TeamNewPipe / TeamNewPipe/NewPipe
Show normal comments and live chat on videos when the video is not live yet
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- Dominant language
- Java
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Description
Checklist
- I checked, but didn't find any duplicates (open OR closed) of this issue in the repo.
- I have read the contribution guidelines given at https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/blob/HEAD/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md.
- This issue contains only one feature request. I will open one issue for every feature I want to request.
Describe the feature you want
Add a feature to be able to display the usual comment field on videos that will be broadcast live.
and also the option to show live chat, if possible
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe it
when I open it in the browser there are a lot of people commenting even though the video hasn't been shown yet.
Additional context
How will you/everyone benefit from this feature?
People can see the comments column even though the live video has not been shown without going through the browser
and also view live chat without going through native YT app
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing NewPipe's video playback and existing comment or live-chat handling for live videos; the issue does not name specific files or tests. Done means users can access normal comments and, where supported, live chat for videos scheduled to broadcast without using a browser or native YouTube app.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100