- Redesigned the donation flyout
- Added monthly donations alongside one-time donations
- Added custom color scheme builder as a reward for monthly donations
- Changed sync enforcement rules so the video changes speeds less aggressively when out of sync with the audio
- Reduced sync enforcement threshold, so audio and video should remain a bit more tightly in sync
- New buffering UI overlay on player controls to make the buffering state more obvious (only appears if the video has been buffering for 3 seconds or longer)
- Fixed issue that sometimes caused the video player to be in the wrong position at launch
- Fixed translation issue on download flyout with the string specifying that the video can only be played in myTube
- Fixed issue where the actual playback rate reset to 1 with each new video, despite the UI showing otherwise
- Fixed issue where , >, and < could appear in subtitles undecoded
- (Anniversary Update+) Changed how the video player is repositioned around the UI, so the player changes positions more quickly and smoothly
- (Fall Creators Update+) Added VP9 playback option to playback settings, disabled by default (except on Xbox One X) and must be enabled to get qualities above 1080p
- (PC & Mobile) Added 'Copy link' menu item to channel page app bar
- (PC & Mobile) Improved performance on Subscribed To page by drawing blurred backgrounds one by one
- (PC & Mobile) Returned toggle to sync subscriptions to contacts in settings
- (PC & Mobile) Comment text is now selectable
- (PC & Mobile) URL and timecode parsing added to comments
- (PC & Mobile) Double tapping or clicking the left or right edge of the video will jump forward or backward by 10 seconds
- (PC & Mobile) Added animated icon to tap/double tap actions on video player (pause, fullscreen, etc.)
- (PC) Added the ability to pin subscriptions channels to the taskbar and use the My People feature to quickly view channels without opening the full app
- (PC) Added option to automatically enter fullscreen when a video starts
- (PC) Added button for myTube! Companion to the account menu app bar
- (PC) Faster pointer hover animation on video thumbnails
- (PC) Fixed issue where starting the app up to the video page (live tile, myTube Companion, etc) while in theatre mode resulted in an incorrect layout
- (PC) Fixed issue where the backup URI for timeline activity was missing 'watch' in the link
- (PC) While in picture-in-picture, pressing Esc, Backspace, or the mouse back button will now exit picture-in-picture
- (Xbox) Context menu now makes sound upon open and close
- (Xbox) Thicker primary focus visual for thumbnails
- Targeting April
2018 SDK
- Added myTube Rooms
(beta), which allows you to watch videos together and chat with friends
- Added Private Mode to settings, which prevents watched videos from being recorded to history or the timeline
- Enabled manual language selection
- Small changes to reveal lighting brushes and button template
- Fixed playlist bookmarking
- Fixed some strings which weren't translated
- Fixed issue where pressing enter in the description text box on the upload page didn't create a new line
- Fixed occasional crash that could occur when the app tries to load new videos in a list that was already disposed of
- Fixed issue where devices might not show up in the video share menu
- Reduced memory usage of the WebView player after it's finished being used
- Removed requirement for remote system to have a status of "Available" before casting to it
- When an app restart is required and the device doesn't support restart requests, a toast is shown allowing the app to be restarted after being closed
- Optimized http server code, improving the performance of myTube-to-myTube casting
- Will attempt to cast with myTube-to-myTube casting even if the remote device URI launch fails, as the launch can sometimes succeed but still return an error
- (Fall Creators Update) When a setting is changed that requires a restart, the app will actually restart instead of closing
- (PC) Added Theatre Mode
- (PC) Watched videos are added to the Windows timeline
- (PC) Zoom in animation on thumbnails when moused over
- (PC & Mobile) Added playlist history to history page
- (PC & Mobile) Added individual video tile pinning
- (PC & Mobile) Added small size template to live tiles
- (PC & Mobile) Added "Up next" experience to the end of videos (same as on Xbox)
- (PC & Mobile) Slightly modified layout for account section
- (PC & Mobile) Fixed bug that caused the comment section header to sometimes have the title of the video, instead of "Comments"
- (PC & Mobile) Fixed issue where the text selection highlight wasn't visible in the search box
- (Xbox) Added the ability to leave TV Mode and use the PC UI
- (Xbox) Enabled share button in video details
- (Xbox) Rebuilt "Up next" UI
- (Xbox) Fixed issue where jumping forward with LB/RB would not seek to the correct time in WebView playback unless the player controls were visible
- (Xbox) Worked around UWP issue where the cursor may appear during WebView playback, causing the player controls to always be visible
- (Xbox) Added support for system reveal focus visual
- (Xbox) Directional focus is less strict, so items won't be skipped if they slightly overlap the currently focused item
- The app now remembers where you left off in videos (it does not yet automatically resume to that position)
- Quality button text changed to settings icon on player controls
- Title on video details is now bold and no longer upper case
- Audio volume is muted while seeking in 1080p videos to reduce audible skipping
- Different method of detecting auth-code when signing in through the in-app browser
- Fixed issue where pressing the previous button in the OS media controls might go to
the previous song, rather than restarting the current song
- Fixed bug where "Add to queue" would sometimes add the selected video two spaces after the current video
- Fixed crash when using "Add to queue" on a video in a playlist while playing the final video of that same playlist
- Fixed issue where the app would crash while changing the thumbnail during background audio playback or casting
- Fixed issue where an incorrect number of videos may be loaded into a playlist during playback
- Fixed issue where some related videos would appear uninitialized
- If audio playback fails partway through a video, the app will try to reopen the audio stream
- Now targeting the Fall Creators Update SDK
- (PC) Changed the algorithm used to switch the video page between the different desktop layouts and the mobile layout
- (PC) Workaround for issue that causes the share button to not work the first time the video page is loaded
- (PC) Fixed issue where it was difficult to seek using a mouse in picture-in-picture
- (PC) Fixed title bar clickability issue
- (PC/Mobile) Upload date on video thumbnails
- (PC/Mobile) Added option for full screen comments (small mobile-sized windows on PC)
- (PC/Mobile) After an audio file is saved, it will automatically open in audio-only mode when selected for playback
- (PC/Mobile) Double-click fullscreen now occors on pointer release, rather than pointer press, to avoid accidental fullscreens when using touch
- (PC/Mobile) Fixed bug where the video page pivot header would appear white on the light theme
- (PC/Mobile) Fixed bug where thumbnail wouldn't appear in-app while using DLNA casting
- (PC/Mobile) DLNA device search time increased from 7 seconds to 15 seconds- (PC/Mobile) Fixed bug where the app would crash while re-rendering the blur effects on the 'Subscribed to' page
- (PC/Mobile) Made adjustments to help prevent the thumbnail underneath the minimized player from being selected when trying to open the minimized player with touch
- (Xbox) Suggestions while typing on search page
- (Xbox) Brighter title on selected video thumbnails
- (Xbox) Smaller blur radius in selected video thumbnail title (from 48 to 36)
- (Xbox) Fixed issue where search page would automatically search on navigation, with nothing entered into the text box
- (Xbox) Added support for the rewind and fast forward buttons on the Xbox One media remote
- (Xbox) Fixed issue where it was difficult to select the "None" button to disable subtitles
- (Xbox) Added accent colored border and drop shadow around selected video thumbnails
- (Xbox) Thumbnail title text now bold
- (Xbox) More subtle zoom in animation selected thumbnails
- (Xbox) Removed word 'ago' from video thumbnail dates, leaving only the date itself
- (Xbox) Updated the style of the "up next" button at the end of videos with bold text and an accent colored drop shadow
- (Xbox) Changed rewind and fast forward button icons