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Just to let you all know the new app is out today, search is working a lot better in this app and loads of free content on there :)

https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-app/releases/tag/v0.17.0


v0.17.0


Added

    Added a new search service. Significantly improved search results.
    Channels now appear in search results. Channel card and display to be improved soon™
    Add setting to automatically purchase low-cost content without a confirmation dialog
    New custom styled scrollbar (#574)
    New tabs (#576)

Changed

    LBRY protocol upgraded from v0.16.1 to v0.17. Several performance and reliability improvements, as well as many bug fixes.
    Improved Discover page load time by batching all URIs into one API call.
    Changed the File page to make it clearer how to to open the folder for a file.
    Display search bar on discover page instead of title and remove duplicated icon.
    Minor update for themes.
    There is no longer a minimum channel length (#645)
    Changed the File page to make it clearer how to to open the folder for a file
    The upgrade message is now friendlier and includes a link to the release notes.
    Local settings refactored and no longer intermixed with LBRY API library.

Fixed

    Improve layout (and implementation) of the icon panel in file tiles and cards
    The folder icon representing a local download now shows up properly on Channel pages (#587)
    While editing a publish, the URL will no longer change if you select a new file. (#601)
    Fixed issues with opening the folder for a file (#606)
    Be consistent with the step property on credit inputs (#604)
    Fixed unresponsive header (#613)
    Fixed dark theme issues with text content.
    Minor css fixes.
    Fixed issue when file fails to download (#642)
    Fixed issue after accessing a video without enough credits (#605)
    Fixed channel fetching without claims (#634)

Nice, I will atually check out the new app and see if they fixed former bugs. Maybe I'll give a feedback here once I played around with the app  :)

Good job by LBry  team, it is good for a non ICO project make it in this space, I hope more update will be released. Not much work has been done on attracting users to their platform and this is something the team need to work on

I just tested it out and it does have a much better search function and the videos seem to load faster. In one of the next updates, I would like the ability to watch a video without downloading it to your hard drive. There might be a way to avoid this but I have yet to find it.
I support this project and feel it could do really well if they continue the updates.

I really appreciate the effort, thank you. :D

Tha,k you for this post.
Very happy to see the progress of the project.
Unfornately, Lbry price don't grow with this new.
I love this project.

So by now I tried out the new release.

First of all let me say: "A crypto project with a actual working product? Am I dreaming?!  ;D

Okey, jokes aside the app keeps what it promises. Offering videos on a decentral platform. The user interface is nice and clear. What's also great: Free LBCs for linking your Youtube account (Who doesn't like free coins ;D).


But of course there is a down side too. To watch a video every video is downloaded onto your hard drive. So it's not a streaming platform but more like a media file exchange. It lacks the basic ability to make it competitive with other platform like Youtube.

I really hope this project speeds up it's development. It doesn't need investors who buy the Library Credits but users who use the app, the platform. This will automatically create a demand for the credits. It still needs some functions to be implemented to attract this user base. But just imagine the platform is on point and will attrackt Youtubers to switch over. This would spread like a wild fire.
Why should this idea be absurd? Youtube is cutting the income of their contributers big time lately by refusing to display ads for their videos. On the Library Platform contributers are rewarded by their watchers. Once they realise this opportunity the Library Platfrom can be a game changer.

Now it's almost a beta product! Good job, LBRY, seriously!

To do that you can use https://spee.ch

just type any url from lbry like lbry://four will make it https://spee.ch/four and it will be displayed.

This works for free content :)

In addition to making it a truly streaming platform, which according to one of the devs i chatted with they are planning to transition towards, I would like to see a ratings system in place, similar to youtube. The ability to add comments would also make it a more community friendly environment. All in all, happy to see their commitment to the project with frequent updates.

The price of this project is UNBELIEVABLE
I think the bottom has been attained, we should expect the LBRY price to move up in the future.
Its a great WORKING project with very active developers and a growing community.
The project has been oversold for weeks now. The time to buy is now