Seal APK Changelogs

v2.0.0 (Unreleased)

Added

• Concurrent downloading across multiple tasks
• Full download queue with pause, resume, and reorder functions
• Large‑screen support for tablets and foldables
• Predictive back animation on Android 14+
  
  

Changed

• Complete user interface overhaul
• Minimum API level bumped to 24 (Android 7.0)

Fixed

• Resume functionality for failed or canceled downloads
• Backup & restore mechanism for unfinished queue tasks
• Quick Download now lets users select formats or entire playlists
  
  

v1.13.0 – 2024‑08‑18

Fixed

• Imported command templates from v1.12.x now load correctly
• Unexpected multi‑format selection bug resolved

Changed

• youtubedl‑android library updated to v0.16.1
• All translations refreshed
  
  

v1.12.1 – 2024‑04‑17

Added

• Configurable auto‑update interval for yt‑dlp
• Cookie count display on the Cookies page
  
  

Fixed

• WebView now intercepts non‑HTTP(s) URLs properly
• Videos no longer remux to MKV when subtitles are disabled
• ModalBottomSheetLayout updated to MD2 style on API < 30
• Downloads are blocked during yt‑dlp updates
  
  

Known Issues

• TextFields fall back to plain character mode in ModalBottomSheet
• yt‑dlp may fail mid‑update; reapply update to fix

v1.12.0 – 2024‑04‑05

Added

• Search in download history and subtitle selection pages
• Export/import of download history via file or clipboard
• Option to re‑download unavailable videos
• Auto‑translated subtitle downloads
• Retention of last subtitle choice
• MKV remux for broader compatibility
• Toggle to disable reuse of last download type
• Splash screen and haptic feedback
• UI/UX enhancements for download‑error handling

Changed

• Default to nightly yt‑dlp builds
• Long‑press selection in download history
• Slider & ProgressIndicator migrated to MD3 styles
• System locale display names used for locales
• Video metadata now embedded in files
• Various minor UI tweaks

Fixed

• Permission issues in multi‑user or private profiles
• Text copying enabled in download‑history menu
• Approximate file size displayed when exact size unavailable
• Empty URLs ignored in custom commands
• Unavailable formats excluded in playlist downloads
  
  

Known Issues

• ModalBottomSheet inset handling broken on API < 30
• TextFields fallback to incorrect IME mode

v1.11.3 – 2024‑01‑22

Added

• Merge multiple audio streams into one file
• Temporary cellular‑network downloads

Fixed

• Duplicate command templates on startup prevented
• FormatPage video‑clip creation bug fixed
  
  

v1.11.2 – 2024‑01‑06

Added

• Retain subtitle files after embedding
• Force IPv4 connections
• Prefer VP9.2 when AV1 hardware decoding is unavailable
• System‑locale settings for Android 13+
  
  

Changed

• Transition animations smoothed

Fixed

• Cookie refresh no longer re‑enables user agent
• Filename restrictions enforced in custom commands

v1.11.1 – 2023‑12‑16

Added

• –restrict‑filenames option in yt‑dlp
• Playlist title as subdirectory option
• Expanded sponsor acknowledgments

Fixed

• Minor UI bugs
• Errors when parsing video information

v1.11.0 – 2023‑11‑18

Added

• Custom output templates (-o)
• Cookie export to text files
• Optional embedding of audio metadata
• Download‑archive recording with duplicate‑skip
• Cancel button on download page
• SponsorBlock category chips in FormatSelection
• Subtitle‑selection dialog with auto‑translation
  
  

Changed

• Temporary files moved to external storage (Seal/tmp)
• Default output template set to %(title)s.%(ext)s
• FormatPage actions relocated to a dropdown
• Subtitle downloads enabled in audio‑only mode
• Disabled enableOnBackInvokedCallback for compatibility
  
  

Fixed

• Sharing failures on certain devices
• Fallback to uploader_id when uploader missing
• Duplicate navigation on rapid clicks
• Removal of legacy custom‑prefix option

v1.10.0 – 2023‑08‑30

Added

• Subtitle conversion and format selection
• Video chapter splitting
• Running‑tasks dashboard and custom‑command shortcuts
• Cookies QuickSettings dialog and proxy support
• Monochrome theme and Swedish/Portuguese translations
• Icons displayed on FormatItems
  
  

Fixed

• Crashes when opened via system share sheet
• YouTube playlist result errors
• Cookie‑disable issue after clearing
• Hidden video‑only formats in audio mode
• Parsing errors for width/height values
• Null originalUrl handling failures

v1.9.x (2023)

Added

• GitHub Sponsor page
• Preview channel for auto‑updates
• Nightly yt‑dlp builds option
• File‑sharing badges and custom sorters
• Cookie extraction from WebView database
  
  

Fixed

• Incognito‑mode bug in v1.9.1
• Audio format mismatches in playlists
• UI glitches in custom‑command logs

v1.8.x (2023)

Added

• SD‑card downloads
• Parallel quick downloads
• Task dashboard and log page for custom commands
• Default –embed‑chapters behavior
• New UI color schemes

Fixed

• SD‑card quick‑download crashes
• Vertical thumbnail cropping errors
• Private‑mode download crashes
• IME action inconsistencies
• Localized file‑size text
  
  

v1.7.3 – 2023‑01‑10

Fixed

• WebView cookie‑domain capture issue
• Persistent notifications in custom commands
• Playlist parsing crashes
• Playlist result limit capped at 200 videos