Release v0.23.3 Beta

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Summary

A massive thanks to @LuanRT for providing the fix regarding to the extraction of the deciphering functions. Also, big thanks to @PikachuEXE for coming up with a potential alternative solution!

Important

Please note that you may occasionally encounter Legacy Formats (available video quality, 360p) while playing a video. This is expected behavior, SO DO NOT SUBMIT BUG REPORTS FOR THIS. In these cases, FreeTube's video playback wouldn't work at all, and an error message (No valid URLs to decipher error) would be shown. This workaround allows users to still watch videos in those cases.

Fixes

• Update YouTube.js to 13.3.0 to fix the issue with the deciphering functions in Bump youtubei.js from 13.1.0 to 13.3.0 #7077
• Fix the Legacy Formats not working when the DASH and Audio Formats are unavailable by @absidue in Allow legacy formats to be used even when dash and audio-only are unavailable #6977
• Fix the proxy settings not being used during the PO token generation by @absidue in Apply proxy settings to the PO token web views #6922

Changes

• Implement YouTube's newer PO token system by @absidue in Implement content and session PO tokens #6931

Full Changelog: v0.23.2-beta...v0.23.3-beta

[oldsadowl]

Thanks a lot for this update. Just a question: why my antivirus alerts that Freetube (in this new version) wants to use my webcam?
Of course I downloaded it (portable version) from Freetube website.
Thank a lot in advance for your answers.

[efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc]

The webcam part is new to me but its probably another lie

https://docs.freetubeapp.io/faq/#my-virus-protection-gave-a-warning-when-i-tried-to-run-freetube-is-freetube-a-malicious-application

[Prokinghere]

Yes he's lying about the webcam part. But it was the first time that windows itself claimed that freetube is malicious software instead of antivirus for me. Probably happened because youtube is pushing microsoft to save it's ad revenue.

The update you rolled out stopped working after 24 hours you released. Probably because, again, youtube is diverting more resources to keep fix workarounds of freetube and block it's access.

[oldsadowl]

Hi all, thanks for answers.
Just a clarification: webcam alert was NOT a lie. I must say that it did not occur again, but during the first use the alert appeared.
Unfortunately, I didn't take the screeshot that kaspersky showed me, anyway, what reason would I have to lie?
If I view the alert again it will be my concern to show the evidence.

[efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc]

what reason would I have to lie?

Im not saying that you are lying. Im saying that antivirus scanners and OS's have a history about lying about how FreeTube is being used.

See

• https://docs.freetubeapp.io/faq/#my-virus-protection-gave-a-warning-when-i-tried-to-run-freetube-is-freetube-a-malicious-application
• https://docs.freetubeapp.io/faq/#macos-freetube-is-damaged-and-cant-be-opened-you-should-move-it-to-the-trash

[oldsadowl]

Hi everyone,
today I recived again the message about webcam and I attached it. Why does it happen since Freetube last version? I don't know. Anyway you can see that is real. Sorry, it's in Italian, but I think the essential data is understandable.

[efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc]

As mentioned before twice now. You can ignore this message.

[absidue]

When did you get the alert, did it appear as soon as you launched FreeTube or only after doing a specific action?

[Imran00852]

Latest version isn't opening on Ubuntu 24.04

[efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc]

See #5952 (comment)

[HumanHardDrive1]

using freetube for 3 days and I couldn't be happier, it's a great client 👍

[sunlightspectre]

Just hiding here, in the wake of yet another bug that might need to be quashed, how much the project means to me.
As a half-corpse with a foot in the grave, probably more, the ability to deny google at least some reach in my life means the world to me.
Whenever I glance at PR or the matrix to see if there's something I can chip in, it's all way above my paygrade.
So instead, I'll just leave this here.

Thank you, so very much, for all you do.