# FreeTube v0.25.2-beta — v0.25.2 Beta

- Product: FreeTube (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/freetube)
- Vendor: FreeTube
- Date: 2026-08-11
- Version: v0.25.2-beta
- Original notes: https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/releases/tag/v0.25.2-beta
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/freetube/releases/v0.25.2-beta
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Desktop

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- **fixed** — Fix `Reloading player according to SABR request` errors
- **changed** — Bump bgutils-js from 3.2.0 to 4.0.2
- **changed** — Retrieve potoken challenge data and yt config from the YouTube website HTML
- **changed** — Set screen width instead of time zone

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

A special thanks to both @LuanRT, the maintainer of [BgUtils](https://github.com/LuanRT/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.

* https://github.com/sponsors/LuanRT
* https://ko-fi.com/luanrt
* https://github.com/sponsors/absidue

> [!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