SmoothTube v1.2.0

SmoothTube v1.2.0 focuses on subscription feed reliability, smoother loading, restored duration badges, improved live chat behavior, cleaner video card rendering, Library interface polish, and Release build stability.

Highlights

• Improved Subscriptions ordering using globally sorted recent uploads from subscribed RSS feeds.
• Fixed Load More ordering so newer uploads remain above older ones.
• Preserved loaded subscription cache until the user explicitly refreshes.
• Added skeleton loading UI for smoother subscription refresh/load operations.
• Restored reliable Subscriptions loading after duration enrichment changes.
• Restored duration badges on RSS-loaded subscription cards using background duration fetching.
• Prevented duration fetching from blocking or breaking the Subscriptions page.
• Removed duration-based Shorts filtering so normal videos under 3 minutes remain visible.
• Improved embedded YouTube live chat layout and sign-in helper behavior.
• Fixed normal video fullscreen exit incorrectly showing the Live Chat panel.
• Fixed leading emoji clipping in video titles.
• Removed unwanted title spacing when no emoji is present.
• Restored Continue Watching progress overlay on video cards.
• Updated the Library page interface and restored its Continue Watching section.
• Fixed packaged Release build startup crash caused by System.Text.Json reflection serialization settings.

Notes

Playlist support is still groundwork in this release. Full private/saved playlist support is planned as a future follow-up pending OAuth scope handling.

Installation

Download the release package, extract it, and run the included install script if provided. If Windows blocks the script, run PowerShell as Administrator and use:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass

Then run the install script again.

Disclaimer

SmoothTube is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google.