• The notes editor is now much more capable for detailed video notes: - It now fully utilizes the entire screen height for better content visibility. - Editing tools now appear directly above the keyboard for faster writing. - You can format text with Markdown and add links more easily. - New tool for quickly referencing tags and other videos. - Ability to preview your Markdown document and export it as a Markdown file. • Ability to create a new tag directly while adding tags to a Tag Folder.

• Added a new option in Channels Inbox to hide folders with no new videos, making it easier to focus on folders that currently need your attention. • Fixed an issue in Channels Inbox where deleting a video from its context menu while in Edit mode could delete the selected videos instead of the video you pressed.

Enhanced and expanded localization support for additional languages.

• Search now starts in the list you’re viewing, making results more relevant right away, with an option to switch back to searching everywhere. The search filters have also been redesigned to be easier to scan and adjust. • Fixed an issue where Play would fail to fetch metadata for TED talks.

• Play now appears in more places in the iOS share sheet, making it easier to save videos and links from other apps. • Fixed an issue on iOS 18 where creating a bookmark during video playback could fail.

• New gesture! Swipe up on the currently playing YouTube video to enter full screen. • Search results can now be narrowed to a specific tag, making it easier to find the exact saved videos you’re looking for. • The Manage Videos view in Settings can now also filter results by a specific tag. • Shortcuts: Ability to choose a tag folder when creating a tag via the Create Tag action, and it also returns a deep link to the new tag.

• All video lists now support continuous in-app playback, so you can watch videos in sequence without leaving Play. • Transcripts can now be kept in sync with video. • Added the ability to copy a channel’s “all uploads” playlist URL, which you can use to import every video from that channel. • Added YouTube account connection status in Settings, so you can immediately see whether your YouTube account is signed in or not.

• You can now reorder sections on your start screen/sidebar. Tap the Edit button in the top-right to customize. • Fixed an issue where the keyboard did not show the space key in the text field used for entering a URL or searching for a channel. • Fixed an issue where videos added from the Share Sheet could fail to immediately appear in Play after returning to the app.

• You can now reorder sections on your start screen/sidebar. Tap the Edit button in the top-right to customize. • Fixed an issue where the keyboard did not show the space key in the text field used for entering a URL or searching for a channel.

• Support for dropping videos into Play is now centralized in the + button to prevent accidental gestures. • Fixed an issue where adding videos from the Share Sheet or Shortcuts could fail in some cases.

• You can now touch and hold the + button to reveal a menu with options to quickly create a Tag, Smart Search, Auto-Tagging rule, or follow a channel. • Improved channel suggestions when creating Auto-Tagging conditions. It now suggests both channels found in your saved videos and channels you follow in Channels Inbox.

• Play is now free to download, so everyone can get started with the core experience. All paid features now live under Play Premium, making purchases clearer and easier to manage. • Added the ability to export video transcripts as .txt files.

Performance improvements when scrolling the list of videos.

• Managing Channels Inbox filters is now simpler, with a new easy-to-use editor replacing the previous inline text fields for filtering by title and description. • Fixed an issue where Show Full Title in Settings → Video List wasn’t applied consistently.

• New Safari extension for quickly adding the current page to Play. Tip: use the Control-Option-P keyboard shortcut for even faster access! • Support for TikTok videos. • You can now navigate between videos in the Channels Inbox directly from the player, without exiting the player view. • Fixed an issue where the video count in the list subtitle did not update after adding or removing videos.

• Play now fully supports landscape orientation on iPhone, allowing you to browse your video list without switching back to portrait mode. • Added the ability to randomize a list, making it easier to get a fresh perspective when choosing the next video to watch.

VIDEO PLAYER: • Rotating iPhone to landscape now automatically enters fullscreen when a video is playing (configure in Settings → Video Player). • Fix VoiceOver Magic Tap not resuming video playback. VIDEO METADATA: • Scheduled videos that didn’t have a duration available when they were added will now automatically update their metadata. • Added the ability to manually refresh video metadata. • Option to hide the AI Assistant menu in Settings → Video Details. CHANNELS INBOX: • Improved VoiceOver accessibility in Channels Inbox. • Fixed an issue where shorts were not properly hidden for some channels in Channels Inbox. PERFORMANCE: • Improved app launch speed and faster switching between lists. • Improved performance when importing channels from a Google Takeout file.

NEW: AI ASSISTANT Generate concise, detailed, or simplified video summaries, ask questions about the video, and find exactly what you need: • Concise Summary: Get a quick overview of the video, perfect for understanding the core idea in seconds. • Detailed Summary: Dive deeper with a structured breakdown of the video’s main topics, key points, and important details. • Simple Explanation: A plain-language explanation that makes even complex topics easy to understand, designed for viewers with little or no prior knowledge. • Ask a Question: Ask anything about the video and get accurate answers. AI Assistant is available to Play Premium subscribers on devices that support Apple Intelligence. IMPROVED • Ability to sort the New by Creator section by name or video count. • Tag folders now display the total video count as a badge in the sidebar. • Play now remembers the last selected color when creating Smart Searches, making it easier to create multiple items with the same color. APP SHORTCUTS • New Shortcuts action to retrieve the currently playing item (Get Currently Playing Video). BUG FIXES • Fixed an issue where deleting a video from the detail view while searching would leave a blank item in the search results.

• New Shortcut action to retrieve all bookmarks from a video. • Smart Search now supports the * wildcard in the Notes field, allowing you to filter items that have notes. • Channel thumbnails that fail to load are now automatically refreshed from YouTube. • Fixed an issue where deleting videos from search results would show blank cells instead of removing them from the list.

• Fixed an issue that could sometimes prevent the player from saving the current playback position and marking as watched on iPad. • When importing a YouTube playlist, videos that already exist in your database will no longer be skipped. Instead, they will be automatically tagged with the tag you selected for the import. • You can now choose from 26 new icons to customize your tags, Smart Search, and folders, with new categories such as food and electronic equipment. • Added a top-left navigation bar button to manage tags when adding items from the Share Sheet.

• Restored the ‘Play All’ button for the ‘New’ list. • Fixed an issue that could sometimes prevent the player from saving the current playback position.

This update includes several improvements and features based on user feedback from the past weeks: • New setting to include a Quick Actions section in video details for faster access to key features. Go to Settings → Video Details to configure. • Videos now automatically pause when you create a new bookmark, allowing you to focus on writing. Playback resumes as soon as you finish typing your bookmark. • Ability to edit the video duration in Edit Metadata. • Ability to filter duplicate videos in Manage Videos. • Shared video links now include the point you’re currently watching. • Ability to share a video at a specific moment from chapters, transcripts, and bookmarks. • Actions that previously opened a random video in its source app will now show the item details in Play by default. • App Intent: The Find Video action now lets you find videos that don’t have a specific title, channel, description, URL, or notes. • App Intent: New Open Video action to open the specified video in Play. • Minor UI adjustments in Channels Inbox.

• Channels Inbox now supports Nebula creators, letting you receive new videos from both YouTube, Vimeo, and Nebula in a unified feed. • Added a new “Sync to Video” button in Transcripts to scroll and highlight the part of the transcript matching the current video playback. • Added the ability to save bookmarks straight from video chapters for quicker access to key moments. • When creating new tags, Play now remembers your last selected color, making it easier to keep related tags visually consistent.

• Introducing Bookmarks: Save and easily access key moments in a video — add notes, jump back instantly, and keep all your insights organized. • Ability to copy video summaries or append it to the video’s notes. • Improved reliability when importing videos from YouTube playlists. • The Notes text field is now larger on bigger phones, making better use of the available screen space.

• Videos will now play their original audio track by default, preventing automatic dubbing. Go to Settings → Video Player to customize. • Tinted widgets now display images in full color. • Fixed a performance issue where Channels Inbox could freeze on launch. • Fixed button style when adding videos via the share sheet. Version 2.6.0: Play now features a modernized UI that adopts Liquid Glass, updated app icons, and Apple Intelligence features that help you throughout the app. FRESH DESIGN - Deeper separation between content and navigation controls, buttons that animate and shift shape as you move between different views, and playful navigation transitions for a polished user experience. Video lists now include a subtitle with relevant metadata, and the search bar has been relocated to the bottom for easier access. Modal sheets throughout the app have been redesigned to only take up the space they actually need, making them less likely to get in the way of other content you’re viewing. UPDATED APP ICONS - Play now supports every icon appearance for customizing your Home Screen. VIDEO SUMMARIES - On supported devices, tap “Generate Summary” in the Information tab of a video for a concise, AI-generated overview. TAG AND ICON SUGGESTIONS - On supported devices, you can now get AI-generated tag and icon ideas for your content.