# NewPipe v0.29.0

- Product: NewPipe (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/newpipe)
- Vendor: Team NewPipe
- Date: 2026-07-22
- Version: v0.29.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/releases/tag/v0.29.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/newpipe/releases/v0.29.0
- Labels: Platforms: Android

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- **removed** — Drop support for Android 5
- **fixed** — Fix SecurityException when opening downloaded files in other app
- **fixed** — Fix playback not working after player enters idle state
- **fixed** — Fix video playback when exiting popup to main screen
- **fixed** — Fix repeat mode UI out-of-sync when switching videos
- **fixed** — Fix crash when seeking to the end of special videos
- **fixed** — Force keyboard dismissal on non-touch devices
- **fixed** — Fix importing subscriptions
- **changed** — Update dependencies and plugins
- **changed** — Bump minSdk from 21 to 23
- **changed** — Update dependencies and build with JDK 21
- **added** — Introduce compose multiplatform
- **changed** — Compose rewrite

:warning: :warning: This release drops support for Android 5, see [this blogpost](https://newpipe.net/blog/pinned/announcement/drop-android-5/) and #13438 :warning: :warning:

###### Fixed
- Fix SecurityException when opening downloaded files in other app #13391
- Fix playback not working after player enters idle state #13390
- Fix video playback when exiting popup to main screen #13437
- Fix repeat mode UI out-of-sync when switching videos #13504
- Fix crash when seeking to the end of special videos (again) #13594
- Force keyboard dismissal on non-touch devices #13337
- Fixed importing subscriptions #13608

###### Translation / Localization
- Translation updates #13455, #13589
- Multi Platform Translation updates: #13588

###### Development
- Update dependencies and plugins #13425 #13444 #13505 #13531 #13611
- Bump `minSdk` from 21 (Android 5.0) to 23 (Android 6) #13425 #13441
- Update dependencies and build with JDK 21 #13454 
- Introduce compose multiplatform #13507 
- Compose rewrite #13486 #13652

###### NewPipe Extractor

This release comes with additional bug fixes from [NewPipe Extractor 0.26.4](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor/releases/tag/v0.26.4).