v7.0.9+beta.1

v7.0.9+beta.1

Fixed

• Fix renaming playlists
• Improve https server wakeup #746 #801

Changed

• Make live query parameter optional when playing channel live stream
• Allow for removal of custom watch later and history playlists from settings #818
  • Use default value of "HL" for history or "WL" for watch later as reset value
  • This will then clear the setting and clear value from access_manager.json
  • Old values will be stored as a backup, just in case
• Update cached data when playlists are modified (removed/renamed)
• Changed bandwidth attribute of subtitles in MPEG-DASH manifest to 0

v7.0.8

Important

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

v7.0.8 for Kodi v19+ (Matrix/Nexus/Omega)

• Official version:
  plugin.video.youtube-7.0.8.zip

• Unofficial version:
  plugin.video.youtube-7.0.8+unofficial.1.zip

v7.0.8 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-7.0.8+leia.1.zip

• Unofficial version:
  plugin.video.youtube-7.0.8+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

• 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
• Fix various caching issues #786 #797
• Fix including un-redacted IP address in debug logs
• 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
• Poll for http server restart when required for playback #746 #808
• Fix unsubscribe from My Subscriptions #809
• 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 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 in the GUI #787
• Use youtu.be urls with external players to work with different types of videos
• Test not starting/checking for http server until required for playback #746
• Invalidate portion of playlist cache if item added to playlist #797
• Update 720p preset in Setup Wizard #807
• Update itags found in HLS playlists and exclude them in quality selection #806

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
• Use placeholder in empty listings to provide info and allow refreshing #797
• Enable subtitles for alternative client 2 #806

Changelog for this release: v7.0.8+beta.5...v7.0.8
Full changelog since last release: v7.0.7...v7.0.8

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