v7.0.8+beta.5

v7.0.8+beta.5

Fixed

• Fix Python2 UnicodeDecodeError when removing/renaming searches #815
• Fix not catching socket.error in Python2 when force shutting down socket
• Fix deleting window property with multiple threads causing hang on exit #813

Changed

• Update 720p preset in Setup Wizard #807
• Update itags found in HLS playlists and exclude them in quality selection #806

New

• Enable subtitles for alternative client 2 #806

v7.0.8+beta.4

v7.0.8+beta.4

Fixed

• Poll for http server restart when required for playback #746 #808
• Fix unsubscribe from My Subscriptions #809

v7.0.8+beta.3

v7.0.8+beta.3

Fixed

• Additional fixes for redacting IP addresses in debug logs #801
• Various minor fixes for external player use
• Fix trying to access playlists for account that has no Youtube channel #803

v7.0.8+beta.2

v7.0.8+beta.2

Fixed

• Fix various caching issues #786 #797
• Fix including un-redacted IP address in debug logs

Changed

• Test not starting/checking for http server until required for playback #746
• Invalidate portion of playlist cache if item added to playlist #797

New

• Use placeholder in empty listings to provide info and allow refreshing #797

v7.0.8+beta.1

v7.0.8+beta.1

Fixed

• Update selection and sorting of streams to fix missing live streams
• Fix using cached settings for XbmcContext.use_inputstream_adaptive
• Wakeup http server on playback start if required #746
• Improve handling of context menu play items
• Use consistent return values for function cache to avoid caching errors #782
• Attempt to fix PlaylistPlayer race condition error #704
• Fix not reloading access manager when performing user actions #780
• Fix page jump when page_token is not used
• Ensure container is always refreshed when required and available
• Fix incorrect comparison after cd45122

Changed

• Update icons
• Only enable recommendations when logged in
• Improve sync with internal Kodi watched state #709
• Align default value for watched percentage with Kodi default #746
• Limit need to check window property for sleep and wakeup
• Only show Next Page listitem linking to first page when opening listings from the GUI #787
• Use shortened YouTube url with external players for better compatibility with different types of videos

New

• Cache and update My Subscriptions content per channel feed #785 #786
• Use separate database for My Subscription feed history #785
• Enable action parameter in play playlist route

v7.0.7

Important

Complete all steps of the Setup Wizard to apply appropriate plugin settings and minimise avoidable operational issues.

v7.0.7 for Kodi v19+ (Matrix/Nexus/Omega)

• Official version:
  plugin.video.youtube-7.0.7.zip

• Unofficial version:
  plugin.video.youtube-7.0.7+unofficial.1.zip

v7.0.7 for Kodi v18 (Leia)

Important

The Kodi v18 releases are offered as-is, and no support will be provided for them, except at the discretion of the maintainers

• Official version:
  plugin.video.youtube-7.0.7+leia.1.zip

• Unofficial version:
  plugin.video.youtube-7.0.7+leia.unofficial.1.zip

What are the unofficial versions?

• Refer to the FAQ in the Wiki.

Which file to use and how to install manually?

• Refer to the manual installation guide in the Wiki.

Fixed

• Fixed not being able to re-refresh a directory listing that has already been refreshed
• Fixed various window and history nagivation issues
• Fixed http server idle shutdown not restarting if plugin is run but GUI is still idle
• Additional improvements to busy dialog crash workaround
• Workaround for new settings interface not updated correctly
• Fix bookmarks icon background colour
• Fix adding channel items directly to bookmarks
• Fixes for player monitoring preventing item being marked as watched #746
• Fix invalid pageToken error by removing jump from unsupported listings #715
• Fix issues with post play refresh possibly causing loss of window history
• Fix bug that could lead to plugin continuously reloading #608
• Attempted fix for socket error 98 on Linux #746
  • For error 10013 on Windows try either of the following:
    • Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList "net stop winnat; net start winnat"
    • Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList "net stop hns; net start hns"
• Fix changing fanart type on My Subscriptions #751
• Fix not using thumbnail fanart for channels/subscriptions/playlists when enabled #751
• Fix My Subscriptions threading issues #529
• Fix failing to login #759
• Improve resource usage
• Fix adding video to playlist #764
• Fix plugin settings raising exception in Kodi 19-20 #769
• Fix location icon background colour

Changed

• Removed Settings > Advanced > Views > Show channel fanart
  • Now included as option in Settings > Advanced > Views > Show fanart
• MPEG-DASH for live streams only enabled by default in Kodi v21
• Make better use of reuselanguageinvoker and various memory usage improvements
• Use internal Kodi resume enable/disable for all playback #693
  • For playback where Kodi does not prompt to resume, the plugin will also no longer resume
  • For playback where Kodi does prompt to resume, the plugin will follow whatever is selected
• Cached data for My Subscriptions and Related Videos will be replaced due to changes in cached data
• Use channel fanart as backup to thumbnail fanart for channel items without thumbnails #751

New

• Improvements to plugin page navigation #715
  • Refresh added to context menu of Next page item
  • Jump to page added to context menu of Next page item
    • Can also be used in plugin url: plugin://plugin.video.youtube/goto_page/<PAGE>/<PATH> #317
  • Home added to context menu of Next page item
  • Quick search added to context menu of Next page item
  • Next page item added to last page of directory list to go back to first page
• Add option to use channel name as studio and/or cast #717
  • Settings > Advanced > Views > Use channel name as
• Add option to use best available thumbnail quality
  • Settings > Advanced > Views > Thumbnail size
• Added option to use video thumbnail as fanart in Settings > Advanced > Views > Show fanart #716
  • Also added plugin url query parameter fanart_type to override settings
    • Can be used to set fanart for specific widgets only: plugin://plugin.video.youtube/<PATH>?fanart_type=<0/1/2/3>
    • Allowable values are the same as the setting:
      • 0: No fanart
      • 1: Default
      • 2: Channel
      • 3: Thumbnail
• Enable syncing of plugin watched state with Kodi watched state when using Kodi mark as (un)watched #709
• Add website link to video descriptions #721
• Update video filtering for live streams #755
  • Add options to filter/hide the following types of videos
    • shorts
    • upcoming videos (either live streams or premieres)
    • upcoming live streams
    • currently live streams
    • upcoming premieres
    • completed videos (previously either live or premieres)
  • No currently live streams will be shown in searches, only in the Live subfolder
  • No currently live or upcoming live streams will be shown in channels, only in the Live subfolder
    • Should also be much faster
  • Completed stream will continue to be shown in listings unless filtered out
  • Live subfolders will not be filtered by default
  • Filter selection dialog has option to also filter the Live subfolder
  • Most other listings will be filtered using whatever options have been set

Changelog for this release: v7.0.7+beta.3...v7.0.7
Full changelog since last release: v7.0.6.3...v7.0.7

v7.0.7+beta.3

v7.0.7+beta.3

Fixed

• Fix plugin settings raising exception in Kodi 19-20 #769

v7.0.7+beta.2

v7.0.7+beta.2

Fixed

• Fix invalid pageToken error by removing jump from unsupported listings #715
• Fix issues with post play refresh possibly causing loss of window history
• Fix bug that could lead to plugin continuously reloading #608
• Attempted fix for socket error 98 on Linux #746
  • For error 10013 on Windows try either of the following:
    • Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList "net stop winnat; net start winnat"
    • Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList "net stop hns; net start hns"
• Fix changing fanart type on My Subscriptions #751
• Fix not using thumbnail fanart for channels/subscriptions/playlists when enabled #751
• Fix My Subscriptions threading issues #529
• Fix failing to login #759
• Improve resource usage
• Fix adding video to playlist #764

Changed

• Use internal Kodi resume enable/disable for all playback #693
  • For playback where Kodi does not prompt to resume, the plugin will also no longer resume
  • For playback where Kodi does prompt to resume, the plugin will follow whatever is selected
• Cached data for My Subscriptions and Related Videos will be replaced due to changes in cached data
• Use channel fanart as backup to thumbnail fanart for channel items without thumbnails #751

New

• Enable syncing of plugin watched state with Kodi watched state when using Kodi mark as (un)watched #709
• Add website link to video descriptions #721
• Update video filtering for live streams #755
  • Add options to filter/hide the following types of videos
    • shorts
    • upcoming videos (either live streams or premieres)
    • upcoming live streams
    • currently live streams
    • upcoming premieres
    • completed videos (previously either live or premieres)
  • No currently live streams will be shown in searches, only in the Live subfolder
  • No currently live or upcoming live streams will be shown in channels, only in the Live subfolder
    • Should also be much faster
  • Completed stream will continue to be shown in listings unless filtered out
  • Live subfolders will not be filtered by default
    • Filter selection dialog has option to also filter the Live subfolder
  • Most other listings will be filtered using whatever options have been set

v7.0.7+beta.1

v7.0.7+beta.1

Fixed

• Fixed not being able to re-refresh a directory listing that has already been refreshed
• Fixed various window and history nagivation issues
• Fixed http server idle shutdown not restarting if plugin is run but GUI is still idle
• Additional improvements to busy dialog crash workaround
• Workaround for new settings interface not updated correctly
• Fix bookmarks icon background colour
• Fix adding channel items directly to bookmarks
• Fixes for player monitoring preventing item being marked as watched #746

Changed

• Removed Settings > Advanced > Views > Show channel fanart
  • Now included as option in Settings > Advanced > Views > Show fanart
• MPEG-DASH for live streams only enabled by default in Kodi v21
• Make better use of reuselanguageinvoker and various memory usage improvements

New

• Improvements to plugin page navigation #715
  • Refresh added to context menu of Next page item
  • Jump to page added to context menu of Next page item
    • Can also be used in plugin url: plugin://plugin.video.youtube/goto_page/<PAGE>/<PATH> #317
  • Home added to context menu of Next page item
  • Quick search added to context menu of Next page item
  • Next page item added to last page of directory list to go back to first page
• Add option to use channel name as studio and/or cast #717
  • Settings > Advanced > Views > Use channel name as
• Add option to use best available thumbnail quality
  • Settings > Advanced > Views > Thumbnail size
• Added option to use video thumbnail as fanart in Settings > Advanced > Views > Show fanart #716
  • Also added plugin url query parameter fanart_type to override settings
    • Can be used to set fanart for specific widgets only: plugin://plugin.video.youtube/<PATH>?fanart_type=<0/1/2/3>
    • Allowable values are the same as the setting:
      • 0: No fanart
      • 1: Default
      • 2: Channel
      • 3: Thumbnail

v7.0.6.3

Important

On first run the Setup Wizard will activate.
Complete all steps of the Setup Wizard to apply appropriate plugin settings and minimise avoidable operational issues.

v7.0.6.3 for Kodi v19+ (Matrix/Nexus/Omega)

• Official version:
  plugin.video.youtube-7.0.6.3.zip

• Unofficial version:
  plugin.video.youtube-7.0.6.3+unofficial.1.zip

v7.0.6.3 for Kodi v18 (Leia)

Important

The Kodi v18 releases are offered as-is, and no support will be provided for them, except at the discretion of the maintainers

• Official version:
  plugin.video.youtube-7.0.6.3+leia.1.zip

• Unofficial version:
  plugin.video.youtube-7.0.6.3+leia.unofficial.1.zip

What are the unofficial versions?

• Refer to the FAQ in the Wiki.

Which file to use and how to install manually?

• Refer to the manual installation guide in the Wiki.

Fixed

• Improve updating containers and (re)loading windows #681
• Fix refreshing video listing also forcing next pages to refresh when loaded
• Fix overflow error resulting from parsing hashtags as episode numbers
• Fix 6s delay on video playback start
• Further fixes for multiple busy dialog crash workaround
  • Possibly fix issues reported in comments of #704
• Update error checks to avoid unnecessary retries of player requests
• Fix adding and viewing items to internal bookmarks and watchlater list #720
• Fix error checks to prevent prematurely stopping retries of player requests #730

Changed

• Setup Wizard default settings now disable pre-downloading subtitles if MPEG-DASH is enabled
• Ask for quality, Play with subtitles, Play audio only context menu items only displayed if associated setting is not already enabled
• Only make extra request for subtitles for Android client when all subtitle languages are enabled
• Overhaul alternative player support due to Kodi changes and also improve external player support
• Make "Support alternative player" and "Use YouTube website urls with default player" mutually exclusive options #692
• Enable OPUS audio by default #537
• Enable MPEG-DASH for live streams by default #680
• Setup Wizard will prompt to run when plugin first opens after updating, in order to update default settings
• http server will shutdown on idle timeout #699
• Update client details used for player requests

New

• Add recommended settings in Setup Wizard for Raspberry Pi 1/2 class devices #688
• Added Bookmarks
  • Save videos, channels, playlists to Bookmarks
  • Bookmarked channels will be checked for updates in My Subscriptions
  • Data is stored locally, without needing to be logged in

Changelog for this release: v7.0.6.2...v7.0.6.3
Full changelog since last release: v7.0.5...v7.0.6.3