Play: Save Videos Watch Later

Play 3.0 brings a fresh new look, featuring a gorgeous new app icon designed by Iconfactory, a redesigned tab bar, and beautiful video details inspired by Liquid Glass. Discover videos, channels, movies, and TV shows with the new Search tab, and enjoy a more streamlined Subscriptions experience. Plus, improved widgets, new customisation options, and plenty of refinements and bug fixes across the app. USER INTERFACE: • Designed by the Iconfactory, Play’s new icon brings a vibrant, elegant look to your Home Screen. • A new tab bar on iPhone provides direct access to Library, Subscriptions, and Search. • Video details come to life with custom themes inspired by each video, paired with the translucent beauty of Liquid Glass. • The app now supports iPhone Duo and makes better use of the available screen space in landscape layouts. • Localisation has been expanded, with more languages, consistent terminology, and improved pluralization. • Video context menus now include actions to rate videos and add/edit notes. • When Apple Intelligence can’t process a video’s content, you can now request a concise summary or export the transcript to another AI app. • Smart Searches are now called Collections. SEARCH & DISCOVER: • Added a dedicated Search tab for finding content in your Library. • Discover YouTube videos and channels, movies, and TV shows directly from the Search tab. • You can now search and add movies and TV shows to your Library. • Search suggestions now appear as you type. • Recent searches are now saved and appear as suggestions. SUBSCRIPTIONS (CHANNELS INBOX): • Channels Inbox is now called Subscriptions. • Tapping a video now reveals quick-actions to watch it, add it to your Library, or discard it. • Suggested channels are now available when setting up Subscriptions. • Clearer progress indicators now appear when refreshing and adding videos to your Library. • Added an option to hide channels with no new videos. WIDGETS: • Widgets include clearer filter options and improved artwork layouts. • Tapping a widget now opens its configured tag or collection. • The medium widget can now display total duration. MACOS: • Sidebar sections can be collapsed and retain their state between launches. • The notes editor now supports Command-S to save changes. • The Subscriptions modal is now resizable. BUG FIXES: • Fixed: Videos opened from Subscriptions might not begin playing when the player is ready. • Fixed: Bookmark playback on Mac could leave the player in an incorrect state. • Fixed: Transcript updates might not appear correctly in the Subscriptions player. • Fixed: Playlist import errors could incorrectly display the Play Premium paywall. • Fixed: Opening player settings on iOS 18 could cause the app to quit unexpectedly. • Fixed: Clicking a video on macOS Golden Gate might not focus the list, preventing keyboard shortcuts such as Delete from working.