# NewPipe v0.28.2

- Product: NewPipe (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/newpipe)
- Vendor: Team NewPipe
- Date: 2026-01-28
- Version: v0.28.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/releases/tag/v0.28.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/newpipe/releases/v0.28.2
- Labels: Platforms: Android

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- **fixed** — Fix the "Content not available" error that prevents YouTube videos from being played
- **changed** — Restore ability to rewind livestreams up to 4 hours on YouTube
- **changed** — Disable video and text tracks when playing livestreams in background player
- **changed** — Allow reporting ContentNotAvailableException errors if they may be caused by extractor bugs
- **fixed** — Fix YouTube page reload required error and related breaking API changes
- **fixed** — Fix playlist items dragging to only neighbor positions
- **fixed** — Fix video title and comments flickering back and forth between current and previous video
- **fixed** — Fix "Start main player in fullscreen" option not working anymore
- **fixed** — Fix header crash while scrolling in a playlist or just after deleting a video in it
- **fixed** — Fix a bug that prevented the display of multiple empty playlists
- **fixed** — Fix "remove watched" button in playlist removes some unwatched streams too

###### :information_source: Hotfix release
This hotfix release **fixes the "Content not available" error** that prevents YouTube videos from being played: #13082. It also fixes a few **regressions** that slipped through with 0.28.1: #13072 #13031 #13040 #13046.

###### Improved
- [YouTube] Restore ability to rewind livestreams up to 4 hours #12601
- Disable video and text tracks when playing livestreams in background player #12601
- Allow reporting `ContentNotAvailableException` errors if they may be caused by extractor bugs #13133 

###### Fixed
- [YouTube] Fix page reload required error and related breaking API changes #13129 
- Fix playlist items dragging to only neighbor positions #13049 
- Fix video title and comments flickering back and forth between current and previous video #13132 
- Fix "Start main player in fullscreen" option not working anymore (reverts #12781) #13134
- Fix header crash while scrolling in a playlist or just after deleting a video in it #12996 
- Fixed a bug that prevented the display of multiple empty playlists #13055 
- Fix "remove watched" button in playlist removes some unwatched streams too #12929 

###### Development
- Delete long orphaned file #13000 
- Use "factory" method for creating db migrations #12990 
- Update dependencies #12995
- Kotlin refactor #13036
- Delete unused code #13019
- Enable multiple ktlint checks #13081

###### CI
- Add workflow to backport PRs to another branch #12964 #13052