Update NewPipe design to Material Design version 2 or version 3

[AudricV]

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.

What feature do you want?

I'd like to see the app migrating to Material Design version 2 or 3 (Material You). We are right now using Material Design "basic version" by extending our base themes from AppCompat themes. We are also already using some Material Components (the Material Components library is indeed already used by the app, as you can see on the dependencies list).

From my testing, it seems that migrating to version 3/You version is harder than migrating to version 2.

I already tried to migrate the app to both versions, but due to my lack of knowledge, I wasn't able to complete my work.

Why do you want this feature?

It will makes the app more modern and fresh and it should better match with newest Android versions and may also improve the compatibility of some elements for oldest Android versions!

Feedback for this feature request and its content is appreciated :)

[ghost]

Is there an update on this?

[AudricV]

No, otherwise something would have been added in the issue.

[Dhangofa]

Any update on material you theme for newpipe or it dismissed? I am very much excited for the new ui, I am using newpipe from my first phone.

[Dhangofa]

I can see material you color palette in the colors.xml file from the newpipe app v.0.24.0.

But those colors not applied to the application

[Dhangofa]

When we get material you support, we are waiting for it more than 1 year. Please add material you support 😭😭😭

[seniorm0ment]

Came here because I am very interested in Material You for the app. I also would like to see some animations added to the app. It would just make the app feel polished. Anyone who doesn't want them could just disable them.

[ghost]

I'll be working on it! I will make it a toggle within the NewPipe settings to enable "Dynamic Colour Theming"

[opusforlife2]

@CoderContributer Pause pause pause. Newpipe is intended to go through a UI overhaul. Taking this up might become redundant. Please outline what it is exactly that you want to do. If you're intending to have the app follow Material You, then that is what the overhaul is intending anyway. You might as well offer to join the effort there.

[nikhilCad]

Why fix something that isn't broke? Current UI is amazing, different from the so-called atrocious "modern" UI apps look like.

[opusforlife2]

I don't think we have a choice here, really. Jetpack Compose will be used to design the UI, and by default it would push us to use the latest Material Design guidelines. There's nothing wrong with that. We can still customise it in case some functionality is hampered.

[torgeros]

Is anyone working on this? Otherwise I might create a fork and start working on it over the winter. Is there a better place than this issue to discuss ideas and concepts? I am not much of a designer, but I have some experience with M3 and I would like to give it a shot.

[seniorm0ment]

I doubt it. It looks like it is being planned for the rewrite, judging based on the faq page about it.. which may be a while.

[opusforlife2]

@torgeros See #9716. We're still waiting to get to the rewrite before actually starting work on the UI redesign.

[dom1n1k]

For the sake of faith in humanity, please don't use MD3. It's a pointless system. Stupid excessive roundings. Lots of useless empty space. Total inefficiency for information-rich interfaces.

MD2 is much better. Although the current interface is normal too, if refine and polish it a bit.