LinkLift v2.8

LinkLift v2.8

📝 What's New

• Completely removed remote feature flags and launch-time network calls for a zero-telemetry, fully offline startup experience
• Focused app core exclusively on YouTube and Instagram for faster, reliable extraction
• Fixed downloaded file naming to preserve media titles instead of CDN hashes and paths
• Deferred notification permission prompt until the first download begins
• Cleaned up build workflows and metadata for F-Droid packaging

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LinkLift v2.7

LinkLift v2.7

📝 What's New

• Upgraded embedded Python runtime to 3.13 for improved performance and stability
• Added YouTube authentication & cookie management for restricted/member content
• Redesigned YouTube auth interface with live session status indicators
• Improved streaming playback with OkHttp and Media3 ExoPlayer integration
• Enhanced video/audio stream selection with expanded codec support
• Pinned yt-dlp to 2025.10.14 for maximum extraction reliability

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v2.6

LinkLift v2.6 — Initial Open Source Release

Features

• Multi-Platform Support: Fast media extraction and downloads from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, Reddit, Pinterest, SoundCloud, and other sites supported by yt-dlp.
• Dual-Stream Merging: Automatic high-definition video & audio multiplexing via native Android MediaMuxer in a foreground service.
• Embedded Python Runtime: Powered on-device by Chaquopy with Python 3.13, yt-dlp, and Instaloader.
• Integrated Media Player: In-app fullscreen player with gesture controls and playback speed adjustments using AndroidX Media3 (ExoPlayer).
• 100% Tracker-Free & FOSS: Zero telemetry, zero Google Play Services dependencies, and full privacy.

Assets

• app-release.apk: Official signed release binary.