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LibreTube

Alternative YouTube frontend for Android built with Piped
New in version 0.18.1
* fix(channelgroups): update values on confirm
* fix(player): allow pausing while loading
* fix(player): rename SB Username to SB UserID
* fix: crash when restoring backups
* fix: crash when the app was closed for a while
* fix: don't resume initial video on fragment recreation
* fix: crash when view handler got destroyed
* fix: default SponsorBlock categories are not being respected
* fix: wrong channel group shown as selected
LibreTube is an alternative frontend for YouTube. It uses the Piped API to load data and play videos and thus needs no YT account and no Google Services on your device.

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  • Version 0.18.1 (42) suggested Added on 2023-09-30

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • com.github.libretube.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 17 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 0.17.1 (40) - Added on 2023-08-22

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • com.github.libretube.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 17 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 0.17.0 (39) - Added on 2023-08-17

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • com.github.libretube.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 17 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log