# NewPipe v0.28.5

- Product: NewPipe (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/newpipe)
- Vendor: Team NewPipe
- Date: 2026-04-12
- Version: v0.28.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/releases/tag/v0.28.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/newpipe/releases/v0.28.5
- Labels: Platforms: Android

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- **added** — Add UI options to import/export subscriptions in backup & restore settings
- **fixed** — Fix NullPointerException in enqueue actions by using Application Context
- **fixed** — Fix YouTube parsing duration of related items
- **changed** — Update translations and removed untranslated locales
- **changed** — Update dependencies and Gradle to latest stable release

###### ⚠️ Android developer verification program updates ⚠️

Alphabet/Google is about to introduce verification for developers who want to distribute apps to more than 20 devices. One of the main goals is to complicate and hinder installing apps through "unofficial" channels. As mentioned in our last release notes and [a blog post](https://newpipe.net/blog/pinned/announcement/keepAndroidOpen/) we strongly oppose these plans. The [European Commision has issued a statement](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2026-000748-ASW_EN.html) that it is monitoring the situation and is "_engaged in a regulatory dialogue_" with Alphabet/Google. If you haven't already, [please reach out to your representatives](https://keepandroidopen.org/#consumers) about this issue. For more updates and background information, visit https://keepandroidopen.org/.

###### Improved
- Add UI options to import/export subsciptions in backup & restore settings #13347

###### Fixed
- Fix NullPointerException in enqueue actions by using Application Context #13385
- [YouTube] Fix parsing duration of related items #13403 TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#1464

###### Translation & Localization
- Updated translations and removed untranslated locales #13382

###### Development
- Small improvements to Image handling #13207
- Remove freedroidwarn license #13305
- Port path related changes from refactor #13352
- Update dependencies and Gradle to latest stable release #13363

###### NewPipe Extractor

This release is shipped with [NewPipe Extractor v0.26.1](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor/releases/tag/v0.26.1). For additional extractor related changes see the linked release.