Video format button (audio only toggle)

[nicolnt]

Is your feature request related to a usage problem (not a bug)? Please describe. I use FreeTube mainly to reduce data consumption in an ecological concern (listenning to some content without video and not having to load YouTube's entire interface at every use). It's already awesome to be able to change the Default Video Format in the settings and directly below each video. However it is a bit frustrating to go to the setting page to change mode and quality.

Describe the solution you'd like to see implemented Get access to a audio-only toggle in the interface that is persistent (see 1st screenshot below).

Describe alternatives you've considered There are two other options, but not as user-friendly and intuitive IMHO:

1. Persistent setting for the current session (YouTube's behavior). So that if I select a setting (quality and/or format) for a video, it would persist for the next videos of the current session. It would then reset to the Default Video Format and Default Quality when app is reloaded.
2. Move Default Video Format and Default Quality settings into the interface for easy access (see 3rd screenshot).

Screenshots

Additional context If the toggle option is chosen, it's default settings could be redefined as such (see 2nd screenshot):

• Audio format : Defaut Quality
• Dash format: Defaut Quality
• Legacy format: Defaut Quality

Thanks a lot for making this beautiful, useful, free and open source app

[PrestonN]

It's already an option. It's the button in-between the share icon and the downloads icon. From there you can toggle which format you'd like to use.

We'll have to add more logic to save your format toggle for that session only, but it isn't difficult to do.

[nicolnt]

It's already an option. It's the button in-between the share icon and the downloads icon. From there you can toggle which format you'd like to use.

We'll have to add more logic to save your format toggle for that session only, but it isn't difficult to do.

I know about this button but it is not as obvious as a toggle switch in my opinion. Also, persistence is quite important for convenience and even more if auto-play is enabled (part of the video is going to be fetched for nothing before changing the setting again). At the time I actually find it more convenient to change the default format in the main settings than to do it for each video I'm playing.

If you actually decide to keep it as such and want to make the change persistent, check-out this other issue for UI improvement for this option #1092

Thanks :smiley:

[ghost]

Well for one it could be separated into it's own toggle icon next to the video icon similar to NewPipe's audio toggle feature. Could a be a music note icon as an example.

[nicolnt]

Well for one it could be separated into it's own toggle icon next to the video icon similar to NewPipe's audio toggle feature. Could a be a music note icon as an example.

I was suggesting more of an easily reachable button in the general interface so that it applies to the entire session, there is a switch that already exist but it only applies to the current video (the one with the file icon next to the share button)

music note icon

It may not be as explicit as having a textual info (see my first mockup)

[kommunarr]

Related to #2295

[efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc]

Persistent setting for the current session (YouTube's behavior). So that if I select a setting (quality and/or format) for a video, it would persist for the next videos of the current session. It would then reset to the Default Video Format and Default Quality when app is reloaded.

Easiest is to implement #2295 so im going to close this issue