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[HELP NEEDED] Major planned/missing features

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#6,448 opened on Jun 7, 2021

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Description

This is a list of some major features currently missing from NewPipe for developers (both team members and current/future contributors) to go through when they are thinking of working on NewPipe:

  • Refactor of the massive Player code is sorely needed. Any changes there tend to cause new bugs: #8616
    • #8011
    • #8170
    • #8678
    • The code related to how the player is started or changed: #7673
    • Write some documentation that explains how the main components of the player work (along with their layers of abstraction)
    • ...
  • DASH and HLS playback
    • Initial support added 🎉
      • TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#810
      • #8153
    • Improvements to the current model used in the extractor
      • TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#858
      • TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#862)
  • Channel tabs: #2414
    • TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#1082
    • #9182
  • YouTube mixes and YouTube Music mixes: TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#788
  • Search filters: #2251
    • TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#904
    • #8837
  • Seamless transition between background and video players: #7349
  • Allow use of Android Picture-in-Picture API instead of a custom popup player (with Draw over other apps permission) (only for Android 8.0 and higher): #8750
  • Custom channel group feeds as main page tabs: #3319
  • Proper storage access on Android TV : #8359 (Rejected)
  • Comment replies: #2277
    • #10018
    • TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#794
    • TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#941
  • Multiple audio tracks support: #5854
    • #9937
    • TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#973
    • TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#1026
    • TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#1041

Contributor guide

Research direction
Pick one uncompleted feature from the list (e.g., DASH/HLS playback improvements or search filters) and investigate the existing codebase and linked extractor issues. Start by understanding the current implementation and the specific problems mentioned in the linked issues.
Tech stack
javaandroid
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Research
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
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 developmentJava
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20