NekoVideo

Releases

• Sep 26, 2026 1.6.0
  ### Features - Added pinch-to-zoom support in the video player - Added panning while the video is zoomed in - Added video preview inside the tags dialog for single selected videos ### Improvements - Audio and subtitle selection now adapts better on landscape and smaller screens - Added confirmation before replacing an active playlist - Shuffle now respects private folder visibility

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  ### Fixes - Improved release stability with build, lint and translation fixes
• Sep 18, 2026 1.5.0
  ### Features - Added volume and brightness swipe gestures in the player - Double tap seek now stacks rapid taps for larger skips - Added playback settings for gesture controls ### Improvements - Refined settings, storage and tag management screens - Improved folder navigation responsiveness - Added a smooth reveal animation for newly visible private folders - Folder counts now respect private folder visibility

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  ### Fixes - Reduced unnecessary folder loading work - Improved private folder visibility consistency
• Sep 15, 2026 1.4.1
  ### Improvements - Improved playback performance for videos in private folders - Optimized thumbnail loading and generation used during playback - Improved player stability when quickly switching through large playlists - Reduced unnecessary artwork updates when skipping videos rapidly ### Fixes - Fixed stutters and device slowdowns when rapidly switching videos in private folders - Fixed duplicated thumbnail handling paths for private videos
• Sep 12, 2026 1.4.0
  ### Features - Added an informational subtitles/audio button to the Cast overlay - Added Cast guidance explaining that subtitle and audio track switching depends on the receiving DLNA device ### Improvements - Improved the player subtitle and audio track selector layout in landscape mode - Subtitle and audio track changes are now applied when closing the selector instead of immediately - The subtitle/audio selector now stays open while choosing options - Improved playback resume behavior after closing the subtitle/audio selector - Updated Continue Watching duration options to use more practical 5-minute and 10-minute steps

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  - Expanded the Continue Watching maximum duration selector to 90 minutes - Improved Cast overlay safe area handling for the status bar, side navigation bars, and gesture/navigation area - Improved Cast overlay interaction handling to prevent accidental taps on content behind it - Improved feedback during processing actions such as move, private, unprivate, and delete - Added quick tap feedback animation to the app icon in the TopBar ### Fixes - Fixed extra side spacing in the subtitle/audio bottom sheet in landscape mode - Fixed incorrect actions being shown for the special private root folder - Fixed pin/unpin visibility rules for folders already visible at the root ### Localization - Added the new Cast subtitle/audio guidance messages in all supported app languages
• Sep 1, 2026 1.3.14
  ### Fixes - Fixed Sleep Timer status remaining visible at 0 min after the timer finishes - Fixed playback resume behavior when closing Tags, Cast, and other player dialogs - Improved keyboard and focus behavior across dialogs ### Improvements - Standardized player dialogs with a unified bottom sheet design across Sleep Timer, Tracks/Subtitles, playback speed, folder creation, rename, password, cast disconnect, and missing video flows - Added a global dark overlay behind player controls for better visibility on bright videos - Improved pause and resume consistency so playback only resumes if the video was playing before opening a dialog - Added silent partial refresh for the current folder when opening it or returning to the app, reducing the need for full manual refreshes
• Aug 18, 2026 1.3.13
  ### Fixes - Fixed black screen cases that could happen when generating a missing thumbnail during playback - Fixed dialogs like Tags and Subtitles so playback now resumes correctly when they are closed - Fixed cases where player controls could remain stuck on screen after closing dialogs - Fixed next video action so autoplay now starts the following item even if the previous video was paused ### Improvements - Improved consistency of pause and resume behavior across player dialogs and overlay modals - Refined the player actions drawer with a cleaner look, better action hierarchy, and clearer destructive treatment for delete - Improved drawer layout for portrait and landscape screens with adaptive width and scrollable actions
• Aug 17, 2026 1.3.12
  ## New Features - Added a Sleep Timer with selectable durations from 5 to 90 minutes - Added a top visual indicator for the active Sleep Timer - Added a dialog to monitor the remaining Sleep Timer time and cancel it if needed - Added localized Sleep Timer drawer and dialog texts for all supported app languages ## Fixes - Fixed filtered folder selection so it now respects only the items currently visible in the active filter - Limited shuffle playlists to 1000 videos to prevent excessively large playback queues - Improved Sleep Timer session cleanup so it resets correctly when playback ends

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  ## Improvements - Improved player behavior so the screen stays awake only during active playback and can turn off normally after pausing - Reorganized video actions into a side drawer, reducing top bar clutter and improving screen space usage - Improved overall Sleep Timer flow with clearer controls and remaining-time tracking
• Aug 6, 2026 1.3.11
  ## Fixes - Fixed a player issue where buffering could remain visible or behave inconsistently during video transitions, seeks, skips, and rewinds - Fixed duplicate player transition/listener behavior that could cause flickering play/pause states and unstable autoplay when opening the next video - Improved buffering recovery behavior for rare cases where playback could get stuck while loading a video - Fixed an issue where the loading indicator could remain on screen even while the video was already playing - Fixed cases where the first rendered frame could appear but the player UI still behaved as if playback was not ready ## Improvements - Improved handling for videos that can no longer be found, with clearer player behavior and a faster recovery flow - Improved mini player cleanup so playback UI is dismissed more reliably when the current video becomes unavailable

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  - Improved tag refresh behavior so changes made from the player appear more consistently when returning to the video grid ## New Features - Added an in-player recovery flow for missing videos, including a direct option to refresh the video library - Added localized strings for the missing video dialog across supported languages
• Aug 4, 2026 1.3.10
  ## Improvements - Improved player stability across previews, subtitle handling, and resume behavior - Improved subtitle settings with clearer visual feedback for active external subtitle files - Improved player controls layout so top and bottom actions respect screen safe areas more consistently ## New Features - Added support for restoring external subtitle files when returning to a video through Continue Watching - Added subtitle size adjustment options directly in the player subtitle dialog - Added the option to create a destination folder while moving files

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  ## Fixes - Fixed preview switching so selecting another video preview updates correctly instead of only closing the current one - Fixed subtitle rendering issues by using a more reliable canvas-based subtitle view - Fixed translation consistency for subtitle-related strings across supported languages - Fixed dynamic app language updates for dialogs, modals, and Compose screens