A dedicated "Watch Later" playlist with a unique icon

[christopher-wilson]

Checklist

• [x] I checked, but didn't find any duplicates (open OR closed) of this issue in the repo.
• [x] I have read the contribution guidelines given at https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/blob/HEAD/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md.
• [x] This issue contains only one feature request. I will open one issue for every feature I want to request.

Describe the feature you want

I'm proposing a dedicated Watch Later playlist, with its own icon.

Currently, you'd have to make a playlist then add videos you want to save for later to that playlist. But there are two issues:

1. If you have playlists in tabs, there is no way to distinguish your "Watch Later" playlist from the other playlist tabs.
2. It isn't efficient having to manually choose which playlist you want to save videos to, if you just want to watch them later. This is more manageable on mobile, but a hassle on a Google TV device.

This playlist wouldn't have to behave any different than other playlists, except:

• You wouldn't be able to delete it
• It would have a unique icon for tabs
• A "Add to Watch Later" or "Save for Later" would be in the context menu for videos and on the video pages

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe it

The problem is that it takes too many steps to save videos, and is cumbersome if you are using a TV remote. YouTube, Spotify, DailyMotion, Plex, and many others, all have one-click watchlist capability. I'm also excluding streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video which don't do playlists, but have similar behaviors.

Additional context

I'm primarily a Google TV/Chromecast user, so I'm thinking about usability with a TV remote, but the suggestion does stand when used on a phone or a tablet.

How will you/everyone benefit from this feature?

Users will benefit because this will help NewPipe's UX align with other similar applications and services. I don't think anyone wants NewPipe to be a 1:1 clone of YouTube or another service, but basic features should be common and should operate the same way to reduce user friction.

[triallax]

Duplicate of #3508. Feel free to make a comment about this there.

[SameenAhnaf]

@mhmdanas That issue is closed. Also, I am not sure where the discussion for not adding 'Watch Later' took place.

However, this issue has a better discussion. So, I'd prefer to reopen this instead.

1. 'Remove watched' in playlists like here and there will never be able to provide the same flexibility as a a dedicated playlist.
2. A dedicated 'Watch Later' playlist won't be accidentally deleted.
3. Also, 'Remove all' for this playlist could be added which is irrelevant in standard playlists. Because, playlists are mainly for long term use. That's not the case with 'Watch Later'. I will add less important videos which I may or may not have time to watch them later.
4. Dedicated playlists like "Watch Later" and "Liked videos" will be always highlighted on top.
5. The alphabetical order of characters of many languages aren't the same (although both languages share the same characters). Changing content language may create confusion and highlighted videos might be replaced. A dedicated playlist on top should solve the problem.

[triallax]

That issue is closed.

I know; I asked the author to post a comment there so that it might give a chance for the issue to be re-opened.

however, this issue has a better discussion. So, I'd prefer to reopen this instead.

All of this can be said in that issue.

[SameenAhnaf]

@mhmdanas I'm not sure if the issue author is any longer interested. Both Stypox and author presented their own perspectives. If it was super important for the author, he'd have responded.

Also, "Watch Later" is a very basic feature. So, a recent issue with better explanation should stay open. Also, I doubt if it'd be wise to reopen an issue where both dev and author decided to continue conversation no longer.

[triallax]

I'm not sure if the issue author is any longer interested. Both Stypox and author presented their own perspectives. If it was super important for the author, he'd have responded.

An issue is not a black box. Anybody can comment, users and developers alike. It doesn't belong to the author or something like that.

Also, I doubt if it'd be wise to reopen an issue where both dev and author decided to continue conversation no longer.

See above.

In any case, this has gone off-topic. I'm re-opening and hiding our comments.

[relexx]

I would even further ask for an action/button "Watch later" in popup notifications.

This request would not make any sense without a dedicated "Watch later" list, therefore I didn't open a dedicated issue for this.