Changelog and updates for release 2.974

Author: gzsombor

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+v2.974 - 27 Oct 2020
+        * Using NewPipe backend for loading the playlists, and the trending videos.
+        * Update NewPipe backend to support latest YouTube changes.
+        * Code cleanups, minor optimizations contributed by @okan35 and @TacoTheDank
+        * Fix crashes in handling user inputs in the search field, and in the 'Enter URL' dialog.
+        * Fix a couple of possible source of memory leaks
+        * Added new translations for:
+            * Berber - by Hakim Oubouali
+            * Danish - by Vidar
+        * Updated translations for:
+            * Swedish by Mattias Münster and Luna Jernberg
+            * Portuguese - by ssantos
+            * French - by Nathan
+
 v2.973 - 06 Aug 2020
         * The NewPipe backend is now the default, so the initial impression of the app will be better.
         * Upgrade NewPipeExtractor to the latest, to eliminate parsing bugs

README.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later. For techies, that means an API level
 | Official YouTube player support* | ✅                   | ❌       |
 | Chromecast Support*              | ✅                   | ❌       |
 | Updates availability             | Immediate            | Normally up to 5 days |
-| Download APK                     | [![Download SkyTube Extra APK](screenshots/download_apk.png)](https://github.com/ram-on/SkyTube/releases/download/v2.973/SkyTube-Extra-2.973.apk) | [![Download SkyTube (Vanilla) APK](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Get_it_on_F-Droid.svg/200px-Get_it_on_F-Droid.svg.png)](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=free.rm.skytube.oss)
+| Download APK                     | [![Download SkyTube Extra APK](screenshots/download_apk.png)](https://github.com/ram-on/SkyTube/releases/download/v2.974/SkyTube-Extra-2.974.apk) | [![Download SkyTube (Vanilla) APK](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Get_it_on_F-Droid.svg/200px-Get_it_on_F-Droid.svg.png)](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=free.rm.skytube.oss)
 
 _* powered by a closed-source, third-party library._
 

app/build.gradle

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 28
 
-        versionName "2.973"    // digits of the *fractional part* shall NOT be > than "9"
-        versionCode 33
+        versionName "2.974"    // digits of the *fractional part* shall NOT be > than "9"
+        versionCode 34
         // Third party devs:  pls be ethical and change the below keys
         //buildConfigField 'String',   'YOUTUBE_API_KEYS_DEBUG', '"AIzaSyDU-ZZCyOB_kYkiMSZ6ooSipUZRukHU4ik"'
         buildConfigField 'String',   'YOUTUBE_API_KEYS_DEBUG', '"hidden:A0C0B03EED58193F4CD52DF668495D523A5229C6B66B0ED6282AE09BD8FF08CD5AF9A6B52C214F"'

fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/34.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+The new release contains the following changes:
+• Using NewPipe backend for loading the playlists, and the trending videos.
+• Update NewPipe backend to support latest YouTube changes.
+• Code cleanups, minor optimizations contributed by @okan35 and @TacoTheDank
+• Fix crashes in handling user inputs in the search field, and in the 'Enter URL' dialog.
+• Fix a couple of possible source of memory leaks
+• Added new translations for:
+    • Berber - by Hakim Oubouali
+    • Danish - by Vidar
+• Updated translations for:
+    • Swedish by Mattias Münster and Luna Jernberg
+    • Portuguese - by ssantos
+    • French - by Nathan