7.0 changelog

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"name": "cobalt",
"description": "save what you love",
"version": "7.0-dev3",
"version": "7.0",
"author": "wukko",
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"current": {
"version": "7.0",
"date": "August 13, 2023",
"title": "everything is coming along nicely",
"date": "August 15, 2023",
"title": "biggest ui refresh yet!",
"banner": {
"file": "cattired.webp",
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"content": "this changelog isn't final but i do want to highlight some changes here just to keep track of them. make sure to report all issues in the testing discord channel!\n\n(this changelog is not sorted as it usually is)\n\nnew in 7.0-dev3:\n*; added support for x.com urls.\n*; removed del shortcut for clearing url input area because it was causing regular typing issues.\n*; added info about no liability.\n*; fixed donate button glow and text backdrop padding.\n*; updated donation and privacy policy texts for more clarity in both english and russian.\n*; made cors question in setup script to take yes as answer, not just \"y\".\n*; text-to-copy now has proper rounding when highlighted.\n*; home screen now smoothly fades in instead of popping in.\n\nnew in 7.0-dev2:\n*; rounded corners everywhere! cobalt is now safe for everyone who can't handle sharp objects. <span class=\"text-backdrop\">i really want your feedback on this</span>.\n*; proper banner loading. no more jumping text!\n*; proper banner error handling. if banner wasn't loaded, it'll simply go grey instead of disappearing.\n*; links are no longer italic and are instead underlined.\n*; collapsible lists now have corresponding emoji.\n*; donate button is now highlighted with magenta instead of white.\n*; added a list of keyboard shortcuts to about tab.\n*; proper dropdown arrow.\n*; fixed celebrations emoji.\n\nwon't be in final changelog:\n*; popup tabs now get highlighted on hover instead of being hollow.\n*; small popup is now animated on mobile. it slides from bottom to top.\n*; back arrow is now centered.\n\n\n<span class=\"text-backdrop\">everything from previous version of this changelog:</span>\n\nservice improvements:\n*; fixed unexpected stream drop when downloading a silent reddit video with mute mode on.\n*; added support for new reddit audio link type.\n\nweb improvements:\n*; removed 6.0 api fallback.\n*; moved on demand blocks to web server, now changelog can be updated independently from preferred api server.\n*; all-new matte glass aesthetic, applied to revamped popup headers, tab selectors, and also small popups.\n*; optimized installed web app to look and act like a native app, especially on ios. !!!!please try this!!!!\n*; added ability to attach a date to changelog.\n*; refreshed the look of entire changelog tab: separated title and version/commit, made title bigger, evened out all paddings.\n*; popups now work without any weird workarounds, especially on mobile. they're clean and nice.\n*; homescreen now also works without any weird workarounds. it is also clean and nice.\n*; replaced close button with back button, moved it to left. it makes more sense.\n*; (kinda old but not in older changelog) absolutely reimagined error and download popups, consistent with the rest of refreshed design.\n*; reduced spacing, optimized css of almost all ui elements. should be even more consistent across platforms now.\n*; added interaction animations.\n*; added more accessibility options, put them all into one category. you can disable animations and transparency if you want to.\n*; added a link to self-troubleshooting guide to support expand list in about popup.\n*; renamed 2160p and 4320p to 4k and 8k respectfully for better clarity.\n*; cobalt now lets you know if your browser doesn't support clipboard api and helps you fix it.\n*; added ability to translate \"cobalt\" for twitter-like localization. in russian cobalt is now кобальт, that's the style i will be going with from now on.\n*; updated some localization strings.\n*; removed ability to change the app name dynamically in all locations. cobalt is a sustained product name.\n*; added more keyboard shorcuts.\n*; added a list of keyboard shortcuts to about tab.\n\nyour keyboard slightly represents cobalt's ui. let me know if you like these.\n\ninternal web improvements:\n*; cleaned up all related frontend modules, especially page.js. will add more in final changelog, i'm very tired.\n\napi improvements:\n*; now catching all json api related errors.\n*; moved on demand blocks to web server.\n*; now sending standard rate limiting headers.\n*; better readability in source.\n\nother improvements:\n*; renamed docker-compose.yml.example to docker-compose.example.yml for linting in code editors.\n*; added a wiki with wip troubleshooting guide on github.\n\nwhat doesn't work or works poorly:\n*; tiktok/twitter media pickers look like shit, they haven't been worked on yet. they also might not work at all on ios.\n*; unknown if scrolling within popups works properly on ios 16 (when installed as web app).\n*; \"ask how to save\" toggle is pressable on ios devices even though it shouldn't be."
"content": "hey! this update is huge and mostly aimed to refresh the ui, but there are also some other nice fixes/additions. read below for more info :)\n\n<span class=\"text-backdrop\">tl;dr:</span>\n*; entirety of web app has been refreshed. it's more prettier and optimized than ever, both on phone and desktop.\n*; if you're on ios, try adding cobalt to home screen! it'll look and act like a native app.\n*; all soundcloud links are now supported and audio quality is higher than before.\n*; all x (previously twitter) links are now supported and work properly.\n*; newer reddit videos are downloadable now.\n*; added some sort of eula, list of keyboard shortcuts, updated privacy policy for more clarity. check it all in refreshed about tab!\n*; cobalt now lets you know if your browser doesn't support clipboard pasting and helps you fix it.\n\n<span class=\"text-backdrop\">accessibility notice:</span>\nthis update includes animations and transparency, if you'd like to disable any or all of them, head to settings > other > accessibility.\n\n<span class=\"text-backdrop\">[full changelog]</span>\n\nservice improvements:\n*; fixed unexpected 502 errors when downloading newer reddit videos.\n*; newer reddit videos (with audio) are downloadable now.\n*; upgraded soundcloud downloads to use higher audio quality than before.\n*; all soundcloud links are now supported.\n*; added support for x.com urls.\n*; changed twitter api once again. now everything works, again.\n\nweb improvements:\n*; all-new matte glass aesthetic, applied to revamped popup headers, tab selectors, and also small popups.\n*; rounded corners everywhere! cobalt is now safe for everyone who can't handle sharp objects.\n*; paddings everywhere are smaller, more content fits on the screen at once.\n*; optimized installed web app to look and act like a native app, especially on ios.\n*; added update release dates to changelogs.\n*; cobalt now lets you know if your browser doesn't support clipboard api and helps you fix it.\n*; refreshed all popups: less padding, more content.\n*; completely remade error and download popups, they're consistent with the rest of refreshed design.\n*; refreshed the look of entire changelog tab: separated title and version/commit, made title bigger, evened out all paddings.\n*; replaced close button with back button, moved it to left.\n*; added interaction animations.\n*; added more keyboard shorcuts.\n*; added a list of keyboard shortcuts to about tab.\n*; added eula to about tab. check it out.\n*; added more accessibility options, put them all into one category. you can disable animations and transparency if you want to.\n*; added a link to self-troubleshooting guide to about tab.\n*; renamed 2160p and 4320p to 4k and 8k respectfully for better clarity.\n*; popups now work without any weird workarounds, especially on mobile. they're clean and nice.\n*; home screen now also works without any weird workarounds. it is also clean and nice.\n*; optimized css of almost all ui elements. should be even more consistent across platforms now.\n*; added ability to translate \"cobalt\" more in-depth localization. for example, in russian \"cobalt\" is now \"кобальт\", that's the style i'll be going with from now on.\n*; updated many localization strings for more clarity.\n*; removed ability to change the app name dynamically in all locations. cobalt is a sustained app name.\n*; updated donation and privacy policy texts for more clarity in both english and russian.\n*; home screen now smoothly fades in instead of popping in.\n*; proper banner loading. no more jumping text!\n*; proper banner error handling. if banner wasn't loaded, it'll simply go grey instead of disappearing.\n*; links are no longer italic and are instead underlined.\n*; collapsible lists now have corresponding emoji.\n*; donate button is now highlighted with magenta instead of white.\n*; proper dropdown arrow.\n*; removed 6.0 api fallback.\n*; fixed celebrations emoji. again.\n*; cleaned up all related frontend modules, especially page.js.\n*; urgent notice is now a js element, not a static piece of text. can be updated easily.\n\napi improvements:\n*; now catching all json api related errors.\n*; moved on demand blocks to web server, now changelog can be updated independently from preferred api server.\n*; now sending standard rate limiting headers.\n*; better readability in source.\n\nother improvements:\n*; renamed docker-compose.yml.example to docker-compose.example.yml for linting in code editors.\n*; added a wiki with wip troubleshooting guide on github. more guides are coming soon!\n\nthat's a ton of changes! i really hope you like this update as much as i do.\n\nif you experience any issues, feel free to contact me on any platform listed in about tab! i'd love to hear back from you.\n\nthank you for sticking with me and cobalt, i hope you have THE best day :D"
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"content": "hey! there have been some hiccups in cobalt's stability lately, i was going through finals while trying to scale up the infrastructure, and that didn't really work out, lol.\nBUT i'm happy to announce that i've optimized all nodes! <span class=\"text-backdrop\">there should no longer be any networking issues</span>.\n\nenjoy stable experience while i work in background to make cobalt even better :)\n\nhere's what's new in this update:\n*; better button contrast in both themes. \n*; button highlight in light theme now actually looks like a highlight.\n*; removed ip gate for streamables and updated privacy policy to reflect this change.\n*; streamable links now last for 20 seconds instead of 2 minutes.\n*; cleaned up stream verification algorithm. now the same function doesn't run 4 times in a row.\n*; removed deprecated way of hosting a cobalt instance.\n\nthank you for sticking with cobalt, and i hope you have a great day :D"
"content": "hey! there have been some hiccups in cobalt's stability lately, i was going through finals while trying to scale up the infrastructure, and that didn't really work out, lol.\nBUT i'm happy to announce that i've optimized all nodes! <span class=\"text-backdrop\">there should no longer be any networking issues</span>.\n\nenjoy stable experience while i work in background to make cobalt even better :)\n\nhere's what's new in this update:\n*; better button contrast in both themes. \n*; button highlight in light theme now actually looks like a highlight.\n*; removed ip gate for streamables and updated privacy policy to reflect this change.\n*; streamable links now last for 20 seconds instead of 2 minutes.\n*; cleaned up stream verification algorithm. now the same function doesn't run 4 times in a row.\n*; removed deprecated way of hosting a cobalt instance.\n\nthank you for sticking with cobalt, and i hope you have a great day :D\n\nbanner photo is by <a class=\"text-backdrop link\" href=\"https://twitter.com/halftroller\" target=\"_blank\">@halftroller</a> on twitter, thank you so much!"
}, {
"version": "6.0",
"date": "June 7, 2023",