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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Logan:
Hello arter!

Much appreciated for the update, i have a question after a half decade of using arktube i decided to try opus format i wasn't a fan due my sensitive ears, but lately i tried to give it i noticed that with .ogg container the metadata cannot be added or edited in the audio file

Based on Wikipedia i think .opus extension is already an ogg container i tried to change it manually in the downloaded audio files and i was able to modify metadata i would like you to have a look at it! Thanks in advance!

"Opus was originally specified for encapsulation in Ogg containers, specified as audio/ogg; codecs=opus, and for Ogg Opus files the .opus filename extension is recommended.[2] Opus streams are also supported in Matroska,[17] WebM,[18] MPEG-TS,[19] and MP4.[20]

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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] nokia_16:
Updated to 9.0.4.... Running on S22 Ultra (SD version) with oue ui 5.1. NO issues..All working as it shud be
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Arstoien:
Just updated to 9.0.4 and the progress bar in the notification is broken for me. Works otherwise.

On any larger video, it seems to fill up much much faster then expected to 100%, then drops back down and occasionally I get some gibberish in the title.

Device is OnePlus 6, OxygenOS 11.1.2.2, Android 11

I can share a video, if that's of any help.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bbortel93:
So my Cox internet was cut off a few days ago due to my constant torrenting of movies without using a VPN; it's back on now. But I can't have it happen again. I've used arktube for years.... Is it possible to get a DMCA claim by just download music off YouTube.

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Majora_Luna:
Been using this app for years and have been able to archive many videos now deleted/privated/removed. Love it! In 9.0.4, it seems to not be able to download a playlist larger than about 20-30 videos. No matter what settings I change (e.g. 8 vs 1 concurrent downloads, dynamic downloads, audio or video), even if retrying a download and every one is "video already exists"

Eventually a video (or more if multi downloading) will just say "initializing" forever. Curiously, subsequent individual video downloads work just fine. So something goes wrong within a specific instance of a playlist download attempt. Future attempts to redownload the same playlist without force quitting the app behave normally until they stop around 20-30 videos in as usual.

Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Android 13

9.0.4

playlist in question:

PLB69Q2Xsj1meIUZ6-1s7ZngHo_scPhHYG
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MohaCario:
+1 on both my V40 and Pixel 6a.

On the Pixel it'll just continously tell me that arktube stopped working even though downloads are still ongoing, but eventually it'll also get stuck on "Initializing".

PL9mEmJrD9B__Z2THIX3LjZVrnyHsQFZ8b
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rot10:
Thats why tubemate is fine by me. Looks like youtube, no ads, limited audio/video download support, enough customisations and yet lightweight
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MohaCario:
I'm downloading 1000+ videos playlists.

Just the "analyzing videos" sequence on TubeMate takes as long as Arktube takes to finish downloading.

Speaking of lightweight, I mean, you barely notice Arktube is an app.

Please fix 🙏😩
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
I don't think renaming should be done in a "Downloader".

Use some sort of file manager instead.

There are a lot of great solutions on the Play store, including free ones as well.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Anroks:
internal memory card using mobile redmi note 3 3 GB Ram
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] XeloOw:
[MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION] Hey, if you need any help about translating your app (French) i'm available to help you ^^
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
Hey could you implement the 720p video download that already has the audio merged into the file so the merging process can be skipped to save time, my SD card is rather slow when it comes to that process?

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Hey could you implement the 720p video download that already has the audio merged into the file so the merging process can be skipped to save time, my SD card is rather slow when it comes to that process?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
Merged 360p/720p format is being deprecated by Google.

Some YouTube video has it, some doesn't.

And doing so ignores the option of getting VP9/Vorbis/Opus format.

All these combined will result in a very inconsistent development/user experience.

To solve your problem, I think using internal storage as a temporary directory would make much more sense.

I'm thinking about adding that option.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
Oh I didn't know they were ditching that, yeah I'll use the internal for videos and external for audio now. Wanna keep the music but video is just watch and throw. I'll be buying Zenfone 3 Deluxe soon and that beast of a phone will be a major upgrade.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
https://twitter.com/arter97/status/783009299987505152

:)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
Another major update(this time, mostly stability) is up.

5.0

Major stability improvements

Downloads failure rate reduced

Fixed memory leaks causing download counts being limited

Fixed 2GB file download limit

Fixed playlist downloads cancellation not working properly

Fixed permission check if root access is used

Fixed issue where LG users having incorrect percentage if saving to external storage

Fixed merge percentage calculation not displaying properly

Internal performance improvements

Metadata merging performance greatly improved(AtomicParsley)

FFmpeg updated to 3.1.3

youtube-dl engine updated to 2016.09.27
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
I noticed when you clear recent app history in CM13, it stops the downloading process of arkTube.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
That cannot be workarounded, afaik.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
That's all right, just good for people to be aware of it so all we got to do is just not hit the clear button while the arkTube is working
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
Should I upload a demonstration video of arkTube?

---------- Post added at 05:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:56 PM ----------

FINALLY FOUND A MUSIC PLAYER THAT SHOWS IMAGE ART FOR EACH SONG INSTEAD OF JUST USING THE FIRST FILE IN THE ALBUM FOLDER AS COVER ART FOR THE ENTIRE ALBUM. IT LOOKS GOOD AND IS HIGHLY CUSTOMISABLE WITH A 10 BAND EQUALISER.

It's called N Music (beta) in the Google Play Store

No advertisements and totally free!

The link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cnj.nplayer
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] xDroid4Lifex:
Just switched to this from OG YouTube, just an awesome app, purchased the donation package after trying it out. Thanks for this!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] vaterfa:
i tried almost 30 video but program says unsupported video, any solve ?

edit : i tried another phone its take same error

edit2 : i dont know how but it works now
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] orhanim:
always used '' tubemate '' but this is much better thanks!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DeJanisa:
many thanks to you.

I think i will start with some of my instrumental music playlist.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KLit75:
Ive had issues downloading audio both times I tried (2 different YT videos). First one didnt complete the download and froze. Force quitting arktube didnt work btw. I rebooted my phone.

2nd video seemed to download fine then began merging files. I went to sleep. Woke up this morning & it was still merging files.

Advice on how to fix? Should I roll back to the previous version?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KLit75:
Nevermind I guess. After rebooting I tried downloading audio from the same videos and a few more with no issues.

So still the best YT downloader Ive ever used!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
I installed a new kernel on my Galaxy S5, the Boeffla and tuned it with the included config app. Now all the cores are running at 2.8 GHz flawlessly without any overheating issues or freezes. The CPU actually runs cooler than before when it was at stock clock. The most interesting part is that now I am able to run VP9 videos at 60 FPS smoothly and damn it looks good! The audio was also improved greatly, crystal clarity and dope Dept! I noticed immediately that the VP9 videos are so much smoother and clearer without those low bitrate muddy boxy effect that I've seen with the H264. Though this old 32bit arm v7 hardware doesn't natively support VP9 or Opus, this kernel tweaks with the newest CM13 ROM and the MX Player does really come out better than the standard native hardware way. The phone also aces 8 simultaneous downloads without breaking a sweat at an average speed of 80 Mbits on 4G connection and 120 Mbit on my WiFi. I skip merging metadata because I don't need any fancy artwork for my music though it looks nice I'll admit. Also Opus audio downloads with metadata included doesn't seem to work, maybe the codec doesn't support metadata.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] UnsalC:
arkTube for android tvos

Hi, such a great app. Is there a chance to have the same for android tv devices as well, nvidia shield in my case. Regards.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MrTalon4:
Hi,

using ArkTube for years and never had a problem with it, but now i got one:

for 2 weeks i cant download anything anymore on youtube, do somebody have also the problem?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Tim3tripp3r:
I just installed 9.0.6 and it won't recognize my donation package. I've been using ArkTube for years (inc the donation package) and haven't had a problem like this in a long time. I've uninstalled it (dp) a few times /with corresponding reinstall with no luck. Also have rebooted a few times. I hope it can get resolved in a timely manner.

Further info:

I'm on the donation package 4.8 - that is the highest I can get out of the Play Store but there's a notification that I have to update the dp.

I'm using a Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS on Android 10 all stock unrooted.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ragz:
Same, after update 9.0.5, it now says I am using free version, I am on the 5.0 donation pack, using Samsung S22 ultra non root. ( battery optimization is turned off for both as well)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Tim3tripp3r:
Good news on my front. I went back to the Play Store and low and behold it recognized that I had a update available (all hail the Mighty Android Gods) which turned out to be 5.0 which after I installed it and run arkTube it indeed recognized that everything was on the up and up. I'm now back to normal.

I'd definitely install the 9.0.6 version as I can confirm that it does successfully work with the 5.0 dp.

Also if you haven't already done so I'd clear the cache (not data) on both the dp and the arkTube app and reboot.

Thanks for the reply and information about the 5.0 dp that I used to try again at the Play Store with success. Hat tip to you kind sir.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ragz:
I just received a new 9.0.6 update mine works now also,great service as always!!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lordfener91:
9.0.6 + 5.0 here. Error "Donation package is needed".

Unfortunately doesn't work for me. Tried to delete cache, delete both apps and re-install them and reboot. Battery optimisation is off.

Edit: Now "License validation succesfull" appear, but at the start of the app there is always the donation package message "please consider purchasing dotation package... go to the Play Store". @arter97
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Pancha5:
Hi

I'm facing an issue don't know whether it's OS bug or arkTube

On my phone whenever I'm downloading a video vibration will be turned on, It's keep on buzzing until download is finished

arkTube version 9.0.6

Phone - OnePlus 11 with Oxygen OS 13.1.0.580

Didn't encounter this issue with other samsung devices

Plz Suggest any solutions
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MrTalon4:
Still after weeks without using the app, now on a brand new device, I can't download any shorts or YouTube videos. It's always a destroyed data/video.

Any help please?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Barv666:
Is this great app at the end of its journey?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bbortel93:
I don't think so. Has been working just fine for me for years, only a couple of brief hiccups along the way.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bbortel93:
{Mod edit: Quoted post has been deleted. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator}

arkTube is capable of downloading videos just fine. Why ask if there's a better app here in the dev's thread? Install the donation package from Google Play to support Arter for the years of amazing work provided the to community.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Barv666:
Was capable. Only sound downloaded for me last weeks.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bbortel93:
Working just fine for me
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Tim3tripp3r:
Oct 2023 and I'm having a few issues with arkTube. I tried emailing the dev but didn't get a response so I hope that all is well with him, these days with everything that's going on in the world you just can't take things for granted.

Any how

1. I can't get past arkTube initializing when trying to dl a specific video.

It's Enigma - The Rivers of Belief (official video)

It just gets hung up on the initializing and the only way forward is to force close or reboot my phone.

2. When dl'ing videos arkTube gives you a pop up so that you can choose the format you want to dl. Lately (year or so) the pop up is full of duplicate entries, some of which are half blank. See the attached screenshot.

Any one want to weigh in on this?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] athukral:
license not recognized on pixel 8 android 14 with DP 5.0 and arktube 9.0.6

used to be such a smooth app 😔
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Northernmost:
Same setup and some observations of what happens:

On first launch after installing there's an Android "this app was built for an older version of Android" message.

Attempting to download anything results in an instant "Download failed" notification.

Cold launching the main ArkTube app gets me the DP message about using the free version.

DP 5.0 is installed and no combination of reinstalling it (e.g. before / after installing ArkTube) makes any change.

Forcibly clearing cache / data for either ArkTube or the DP makes no difference.

All permissions requested were granted and Android itself shows them as being granted.

I'm wondering if it's something changed in Android 14?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Truckin'Ain't4Sissies:
My issue is identical to yours and Android 14
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] angelmakumbe:
Pixel 6 Pro A14: no problem.

It looks like an incompatibility with Tensor G3
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] JLneonhug:
Big doh. New user here for the app but on the Pixel 8 and having exactly the same problem as above...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] samueltecumseh:
... I'm in the same boat as described above but stuck on a Android Go 13 device, using Arktube ever since it was created and discussed here at our forums. So I can absolutely say I know how to setup the APP and it's DP, I did it so many times before - so all permissions granted, no battery saving and all that but it just doesn't recognize that DP being installed...

And even if it is the sudden death of the APP I can only applaud to the consistent work, all the updates and the sheer endless debugging - a hell of a ride for the 1,50 € I donated years ago!

However I am quite sure the journey will continue - annoying YouTube is actually the secret main goal of XDA! :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Sam Nakamura:
Was somehow incorrectly logged in as a "new member" I just realized - just a short correction here from me...

Edit: meaning the post over mine, getting old and forgot even quoting the actual post! LoL
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
A new major update is up.

9.1

yt-dlp engine updated to 2023.12.30+fb44020fa98e to fix download issues

Video parsing issue fixed

Fixed channel downloads

Major download speed improvement using parallel segment downloads

Added support for latest processors with no AArch32 decoder
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ragz:
Samsung s22 ultra and Samsung s23 ultra,Non-Root, both having issues downloading audio , it will sometimes help if the arktube app is opened while initializing.....Edit..all permissions are enabled, on both arktube and arter97, but it definitely makes a difference opening arktube app while downloading.2nd edit...i unistalled arktube, and arter97,reinstalled, but still same issues.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dubpistol:
Same problem with my Samsung A23. Opening arktube while initializing helped.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] oldman20:
is it stop work now?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ragz:
Is anyone else having issue's downloading audio.....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jaset_uk:
Thanks for this suggestion - it now works most of the time when using this workaround 👍
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jaset_uk:
Yup, it's getting stuck during initialisation of the download with my S21 Ultra, although your suggestion about opening the app during initialisation seems to work around it most of the time , at least for me.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ragz:
It also seems to help if you do multiple downloads, instead of just one, then you don't need to have arktube app open.... hope it helps!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ragz:
I am having very little success now, am I the only one....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] TheMirror.Nightcore:
No, you're not. Frankly, I'm impressed that the OP has kept this project alive for so long. I have downloaded countless audio and video files thanks to this application. Unfortunately it seems that youtube made some changes that broke things again. OP needs to update the ytdlp component. Until then you can use YTDLnis (it's on github).
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dynospectrum:
Arter is a busy man and unless he notifies everyone that the project is dead, he'll update it eventually.

In the meantime I recommend Seal. If you're using YouTube Vanced, it can also be hooked to the in-app download buttons, otherwise simply share the video and choose the Seal app.

GitHub - JunkFood02/Seal: 🦭 Video/Audio Downloader for Android, based on yt-dlp, designed with Material You

🦭 Video/Audio Downloader for Android, based on yt-dlp, designed with Material You - JunkFood02/Seal

github.com
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
Version 9.2 is up.

9.2

yt-dlp engine updated to 2024.05.26+fb44020fa98e to fix download issues

Fixed an error causing initialization to be stuck

Improved download logic to be faster

Support added for 1080p Premium
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ragz:
Working great now, thank you!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] SubiSIR07:
For those of you using this app, is it safe? I've been using the Dentex YouTube downloader but that no longer works. Tried to install arktube and got a warning on my Android that it is "built for an older version of android and may put device at risk". Thoughts?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bbortel93:
I've used this app without fail or any concern for nearly 8 years now. It's solid
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rumput_liar:
today all download failed. please fix dev..
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ragz:
I just tried mine for music , and it worked perfect.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rumput_liar:
sorry for late reply. im changing to default aac/m4a codec audio and its worked normaly. im using opus before
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] fermalobos:
Download failed

I have a verizon s5, downloaded the apk, and bought the package from play strore, but every time I try to download video or audio, the" download failed" icon shows on the satus bar.

Any suggestions?

Never mind, re downloaded the apk and worked

and very good
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] xDroid4Lifex:
Having problems when fast download is enabled, using the recommended setting sometimes it will partially download and hang/freeze without finishing if I'm not using a blazing fast wifi. Force closing the app and trying again doesn't work, rebooting and trying again it usually occurs again. Disabling fast download holds a more stable connection, will try an grab a log
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mathewnj:
wow... thanks. This is exactly what i need.

I can find some apps from Appstore that allow me to download video from Youtube but i couldn't find any similar app from Play Store, Google is such a selfish giant.

Great job! :good:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Alexey71:
Fast Downloader. Very good. Add next version Russian string pls
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] SDMU:
Awesome app arter97 , please do not abandon the development of this app :good:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
The download process is really fast and smooth in Android 7.1
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] harpin14789:
Is the latest version 5.0?

Also what setting are you using in the app for downloading?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
Yes version 5 is the latest.

Settings in screenshots but I have heavily tweaked my phone to properly handle the workload and play VP9 videos. MP4 and AAC is more compatible if the newer codecs cause problems. Many settings are also totally preferential.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] harpin14789:
How did you tweak your phone to play VP9 videos, etc? What tweaks did you make?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
Boeffla kernel on Galaxy S5 clocked at 2.8 GHz and tweaking the system with the Boeffla config app and Lspeed app. Play all media with MX Player with proper decoding settings
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KLit75:
Im getting hung on "merging files" or initializing download" quite a bit. I can usually get it to work on the 2nd attempt but is there a quick way to kill the process? I cant find it in running services...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KLit75:
Still doing it even after getting an update from play store (donation package update).

Basically the download succeeds but it hangs on merging files. Not a huge deal because I can still listen to the content. But it gets annoying because there's apparently no way to kill the process. I need to reboot and on my phone we're talking about 3 mins waiting for it to boot up.

Otherwise Its still my favourite youtube downloader.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
Force stop the arkTube app will kill the process.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KLit75:
Holy Cow! Your response just made me feel remarkably stupid ?

I'm looking in developer options, trying to find the running service. Still not sure why it doesn't show up there...but regardless, Thanks for the easy fix.?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ragnar Eldur:
If you're running Android 7, seeing all running services is a problem. ArkTube's download process tends to crash if you're using the phone while the process is ongoing. So I recommend doing these playlists downloads while you are sleeping for example and have the plugged in the charger.