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Release Tue, Aug 11, 2026 1 min read

FreeTube 0.25.2

Original release notes

Summary

This hotfix release fixes the Reloading player according to SABR request errors.

A special thanks to both @LuanRT, the maintainer of BgUtils, and @absidue for their invaluable contributions in creating this fix. If you'd like to support their continued development, consider making a donation to show your appreciation.

[!NOTE] Changes in this release may increase the likelihood of triggering YouTube's bot-protection mechanisms, including CAPTCHA challenges.

Fixes

  • Bump bgutils-js from 3.2.0 to 4.0.2 by @absidue and @dependabot in #9490
  • Retrieve potoken challenge data and yt config from the YouTube website HTML by @absidue in #9607
  • Set screen width instead of time zone by @katemarkson in #9627