libre-tube/LibreTube

Please don't open issues about adding settings for very small behavior changes

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#8465 opened on May 24, 2026

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Description

There currently are many options for very small behavior changes, e.g. default playback speed, automatic playback start, .... Currently, it likely takes about 20 minutes or more to go through LibreTube's settings page and understand everything.

On one hand, that makes it very difficult for new users to get into the app. On the other hand, that increases the maintenance burden, because we can't test all of these very specific options and hence they break frequently without us noticing.

In most cases, having good default settings fits 99% of the users very well, so we can keep things much simpler for the average user by focusing on good defaults instead of having too much customisability.

We're currently trying to remove a lot of options that don't add much value to the app, e.g. https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/issues/7659. Of course we won't remove infinitely many options, fundamental settings like the theme, notifications, ... and privacy-related settings like automatic update checks, SponsorBlock, ... will stay forever.

Examples for such small behavior changes that we don't want to implement:

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Tech stack
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Domain
mobile
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
None
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
This issue is a policy statement from maintainers indicating that they do not want new settings for minor behavior changes. It is not a call for contributions, but rather a guideline for future issue creation. Contributors should look for other open issues that request code changes or features.