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What's new on MyTube.

July 17, 2026

Resume playback, keyboard controls, search history & offline status

  • •Videos now remember where you left off — a red progress bar shows on thumbnails and playback resumes when you return
  • •Left / Right arrow keys jump the video back or forward 10 seconds
  • •When a regular video finishes, an overlay shows recommended videos and a link to the channel
  • •Uploads without a custom thumbnail now show a random frame straight from the video, including older uploads
  • •Shorts count a view every time you scroll to them and again on every replay
  • •The search bar shows your recent searches — click the ✕ to remove one, or clear them all from Settings → Search history
  • •'New on MyTube' now only lists videos uploaded in the past month
  • •Channel pages show 'Offline' when the user hasn't been active in the last 5 minutes
  • •Site stats now include a full list of users with their status (online / idle / do not disturb / offline) and when they were last on MyTube
  • •Announcements and Recommendations now require signing in to view
  • •Default avatars use your chosen icon color (or neutral gray) — theme accent colors no longer tint people's profile circles
  • •The MyTube logo keeps its signature blue and is never re-tinted by the theme accent
July 14, 2026

Shorts links, auto thumbnails, replay views & smarter update popups

  • •Clicking a Short from any channel now opens the Shorts feed on that Short instead of the regular video page
  • •Uploads without a custom thumbnail automatically get one from a random frame of the video or Short
  • •Shorts view count now bumps every time you scroll to a Short and again on every replay
  • •Unread announcements AND unread changelog entries pop up together — read them one by one, or Close to skip all
  • •Admins can no longer ban, suspend, or demote other admins — only super admins can (regular users still get full moderation)
July 12, 2026

Channel sections, playlists & profile polish

  • •Your channel now splits uploads into separate Videos and Shorts sections
  • •Create playlists on your channel and add any of your videos to them
  • •Everyone can see who wrote each recommendation and announcement
  • •First and last name are now required — a 'Finish Setting Up Your Profile' pop-up reminds you if anything is missing
  • •Shorts feed now plays in a random order on every visit
July 8, 2026

Profile hub & richer identity

  • •Replaced the header Settings shortcut with a full Profile page
  • •Add first name, last name, bio, and an online / idle / do-not-disturb status
  • •Change your username, display name, avatar, and icon color from one place
  • •Password changes now require your current password first
July 2, 2026

Subscribers & likers visibility

  • •Your channel shows who subscribed to you and the date they subscribed
  • •Watch page shows who liked your video and when (only visible to you)
  • •Shorts comments open in an in-page panel instead of jumping to the watch page
June 25, 2026

Security hardening

  • •Only admins can grant or revoke admin roles (password flow still works via secure RPC)
  • •Only admins can delete any video or comment — gwak6's content stays protected
  • •Only admins can post, edit, or delete announcements
June 20, 2026

Self-protection & always-on Moderation tab

  • •You can't ban, suspend, promote, or demote yourself from the admin panel
  • •Moderation tab stays visible to all signed-in users — password still required to enter
June 15, 2026

Ban gate & protected admin

  • •Banned or suspended users see a blurred full-screen gate and can't browse the site
  • •Suspension gate shows progress (e.g. "4/7 days served")
  • •Admin panel link disappears immediately for demoted users
  • •Protected admin (gwak6 / yoh606@students.fairmontschools.com) is shielded from any moderation
June 10, 2026

Password-gated admin panel

  • •Admin panel replaced with a password prompt — enter "adminJIA12" to unlock
  • •Correct password auto-promotes you to admin; future visits skip the prompt
  • •Admins can ban, suspend, promote/demote users, and delete videos
  • •Users can't moderate themselves; protected admin can't be moderated
June 5, 2026

Comment tools, Shorts polish & open announcements

  • •Edit and delete your own comments and replies
  • •Delete any comment from the watch page (gwak6's comments stay protected)
  • •Shorts like/dislike now shows the count instead of "views"
  • •Anyone signed in can post announcements (matches the open admin panel)
  • •Dislike button added to Shorts
June 3, 2026

Announcements & open admin panel

  • •New Announcements tab — post updates with images that pop up for everyone
  • •Pop-up notifies you of any unread announcement on visit
  • •Admin panel is now available to every signed-in user
  • •Ban, suspend, promote/demote, and delete any video from the panel
  • •gwak6 stays fully protected from moderation actions
June 2, 2026

Site stats & header admin shortcut

  • •Site stats tab — daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and all-time visits
  • •Visit logging deduped per browser every 30 minutes
  • •Admin shortcut button added under the search bar for admins
May 31, 2026

Shorts on home, roles & moderation

  • •Shorts row added under the Daily Vid on the home page
  • •Role system with user / admin / super_admin
  • •Suspend (1d / 7d), ban, and content deletion tools
  • •gwak6 is a protected super admin — can't be banned or demoted
May 30, 2026

Creator tools & faster playback

  • •Edit or delete your videos directly from the watch page
  • •Subscriber count now shows correctly under the channel name
  • •Long videos start faster — metadata-only preload
  • •New Change log tab in the sidebar
May 29, 2026

Comments, recommendations & channel polish

  • •Reply to comments with full threaded replies
  • •New Recommendations tab — send improvement ideas
  • •Edit & delete your videos from Your channel
  • •Fixed the videos ↔ profiles relationship error on upload
May 28, 2026

Sidebar layout & account controls

  • •Moved nav into a collapsible sidebar
  • •Light / dark mode toggle in Settings
  • •Private account mode, sign-out, and delete account
  • •Customize your channel icon color or upload an avatar
May 27, 2026

Shorts, Daily Vid & in-app recording

  • •Shorts feed with vertical swipe playback
  • •Daily Vid cycles the top-viewed video each day
  • •Record video straight from the Upload tab using your camera
  • •Watch history with personalized recommendations