumbnail quality - Channel screen Redesign - Removed rewind video on privious click feature - Removed redudant 3-dot menu b

### NEW FEATURES - Customizable Player Overlay — added settings to toggle visibility of Cast, CC, PiP, Autoplay, and Sleep Timer icons on the player - Background Playback — added a dedicated "Background" button below the video to easily switch to audio-only background mode - Auto-Fullscreen — player now automatically enters and exits fullscreen mode upon device rotation - Clean Loading State — implemented a cleaner initial player load that hides controls until metadata is ready - Add a Related Videos section Toggle in Content Display Settings - Add a Remove button to songs in playlists - Add a Custom Interest input in Content Preferences — type any topic to follow it directly - 2D Free-Floating Mini Player — the video mini-player now floats freely across the screen. Drag it anywhere, and it seamlessly snaps to any of the 4 corners, or swipe to dismiss it entirely. - Customizable Mini Player Size — you can now adjust the dimensions of the free-floating mini video player (Small, Normal, Large) - Custom Mini Player Controls — added the ability to show/hide "Skip Forward/Backward" and "Next/Previous" buttons directly on the floating player - Navigation Customization — added

> This is a patch release. If you are already on v1.8.0 or later, this update installs normally with no data loss. > > If you are updating from v1.7.x or earlier, see the [v1.8.0 release notes](https://github.com/A-EDev/Flow/releases/tag/v1.8.0) for migration instructions. --- ## What's New ### New Features - **Notification Preferences**: New screen in Settings to individually toggle new-video alerts, download notifications, screen time reminders, app updates, and general notifications. All types enabled by default. Includes a shortcut to jump directly to Android's per-channel system notification settings. - **Sleep Timer**: Available in both the music and video players. Set a countdown to automatically pause playback using preset durations or a custom time entry. Works during background playback and picture-in-picture. Optional "close app" mode stops all playback services and finishes the activity when the timer fires, preserving battery life overnight. - **"Don't Show This Channel" Quick Action**: Tap the menu on any video card and select "Don't show this channel" under the Algorithm section to permanently filter that channel from your recommendations. The block is

> This is a patch release. If you are already on v1.8.0, this update installs normally with no data loss. > > If you are updating from v1.7.x or earlier, see the [v1.8.0 release notes](https://github.com/A-EDev/Flow/releases/tag/v1.8.0) for migration instructions. --- ## What's New ### New Features - **LibreTube Import**: Import subscriptions directly from a LibreTube backup file. Embedded avatars are reused; only missing thumbnails trigger a network fetch. - **Metrolist Import**: Import music playlists from a Metrolist backup (.zip). All playlists and tracks are imported with full thumbnail and duration data. Local-file-only entries are skipped. - **Playlist Downloads**: Download full video playlists with one tap. Capped at 720p for reliable MP4 output. - **Playlist Page Redesign**: Music playlists now show large centered artwork with an ambient blurred background matching the music player. Title, artist, track count, duration, and description displayed below. Top bar transitions from transparent to solid on scroll. - **Add Songs to Playlist**: Playlists now have an inline search bar. Typing triggers live debounced search — tap the + icon on any result to add it in

> **Before you update:** This release uses a new app signing key. Android will not let you install it over the previous version — you need to uninstall the old app first, which deletes local data. Export your data before uninstalling. > > **Steps:** > 1. Open Flow → Settings → Data → Export Brain/Backup > 2. Export your subscriptions if you have any > 3. Uninstall the old version > 4. Install v1.8.0 > 5. Open Flow → Settings → Data & Privacy → Import Brain/Backup > > Your recommendation profile, history, and preferences will be restored. If you skip the export, you will start fresh. --- ## What's New ### Core - **New Signing Key**: App signing key rotated for security. This is a one-time change — future updates will install normally. ### FlowNeuro Engine V8 - **Independent Pacing**: Pacing is now derived from title keywords (e.g., "compilation" = fast, "podcast" = slow) instead of being tied to video duration. - **Local IDF Weighting**: Common words like "gameplay" are automatically down-weighted over time so niche-specific terms drive recommendations. - **Snowball Fetching**: The app now fetches related videos from your recent watches and feeds them into t

## What's New ### Major Updates - **DeArrow Integration**: Replace clickbait titles and thumbnails with community alternatives. Enable in Player Settings for a cleaner browsing experience. - **Live Streams Support**: Channels now have a dedicated "Live" tab to showcase live streams, making it easier to discover ongoing broadcasts. - **Enhanced Lyrics**: Completely redesigned lyrics fetching with parallel processing, faster word-sync from BetterLyrics/SimpMusic, and improved fallback options. - **Settings Backup/Restore**: Export and import your app settings, including preferences and data, for easy migration or backup. ### Music & Playback - **HLS for Live Streams**: Added HLS manifest support for smoother live stream playback. - **Timestamp Jumping**: Click on timestamps in descriptions and comments to jump directly to that point in the video. - **Improved Download Engine**: Better parallel downloading with YouTube optimizations, increased buffers, and more reliable media indexing. - **Aspect Ratio Dynamics**: Player UI now adjusts dynamically to video aspect ratios, with nested scroll for height control. ### UI/UX Refinement - **Quick Actions on Cards**: Tap the

## What's New ### Major Updates - **Continue Watching Shelf**: Stay on track with a new "Continue Watching" section on the home screen, featuring a toggle to disable it in settings. - **Enhanced Casting**: Migrated from Google SDK to a robust DLNA/UPnP casting architecture, providing better compatibility with a wider range of devices. - **Algo Data Management**: Introduced advanced import and export capabilities for the app's recommendation engine data. - **Native Casting Support**: Full support for Cast/Chromecast integration, allowing you to easily stream content to your TV. ### Music & Playback - **Multi-Provider Lyrics**: Added support for multiple lyrics providers (Lrclib, Better Lyrics, SimpMusic, and YouTube) with significantly improved sync timing. - **Advanced Player UI**: A new multi-progress bar slider design and a dedicated Player Appearance settings screen for deeper visual customization. - **Queue Management**: You can now "Play Next" or "Add to Queue" directly from video cards for a more flexible viewing experience. - **Shorts Player Upgrades**: Added in-player audio track selection and video quality controls specifically for the Shorts player. - **Int