ReaderViewv8.8.41

What changed

• New featureAdded export options for Text, Markdown, HTML, VTT, PDF, and links with copy/share actions
• New featureExport highlights and notes directly from the Highlights panel
• UXVideos now open in distraction-free Reader Mode by default
• PlatformAdded background media playback with Lock Screen controls and transcript context
• New featureAutomatic chapter generation for YouTube and X/Twitter videos
• UXImproved punctuation and sentence boundaries for caption tracks
• PerformanceImproved extraction and playback for X/Twitter and YouTube
• UXAdded clickable YouTube channel and podcast show links
• PerformanceFixed highlighting, notes, and swipe-to-highlight functionality
• PerformanceFixed playback behavior for podcasts, Spotify, and X/Twitter

Original release notes

What’s New in 8.8.41
- Added export to Text, Markdown, HTML, VTT, PDF, or original link, with quick Copy and Share actions.
- Export only your highlights and notes directly from the Highlights panel.
- Videos now open in distraction-free Reader Mode by default, with a button to show or hide the player.
- Added background media playback with Lock Screen controls, seeking, artwork, and transcript context.
- Added automatic chapters for YouTube and X/Twitter videos when none are provided.
- Improved punctuation, capitalization, and sentence boundaries for caption tracks that lack punctuation.
- Improved X/Twitter extraction, caption loading, chapter detection, and low-bandwidth video playback.
- YouTube now respects the video’s default caption language and handles links shared from the YouTube app more reliably.
- Added clickable YouTube channel and podcast show links.
- Media duration is now displayed in the library.
- Swipe a queued transcription to cancel and remove it.
- Fixed highlighting, notes, and swipe-to-highlight in articles and media transcripts.
- Fixed play/pause behavior for podcasts, Spotify, and X/Twitter videos.
- Fixed Pocket TTS loading, background reader recovery, transcript gating, media volume, and numerous layout and playback issues.