[Request] Video & Audio player in-app through Files app #317
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❌ No, I don't use YouTube Premium
My feature request
Add an audio, and if possible, a video player that works directly in the app, similar to uYou. It’s much more convenient to have everything in one place, without needing to download a questionable audio or video player. I used uYou as an audio player because it’s so much more convenient and has all the music-player features. The video player in the Files or Photos app is terrible. uYou simply used the Apple player, which is far better, it saves the timestamp, makes it easy to skip parts, and prevents accidental exits. As example you could make the app make a folder in the files app where you can import videos and audios downloaded and if anyone wants to use the downloaded files anywhere else it won’t be a hassle for them to find the right file, as it’s already in the files app.
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Hello, I agree with a good amount of what you have mentioned
So the advantages in uYou audio player are that it can be used offline (which is important to me because I have 1GB of mobile internet), has a shuffle and repeat function and works like just any music app but better, because YouTube has more songs than any music platform does. I use it always in the background with my earbuds, it’s also convenient that these earbuds have a function to pause or skip songs by tapping on them and it works with uYou without any issues. What I mean about the video player is that in files/photos app if you leave it for 10 minutes the app content gets refreshed and you lose your video timestamp, with the Apple player you at least have much more time to do something else and go back to it and not have the whole app refreshed, because Apple made their player use RAM for longer time also you can easily go in PiP.
You could just download VLC and save all your downloaded stuff there, it's better than most video and audio players ever developed
Another option I recently started using is "Documents" by Readdle. It has a pretty nice media player with everything you mentioned even with the free version. The best thing about it is the "Save in Documents" shortcut that appears every time you share a file (along with "Save to Files" and others). I find this extremely convenient to move stuff around, previously with uYou I could download a video/audio then share it directly to Documents in 1 tap. It also has a bunch of other office functions too (though many of them require pro ver., like trimming audio, editting PDFs directly in the app, etc. You can sideload this but I already tried and the "Save in Documents" shortcut breaks which is not worth it for me.
@mmupmip and @MisShenanigans thanks for the suggestions, but my main issue is that these players don’t look appealing, and needing to download an external app instead of having everything in one place is why I’m hesitant to switch to YTLitePlus. I found a way to import all audio files into Apple Music, and since I don’t watch videos offline that often, it’s not a major problem. However, it would be more convenient to have everything in one app. For example, it would be great if the YouTube app could create its own folder in Files where you could move audio and video files, and they’d automatically be imported into the app.
I agree with this idea - Some way to use the normal Apple player through the YouTube app by reading a certain folder in the Files app. That way, you can keep your downloads when deleting YouTube, but can still view all of the videos in one place.
Hmm, so a video & audio player in a video hosting app? Would be kinda neat actually. Also, I agree on the aesthetic aspect you mentioned, when I first saw the uYou download manager, I was hooked immediately.
Another note on the Documents app I mentioned, for some music videos on youtube, they have the end screen that replays part of the song which I find really annoying. I can just trim that in the app without needing to move the files around.
Basic idea could be something like this
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/53f1fd8d-1f2c-4e4c-8d73-d34fa44b1af3
This is actually AWESOME! Now, the only thing left is to add an audio player. Maybe allow users to select a folder with audio files, and from there, show a UI with controls for shuffle, repeat, etc.
Hey so I'm not going to be working on the audio player just yet - it's a bit more tricky and I think that the YTLite dev might be working on something related to it. However, in the future, I may develop it further. Also, the video player is a very basic one buried in the settings that I might move later on - looking for feedback right now
Do you guys know that if you install YTLitePlus over uYouEnhanced, the video rendering is by the YouTube app and no need to use VLC or whatever? The only time you need to use an external app like VLC is if you download the video to folder, or specifically tell it to play by that application from the "Download" page in YTL+ settings.
Or maybe I'm missing the point..
I am not sure what you mean - does YTLite have the ability to play videos in the app? Mine are always saved to photos or the files app.
Yes. Mine has always played inside the app. I just installed it over uYouEnhanced.
Maybe it’s because of my sideload method - can you link a screenshot or screen recording?
It's always been just like uYouEnhanced for me. There's no way I could've stood playing videos outside the app with another app.
If that were the case, I'll just stick to my Enhanced.
I still have the two and I'm still undecided which one is better lol.
I've been trying to understand what all the uproar has been about playing videos with VLC
I’m looking for a place to move the player button to. Any suggestions? So far I have thought about the You tab, next to the Downloads section that already exists, or on the top navigation bar here:
Let me know what people think is better. Also open to other ideas
Top navigation bar with a option to hide it
Worked better than I expected for a first try. Any opinions on having it colored/gray? I think the color makes it stand out more, which is good for making people interested in the button, but also it does not look like it belongs. Or other logo ideas? I know the image has some issues on the edges. @Balackburn do you have the logo with a transparent background? If not then that is fine, I can improve the quality still.
I think I like the colored one more than the black/white one. What do other people think? Yes the gray ones need some fixing
Going to push this with the colored one, can be easily changed in the future - Maybe even a setting
I don't like it that much, maybe just a + icon or download icon or a play triangle would be better.
I agree, though I still really like the uYou icon. Would it be possible to have an option to add your own icons in the future? Because I'm assuming you can't use uYou's icon for this app?
Possible yes, but I am not sure about the usefulness of the ability to change the icon. Also, not able to use uYou icon unfortunately
Yeah true, it's more of a cosmetic thing, the coloured one looks good for now 👍
Honestly it should be disabled by default this look quite bad and bloat the UI, I think the resolution is way too high and too, also not that much a feature that most people will use. After building with last commit you pushed the black bugged icon
Oh whoops I will definitely revert that. I do get the UI bloat, especially on smaller devices. Disabled by default seems fine then.
Also the resolution is way too high and it look bad
Ok I do also want to make a low-res version of the logo, without any weird resizing artifacts. I think it’s 40px for those icons
Hey thanks for the feedback, I’ve implemented the changes. Turns out the color issue was a light mode only thing, which is now fixed. There’s a color bug when changing light/dark mode, but I don’t think it’s big enough to worry about. Also added the 128px image. Feel free to try it out, I was not exactly sure about the image quality issue.
Also if you are planning on releasing soon, I have a settings export update that is almost ready, so wait for that
The video player doesn't work for me
Edit : it can't read webm
Oh alright will take a look