- “Title contains” filter mode - “Queue last” option for shortcut & browser context menu # Small improvements - Onboarding/empty player UI adjustments - Videos added via shortcut no longer marked as new - Ad-interuption indicators hidden from video track - Small performance improvements # Fixes - Fix: native video player opening when scrolling YouTube with “force native player” enabled - Fix: missing shortcut error message when transcript is unavailable - Fix: some channels not recognized inside the browser - Fix: adding subscription with no videos in rss feed - Fix: timestamp not being used when adding certain urls - Fix: YouTube “sign in” link inside the player should now open the in-app browser instead of doing nothing - Fix: deleted video not being cleared from the player - Fix: last video not being removed from player - Fix: “search YouTube” not working on macOS - Fix: chapter settings button on macOS - Fix: “+” duration layout padding - Fix: undo remove final video broke playback - Potential fix: overlay stuck - Potential fix: black screen video on startup

# OS 26 - Updated to liquid glass - Updated icons # Shortcuts - Added "open Unwatched" lock screen widget - Option to "add video" via shortcut to inbox - Added "set continuous play" shortcut - Added "loop video" to playback settings # Premium Introducing a Premium tier that unlocks additional features. For now, anyone can enable it indefinitely with a free trial; there is no paid option yet. - See all durations of new videos and whether the video is upcoming/live or fully out - Customizable temporary speeds (default speed is now 0.6x & 2x) - Auto-play browser videos in-app: if enabled, tapping videos inside the browser will automatically play them in Unwatched - Generate chapters via Apple Intelligence (experimental) - OS 26-specific chapter generation shortcut that no longer requires an additional AI app # Small Adjustments - Requires iOS 17.2, dropping support for iOS 17.0/iOS 17.1 - Replaced "drop" area in browser with long press to queue/subscribe/add to inbox - In-app browser keeps the current page when reopened - FAQ adjustments - Option to restore original chapters # Privacy - Added privacy-friendly anonymous analytics via TelemetryDeck (can be disabled under Settings → Privacy Policy) - Added privacy & what's new links to settings # Fixes - Fix: hide menu on play setting on iPad - Fix: video time jumping back due to sync - Fix: sheet animation issues (jumping, transition) - Fix: generated chapters resetting - Fix: logging breaking playback speed

- Improved performance & reliability of #shorts detection - Improved thumbnail quality for expansive list format - Added support for YouTube live stream urls

- Custom URL scheme to play a video (e.g. unwatched://play?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch…) - Option to automatically remove “new” status - Updated generate chapters shortcut # Fixes - Fix: drag sheet when YouTube tab is selected - Fix: video zoom issue - Fix: reload while playing continues playing the video - Fix: some player overflow issues - Fix: unsubscribe in browser - Fix: missing AirPlay symbol on iOS 17

- “Hide shorts” setting also applies to in-App browser - “Undo” for queue - Always show time during portrait playback - Copy url for any chapter - Hide status bar for iPad fullscreen mode # Fixes - Fix: YouTube overlay not being hidden correctly - Fix: clear current video unreliable - Fix: startup crash

- Updated App Store Screenshots - Updated Generate Chapters Shortcut

- View and search video transcripts - Option to force original audio - Greatly improved voice-over support # Shortcuts - Shortcut that generates chapters (via Claude) - Shortcut action to get the transcript - Shortcut action to set chapters - Shortcut action for next/previous chapter - Keyboard shortcut to open video in-app or browser # Small Improvements - UI tweaks & performance improvements - Improved sync cleanup - Videos added in-app no longer marked as “new” (e.g. via browser or pasting url) - List item performance improvements - Improved loading video info fallback - Add “continuous play” to playback settings - Using SponsorBlock chapters if available # Fixes - Fix: tap to queue inside videos for new embedded player - Fix: subscription navigation title overflow - Fix: jumping speed control - Fix: adding subscriptions via certain URLs - Fix: avoid duplicates with Mac app open

- Support for new embedded YouTube player - Video title keyword filter (global or per subscription) - More granular speed adjustments - Font & subscription detail UI improvements # Small Improvements - Keyboard shortcuts for switching tabs - Translucent popovers - Adjusted seek keyboard shortcut time - Improved sync cleanup - FAQ adjustments - Faster loading of videos inside the library - Improved player animations on iPad # Fixes - Fix: player only ever showing website - Fix: “view on youtube” button in landscape - Fix: defer date selection cut off - Fix: UI glitch when copying video url via player - Fix: crash when using undo inside the inbox - Fix: rotate on play setting interfering on macOS - Fix: vertical fullscreen player layout iPad

- “New” state for videos - Keyboard shortcuts: playback speed, show description, refresh, fullscreen - “Open in safari” browser button - Filter settings sync between devices # Fullscreen Improvements (iPhone) - Chapter list includes description - Fills space more efficiently - Controls appear opposite to notch/dynamic island - Overlay ui adjustments # Fullscreen Improvements (iPad/Mac) - Controls better adapt to different window sizes - Improved fullscreen player on Mac (only centered video visible; double click, YouTube button or shortcut to toggle on/off) - Option to hide fullscreen controls # Small improvements - French translation improvements (thanks sweetpufferfish) - Correct start time when adding videos (manually via urls, queue/play via browser) - Paste button no longer requires prompt - Performance improvements - Hint & suggested action to clear inbox - Updating channel specific aspect ratio to most recently played video - Ask to remove shorts from inbox when hiding them - Removed “last cleared from inbox” filter - Chapter parsing & merging - Scroll to current chapter when opening description (iPad, Mac) - Surface player errors with report option - Option to save and export logs - Updated faq - Deferred date improvements (remember recognized date, queue videos next, clear notification action) # Fixes - Fix: broken player controls - Fix: audio kept playing after closing window (Mac) - Fix: scroll to top after removing top most item - Fix: keep player controls visible during interactions - Fix: keyboard shortcuts reliability - Fix: defer date sheet appearance - Fix: dismiss description detail (Mac) - Fix: speed control when no channel is available - Fix: “more” menu stays open with active timer - Fix: parsing pasted urls with surrounding text - Fix: “open browser” touch target - Fix: player controls overflow (Mac) - Fix: removed yt.lemnoslife (no longer operating) - Fix: restore window position & size (Mac) - Fix: clear swipe action only shown when applicable - Fix: cursor flickering

- Spanish translation - Chapters support attached URLs - Live update for current position & video - Option to hide sidebar on play (Mac) - Copy url options: timestamped, channel, playlist, rss feed - Precise chapter skipping # Small Improvements - Longer chapter titles - Relative video date - Small animation improvements - Improved import subscription instructions - Improved #shorts detection - Show clear all for one video - Persist window frame position/size (Mac) - List update performance improvement - Replaced “enable watch history” with “no cookies mode” - Chapter parsing improvements # Fixes - Fix: videos without a subscription can be deleted anywhere - Fix: slow toggle sidebar animation (Mac) - Fix: slower temporary playback speed for less than 1x - Fix: update video duration ui immediately - Fix: chapter list popover height - Fix: auto play for non-embedded videos (Mac) - Fix: unschedule message for deleted video - Fix: dark appearance in light mode color - Fix: backup “refresh ignores sync” setting

- Landscape fullscreen: change playback speed by scrolling (iPhone) - Player controls take up less height in fullscreen mode (iPad, Mac) - Show/hide fullscreen controls improvements (iPad, Mac) - Added playback options tip - Auto-enable theater mode for non-embedding videos - Small UI adjustments # Sync behavior - Always allow manual refresh during sync - Reload & dedupe cleans up everything, not just videos - Added option to automatically refresh during sync # Fixes - Fix: shifting entries - Fix: tap on current tab behavior - Fix: feedback if drop in browser fails - Fix: YouTube settings didn’t open - Fix: share links as url instead of text (affects share sheet actions) - Fix: center touch to play/pause ignored vertical position - Fix: only queue/inbox notification & badge - Fix: keyboard shortcuts for non-embedding videos - Fix: player controls make space for #shorts - Potential fix: background refresh (iOS) - Potential fix: library crash - Potential fix: entries disappearing during sync ## Mac - Fix: image cache directory - Fix: "new videos in inbox tip" - Fix: context menu icons - Fix: light mode issues - Potential fix: some crashes

- Native macOS version - Moved menu to the left - Defer date selection improvements - Player scrubber can be clicked to seek (macOS) - Removed watch in browser button (macOS) # Fixes - Fix: auto dubbing (macOS) - Fix: seek before video has started playing - Fix: refresh indicator stuck - Fix: context menu color - Fix: speed control drag handle tap - Fix: empty entries - Fix: keyboard shortcuts being captured by web player

- Share/copy uses shortened urls - Option to minimize player overlays # Fixes - Fix: incorrect user name parsing - Fix: player sometimes stuck - Fix: background crash

Fix: iPad layout issue

- Fix: light/dark mode issues - Fix: player UI issue on iPad

- Playback destination picker - Pop up for description & chapters on iPad/Mac - “AirPlay HD” option (long press on playback picker or auto enable via Settings → Playback) - Polish translation (thanks Kroguc) - French translation - Option to force-disable captions - Correct #shorts detection when playing video - Removed light player appearance option # Fixes - Fix: white YouTube player scrubber - Fix: autoplay with watch history turned off - Fix: play when dropping top video back into same position - Fix: sub detail bottom header overflow - Fix: browser play button overlay during drag & drop - Fix: youtube urls with additional query parameter - Fix: next chapter button issues during final chapter

# Small Improvements - More playback speed options - Onboarding improvements - UI improvements (speed selection, player, fullscreen controls, …) - Defer date pre-fills with next full hour - Support for google redirect urls - Export backup # Fixes - Fix: ignore tapping on current video url inside the player - Fix: re-enable timer after having been turned off - Fix: missing settings in backup - Fix: browser drop area inaccessible on iPad - Fix: launching in landscape led to incorrect mini player size - Fix: open sheet when opening a notification - Fix: fullscreen popover position - potential fix for some crashes # Mac - Option to watch video in browser - Fix: backup device name - Fix: “add to unwatched” shortcut

- Defer (scheduled or normal) videos to reappear in the future # Small Adjustments - Adjusted scrubber animation - Added bluesky link - Clear empty queue & inbox entries via debug option # Fixes - Fix: library crash on iOS 18.3 - Fix: disappearing SponsorBlock chapters - Fix: auto hide controls on iPad - Fix: adding embedded youtube urls via library text field - Fix: endless loop when skipping a final chapter - Fix: update thumbnail image of playlist subscriptions

- Delete videos (anywhere except queue & inbox) - Tap videos inside player to queue them - Loop playback option (long press "next" button) - Filter chapters automatically using keywords (Settings → Filter) # More - Revised bookmark icon & text - Added haptics for sheet position changes - Enhanced scrubber visibility # Fixes - Potential fix: crashes - Fix: dismissing shorts tip - Fix: PiP setting persists during player reload - Fix: aspect ratio now corrects properly on playback - Fix: mini player stability with secondary sheet - Fix: iPad tab view display in portrait mode

# Player - Simplify navigation by keeping sheet always visible - Combined chapters & description (tap on the title or swipe left on the player) - Added scrubber with chapter indicators - double tap left/right on the player background to seek backward/forward - long press left/right side of player background to slow down/speed up - “More” button with additional actions accessible in landscape fullscreen & on iPad - Long press title to view on YouTube - Pip persisted across launches and videos # More - Added “queue last” option - “Hide #shorts” setting custom per channel - “Add subscription” shortcut - New keyboard shortcuts on iPad - Keyboard shortcuts show up when holding down cmd - Option to only restore settings from backup - Option to import playlist videos into the inbox - Long press fullscreen button to rotate the other way around # Fixes & improvements - Scroll back to current item after clearing items above - Improved chapter detection - Fix: sync indicator missing during initial sync - Fix: infinite loop when skipping chapters with incorrect start/end time

- Option to remove “watched”-status - Autoskip for YouTube premium subscribers # Small Improvements - Stability improvements - “Bookmarked” list performance - Chapter/description selection persisted # Fixes - Fix: “previous/next chapter”-button ignored active state - Fix: “bookmark” in all videos & watched list - Fix: fetch next video correctly on watched with current one not queued up - Fix: transparent tab bar on iPad - Fix: "refresh during sync"-debug option

- Player ui tweaks - Dedicated pip button - Added tips in settings - Light icon color option - Video swipe actions: up/down to toggle fullscreen, portrait down for pip # Shortcuts - Added “get current video” shortcut - Added “watch in Unwatched” shortcut - “Play from clipboard” home screen action - "Play now" button in in-app browser # Small Improvements - “All videos” & “watch history” performance improvements - Autoscroll to current chapter when opening chapter list - Slightly wider sidebar on iPad - Fullscreen controls defaults to right side on iPhone - Haptics for “queue next” button - Small animation adjustments # Fixes - Fix: merging SponsorBlock chapters - Fix: shortcut error messages - Fix: browser page reloading on max/plus devices when changing orientation - Fix: missing “video ended view” when skipping the final chapter - Fix: chapter list animation & interaction issues - Fix: swipe gestures on video ended screen - Fix: iPad jump back/forth arrow key keyboard shortcuts - Fix: mini player animation - Fix: importing backup files - Fix: transparent tab bar when opening library on iPad - Fix: moving video when performing swipe gestures - Fix: update subscription list on iOS 18 when un/subscribing - Potential fix: videos not getting marked as watched - Potential fix: video overlay buttons getting stuck - Potential fix: chapter inconsistencies - Potential fix: queue order related issues

- Fix: crash on startup - Fix: background fetch & notifications (take two)

# Small Improvements - Added speed control haptics - Animate duration appearance - Hide close on iPhone horizontal view on iOS 18.1, as swiping down is now supported # Fixes - Fix: Missing app capabilities (which led to missing notifications, no background fetch, backup folder not being visible, and background audio not working) - Fix: Landscape fullscreen player resizing when swiping down the menu on iOS 18.1 - Fix: Subscription detail page live updates - Fix: Allow swipe up on video to show menu before Video started - Fix: No longer start playing an inactive chapter - Fix: Empty view when tapping current tab in nested navigation path

- Added 2.5x playback speed - Show watched & next button when video ends - Persist tab navigation path - App URL: "unwatched://" # Improvements - Taller aspect ratios - Fullscreen controls appear sooner near the end - Show subscription count - Videos without details no longer open the website - Chapter recognition - Retry #shorts detection on refresh if it failed initially - Removed manual aspect ratio settings (now automatic) # Fixes - Fix: swipe gesture collisions - Fix: iPad sidebar width - Fix: wide video padding - Fix: only flash next/previous chapter if successful - Fix: move to inbox animation

# Player - YouTube watch history syncs automatically - 3x playback - Speed up/slow down by long pressing right/left side of the video - Change chapters by swiping left/right on the video - Aspect ratio adapts to video - Fewer video overlays - More vertical space for YouTube #shorts - Show fullscreen controls close to the end # More - Undo in inbox - Unified “More”-menu - Hide status bar & home indicator during iPad fullscreen # Fixes - Fix: improved video position accuracy - Fix: Auto refresh on startup - Fix: fullscreen padding on new iPhones - Fix: video duration of manually added videos - Fix: wider side bar on iPad with larger font - Fix: chinese keyboard input

- Fix: Label settings update - Fix: Crash on iOS 18.1

- iOS 18 support - Dark mode icons - iPad: smaller sidebar - Triage context menu more compact - Player loading indicator & timeout # Fixes & improvements - Improved animations - Improved chapter title parsing - Improved duplicate cleanup - Improved loading video on startup - Fix: “Mac” backup device name

- fix: backup was missing subscriptions in v1.1.1 - fix: fullscreen auto hide settings

- Auto hide fullscreen controls on iPad - Theme selection independent of current color scheme - Temporarily slow down while holding on fullscreen playback speed at > 1.5x Fixes & Improvements - Option to discard #shorts - iCloud sync improvements - Duplicate fixes & cleanup - Performance improvements - Small UI improvements & fixes

# Triage Adjustments - Context menu with triage actions (can also be enabled inside the Queue in Settings → Videos) - Option to show “queue first” as a button inside the inbox (Settings → Videos) # Force YouTube Watch History - New option to force videos to show up in your YouTube watch history (Settings → Videos) - YouTube requires users to manually start each video, so this option disables Unwatched’s play button until the video starts (ensure you’re logged into your account in the in-app browser) - Turning this off will use a YouTube privacy mode, which also hides the channel logo in the corner # Temporarily Speed Up Playback - Enter horizontal fullscreen on iPhone (rotate device or tap the arrow next to the speed control) - Tap on the side outside the player to show controls - While holding down on the playback speed, the video will play at 2x # Accessibility - Dynamic type support - Added accessibility labels # New Settings ## Videos - Enhance chapters by merging chapters provided by SponsorBlock (nothing will be skipped automatically; only affects the chapter list) - Automatically refresh on startup and at regular intervals - Show “queue first” as a button inside the inbox - Show triage context menu in Queue ## Appearance - Light player in light mode - “Expansive” video list format option ## Playback - Enter horizontal fullscreen on play (does not affect #shorts) - Return to queue on play/watched - Force YouTube watch history - Swap "next" with "continuous play" button ## User Data - Don’t back up all watched videos # More - New FAQ/help view - Holding a Plus/Max-sized iPhone horizontally now enters the same fullscreen mode as smaller devices - Small UI, wording, & translation adjustments (duration & published date should be clearer now) - Show playback progress in player - Where possible, the rough duration is shown based on chapters (e.g. “10:13+” means the last chapter starts at 10:13) - “Next video” replaces “continuous play” button in player - Increased max video limit when adding a playlist to the queue from 50 to 1250 - Choose between “add” or “replace” when importing subscriptions from YouTube (useful if you want Unwatched to reflect changes you’ve made on YouTube) - Backup now includes app settings - Hide options that were unavailable on iPad - Added version & build number in settings # Fixes - Fix: “Add channel” button missing in in-App browser for some channels - Fix: Monochromatic color theme - Fix: Video duration not loading properly when loading in the player (sadly not part of the RSS feed) - Fix: Adding playlist videos when a deleted video is included - Fix: Sleep timer stopped when entering horizontal fullscreen - Fix: Ensure current video is the top most one after starting the app - Fix: Shorts detection is saved in backup - Fix: Drop video area in in-App browser was interfering with split view - Fix: Don’t show chapters if there’s only a single one - Fix: macOS being unresponsive - Fix: macOS crash when opening in-app browser

Updated Mastodon profile url

App Store adjustments Previously in v1.0.5: #shorts - detecting youtube #shorts is now a lot more accurate - removed detection settings as they’re no longer necessary - added a tip to hide shorts to the inbox Other things - “auto hide” fullscreen controls can now appear on either side, depending on where you tap - reduced simultaneous notifications (max 2, one each for inbox & queue) - fix: cached channel images not updating

#shorts - detecting youtube #shorts is now a lot more accurate - removed detection settings as they’re no longer necessary - added a tip to hide shorts to inbox Other things - “auto hide” fullscreen controls can now appear on either side, depending on where you tap - reduced simultaneous notifications (max 2, one each for inbox & queue) - fix: cached channel images not updating

Notifications - video notifications include thumbnail - added actions to clear or queue a single video - prefer individual notifications (up to 3) over summaries Small Improvements & Fixes - increased center-play button touch target - fix: inbox tutorial couldn’t be dismissed if no videos were available - fix: clear badge when closing the app