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💡Display watched sections of the video on the seek bar

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Since Aug 4, 2026.

Feature request good first issue help wanted up-for-grabs
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Description

PROBLEM:

When watching long videos, it’s easy to lose track of which sections you’ve already watched—especially with live streams or videos where key points are scattered across specific timestamps.

SOLUTION:

Enable users to view the history of watched segments within the video—for example, by changing the color of the corresponding sections on the player's seek bar.

ALTERNATIVES:

Timestamped bookmarks can serve a similar purpose; however, if there is no need to manually save or share specific segments—or if the goal is simply to track viewing history—modifying the seek bar display offers a more intuitive approach.

RELEVANCE / SCOPE:

I’m not sure, but it would likely be useful for users who watch a lot of long, minimally edited videos.

"SIDE EFFECTS":

Some users might dislike the seek bar looking cluttered.

CONTEXT:
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