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[YouTube] Coordinating efforts on SABR implementation

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#12,248 opened on May 4, 2025

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Description

This issue is meant to coordinate efforts from contributors and gather information to implement YouTube's custom protocol for playback and downloading.

Instructions on how to approach this support for playback: https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/issues/12248#issuecomment-2850709293

If you want to help with the implementation and have any questions, feel free to post them here or even better on our IRC/Matrix channel!

DO NOT REPORT #13320 AGAIN HERE! Only post RELEVANT DEVELOPER-FACING INFORMATION here. Other comments will be deleted.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Study YouTube's SABR protocol and NewPipe's existing extraction system to design and implement the custom protocol for playback and downloading. Coordinate with contributors via the issue comments and IRC/Matrix channel.
Tech stack
javaandroid
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
5
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Android developmentJavastreaming protocols
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30