YTLite

[!NOTE] Starting from version 5.2, YTPlus requires a subscription.
The last free version is 5.2b4.

ADDED:

• New account system (check it out in YTPlus Settings)

FIXED:

• Fixed Download button not working with the new YouTube interface
• Fixed progress bar coloring on the latest YouTube versions
• Fixed SponsorBlock skipping issues
• Fixed an issue where player gestures couldn't set brightness to 0%
• Fixed the option to hide the More videos button for playlists in the player overlay
• Hidden new ads

[!NOTE] Starting from version 5.2, YTPlus requires a subscription.
The last free version is 5.2b4.

FIXED:

• Fixed settings not updating correctly
• Fixed crashes when navigating to certain cells from search results
• Fixed incorrect playback speed display in controls
• Fixed visual glitch in live video ring

IMPROVED:

• Improved SponsorBlock skip logic
• Improved swipe-to-seek with real-time timestamp display
• Improved Control Center skip forward/backward actions

ADDED:

• Added option to hide the 'More videos' button in the overlay

[!NOTE] Starting from version 5.2, YTPlus requires a subscription.
The last free version is 5.2b4.

ADDED:

• Added Settings search (Settings fully rewritten)
• Added Discord RPC integration
• Added option to hide video title in fullscreen
• Added native Sleep timer, available from overlay and tab bar, including YouTube v19.x.x
• Added post and comment translation via long press
• Added new playback speed mode. The old one is now called Standard (up to 5x), and the new one Advanced (up to 10x)
• Added new YouTube logo selector for Navigation bar
• Added new icons, adapted to YouTube style
• Added format and codec display when selecting video download quality
• Added ability to seek instead of skipping to next/previous track via Control Center
• Added option to remove tracking from tapped links (without it, Google first opens its analytics site before redirecting to the actual URL)
• Added option to hide posts in Shorts
• Added information explaining why Cast does not work on newer versions for sideloaded builds
• Added option to force Shorts quality (quality selector from Shorts settings removed as it was not working in 50% of cases)
• Added Hype, Music, Live, Gaming, Sports, Notifications tabs
• Added a login reminder
• Added minimum duration to skip sponsor segments
• Added custom startup animation
• Added swipe to seek for feed

IMPROVED:

• Improved Shorts to regular video — videos now open on tap (previously Shorts player was shown first, then the regular player)
• Improved Hold to speed in Shorts — both sides can now be selected simultaneously instead of only one
• Improved Hold to speed gesture behavior in Shorts
• Improved SponsorBlock segment skipping mechanism
• Improved YouTube Plus' player toast
• Improved automatic cache cleanup on launch
• Improved overlay menu buttons — changes now apply instantly (no app restart required)
• Improved overall iOS 14 compatibility
• Adapted settings for iPads
• Rewritten SponsorBlock core, and partially the YouTube Plus core itself in preparation for future updates
• Replaced native playback rate with a custom implementation:
• Supports speeds from 0.25x to 10.0x
• Tap-to-set speed via slider
• Compatible with YouTube 19.x.x and newer
• Long-press on ‘reset speed’ in overlay Speed Controls now opens the custom speed module

FIXED:

• Fixed playback issues
• Fixed authorization issues
• Fixed update issues
• Fixed fetch channels issues
• Fixed casting issues
• Fixed logo switching
• Fixed drag gesture blocking in Free Zoom mode (overlay)
• Fixed YouTube v19.x.x compatibility
• Fixed crashes on v21.15.4
• Fixed a bug on YouTube v19.x.x where videos from feed and search results would not open by taps
• Fixed OLED theme
• Fixed floating keyboard issue on iPad
• Fixed SponsorBlock segments display in progress bar
• Fixed custom colors for progress bar
• Fixed playback speed issues
• Fixed Speed controls issues
• Fixed Show playback end time issues
• Fixed live streams display in Shorts
• Fixed Shorts to regular video
• Fixed download issues when channel or video name is too long
• Fixed navigation bar's UI issues
• Fixed Native Share menu on v21.14.4
• Fixed sponsor segments and colored progress bar on v21.14.4
• Fixed no free zoom gesture option
• Fixed missing audio button when hiding Shorts UI elements

REMOVED:

• Removed "Jump ahead with YouTube Premium" banner in player
• Removed channel product banners in and below the player
• Removed new ads from search results
• Removed startup banners prompting YouTube Premium subscription
• Removed Explore tab as Google has fully removed it server-side

FIXES:

• Fixed Shorts overlay issues
• Fixed playback issues
• Fixed “Hold to speed” gesture in Shorts
• Fixed big gap under progress bar when action bar is disabled
• Fixed colored progress bar issues (now supports gradient color for watched progress)
• Fixed issue where some buttons under the player were not hiding
• Fixed transparent background in the “Explore” sidebar
• Fixed hiding options in YouTube sheet and added ability to hide the “Feedback” element
• Fixed crash on live videos when original captions were set as preferred
• Fixed “Remember loop mode” not saving correctly

NEW OPTIONS:

• Added option to hide “Hype” and “Stop Ads” buttons under the player
• Added option to hide YouTube snackbars (HUD messages in player)
• Added option to hide Products in Shorts
• Added option to remove Comment bar in Shorts
• Added option to remove Audio button in Shorts
• Added option to exclude auto-dubbed audio tracks from selection
• Added "Tap to seek gesture" in Player settings

UI IMPROVEMENTS:

• Added system theme support for YTPlus player toast (playback speed, brightness, volume)
• Removed vibrancy effect from YTPlus player toast
• Enabling iPad-style interface now also enables floating keyboard