Merge branch 'exoplayer-update' of https://github.com/karyogamy/NewPipe into live

app/build.gradle

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ dependencies {
         exclude module: 'support-annotations'
     }
 
-    implementation 'com.github.TeamNewPipe:NewPipeExtractor:86db415b181'
+    implementation 'com.github.karyogamy:NewPipeExtractor:b4206479cb'
 
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.10.19'
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:2.2.0'
     implementation 'com.github.nirhart:ParallaxScroll:dd53d1f9d1'
     implementation 'com.nononsenseapps:filepicker:3.0.1'
-    implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer:2.6.0'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer:2.7.0'
 
     debugImplementation 'com.facebook.stetho:stetho:1.5.0'
     debugImplementation 'com.facebook.stetho:stetho-urlconnection:1.5.0'

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.YoutubeStreamExtractor;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.AudioStream;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfoItem;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamType;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.VideoStream;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.BackPressable;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.BaseStateFragment;
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ public class VideoDetailFragment
         if (serializable instanceof StreamInfo) {
             //noinspection unchecked
             currentInfo = (StreamInfo) serializable;
-            InfoCache.getInstance().putInfo(currentInfo);
+            InfoCache.getInstance().putInfo(serviceId, url, currentInfo);
         }
 
         serializable = savedState.getSerializable(STACK_KEY);
@@ -1192,11 +1193,20 @@ public class VideoDetailFragment
                     0);
         }
 
-        if (info.video_streams.isEmpty() && info.video_only_streams.isEmpty()) {
+        switch (info.getStreamType()) {
-            detailControlsBackground.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            case LIVE_STREAM:
-            detailControlsPopup.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            case AUDIO_LIVE_STREAM:
-            spinnerToolbar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                detailControlsDownload.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-            thumbnailPlayButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_headset_white_24dp);
+                spinnerToolbar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                break;
+            default:
+                if (!info.video_streams.isEmpty() || !info.video_only_streams.isEmpty()) break;
+
+                detailControlsBackground.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                detailControlsPopup.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                spinnerToolbar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                thumbnailPlayButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_headset_white_24dp);
+                break;
         }
 
         if (autoPlayEnabled) {
@@ -1216,8 +1226,6 @@ public class VideoDetailFragment
 
         if (exception instanceof YoutubeStreamExtractor.GemaException) {
             onBlockedByGemaError();
-        } else if (exception instanceof YoutubeStreamExtractor.LiveStreamException) {
-            showError(getString(R.string.live_streams_not_supported), false);
         } else if (exception instanceof ContentNotAvailableException) {
             showError(getString(R.string.content_not_available), false);
         } else {

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java

@@ -527,23 +527,26 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchResult, ListExtractor
     }
 
     private void showDeleteSuggestionDialog(final SuggestionItem item) {
-        final Disposable onDelete = historyRecordManager.deleteSearchHistory(item.query)
+        if (activity == null || historyRecordManager == null || suggestionPublisher == null ||
-                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+                searchEditText == null || disposables == null) return;
-                .subscribe(
+        final String query = item.query;
-                        howManyDeleted -> suggestionPublisher
-                                .onNext(searchEditText.getText().toString()),
-
-                        throwable -> showSnackBarError(throwable,
-                                UserAction.SOMETHING_ELSE, "none",
-                                "Deleting item failed", R.string.general_error)
-                );
-
         new AlertDialog.Builder(activity)
-                .setTitle(item.query)
+                .setTitle(query)
                 .setMessage(R.string.delete_item_search_history)
                 .setCancelable(true)
                 .setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, null)
-                .setPositiveButton(R.string.delete, (dialog, which) -> disposables.add(onDelete))
+                .setPositiveButton(R.string.delete, (dialog, which) -> {
+                    final Disposable onDelete = historyRecordManager.deleteSearchHistory(query)
+                            .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+                            .subscribe(
+                                    howManyDeleted -> suggestionPublisher
+                                            .onNext(searchEditText.getText().toString()),
+                                    throwable -> showSnackBarError(throwable,
+                                            UserAction.SOMETHING_ELSE, "none",
+                                            "Deleting item failed", R.string.general_error)
+                            );
+                    disposables.add(onDelete);
+                })
                 .show();
     }
 
@@ -701,19 +704,8 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchResult, ListExtractor
         searchDisposable = ExtractorHelper.searchFor(serviceId, searchQuery, currentPage, contentCountry, filter)
                 .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-                .subscribe(new Consumer<SearchResult>() {
+                .doOnEvent((searchResult, throwable) -> isLoading.set(false))
-                    @Override
+                .subscribe(this::handleResult, this::onError);
-                    public void accept(@NonNull SearchResult result) throws Exception {
-                        isLoading.set(false);
-                        handleResult(result);
-                    }
-                }, new Consumer<Throwable>() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void accept(@NonNull Throwable throwable) throws Exception {
-                        isLoading.set(false);
-                        onError(throwable);
-                    }
-                });
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -725,19 +717,8 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchResult, ListExtractor
         searchDisposable = ExtractorHelper.getMoreSearchItems(serviceId, searchQuery, currentNextPage, contentCountry, filter)
                 .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-                .subscribe(new Consumer<ListExtractor.InfoItemPage>() {
+                .doOnEvent((nextItemsResult, throwable) -> isLoading.set(false))
-                    @Override
+                .subscribe(this::handleNextItems, this::onError);
-                    public void accept(@NonNull ListExtractor.InfoItemPage result) throws Exception {
-                        isLoading.set(false);
-                        handleNextItems(result);
-                    }
-                }, new Consumer<Throwable>() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void accept(@NonNull Throwable throwable) throws Exception {
-                        isLoading.set(false);
-                        onError(throwable);
-                    }
-                });
     }
 
     @Override

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/StreamMiniInfoItemHolder.java

@@ -59,23 +59,20 @@ public class StreamMiniInfoItemHolder extends InfoItemHolder {
         itemBuilder.getImageLoader()
                 .displayImage(item.thumbnail_url, itemThumbnailView, StreamInfoItemHolder.DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL_OPTIONS);
 
-        itemView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
+        itemView.setOnClickListener(view -> {
-            @Override
+            if (itemBuilder.getOnStreamSelectedListener() != null) {
-            public void onClick(View view) {
+                itemBuilder.getOnStreamSelectedListener().selected(item);
-                if (itemBuilder.getOnStreamSelectedListener() != null) {
-                    itemBuilder.getOnStreamSelectedListener().selected(item);
-                }
             }
         });
 
         switch (item.stream_type) {
             case AUDIO_STREAM:
             case VIDEO_STREAM:
-            case FILE:
-                enableLongClick(item);
-                break;
             case LIVE_STREAM:
             case AUDIO_LIVE_STREAM:
+                enableLongClick(item);
+                break;
+            case FILE:
             case NONE:
             default:
                 disableLongClick();
@@ -85,14 +82,11 @@ public class StreamMiniInfoItemHolder extends InfoItemHolder {
 
     private void enableLongClick(final StreamInfoItem item) {
         itemView.setLongClickable(true);
-        itemView.setOnLongClickListener(new View.OnLongClickListener() {
+        itemView.setOnLongClickListener(view -> {
-            @Override
+            if (itemBuilder.getOnStreamSelectedListener() != null) {
-            public boolean onLongClick(View view) {
+                itemBuilder.getOnStreamSelectedListener().held(item);
-                if (itemBuilder.getOnStreamSelectedListener() != null) {
-                    itemBuilder.getOnStreamSelectedListener().held(item);
-                }
-                return true;
             }
+            return true;
         });
     }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BackgroundPlayer.java

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.PlaybackParameters;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.AudioStream;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.event.PlayerEventListener;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.LockManager;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.PlayerHelper;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ListHelper;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.NavigationHelper;
@@ -291,15 +293,15 @@ public final class BackgroundPlayer extends Service {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void onThumbnailReceived(Bitmap thumbnail) {
+        public void onLoadingComplete(String imageUri, View view, Bitmap loadedImage) {
-            super.onThumbnailReceived(thumbnail);
+            super.onLoadingComplete(imageUri, view, loadedImage);
 
-            if (thumbnail != null) {
+            if (loadedImage != null) {
                 // rebuild notification here since remote view does not release bitmaps, causing memory leaks
                 resetNotification();
 
-                if (notRemoteView != null) notRemoteView.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.notificationCover, thumbnail);
+                if (notRemoteView != null) notRemoteView.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.notificationCover, loadedImage);
-                if (bigNotRemoteView != null) bigNotRemoteView.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.notificationCover, thumbnail);
+                if (bigNotRemoteView != null) bigNotRemoteView.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.notificationCover, loadedImage);
 
                 updateNotification(-1);
             }
@@ -378,29 +380,34 @@ public final class BackgroundPlayer extends Service {
         // Playback Listener
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
-        @Override
+        protected void onMetadataChanged(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item,
-        public void sync(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item, @Nullable final StreamInfo info) {
+                                         @Nullable final StreamInfo info,
-            if (currentItem == item && currentInfo == info) return;
+                                         final int newPlayQueueIndex,
-            super.sync(item, info);
+                                         final boolean hasPlayQueueItemChanged) {
-
+            if (shouldUpdateOnProgress || hasPlayQueueItemChanged) {
-            resetNotification();
+                resetNotification();
-            updateNotification(-1);
+                updateNotification(-1);
-            updateMetadata();
+                updateMetadata();
+            }
         }
 
         @Override
         @Nullable
         public MediaSource sourceOf(final PlayQueueItem item, final StreamInfo info) {
+            final MediaSource liveSource = super.sourceOf(item, info);
+            if (liveSource != null) return liveSource;
+
             final int index = ListHelper.getDefaultAudioFormat(context, info.audio_streams);
             if (index < 0 || index >= info.audio_streams.size()) return null;
 
             final AudioStream audio = info.audio_streams.get(index);
-            return buildMediaSource(audio.getUrl(), MediaFormat.getSuffixById(audio.getFormatId()));
+            return buildMediaSource(audio.getUrl(), PlayerHelper.cacheKeyOf(info, audio),
+                    MediaFormat.getSuffixById(audio.getFormatId()));
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void shutdown() {
+        public void onPlaybackShutdown() {
-            super.shutdown();
+            super.onPlaybackShutdown();
             onClose();
         }
 
@@ -429,7 +436,8 @@ public final class BackgroundPlayer extends Service {
 
         private void updatePlayback() {
             if (activityListener != null && simpleExoPlayer != null && playQueue != null) {
-                activityListener.onPlaybackUpdate(currentState, getRepeatMode(), playQueue.isShuffled(), getPlaybackParameters());
+                activityListener.onPlaybackUpdate(currentState, getRepeatMode(),
+                        playQueue.isShuffled(), getPlaybackParameters());
             }
         }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BasePlayer.java

@@ -43,37 +43,35 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.RenderersFactory;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.SimpleExoPlayer;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Timeline;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.extractor.DefaultExtractorsFactory;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.BehindLiveWindowException;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.ExtractorMediaSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.TrackGroupArray;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.dash.DashMediaSource;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.dash.DefaultDashChunkSource;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.HlsMediaSource;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.smoothstreaming.DefaultSsChunkSource;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.smoothstreaming.SsMediaSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.AdaptiveTrackSelection;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.DefaultTrackSelector;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectionArray;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DefaultBandwidthMeter;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util;
 import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoader;
-import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.listener.SimpleImageLoadingListener;
+import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.assist.FailReason;
+import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.listener.ImageLoadingListener;
 
+import org.schabi.newpipe.Downloader;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.history.HistoryRecordManager;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.AudioReactor;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.CacheFactory;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.LoadController;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.PlayerDataSource;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.PlayerHelper;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.CustomTrackSelector;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.MediaSourceManager;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback.PlaybackListener;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueue;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueAdapter;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItem;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.util.SerializedCache;
 
-import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import io.reactivex.Observable;
@@ -93,17 +91,18 @@ import static org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.PlayerHelper.getTimeString;
  * @author mauriciocolli
  */
 @SuppressWarnings({"WeakerAccess"})
-public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListener {
+public abstract class BasePlayer implements
+        Player.EventListener, PlaybackListener, ImageLoadingListener {
 
     public static final boolean DEBUG = true;
-    public static final String TAG = "BasePlayer";
+    @NonNull public static final String TAG = "BasePlayer";
 
-    protected Context context;
+    @NonNull final protected Context context;
 
-    protected BroadcastReceiver broadcastReceiver;
+    @NonNull final protected BroadcastReceiver broadcastReceiver;
-    protected IntentFilter intentFilter;
+    @NonNull final protected IntentFilter intentFilter;
 
-    protected PlayQueueAdapter playQueueAdapter;
+    @NonNull final protected HistoryRecordManager recordManager;
 
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Intent
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
     public static final String PLAYBACK_PITCH = "playback_pitch";
     public static final String PLAYBACK_SPEED = "playback_speed";
     public static final String PLAYBACK_QUALITY = "playback_quality";
-    public static final String PLAY_QUEUE = "play_queue";
+    public static final String PLAY_QUEUE_KEY = "play_queue_key";
     public static final String APPEND_ONLY = "append_only";
     public static final String SELECT_ON_APPEND = "select_on_append";
 
@@ -124,8 +123,10 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
     protected static final float[] PLAYBACK_SPEEDS = {0.5f, 0.75f, 1f, 1.25f, 1.5f, 1.75f, 2f};
     protected static final float[] PLAYBACK_PITCHES = {0.8f, 0.9f, 0.95f, 1f, 1.05f, 1.1f, 1.2f};
 
-    protected MediaSourceManager playbackManager;
     protected PlayQueue playQueue;
+    protected PlayQueueAdapter playQueueAdapter;
+
+    protected MediaSourceManager playbackManager;
 
     protected StreamInfo currentInfo;
     protected PlayQueueItem currentItem;
@@ -141,23 +142,20 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
     protected final static int PROGRESS_LOOP_INTERVAL = 500;
     protected final static int RECOVERY_SKIP_THRESHOLD = 3000; // 3 seconds
 
+    protected CustomTrackSelector trackSelector;
+    protected PlayerDataSource dataSource;
+
     protected SimpleExoPlayer simpleExoPlayer;
     protected AudioReactor audioReactor;
 
     protected boolean isPrepared = false;
 
-    protected DefaultTrackSelector trackSelector;
-    protected DataSource.Factory cacheDataSourceFactory;
-    protected DefaultExtractorsFactory extractorsFactory;
-
     protected Disposable progressUpdateReactor;
     protected CompositeDisposable databaseUpdateReactor;
 
-    protected HistoryRecordManager recordManager;
-
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
-    public BasePlayer(Context context) {
+    public BasePlayer(@NonNull final Context context) {
         this.context = context;
 
         this.broadcastReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
@@ -169,6 +167,8 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
         this.intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
         setupBroadcastReceiver(intentFilter);
         context.registerReceiver(broadcastReceiver, intentFilter);
+
+        this.recordManager = new HistoryRecordManager(context);
     }
 
     public void setup() {
@@ -179,51 +179,46 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
     public void initPlayer() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "initPlayer() called with: context = [" + context + "]");
 
-        if (recordManager == null) recordManager = new HistoryRecordManager(context);
         if (databaseUpdateReactor != null) databaseUpdateReactor.dispose();
         databaseUpdateReactor = new CompositeDisposable();
 
+        final String userAgent = Downloader.USER_AGENT;
         final DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter = new DefaultBandwidthMeter();
-        final AdaptiveTrackSelection.Factory trackSelectionFactory = new AdaptiveTrackSelection.Factory(bandwidthMeter);
+        dataSource = new PlayerDataSource(context, userAgent, bandwidthMeter);
+
+        final AdaptiveTrackSelection.Factory trackSelectionFactory =
+                new AdaptiveTrackSelection.Factory(bandwidthMeter);
+        trackSelector = new CustomTrackSelector(trackSelectionFactory);
+
         final LoadControl loadControl = new LoadController(context);
         final RenderersFactory renderFactory = new DefaultRenderersFactory(context);
-
-        trackSelector = new DefaultTrackSelector(trackSelectionFactory);
-        extractorsFactory = new DefaultExtractorsFactory();
-        cacheDataSourceFactory = new CacheFactory(context);
-
         simpleExoPlayer = ExoPlayerFactory.newSimpleInstance(renderFactory, trackSelector, loadControl);
         audioReactor = new AudioReactor(context, simpleExoPlayer);
 
         simpleExoPlayer.addListener(this);
         simpleExoPlayer.setPlayWhenReady(true);
+        simpleExoPlayer.setSeekParameters(PlayerHelper.getSeekParameters(context));
     }
 
     public void initListeners() {}
 
-    private Disposable getProgressReactor() {
-        return Observable.interval(PROGRESS_LOOP_INTERVAL, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-                .filter(ignored -> isProgressLoopRunning())
-                .subscribe(ignored -> triggerProgressUpdate());
-    }
-
     public void handleIntent(Intent intent) {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "handleIntent() called with: intent = [" + intent + "]");
         if (intent == null) return;
 
         // Resolve play queue
-        if (!intent.hasExtra(PLAY_QUEUE)) return;
+        if (!intent.hasExtra(PLAY_QUEUE_KEY)) return;
-        final Serializable playQueueCandidate = intent.getSerializableExtra(PLAY_QUEUE);
+        final String intentCacheKey = intent.getStringExtra(PLAY_QUEUE_KEY);
-        if (!(playQueueCandidate instanceof PlayQueue)) return;
+        final PlayQueue queue = SerializedCache.getInstance().take(intentCacheKey, PlayQueue.class);
-        final PlayQueue queue = (PlayQueue) playQueueCandidate;
+        if (queue == null) return;
 
         // Resolve append intents
         if (intent.getBooleanExtra(APPEND_ONLY, false) && playQueue != null) {
             int sizeBeforeAppend = playQueue.size();
             playQueue.append(queue.getStreams());
 
-            if (intent.getBooleanExtra(SELECT_ON_APPEND, false) && queue.getStreams().size() > 0) {
+            if (intent.getBooleanExtra(SELECT_ON_APPEND, false) &&
+                    queue.getStreams().size() > 0) {
                 playQueue.setIndex(sizeBeforeAppend);
             }
 
@@ -234,17 +229,19 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
         final float playbackSpeed = intent.getFloatExtra(PLAYBACK_SPEED, getPlaybackSpeed());
         final float playbackPitch = intent.getFloatExtra(PLAYBACK_PITCH, getPlaybackPitch());
 
-        // Re-initialization
+        // Good to go...
+        initPlayback(queue, repeatMode, playbackSpeed, playbackPitch);
+    }
+
+    protected void initPlayback(@NonNull final PlayQueue queue,
+                                @Player.RepeatMode final int repeatMode,
+                                final float playbackSpeed,
+                                final float playbackPitch) {
         destroyPlayer();
         initPlayer();
         setRepeatMode(repeatMode);
         setPlaybackParameters(playbackSpeed, playbackPitch);
 
-        // Good to go...
-        initPlayback(queue);
-    }
-
-    protected void initPlayback(final PlayQueue queue) {
         playQueue = queue;
         playQueue.init();
         playbackManager = new MediaSourceManager(this, playQueue);
@@ -253,24 +250,6 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
         playQueueAdapter = new PlayQueueAdapter(context, playQueue);
     }
 
-    public void initThumbnail(final String url) {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "initThumbnail() called");
-        if (url == null || url.isEmpty()) return;
-        ImageLoader.getInstance().resume();
-        ImageLoader.getInstance().loadImage(url, new SimpleImageLoadingListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void onLoadingComplete(String imageUri, View view, Bitmap loadedImage) {
-                if (simpleExoPlayer == null) return;
-                if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onLoadingComplete() called with: imageUri = [" + imageUri + "], view = [" + view + "], loadedImage = [" + loadedImage + "]");
-                onThumbnailReceived(loadedImage);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
-    public void onThumbnailReceived(Bitmap thumbnail) {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onThumbnailReceived() called with: thumbnail = [" + thumbnail + "]");
-    }
-
     public void destroyPlayer() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "destroyPlayer() called");
         if (simpleExoPlayer != null) {
@@ -298,34 +277,99 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
 
         trackSelector = null;
         simpleExoPlayer = null;
-        recordManager = null;
     }
 
-    public MediaSource buildMediaSource(String url, String overrideExtension) {
+    /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // Thumbnail Loading
+    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
+
+    public void initThumbnail(final String url) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Thumbnail - initThumbnail() called");
+        if (url == null || url.isEmpty()) return;
+        ImageLoader.getInstance().resume();
+        ImageLoader.getInstance().loadImage(url, this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLoadingStarted(String imageUri, View view) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Thumbnail - onLoadingStarted() called on: " +
+                "imageUri = [" + imageUri + "], view = [" + view + "]");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLoadingFailed(String imageUri, View view, FailReason failReason) {
+        Log.e(TAG, "Thumbnail - onLoadingFailed() called on imageUri = [" + imageUri + "]",
+                failReason.getCause());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLoadingComplete(String imageUri, View view, Bitmap loadedImage) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Thumbnail - onLoadingComplete() called with: " +
+                "imageUri = [" + imageUri + "], view = [" + view + "], " +
+                "loadedImage = [" + loadedImage + "]");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLoadingCancelled(String imageUri, View view) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Thumbnail - onLoadingCancelled() called with: " +
+                "imageUri = [" + imageUri + "], view = [" + view + "]");
+    }
+
+    protected void clearThumbnailCache() {
+        ImageLoader.getInstance().clearMemoryCache();
+    }
+
+    /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // MediaSource Building
+    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
+
+    public MediaSource buildLiveMediaSource(@NonNull final String sourceUrl,
+                                            @C.ContentType final int type) {
         if (DEBUG) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "buildMediaSource() called with: url = [" + url + "], overrideExtension = [" + overrideExtension + "]");
+            Log.d(TAG, "buildLiveMediaSource() called with: url = [" + sourceUrl +
+                    "], content type = [" + type + "]");
         }
-        Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
+        if (dataSource == null) return null;
-        int type = TextUtils.isEmpty(overrideExtension) ? Util.inferContentType(uri) : Util.inferContentType("." + overrideExtension);
+
-        MediaSource mediaSource;
+        final Uri uri = Uri.parse(sourceUrl);
         switch (type) {
             case C.TYPE_SS:
-                mediaSource = new SsMediaSource(uri, cacheDataSourceFactory, new DefaultSsChunkSource.Factory(cacheDataSourceFactory), null, null);
+                return dataSource.getLiveSsMediaSourceFactory().createMediaSource(uri);
-                break;
             case C.TYPE_DASH:
-                mediaSource = new DashMediaSource(uri, cacheDataSourceFactory, new DefaultDashChunkSource.Factory(cacheDataSourceFactory), null, null);
+                return dataSource.getLiveDashMediaSourceFactory().createMediaSource(uri);
-                break;
             case C.TYPE_HLS:
-                mediaSource = new HlsMediaSource(uri, cacheDataSourceFactory, null, null);
+                return dataSource.getLiveHlsMediaSourceFactory().createMediaSource(uri);
-                break;
+            default:
-            case C.TYPE_OTHER:
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Unsupported type: " + type);
-                mediaSource = new ExtractorMediaSource(uri, cacheDataSourceFactory, extractorsFactory, null, null);
+        }
-                break;
+    }
-            default: {
+
+    public MediaSource buildMediaSource(@NonNull final String sourceUrl,
+                                        @NonNull final String cacheKey,
+                                        @NonNull final String overrideExtension) {
+        if (DEBUG) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "buildMediaSource() called with: url = [" + sourceUrl +
+                    "], cacheKey = [" + cacheKey + "]" +
+                    "], overrideExtension = [" + overrideExtension + "]");
+        }
+        if (dataSource == null) return null;
+
+        final Uri uri = Uri.parse(sourceUrl);
+        @C.ContentType final int type = TextUtils.isEmpty(overrideExtension) ?
+                Util.inferContentType(uri) : Util.inferContentType("." + overrideExtension);
+
+        switch (type) {
+            case C.TYPE_SS:
+                return dataSource.getLiveSsMediaSourceFactory().createMediaSource(uri);
+            case C.TYPE_DASH:
+                return dataSource.getDashMediaSourceFactory().createMediaSource(uri);
+            case C.TYPE_HLS:
+                return dataSource.getHlsMediaSourceFactory().createMediaSource(uri);
+            case C.TYPE_OTHER:
+                return dataSource.getExtractorMediaSourceFactory(cacheKey).createMediaSource(uri);
+            default:
                 throw new IllegalStateException("Unsupported type: " + type);
-            }
         }
-        return mediaSource;
     }
 
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -345,15 +389,16 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
         if (intent == null || intent.getAction() == null) return;
         switch (intent.getAction()) {
             case AudioManager.ACTION_AUDIO_BECOMING_NOISY:
-                if (isPlaying()) simpleExoPlayer.setPlayWhenReady(false);
+                if (isPlaying()) onVideoPlayPause();
                 break;
         }
     }
 
     public void unregisterBroadcastReceiver() {
-        if (broadcastReceiver != null && context != null) {
+        try {
             context.unregisterReceiver(broadcastReceiver);
-            broadcastReceiver = null;
+        } catch (final IllegalArgumentException unregisteredException) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Broadcast receiver already unregistered.", unregisteredException);
         }
     }
 
@@ -403,17 +448,16 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
     public void onPlaying() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onPlaying() called");
         if (!isProgressLoopRunning()) startProgressLoop();
+        if (!isCurrentWindowValid()) seekToDefault();
     }
 
-    public void onBuffering() {
+    public void onBuffering() {}
-    }
 
     public void onPaused() {
         if (isProgressLoopRunning()) stopProgressLoop();
     }
 
-    public void onPausedSeek() {
+    public void onPausedSeek() {}
-    }
 
     public void onCompleted() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onCompleted() called");
@@ -450,21 +494,134 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
     public void onShuffleClicked() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onShuffleClicked() called");
 
-        if (playQueue == null) return;
+        if (simpleExoPlayer == null) return;
+        simpleExoPlayer.setShuffleModeEnabled(!simpleExoPlayer.getShuffleModeEnabled());
+    }
 
-        setRecovery();
+    /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        if (playQueue.isShuffled()) {
+    // Progress Updates
-            playQueue.unshuffle();
+    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
-        } else {
+
-            playQueue.shuffle();
+    public abstract void onUpdateProgress(int currentProgress, int duration, int bufferPercent);
-        }
+
+    protected void startProgressLoop() {
+        if (progressUpdateReactor != null) progressUpdateReactor.dispose();
+        progressUpdateReactor = getProgressReactor();
+    }
+
+    protected void stopProgressLoop() {
+        if (progressUpdateReactor != null) progressUpdateReactor.dispose();
+        progressUpdateReactor = null;
+    }
+
+    public void triggerProgressUpdate() {
+        onUpdateProgress(
+                (int) simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition(),
+                (int) simpleExoPlayer.getDuration(),
+                simpleExoPlayer.getBufferedPercentage()
+        );
+    }
+
+
+    private Disposable getProgressReactor() {
+        return Observable.interval(PROGRESS_LOOP_INTERVAL, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+                .filter(ignored -> isProgressLoopRunning())
+                .subscribe(ignored -> triggerProgressUpdate());
     }
 
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // ExoPlayer Listener
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
-    private void recover() {
+    @Override
+    public void onTimelineChanged(Timeline timeline, Object manifest,
+                                  @Player.TimelineChangeReason final int reason) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "ExoPlayer - onTimelineChanged() called with " +
+                (manifest == null ? "no manifest" : "available manifest") + ", " +
+                "timeline size = [" + timeline.getWindowCount() + "], " +
+                "reason = [" + reason + "]");
+
+        switch (reason) {
+            case Player.TIMELINE_CHANGE_REASON_RESET: // called after #block
+            case Player.TIMELINE_CHANGE_REASON_PREPARED: // called after #unblock
+            case Player.TIMELINE_CHANGE_REASON_DYNAMIC: // called after playlist changes
+                if (playQueue != null && playbackManager != null &&
+                        // ensures MediaSourceManager#update is complete
+                        timeline.getWindowCount() == playQueue.size()) {
+                    playbackManager.load();
+                }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onTracksChanged(TrackGroupArray trackGroups, TrackSelectionArray trackSelections) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "ExoPlayer - onTracksChanged(), " +
+                "track group size = " + trackGroups.length);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPlaybackParametersChanged(PlaybackParameters playbackParameters) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "ExoPlayer - playbackParameters(), " +
+                "speed: " + playbackParameters.speed + ", " +
+                "pitch: " + playbackParameters.pitch);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLoadingChanged(final boolean isLoading) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "ExoPlayer - onLoadingChanged() called with: " +
+                "isLoading = [" + isLoading + "]");
+
+        if (!isLoading && getCurrentState() == STATE_PAUSED && isProgressLoopRunning()) {
+            stopProgressLoop();
+        } else if (isLoading && !isProgressLoopRunning()) {
+            startProgressLoop();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPlayerStateChanged(boolean playWhenReady, int playbackState) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "ExoPlayer - onPlayerStateChanged() called with: " +
+                "playWhenReady = [" + playWhenReady + "], " +
+                "playbackState = [" + playbackState + "]");
+
+        if (getCurrentState() == STATE_PAUSED_SEEK) {
+            if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "ExoPlayer - onPlayerStateChanged() is currently blocked");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        switch (playbackState) {
+            case Player.STATE_IDLE: // 1
+                isPrepared = false;
+                break;
+            case Player.STATE_BUFFERING: // 2
+                if (isPrepared) {
+                    changeState(STATE_BUFFERING);
+                }
+                break;
+            case Player.STATE_READY: //3
+                maybeRecover();
+                if (!isPrepared) {
+                    isPrepared = true;
+                    onPrepared(playWhenReady);
+                    break;
+                }
+                if (currentState == STATE_PAUSED_SEEK) break;
+                changeState(playWhenReady ? STATE_PLAYING : STATE_PAUSED);
+                break;
+            case Player.STATE_ENDED: // 4
+                // Ensure the current window has actually ended
+                // since single windows that are still loading may produce an ended state
+                if (isCurrentWindowValid() &&
+                        simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition() >= simpleExoPlayer.getDuration()) {
+                    changeState(STATE_COMPLETED);
+                    isPrepared = false;
+                }
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void maybeRecover() {
         final int currentSourceIndex = playQueue.getIndex();
         final PlayQueueItem currentSourceItem = playQueue.getItem();
 
@@ -488,90 +645,11 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onTimelineChanged(Timeline timeline, Object manifest) {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onTimelineChanged(), timeline size = " + timeline.getWindowCount());
-
-        if (playbackManager != null) {
-            playbackManager.load();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onTracksChanged(TrackGroupArray trackGroups, TrackSelectionArray trackSelections) {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onTracksChanged(), track group size = " + trackGroups.length);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onPlaybackParametersChanged(PlaybackParameters playbackParameters) {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "playbackParameters(), speed: " + playbackParameters.speed + ", pitch: " + playbackParameters.pitch);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onLoadingChanged(boolean isLoading) {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onLoadingChanged() called with: isLoading = [" + isLoading + "]");
-
-        if (!isLoading && getCurrentState() == STATE_PAUSED && isProgressLoopRunning()) stopProgressLoop();
-        else if (isLoading && !isProgressLoopRunning()) startProgressLoop();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onPlayerStateChanged(boolean playWhenReady, int playbackState) {
-        if (DEBUG)
-            Log.d(TAG, "onPlayerStateChanged() called with: playWhenReady = [" + playWhenReady + "], playbackState = [" + playbackState + "]");
-        if (getCurrentState() == STATE_PAUSED_SEEK) {
-            if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onPlayerStateChanged() is currently blocked");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        switch (playbackState) {
-            case Player.STATE_IDLE: // 1
-                isPrepared = false;
-                break;
-            case Player.STATE_BUFFERING: // 2
-                if (isPrepared) {
-                    changeState(STATE_BUFFERING);
-                }
-                break;
-            case Player.STATE_READY: //3
-                recover();
-                if (!isPrepared) {
-                    isPrepared = true;
-                    onPrepared(playWhenReady);
-                    break;
-                }
-                if (currentState == STATE_PAUSED_SEEK) break;
-                changeState(playWhenReady ? STATE_PLAYING : STATE_PAUSED);
-                break;
-            case Player.STATE_ENDED: // 4
-                // Ensure the current window has actually ended
-                // since single windows that are still loading may produce an ended state
-                if (isCurrentWindowValid() && simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition() >= simpleExoPlayer.getDuration()) {
-                    changeState(STATE_COMPLETED);
-                    isPrepared = false;
-                }
-                break;
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Processes the exceptions produced by {@link com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayer ExoPlayer}.
      * There are multiple types of errors: <br><br>
      *
      * {@link ExoPlaybackException#TYPE_SOURCE TYPE_SOURCE}: <br><br>
-     * If the current {@link com.google.android.exoplayer2.Timeline.Window window} is valid,
-     * then we know the error is produced by transitioning into a bad window, therefore we report
-     * an error to the play queue based on if the current error can be skipped.
-     *
-     * This is done because ExoPlayer reports the source exceptions before window is
-     * transitioned on seamless playback. Because player error causes ExoPlayer to go
-     * back to {@link Player#STATE_IDLE STATE_IDLE}, we reset and prepare the media source
-     * again to resume playback.
-     *
-     * In the event that this error is produced during a valid stream playback, we save the
-     * current position so the playback may be recovered and resumed manually by the user. This
-     * happens only if the playback is {@link #RECOVERY_SKIP_THRESHOLD} milliseconds until complete.
-     * <br><br>
      *
      * {@link ExoPlaybackException#TYPE_UNEXPECTED TYPE_UNEXPECTED}: <br><br>
      * If a runtime error occurred, then we can try to recover it by restarting the playback
@@ -580,11 +658,13 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
      * {@link ExoPlaybackException#TYPE_RENDERER TYPE_RENDERER}: <br><br>
      * If the renderer failed, treat the error as unrecoverable.
      *
+     * @see #processSourceError(IOException)
      * @see Player.EventListener#onPlayerError(ExoPlaybackException)
      *  */
     @Override
     public void onPlayerError(ExoPlaybackException error) {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onPlayerError() called with: error = [" + error + "]");
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "ExoPlayer - onPlayerError() called with: " +
+                "error = [" + error + "]");
         if (errorToast != null) {
             errorToast.cancel();
             errorToast = null;
@@ -594,11 +674,7 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
 
         switch (error.type) {
             case ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_SOURCE:
-                if (simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition() <
+                processSourceError(error.getSourceException());
-                        simpleExoPlayer.getDuration() - RECOVERY_SKIP_THRESHOLD) {
-                    setRecovery();
-                }
-                playQueue.error(isCurrentWindowValid());
                 showStreamError(error);
                 break;
             case ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_UNEXPECTED:
@@ -608,14 +684,53 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
                 break;
             default:
                 showUnrecoverableError(error);
-                shutdown();
+                onPlaybackShutdown();
                 break;
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Processes {@link ExoPlaybackException} tagged with {@link ExoPlaybackException#TYPE_SOURCE}.
+     * <br><br>
+     * If the current {@link com.google.android.exoplayer2.Timeline.Window window} is valid,
+     * then we know the error is produced by transitioning into a bad window, therefore we report
+     * an error to the play queue based on if the current error can be skipped.
+     * <br><br>
+     * This is done because ExoPlayer reports the source exceptions before window is
+     * transitioned on seamless playback. Because player error causes ExoPlayer to go
+     * back to {@link Player#STATE_IDLE STATE_IDLE}, we reset and prepare the media source
+     * again to resume playback.
+     * <br><br>
+     * In the event that this error is produced during a valid stream playback, we save the
+     * current position so the playback may be recovered and resumed manually by the user. This
+     * happens only if the playback is {@link #RECOVERY_SKIP_THRESHOLD} milliseconds until complete.
+     * <br><br>
+     * In the event of livestreaming being lagged behind for any reason, most notably pausing for
+     * too long, a {@link BehindLiveWindowException} will be produced. This will trigger a reload
+     * instead of skipping or removal.
+     * */
+    private void processSourceError(final IOException error) {
+        if (simpleExoPlayer == null || playQueue == null) return;
+
+        if (simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition() <
+                simpleExoPlayer.getDuration() - RECOVERY_SKIP_THRESHOLD) {
+            setRecovery();
+        }
+
+        final Throwable cause = error.getCause();
+        if (cause instanceof BehindLiveWindowException) {
+            reload();
+        } else if (cause instanceof UnknownHostException) {
+            playQueue.error(/*isNetworkProblem=*/true);
+        } else {
+            playQueue.error(isCurrentWindowValid());
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
-    public void onPositionDiscontinuity(int reason) {
+    public void onPositionDiscontinuity(@Player.DiscontinuityReason final int reason) {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onPositionDiscontinuity() called with reason = [" + reason + "]");
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "ExoPlayer - onPositionDiscontinuity() called with " +
+                "reason = [" + reason + "]");
         // Refresh the playback if there is a transition to the next video
         final int newPeriodIndex = simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPeriodIndex();
 
@@ -627,39 +742,43 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
                 } else {
                     playQueue.offsetIndex(+1);
                 }
-                break;
             case DISCONTINUITY_REASON_SEEK:
             case DISCONTINUITY_REASON_SEEK_ADJUSTMENT:
             case DISCONTINUITY_REASON_INTERNAL:
-            default:
                 break;
         }
-        playbackManager.load();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onRepeatModeChanged(int i) {
+    public void onRepeatModeChanged(@Player.RepeatMode final int reason) {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onRepeatModeChanged() called with: mode = [" + i + "]");
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "ExoPlayer - onRepeatModeChanged() called with: " +
+                "mode = [" + reason + "]");
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onShuffleModeEnabledChanged(boolean shuffleModeEnabled) {
+    public void onShuffleModeEnabledChanged(final boolean shuffleModeEnabled) {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onShuffleModeEnabledChanged() called with: " +
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "ExoPlayer - onShuffleModeEnabledChanged() called with: " +
                 "mode = [" + shuffleModeEnabled + "]");
+        if (playQueue == null) return;
+        if (shuffleModeEnabled) {
+            playQueue.shuffle();
+        } else {
+            playQueue.unshuffle();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onSeekProcessed() {
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onSeekProcessed() called");
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "ExoPlayer - onSeekProcessed() called");
     }
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Playback Listener
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
     @Override
-    public void block() {
+    public void onPlaybackBlock() {
         if (simpleExoPlayer == null) return;
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Blocking...");
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Playback - onPlaybackBlock() called");
 
         currentItem = null;
         currentInfo = null;
@@ -670,44 +789,86 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void unblock(final MediaSource mediaSource) {
+    public void onPlaybackUnblock(final MediaSource mediaSource) {
         if (simpleExoPlayer == null) return;
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Unblocking...");
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Playback - onPlaybackUnblock() called");
 
         if (getCurrentState() == STATE_BLOCKED) changeState(STATE_BUFFERING);
 
         simpleExoPlayer.prepare(mediaSource);
-        simpleExoPlayer.seekToDefaultPosition();
+        seekToDefault();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void sync(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item,
+    public void onPlaybackSynchronize(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item,
-                     @Nullable final StreamInfo info) {
+                                      @Nullable final StreamInfo info) {
-        if (currentItem == item && currentInfo == info) return;
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Playback - onPlaybackSynchronize() called with " +
-        currentItem = item;
+                (info != null ? "available" : "null") + " info, " +
-        currentInfo = info;
+                "item=[" + item.getTitle() + "], url=[" + item.getUrl() + "]");
 
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Syncing...");
+        final boolean hasPlayQueueItemChanged = currentItem != item;
-        if (simpleExoPlayer == null) return;
+        final boolean hasStreamInfoChanged = currentInfo != info;
-
+        if (!hasPlayQueueItemChanged && !hasStreamInfoChanged) {
-        // Check if on wrong window
+            return; // Nothing to synchronize
-        final int currentSourceIndex = playQueue.indexOf(item);
-        if (currentSourceIndex != playQueue.getIndex()) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Play Queue may be desynchronized: item index=[" + currentSourceIndex +
-                    "], queue index=[" + playQueue.getIndex() + "]");
-        } else if (simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPeriodIndex() != currentSourceIndex || !isPlaying()) {
-            final long startPos = info != null ? info.start_position : 0;
-            if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Rewinding to correct window: " + currentSourceIndex +
-                    " at: " + getTimeString((int)startPos));
-            simpleExoPlayer.seekTo(currentSourceIndex, startPos);
         }
 
-        registerView();
+        currentItem = item;
-        initThumbnail(info == null ? item.getThumbnailUrl() : info.thumbnail_url);
+        currentInfo = info;
+        if (hasPlayQueueItemChanged) {
+            // updates only to the stream info should not trigger another view count
+            registerView();
+            initThumbnail(info == null ? item.getThumbnailUrl() : info.getThumbnailUrl());
+        }
+
+        final int currentPlayQueueIndex = playQueue.indexOf(item);
+        onMetadataChanged(item, info, currentPlayQueueIndex, hasPlayQueueItemChanged);
+
+        if (simpleExoPlayer == null) return;
+        final int currentPlaylistIndex = simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentWindowIndex();
+        // Check if on wrong window
+        if (currentPlayQueueIndex != playQueue.getIndex()) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Play Queue may be desynchronized: item " +
+                    "index=[" + currentPlayQueueIndex + "], " +
+                    "queue index=[" + playQueue.getIndex() + "]");
+
+            // on metadata changed
+        } else if (currentPlaylistIndex != currentPlayQueueIndex || !isPlaying()) {
+            final long startPos = info != null ? info.start_position : C.TIME_UNSET;
+            if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Rewinding to correct" +
+                    " window=[" + currentPlayQueueIndex + "]," +
+                    " at=[" + getTimeString((int)startPos) + "]," +
+                    " from=[" + simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentWindowIndex() + "].");
+            simpleExoPlayer.seekTo(currentPlayQueueIndex, startPos);
+        }
+
+        // when starting playback on the last item when not repeating, maybe auto queue
+        if (info != null && currentPlayQueueIndex == playQueue.size() - 1 &&
+                getRepeatMode() == Player.REPEAT_MODE_OFF &&
+                PlayerHelper.isAutoQueueEnabled(context)) {
+            final PlayQueue autoQueue = PlayerHelper.autoQueueOf(info, playQueue.getStreams());
+            if (autoQueue != null) playQueue.append(autoQueue.getStreams());
+        }
+    }
+
+    abstract protected void onMetadataChanged(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item,
+                                              @Nullable final StreamInfo info,
+                                              final int newPlayQueueIndex,
+                                              final boolean hasPlayQueueItemChanged);
+
+    @Nullable
+    @Override
+    public MediaSource sourceOf(PlayQueueItem item, StreamInfo info) {
+        if (!info.getHlsUrl().isEmpty()) {
+            return buildLiveMediaSource(info.getHlsUrl(), C.TYPE_HLS);
+        } else if (!info.getDashMpdUrl().isEmpty()) {
+            return buildLiveMediaSource(info.getDashMpdUrl(), C.TYPE_DASH);
+        }
+
+        return null;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void shutdown() {
+    public void onPlaybackShutdown() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Shutting down...");
         destroy();
     }
@@ -750,8 +911,6 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
         changeState(playWhenReady ? STATE_PLAYING : STATE_PAUSED);
     }
 
-    public abstract void onUpdateProgress(int currentProgress, int duration, int bufferPercent);
-
     public void onVideoPlayPause() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onVideoPlayPause() called");
 
@@ -763,7 +922,7 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
 
         if (getCurrentState() == STATE_COMPLETED) {
             if (playQueue.getIndex() == 0) {
-                simpleExoPlayer.seekToDefaultPosition();
+                seekToDefault();
             } else {
                 playQueue.setIndex(0);
             }
@@ -808,11 +967,13 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
     }
 
     public void onSelected(final PlayQueueItem item) {
+        if (playQueue == null || simpleExoPlayer == null) return;
+
         final int index = playQueue.indexOf(item);
         if (index == -1) return;
 
-        if (playQueue.getIndex() == index) {
+        if (playQueue.getIndex() == index && simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentWindowIndex() == index) {
-            simpleExoPlayer.seekToDefaultPosition();
+            seekToDefault();
         } else {
             playQueue.setIndex(index);
         }
@@ -820,8 +981,11 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
 
     public void seekBy(int milliSeconds) {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "seekBy() called with: milliSeconds = [" + milliSeconds + "]");
-        if (simpleExoPlayer == null || (isCompleted() && milliSeconds > 0) || ((milliSeconds < 0 && simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition() == 0)))
+        if (simpleExoPlayer == null || (isCompleted() && milliSeconds > 0) ||
+                ((milliSeconds < 0 && simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition() == 0))) {
             return;
+        }
+
         int progress = (int) (simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition() + milliSeconds);
         if (progress < 0) progress = 0;
         simpleExoPlayer.seekTo(progress);
@@ -832,12 +996,16 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
                 && simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition() >= 0;
     }
 
+    public void seekToDefault() {
+        if (simpleExoPlayer != null) simpleExoPlayer.seekToDefaultPosition();
+    }
+
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Utils
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
     private void registerView() {
-        if (databaseUpdateReactor == null || recordManager == null || currentInfo == null) return;
+        if (databaseUpdateReactor == null || currentInfo == null) return;
         databaseUpdateReactor.add(recordManager.onViewed(currentInfo).onErrorComplete()
                 .subscribe(
                         ignored -> {/* successful */},
@@ -852,30 +1020,8 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
         }
     }
 
-    protected void clearThumbnailCache() {
-        ImageLoader.getInstance().clearMemoryCache();
-    }
-
-    protected void startProgressLoop() {
-        if (progressUpdateReactor != null) progressUpdateReactor.dispose();
-        progressUpdateReactor = getProgressReactor();
-    }
-
-    protected void stopProgressLoop() {
-        if (progressUpdateReactor != null) progressUpdateReactor.dispose();
-        progressUpdateReactor = null;
-    }
-
-    public void triggerProgressUpdate() {
-        onUpdateProgress(
-                (int) simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition(),
-                (int) simpleExoPlayer.getDuration(),
-                simpleExoPlayer.getBufferedPercentage()
-        );
-    }
-
     protected void savePlaybackState(final StreamInfo info, final long progress) {
-        if (context == null || info == null || databaseUpdateReactor == null) return;
+        if (info == null || databaseUpdateReactor == null) return;
         final Disposable stateSaver = recordManager.saveStreamState(info, progress)
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                 .onErrorComplete()
@@ -928,14 +1074,17 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements Player.EventListener, PlaybackListen
     }
 
     public boolean isPlaying() {
-        return simpleExoPlayer.getPlaybackState() == Player.STATE_READY && simpleExoPlayer.getPlayWhenReady();
+        final int state = simpleExoPlayer.getPlaybackState();
+        return (state == Player.STATE_READY || state == Player.STATE_BUFFERING)
+                && simpleExoPlayer.getPlayWhenReady();
     }
 
+    @Player.RepeatMode
     public int getRepeatMode() {
         return simpleExoPlayer.getRepeatMode();
     }
 
-    public void setRepeatMode(final int repeatMode) {
+    public void setRepeatMode(@Player.RepeatMode final int repeatMode) {
         simpleExoPlayer.setRepeatMode(repeatMode);
     }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/MainVideoPlayer.java

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.VideoStream;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.OnScrollBelowItemsListener;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.PlayerHelper;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueue;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItemBuilder;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItemHolder;
@@ -65,21 +66,27 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.util.AnimationUtils;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ListHelper;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.NavigationHelper;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.PermissionHelper;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.util.StateSaver;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ThemeHelper;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Queue;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.player.BasePlayer.STATE_PLAYING;
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.player.VideoPlayer.DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION;
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.player.VideoPlayer.DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME;
 import static org.schabi.newpipe.util.AnimationUtils.animateView;
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.util.StateSaver.KEY_SAVED_STATE;
 
 /**
  * Activity Player implementing VideoPlayer
  *
  * @author mauriciocolli
  */
-public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
+public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity implements StateSaver.WriteRead {
     private static final String TAG = ".MainVideoPlayer";
     private static final boolean DEBUG = BasePlayer.DEBUG;
-    private static final String PLAYER_STATE_INTENT = "player_state_intent";
 
     private GestureDetector gestureDetector;
 
@@ -88,6 +95,8 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
 
     private SharedPreferences defaultPreferences;
 
+    @Nullable private StateSaver.SavedState savedState;
+
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Activity LifeCycle
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
@@ -101,41 +110,28 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) getWindow().setStatusBarColor(Color.BLACK);
         setVolumeControlStream(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
 
-        final Intent intent;
+        changeSystemUi();
-        if (savedInstanceState != null && savedInstanceState.getParcelable(PLAYER_STATE_INTENT) != null) {
-            intent = savedInstanceState.getParcelable(PLAYER_STATE_INTENT);
-        } else {
-            intent = getIntent();
-        }
-
-        if (intent == null) {
-            Toast.makeText(this, R.string.general_error, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-            finish();
-            return;
-        }
-
-        showSystemUi();
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main_player);
         playerImpl = new VideoPlayerImpl(this);
         playerImpl.setup(findViewById(android.R.id.content));
-        playerImpl.handleIntent(intent);
+
+        if (savedInstanceState != null && savedInstanceState.get(KEY_SAVED_STATE) != null) {
+            return; // We have saved states, stop here to restore it
+        }
+
+        final Intent intent = getIntent();
+        if (intent != null) {
+            playerImpl.handleIntent(intent);
+        } else {
+            Toast.makeText(this, R.string.general_error, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+            finish();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
+    protected void onRestoreInstanceState(@NonNull Bundle bundle) {
-        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+        super.onRestoreInstanceState(bundle);
-        if (this.playerImpl == null) return;
+        savedState = StateSaver.tryToRestore(bundle, this);
-
-        final Intent intent = NavigationHelper.getPlayerIntent(
-                getApplicationContext(),
-                this.getClass(),
-                this.playerImpl.getPlayQueue(),
-                this.playerImpl.getRepeatMode(),
-                this.playerImpl.getPlaybackSpeed(),
-                this.playerImpl.getPlaybackPitch(),
-                this.playerImpl.getPlaybackQuality()
-        );
-        outState.putParcelable(PLAYER_STATE_INTENT, intent);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -145,6 +141,23 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
         playerImpl.handleIntent(intent);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onResume() called");
+        if (playerImpl.getPlayer() != null && activityPaused && playerImpl.wasPlaying()
+                && !playerImpl.isPlaying()) {
+            playerImpl.onVideoPlayPause();
+        }
+        activityPaused = false;
+
+        if(globalScreenOrientationLocked()) {
+            boolean lastOrientationWasLandscape
+                    = defaultPreferences.getBoolean(getString(R.string.last_orientation_landscape_key), false);
+            setLandscape(lastOrientationWasLandscape);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onBackPressed() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onBackPressed() called");
@@ -152,46 +165,6 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
         if (playerImpl.isPlaying()) playerImpl.getPlayer().setPlayWhenReady(false);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void onStop() {
-        super.onStop();
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onStop() called");
-        activityPaused = true;
-
-        if (playerImpl.getPlayer() != null) {
-            playerImpl.wasPlaying = playerImpl.getPlayer().getPlayWhenReady();
-            playerImpl.setRecovery();
-            playerImpl.destroyPlayer();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void onResume() {
-        super.onResume();
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onResume() called");
-        if (activityPaused) {
-            playerImpl.initPlayer();
-            playerImpl.getPlayPauseButton().setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_play_arrow_white);
-
-            playerImpl.getPlayer().setPlayWhenReady(playerImpl.wasPlaying);
-            playerImpl.initPlayback(playerImpl.playQueue);
-
-            activityPaused = false;
-        }
-        if(globalScreenOrientationLocked()) {
-            boolean lastOrientationWasLandscape
-                    = defaultPreferences.getBoolean(getString(R.string.last_orientation_landscape_key), false);
-            setLandScape(lastOrientationWasLandscape);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void onDestroy() {
-        super.onDestroy();
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onDestroy() called");
-        if (playerImpl != null) playerImpl.destroy();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
         super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
@@ -202,49 +175,134 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onPause() {
+        super.onPause();
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onPause() called");
+
+        if (playerImpl != null && playerImpl.getPlayer() != null && !activityPaused) {
+            playerImpl.wasPlaying = playerImpl.isPlaying();
+            if (playerImpl.isPlaying()) playerImpl.onVideoPlayPause();
+        }
+        activityPaused = true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
+        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+        if (playerImpl == null) return;
+
+        playerImpl.setRecovery();
+        savedState = StateSaver.tryToSave(isChangingConfigurations(), savedState,
+                outState, this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDestroy() {
+        super.onDestroy();
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onDestroy() called");
+        if (playerImpl != null) playerImpl.destroy();
+    }
+
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    // Utils
+    // State Saving
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
+    @Override
+    public String generateSuffix() {
+        return "." + UUID.randomUUID().toString() + ".player";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeTo(Queue<Object> objectsToSave) {
+        if (objectsToSave == null) return;
+        objectsToSave.add(playerImpl.getPlayQueue());
+        objectsToSave.add(playerImpl.getRepeatMode());
+        objectsToSave.add(playerImpl.getPlaybackSpeed());
+        objectsToSave.add(playerImpl.getPlaybackPitch());
+        objectsToSave.add(playerImpl.getPlaybackQuality());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public void readFrom(@NonNull Queue<Object> savedObjects) throws Exception {
+        @NonNull final PlayQueue queue = (PlayQueue) savedObjects.poll();
+        final int repeatMode = (int) savedObjects.poll();
+        final float playbackSpeed = (float) savedObjects.poll();
+        final float playbackPitch = (float) savedObjects.poll();
+        @NonNull final String playbackQuality = (String) savedObjects.poll();
+
+        playerImpl.setPlaybackQuality(playbackQuality);
+        playerImpl.initPlayback(queue, repeatMode, playbackSpeed, playbackPitch);
+
+        StateSaver.onDestroy(savedState);
+    }
+
+    /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // View
+    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
+
+    /**
+     * Prior to Kitkat, hiding system ui causes the player view to be overlaid and require two
+     * clicks to get rid of that invisible overlay. By showing the system UI on actions/events,
+     * that overlay is removed and the player view is put to the foreground.
+     *
+     * Post Kitkat, navbar and status bar can be pulled out by swiping the edge of
+     * screen, therefore, we can do nothing or hide the UI on actions/events.
+     * */
+    private void changeSystemUi() {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+            showSystemUi();
+        } else {
+            hideSystemUi();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void showSystemUi() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "showSystemUi() called");
         if (playerImpl != null && playerImpl.queueVisible) return;
+
+        final int visibility;
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
-            getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(
+            visibility = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
-                    View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
+                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN
-                            | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN
+                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION;
-                            | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION
+        } else {
-            );
+            visibility = View.STATUS_BAR_VISIBLE;
-        } else getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(0);
+        }
+        getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(visibility);
         getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
     }
 
     private void hideSystemUi() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "hideSystemUi() called");
-        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16) {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
             int visibility = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
-                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN
+                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN
-                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION
                     | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION
-                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN;
+                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN
-            if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) visibility |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY;
+                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION;
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+                visibility |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY;
+            }
             getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(visibility);
         }
-        getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
+        getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
+                WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
     }
 
     private void toggleOrientation() {
-        setLandScape(!isLandScape());
+        setLandscape(!isLandscape());
         defaultPreferences.edit()
-                .putBoolean(getString(R.string.last_orientation_landscape_key), !isLandScape())
+                .putBoolean(getString(R.string.last_orientation_landscape_key), !isLandscape())
                 .apply();
     }
 
-    private boolean isLandScape() {
+    private boolean isLandscape() {
         return getResources().getDisplayMetrics().heightPixels < getResources().getDisplayMetrics().widthPixels;
     }
 
-    private void setLandScape(boolean v) {
+    private void setLandscape(boolean v) {
         setRequestedOrientation(v
                 ? ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE
                 : ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_PORTRAIT);
@@ -307,6 +365,7 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
         private ImageButton switchPopupButton;
         private ImageButton switchBackgroundButton;
 
+        private RelativeLayout windowRootLayout;
         private View secondaryControls;
 
         VideoPlayerImpl(final Context context) {
@@ -334,6 +393,19 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
             this.switchBackgroundButton = rootView.findViewById(R.id.switchBackground);
             this.switchPopupButton = rootView.findViewById(R.id.switchPopup);
 
+            this.queueLayout = findViewById(R.id.playQueuePanel);
+            this.itemsListCloseButton = findViewById(R.id.playQueueClose);
+            this.itemsList = findViewById(R.id.playQueue);
+
+            this.windowRootLayout = rootView.findViewById(R.id.playbackWindowRoot);
+            // Prior to Kitkat, there is no way of setting translucent navbar programmatically.
+            // Thus, fit system windows is opted instead.
+            // See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29069070/completely-transparent-status-bar-and-navigation-bar-on-lollipop
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+                windowRootLayout.setFitsSystemWindows(false);
+                windowRootLayout.invalidate();
+            }
+
             titleTextView.setSelected(true);
             channelTextView.setSelected(true);
 
@@ -391,31 +463,32 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
             updatePlaybackButtons();
         }
 
-        /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        // Playback Listener
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
-
-        @Override
-        public void shutdown() {
-            super.shutdown();
-            finish();
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void sync(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item, @Nullable final StreamInfo info) {
-            super.sync(item, info);
-            titleTextView.setText(getVideoTitle());
-            channelTextView.setText(getUploaderName());
-
-            //playPauseButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_pause_white);
-        }
-
         @Override
         public void onShuffleClicked() {
             super.onShuffleClicked();
             updatePlaybackButtons();
         }
 
+        /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        // Playback Listener
+        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
+
+        protected void onMetadataChanged(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item,
+                                         @Nullable final StreamInfo info,
+                                         final int newPlayQueueIndex,
+                                         final boolean hasPlayQueueItemChanged) {
+            super.onMetadataChanged(item, info, newPlayQueueIndex, false);
+
+            titleTextView.setText(getVideoTitle());
+            channelTextView.setText(getUploaderName());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onPlaybackShutdown() {
+            super.onPlaybackShutdown();
+            finish();
+        }
+
         /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // Player Overrides
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
@@ -508,9 +581,9 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
 
             if (getCurrentState() != STATE_COMPLETED) {
                 getControlsVisibilityHandler().removeCallbacksAndMessages(null);
-                animateView(getControlsRoot(), true, 300, 0, () -> {
+                animateView(getControlsRoot(), true, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION, 0, () -> {
                     if (getCurrentState() == STATE_PLAYING && !isSomePopupMenuVisible()) {
-                        hideControls(300, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME);
+                        hideControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME);
                     }
                 });
             }
@@ -546,7 +619,7 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
                         R.drawable.ic_expand_less_white_24dp));
                 animateView(secondaryControls, true, 200);
             }
-            showControls(300);
+            showControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION);
         }
 
         private void onScreenRotationClicked() {
@@ -558,15 +631,13 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
         @Override
         public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
             super.onStopTrackingTouch(seekBar);
-            if (wasPlaying()) {
+            if (wasPlaying()) showControlsThenHide();
-                hideControls(100, 0);
-            }
         }
 
         @Override
         public void onDismiss(PopupMenu menu) {
             super.onDismiss(menu);
-            if (isPlaying()) hideControls(300, 0);
+            if (isPlaying()) hideControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION, 0);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -624,7 +695,8 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
                 playPauseButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_pause_white);
                 animatePlayButtons(true, 200);
             });
-            showSystemUi();
+
+            changeSystemUi();
             getRootView().setKeepScreenOn(true);
         }
 
@@ -636,7 +708,7 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
                 animatePlayButtons(true, 200);
             });
 
-            showSystemUi();
+            changeSystemUi();
             getRootView().setKeepScreenOn(false);
         }
 
@@ -650,10 +722,9 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
 
         @Override
         public void onCompleted() {
-            showSystemUi();
             animateView(playPauseButton, AnimationUtils.Type.SCALE_AND_ALPHA, false, 0, 0, () -> {
                 playPauseButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_replay_white);
-                animatePlayButtons(true, 300);
+                animatePlayButtons(true, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION);
             });
 
             getRootView().setKeepScreenOn(false);
@@ -683,8 +754,9 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
             if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "hideControls() called with: delay = [" + delay + "]");
             getControlsVisibilityHandler().removeCallbacksAndMessages(null);
             getControlsVisibilityHandler().postDelayed(() ->
-                    animateView(getControlsRoot(), false, duration, 0, MainVideoPlayer.this::hideSystemUi),
+                    animateView(getControlsRoot(), false, duration, 0,
-                    delay
+                            MainVideoPlayer.this::hideSystemUi),
+                    /*delayMillis=*/delay
             );
         }
 
@@ -697,11 +769,6 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
         }
 
         private void buildQueue() {
-            queueLayout = findViewById(R.id.playQueuePanel);
-
-            itemsListCloseButton = findViewById(R.id.playQueueClose);
-
-            itemsList = findViewById(R.id.playQueue);
             itemsList.setAdapter(playQueueAdapter);
             itemsList.setClickable(true);
             itemsList.setLongClickable(true);
@@ -830,14 +897,22 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
             if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onSingleTapConfirmed() called with: e = [" + e + "]");
             if (playerImpl.getCurrentState() == BasePlayer.STATE_BLOCKED) return true;
 
-            if (playerImpl.isControlsVisible()) playerImpl.hideControls(150, 0);
+            if (playerImpl.isControlsVisible()) {
-            else {
+                playerImpl.hideControls(150, 0);
+            } else {
                 playerImpl.showControlsThenHide();
-                showSystemUi();
+                changeSystemUi();
             }
             return true;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean onDown(MotionEvent e) {
+            if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onDown() called with: e = [" + e + "]");
+
+            return super.onDown(e);
+        }
+
         private final boolean isPlayerGestureEnabled = PlayerHelper.isPlayerGestureEnabled(getApplicationContext());
 
         private final float stepsBrightness = 15, stepBrightness = (1f / stepsBrightness), minBrightness = .01f;
@@ -916,11 +991,15 @@ public final class MainVideoPlayer extends Activity {
             eventsNum = 0;
             /* if (playerImpl.getVolumeTextView().getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) playerImpl.getVolumeTextView().setVisibility(View.GONE);
             if (playerImpl.getBrightnessTextView().getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) playerImpl.getBrightnessTextView().setVisibility(View.GONE);*/
-            if (playerImpl.getVolumeTextView().getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) animateView(playerImpl.getVolumeTextView(), false, 200, 200);
+            if (playerImpl.getVolumeTextView().getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
-            if (playerImpl.getBrightnessTextView().getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) animateView(playerImpl.getBrightnessTextView(), false, 200, 200);
+                animateView(playerImpl.getVolumeTextView(), false, 200, 200);
+            }
+            if (playerImpl.getBrightnessTextView().getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
+                animateView(playerImpl.getBrightnessTextView(), false, 200, 200);
+            }
 
-            if (playerImpl.isControlsVisible() && playerImpl.getCurrentState() == BasePlayer.STATE_PLAYING) {
+            if (playerImpl.isControlsVisible() && playerImpl.getCurrentState() == STATE_PLAYING) {
-                playerImpl.hideControls(300, VideoPlayer.DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME);
+                playerImpl.hideControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME);
             }
         }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayer.java

@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ThemeHelper;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.player.BasePlayer.STATE_PLAYING;
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.player.VideoPlayer.DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION;
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.player.VideoPlayer.DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME;
 import static org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.PlayerHelper.isUsingOldPlayer;
 import static org.schabi.newpipe.util.AnimationUtils.animateView;
 
@@ -419,13 +422,15 @@ public final class PopupVideoPlayer extends Service {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void onThumbnailReceived(Bitmap thumbnail) {
+        public void onLoadingComplete(String imageUri, View view, Bitmap loadedImage) {
-            super.onThumbnailReceived(thumbnail);
+            super.onLoadingComplete(imageUri, view, loadedImage);
-            if (thumbnail != null) {
+            if (loadedImage != null) {
                 // rebuild notification here since remote view does not release bitmaps, causing memory leaks
                 notBuilder = createNotification();
 
-                if (notRemoteView != null) notRemoteView.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.notificationCover, thumbnail);
+                if (notRemoteView != null) {
+                    notRemoteView.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.notificationCover, loadedImage);
+                }
 
                 updateNotification(-1);
             }
@@ -533,7 +538,8 @@ public final class PopupVideoPlayer extends Service {
 
         private void updatePlayback() {
             if (activityListener != null && simpleExoPlayer != null && playQueue != null) {
-                activityListener.onPlaybackUpdate(currentState, getRepeatMode(), playQueue.isShuffled(), simpleExoPlayer.getPlaybackParameters());
+                activityListener.onPlaybackUpdate(currentState, getRepeatMode(),
+                        playQueue.isShuffled(), simpleExoPlayer.getPlaybackParameters());
             }
         }
 
@@ -572,16 +578,17 @@ public final class PopupVideoPlayer extends Service {
         // Playback Listener
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
-        @Override
+        protected void onMetadataChanged(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item,
-        public void sync(@NonNull PlayQueueItem item, @Nullable StreamInfo info) {
+                                         @Nullable final StreamInfo info,
-            if (currentItem == item && currentInfo == info) return;
+                                         final int newPlayQueueIndex,
-            super.sync(item, info);
+                                         final boolean hasPlayQueueItemChanged) {
+            super.onMetadataChanged(item, info, newPlayQueueIndex, false);
             updateMetadata();
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void shutdown() {
+        public void onPlaybackShutdown() {
-            super.shutdown();
+            super.onPlaybackShutdown();
             onClose();
         }
 
@@ -646,6 +653,8 @@ public final class PopupVideoPlayer extends Service {
             super.onPlaying();
             updateNotification(R.drawable.ic_pause_white);
             lockManager.acquireWifiAndCpu();
+
+            hideControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -778,8 +787,8 @@ public final class PopupVideoPlayer extends Service {
         private void onScrollEnd() {
             if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onScrollEnd() called");
             if (playerImpl == null) return;
-            if (playerImpl.isControlsVisible() && playerImpl.getCurrentState() == BasePlayer.STATE_PLAYING) {
+            if (playerImpl.isControlsVisible() && playerImpl.getCurrentState() == STATE_PLAYING) {
-                playerImpl.hideControls(300, VideoPlayer.DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME);
+                playerImpl.hideControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME);
             }
         }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/ServicePlayerActivity.java

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public abstract class ServicePlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity
     private SeekBar progressSeekBar;
     private TextView progressCurrentTime;
     private TextView progressEndTime;
+    private TextView progressLiveSync;
     private TextView seekDisplay;
 
     private ImageButton repeatButton;
@@ -294,9 +295,11 @@ public abstract class ServicePlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity
         progressCurrentTime = rootView.findViewById(R.id.current_time);
         progressSeekBar = rootView.findViewById(R.id.seek_bar);
         progressEndTime = rootView.findViewById(R.id.end_time);
+        progressLiveSync = rootView.findViewById(R.id.live_sync);
         seekDisplay = rootView.findViewById(R.id.seek_display);
 
         progressSeekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(this);
+        progressLiveSync.setOnClickListener(this);
     }
 
     private void buildControls() {
@@ -513,6 +516,9 @@ public abstract class ServicePlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity
         } else if (view.getId() == metadata.getId()) {
             scrollToSelected();
 
+        } else if (view.getId() == progressLiveSync.getId()) {
+            player.seekToDefault();
+
         }
     }
 
@@ -574,6 +580,19 @@ public abstract class ServicePlayerActivity extends AppCompatActivity
         if (info != null) {
             metadataTitle.setText(info.getName());
             metadataArtist.setText(info.uploader_name);
+
+            progressEndTime.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            progressLiveSync.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            switch (info.getStreamType()) {
+                case LIVE_STREAM:
+                case AUDIO_LIVE_STREAM:
+                    progressLiveSync.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    progressEndTime.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                    break;
+            }
+
             scrollToSelected();
         }
     }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/VideoPlayer.java

@@ -50,21 +50,21 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Format;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.SimpleExoPlayer;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MergingMediaSource;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.SingleSampleMediaSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.TrackGroup;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.TrackGroupArray;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectionArray;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.AspectRatioFrameLayout;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.SubtitleView;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.video.VideoListener;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.MediaFormat;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Subtitles;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.AudioStream;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamType;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.VideoStream;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper.PlayerHelper;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItem;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ import static org.schabi.newpipe.util.AnimationUtils.animateView;
  */
 @SuppressWarnings({"WeakerAccess", "unused"})
 public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
-        implements SimpleExoPlayer.VideoListener,
+        implements VideoListener,
         SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener,
         View.OnClickListener,
         Player.EventListener,
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
     protected static final int RENDERER_UNAVAILABLE = -1;
+    public static final int DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION = 300; // 300 millis
     public static final int DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME = 2000;  // 2 Seconds
 
     private ArrayList<VideoStream> availableStreams;
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
     private SeekBar playbackSeekBar;
     private TextView playbackCurrentTime;
     private TextView playbackEndTime;
+    private TextView playbackLiveSync;
     private TextView playbackSpeedTextView;
 
     private View topControlsRoot;
@@ -159,7 +161,6 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
     public VideoPlayer(String debugTag, Context context) {
         super(context);
         this.TAG = debugTag;
-        this.context = context;
     }
 
     public void setup(View rootView) {
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
         this.playbackSeekBar = rootView.findViewById(R.id.playbackSeekBar);
         this.playbackCurrentTime = rootView.findViewById(R.id.playbackCurrentTime);
         this.playbackEndTime = rootView.findViewById(R.id.playbackEndTime);
+        this.playbackLiveSync = rootView.findViewById(R.id.playbackLiveSync);
         this.playbackSpeedTextView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.playbackSpeed);
         this.bottomControlsRoot = rootView.findViewById(R.id.bottomControls);
         this.topControlsRoot = rootView.findViewById(R.id.topControls);
@@ -221,6 +223,7 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
         qualityTextView.setOnClickListener(this);
         captionTextView.setOnClickListener(this);
         resizeView.setOnClickListener(this);
+        playbackLiveSync.setOnClickListener(this);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -261,7 +264,8 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
         qualityPopupMenu.getMenu().removeGroup(qualityPopupMenuGroupId);
         for (int i = 0; i < availableStreams.size(); i++) {
             VideoStream videoStream = availableStreams.get(i);
-            qualityPopupMenu.getMenu().add(qualityPopupMenuGroupId, i, Menu.NONE, MediaFormat.getNameById(videoStream.format) + " " + videoStream.resolution);
+            qualityPopupMenu.getMenu().add(qualityPopupMenuGroupId, i, Menu.NONE,
+                    MediaFormat.getNameById(videoStream.getFormatId()) + " " + videoStream.resolution);
         }
         if (getSelectedVideoStream() != null) {
             qualityTextView.setText(getSelectedVideoStream().resolution);
@@ -305,8 +309,7 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
             captionItem.setOnMenuItemClickListener(menuItem -> {
                 final int textRendererIndex = getRendererIndex(C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT);
                 if (trackSelector != null && textRendererIndex != RENDERER_UNAVAILABLE) {
-                    trackSelector.setParameters(trackSelector.getParameters()
+                    trackSelector.setPreferredTextLanguage(captionLanguage);
-                            .withPreferredTextLanguage(captionLanguage));
                     trackSelector.setRendererDisabled(textRendererIndex, false);
                 }
                 return true;
@@ -322,27 +325,53 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
 
     protected abstract int getOverrideResolutionIndex(final List<VideoStream> sortedVideos, final String playbackQuality);
 
-    @Override
+    protected void onMetadataChanged(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item,
-    public void sync(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item, @Nullable final StreamInfo info) {
+                                     @Nullable final StreamInfo info,
-        super.sync(item, info);
+                                     final int newPlayQueueIndex,
+                                     final boolean hasPlayQueueItemChanged) {
         qualityTextView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         playbackSpeedTextView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
-        if (info != null && info.video_streams.size() + info.video_only_streams.size() > 0) {
+        playbackEndTime.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-            final List<VideoStream> videos = ListHelper.getSortedStreamVideosList(context,
+        playbackLiveSync.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-                    info.video_streams, info.video_only_streams, false);
-            availableStreams = new ArrayList<>(videos);
-            if (playbackQuality == null) {
-                selectedStreamIndex = getDefaultResolutionIndex(videos);
-            } else {
-                selectedStreamIndex = getOverrideResolutionIndex(videos, getPlaybackQuality());
-            }
 
-            buildQualityMenu();
+        final StreamType streamType = info == null ? StreamType.NONE : info.getStreamType();
-            qualityTextView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+
-            surfaceView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        switch (streamType) {
-        } else {
+            case AUDIO_STREAM:
-            surfaceView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                surfaceView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                playbackEndTime.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                break;
+
+            case AUDIO_LIVE_STREAM:
+                surfaceView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                playbackLiveSync.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                break;
+
+            case LIVE_STREAM:
+                surfaceView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                playbackLiveSync.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                break;
+
+            case VIDEO_STREAM:
+                if (info.video_streams.size() + info.video_only_streams.size() == 0) break;
+
+                final List<VideoStream> videos = ListHelper.getSortedStreamVideosList(context,
+                        info.video_streams, info.video_only_streams, false);
+                availableStreams = new ArrayList<>(videos);
+                if (playbackQuality == null) {
+                    selectedStreamIndex = getDefaultResolutionIndex(videos);
+                } else {
+                    selectedStreamIndex = getOverrideResolutionIndex(videos, getPlaybackQuality());
+                }
+
+                buildQualityMenu();
+                qualityTextView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+
+                surfaceView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            default:
+                playbackEndTime.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                break;
         }
 
         buildPlaybackSpeedMenu();
@@ -352,6 +381,9 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
     @Override
     @Nullable
     public MediaSource sourceOf(final PlayQueueItem item, final StreamInfo info) {
+        final MediaSource liveSource = super.sourceOf(item, info);
+        if (liveSource != null) return liveSource;
+
         List<MediaSource> mediaSources = new ArrayList<>();
 
         // Create video stream source
@@ -368,6 +400,7 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
         final VideoStream video = index >= 0 && index < videos.size() ? videos.get(index) : null;
         if (video != null) {
             final MediaSource streamSource = buildMediaSource(video.getUrl(),
+                    PlayerHelper.cacheKeyOf(info, video),
                     MediaFormat.getSuffixById(video.getFormatId()));
             mediaSources.add(streamSource);
         }
@@ -380,6 +413,7 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
         // Merge with audio stream in case if video does not contain audio
         if (audio != null && ((video != null && video.isVideoOnly) || video == null)) {
             final MediaSource audioSource = buildMediaSource(audio.getUrl(),
+                    PlayerHelper.cacheKeyOf(info, audio),
                     MediaFormat.getSuffixById(audio.getFormatId()));
             mediaSources.add(audioSource);
         }
@@ -395,8 +429,8 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
 
             final Format textFormat = Format.createTextSampleFormat(null, mimeType,
                     SELECTION_FLAG_AUTOSELECT, PlayerHelper.captionLanguageOf(context, subtitle));
-            final MediaSource textSource = new SingleSampleMediaSource(
+            final MediaSource textSource = dataSource.getSampleMediaSourceFactory()
-                    Uri.parse(subtitle.getURL()), cacheDataSourceFactory, textFormat, TIME_UNSET);
+                    .createMediaSource(Uri.parse(subtitle.getURL()), textFormat, TIME_UNSET);
             mediaSources.add(textSource);
         }
 
@@ -417,7 +451,7 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
         super.onBlocked();
 
         controlsVisibilityHandler.removeCallbacksAndMessages(null);
-        animateView(controlsRoot, false, 300);
+        animateView(controlsRoot, false, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION);
 
         playbackSeekBar.setEnabled(false);
         // Bug on lower api, disabling and enabling the seekBar resets the thumb color -.-, so sets the color again
@@ -442,7 +476,7 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
             playbackSeekBar.getThumb().setColorFilter(Color.RED, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
 
         loadingPanel.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-        showControlsThenHide();
+
         animateView(currentDisplaySeek, AnimationUtils.Type.SCALE_AND_ALPHA, false, 200);
         animateView(endScreen, false, 0);
     }
@@ -529,26 +563,15 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
         }
 
         // Normalize mismatching language strings
-        final String preferredLanguage = trackSelector.getParameters().preferredTextLanguage;
+        final String preferredLanguage = trackSelector.getPreferredTextLanguage();
-        // Because ExoPlayer normalizes the preferred language string but not the text track
-        // language strings, some preferred language string will have the language name in lowercase
-        String formattedPreferredLanguage = null;
-        if (preferredLanguage != null) {
-            for (final String language : availableLanguages) {
-                if (language.compareToIgnoreCase(preferredLanguage) == 0) {
-                    formattedPreferredLanguage = language;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
 
         // Build UI
         buildCaptionMenu(availableLanguages);
-        if (trackSelector.getRendererDisabled(textRenderer) || formattedPreferredLanguage == null ||
+        if (trackSelector.getRendererDisabled(textRenderer) || preferredLanguage == null ||
-                !availableLanguages.contains(formattedPreferredLanguage)) {
+                !availableLanguages.contains(preferredLanguage)) {
             captionTextView.setText(R.string.caption_none);
         } else {
-            captionTextView.setText(formattedPreferredLanguage);
+            captionTextView.setText(preferredLanguage);
         }
         captionTextView.setVisibility(availableLanguages.isEmpty() ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
     }
@@ -595,9 +618,9 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onThumbnailReceived(Bitmap thumbnail) {
+    public void onLoadingComplete(String imageUri, View view, Bitmap loadedImage) {
-        super.onThumbnailReceived(thumbnail);
+        super.onLoadingComplete(imageUri, view, loadedImage);
-        if (thumbnail != null) endScreen.setImageBitmap(thumbnail);
+        if (loadedImage != null) endScreen.setImageBitmap(loadedImage);
     }
 
     protected void onFullScreenButtonClicked() {
@@ -633,6 +656,8 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
             onResizeClicked();
         } else if (v.getId() == captionTextView.getId()) {
             onCaptionClicked();
+        } else if (v.getId() == playbackLiveSync.getId()) {
+            seekToDefault();
         }
     }
 
@@ -683,7 +708,7 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onQualitySelectorClicked() called");
         qualityPopupMenu.show();
         isSomePopupMenuVisible = true;
-        showControls(300);
+        showControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION);
 
         final VideoStream videoStream = getSelectedVideoStream();
         if (videoStream != null) {
@@ -699,14 +724,14 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onPlaybackSpeedClicked() called");
         playbackSpeedPopupMenu.show();
         isSomePopupMenuVisible = true;
-        showControls(300);
+        showControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION);
     }
 
     private void onCaptionClicked() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onCaptionClicked() called");
         captionPopupMenu.show();
         isSomePopupMenuVisible = true;
-        showControls(300);
+        showControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION);
     }
 
     private void onResizeClicked() {
@@ -739,7 +764,8 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
         if (isPlaying()) simpleExoPlayer.setPlayWhenReady(false);
 
         showControls(0);
-        animateView(currentDisplaySeek, AnimationUtils.Type.SCALE_AND_ALPHA, true, 300);
+        animateView(currentDisplaySeek, AnimationUtils.Type.SCALE_AND_ALPHA, true,
+                DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -795,7 +821,7 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
                         PropertyValuesHolder.ofFloat(View.ALPHA, 1f, 0f),
                         PropertyValuesHolder.ofFloat(View.SCALE_X, 1.4f, 1f),
                         PropertyValuesHolder.ofFloat(View.SCALE_Y, 1.4f, 1f)
-                ).setDuration(300);
+                ).setDuration(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION);
                 controlViewAnimator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
                     @Override
                     public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
@@ -837,12 +863,8 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
 
     public void showControlsThenHide() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "showControlsThenHide() called");
-        animateView(controlsRoot, true, 300, 0, new Runnable() {
+        animateView(controlsRoot, true, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION, 0,
-            @Override
+                () -> hideControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME));
-            public void run() {
-                hideControls(300, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME);
-            }
-        });
     }
 
     public void showControls(long duration) {
@@ -854,12 +876,8 @@ public abstract class VideoPlayer extends BasePlayer
     public void hideControls(final long duration, long delay) {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "hideControls() called with: delay = [" + delay + "]");
         controlsVisibilityHandler.removeCallbacksAndMessages(null);
-        controlsVisibilityHandler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
+        controlsVisibilityHandler.postDelayed(
-            @Override
+                () -> animateView(controlsRoot, false, duration), delay);
-            public void run() {
-                animateView(controlsRoot, false, duration);
-            }
-        }, delay);
     }
 
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/CacheFactory.java

@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.BandwidthMeter;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DefaultBandwidthMeter;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DefaultDataSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DefaultDataSourceFactory;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DefaultHttpDataSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.FileDataSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.TransferListener;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.cache.CacheDataSink;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.cache.CacheDataSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.cache.LeastRecentlyUsedCacheEvictor;
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.Downloader;
 
 import java.io.File;
 
-public class CacheFactory implements DataSource.Factory {
+/* package-private */ class CacheFactory implements DataSource.Factory {
     private static final String TAG = "CacheFactory";
     private static final String CACHE_FOLDER_NAME = "exoplayer";
     private static final int CACHE_FLAGS = CacheDataSource.FLAG_BLOCK_ON_CACHE | CacheDataSource.FLAG_IGNORE_CACHE_ON_ERROR;
@@ -33,18 +36,21 @@ public class CacheFactory implements DataSource.Factory {
     // todo: make this a singleton?
     private static SimpleCache cache;
 
-    public CacheFactory(@NonNull final Context context) {
+    public CacheFactory(@NonNull final Context context,
-        this(context, PlayerHelper.getPreferredCacheSize(context), PlayerHelper.getPreferredFileSize(context));
+                        @NonNull final String userAgent,
+                        @NonNull final TransferListener<? super DataSource> transferListener) {
+        this(context, userAgent, transferListener, PlayerHelper.getPreferredCacheSize(context),
+                PlayerHelper.getPreferredFileSize(context));
     }
 
-    CacheFactory(@NonNull final Context context, final long maxCacheSize, final long maxFileSize) {
+    private CacheFactory(@NonNull final Context context,
-        super();
+                         @NonNull final String userAgent,
+                         @NonNull final TransferListener<? super DataSource> transferListener,
+                         final long maxCacheSize,
+                         final long maxFileSize) {
         this.maxFileSize = maxFileSize;
 
-        final String userAgent = Downloader.USER_AGENT;
+        dataSourceFactory = new DefaultDataSourceFactory(context, userAgent, transferListener);
-        final DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter = new DefaultBandwidthMeter();
-        dataSourceFactory = new DefaultDataSourceFactory(context, userAgent, bandwidthMeter);
-
         cacheDir = new File(context.getExternalCacheDir(), CACHE_FOLDER_NAME);
         if (!cacheDir.exists()) {
             //noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/LoadController.java

@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelectionArray;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.Allocator;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DefaultAllocator;
 
-import static com.google.android.exoplayer2.DefaultLoadControl.DEFAULT_BUFFER_FOR_PLAYBACK_AFTER_REBUFFER_MS;
+import static com.google.android.exoplayer2.DefaultLoadControl.DEFAULT_PRIORITIZE_TIME_OVER_SIZE_THRESHOLDS;
+import static com.google.android.exoplayer2.DefaultLoadControl.DEFAULT_TARGET_BUFFER_BYTES;
 
 public class LoadController implements LoadControl {
 
     public static final String TAG = "LoadController";
 
+    private final long initialPlaybackBufferUs;
     private final LoadControl internalLoadControl;
 
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -24,19 +26,25 @@ public class LoadController implements LoadControl {
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
     public LoadController(final Context context) {
-        this(PlayerHelper.getMinBufferMs(context),
+        this(PlayerHelper.getPlaybackStartBufferMs(context),
-                PlayerHelper.getMaxBufferMs(context),
+                PlayerHelper.getPlaybackMinimumBufferMs(context),
-                PlayerHelper.getBufferForPlaybackMs(context));
+                PlayerHelper.getPlaybackOptimalBufferMs(context));
     }
 
-    public LoadController(final int minBufferMs,
+    private LoadController(final int initialPlaybackBufferMs,
-                          final int maxBufferMs,
+                           final int minimumPlaybackbufferMs,
-                          final int bufferForPlaybackMs) {
+                           final int optimalPlaybackBufferMs) {
+        this.initialPlaybackBufferUs = initialPlaybackBufferMs * 1000;
+
         final DefaultAllocator allocator = new DefaultAllocator(true,
                 C.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SEGMENT_SIZE);
 
-        internalLoadControl = new DefaultLoadControl(allocator, minBufferMs, maxBufferMs,
+        internalLoadControl = new DefaultLoadControl(allocator,
-                bufferForPlaybackMs, DEFAULT_BUFFER_FOR_PLAYBACK_AFTER_REBUFFER_MS);
+                /*minBufferMs=*/minimumPlaybackbufferMs,
+                /*maxBufferMs=*/optimalPlaybackBufferMs,
+                /*bufferForPlaybackMs=*/initialPlaybackBufferMs,
+                /*bufferForPlaybackAfterRebufferMs=*/initialPlaybackBufferMs,
+                DEFAULT_TARGET_BUFFER_BYTES, DEFAULT_PRIORITIZE_TIME_OVER_SIZE_THRESHOLDS);
     }
 
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -49,7 +57,8 @@ public class LoadController implements LoadControl {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onTracksSelected(Renderer[] renderers, TrackGroupArray trackGroupArray, TrackSelectionArray trackSelectionArray) {
+    public void onTracksSelected(Renderer[] renderers, TrackGroupArray trackGroupArray,
+                                 TrackSelectionArray trackSelectionArray) {
         internalLoadControl.onTracksSelected(renderers, trackGroupArray, trackSelectionArray);
     }
 
@@ -69,12 +78,27 @@ public class LoadController implements LoadControl {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean shouldStartPlayback(long l, boolean b) {
+    public long getBackBufferDurationUs() {
-        return internalLoadControl.shouldStartPlayback(l, b);
+        return internalLoadControl.getBackBufferDurationUs();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean shouldContinueLoading(long l) {
+    public boolean retainBackBufferFromKeyframe() {
-        return internalLoadControl.shouldContinueLoading(l);
+        return internalLoadControl.retainBackBufferFromKeyframe();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldContinueLoading(long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
+        return internalLoadControl.shouldContinueLoading(bufferedDurationUs, playbackSpeed);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldStartPlayback(long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed,
+                                       boolean rebuffering) {
+        final boolean isInitialPlaybackBufferFilled = bufferedDurationUs >=
+                this.initialPlaybackBufferUs * playbackSpeed;
+        final boolean isInternalStartingPlayback = internalLoadControl.shouldStartPlayback(
+                bufferedDurationUs, playbackSpeed, rebuffering);
+        return isInitialPlaybackBufferFilled || isInternalStartingPlayback;
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerDataSource.java

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.ExtractorMediaSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.SingleSampleMediaSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.dash.DashMediaSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.dash.DefaultDashChunkSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.HlsMediaSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.smoothstreaming.DefaultSsChunkSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.smoothstreaming.SsMediaSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DefaultDataSourceFactory;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.TransferListener;
+
+public class PlayerDataSource {
+    private static final int MANIFEST_MINIMUM_RETRY = 5;
+    private static final int EXTRACTOR_MINIMUM_RETRY = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+    private static final int LIVE_STREAM_EDGE_GAP_MILLIS = 10000;
+
+    private final DataSource.Factory cacheDataSourceFactory;
+    private final DataSource.Factory cachelessDataSourceFactory;
+
+    public PlayerDataSource(@NonNull final Context context,
+                            @NonNull final String userAgent,
+                            @NonNull final TransferListener<? super DataSource> transferListener) {
+        cacheDataSourceFactory = new CacheFactory(context, userAgent, transferListener);
+        cachelessDataSourceFactory = new DefaultDataSourceFactory(context, userAgent, transferListener);
+    }
+
+    public SsMediaSource.Factory getLiveSsMediaSourceFactory() {
+        return new SsMediaSource.Factory(new DefaultSsChunkSource.Factory(
+                cachelessDataSourceFactory), cachelessDataSourceFactory)
+                .setMinLoadableRetryCount(MANIFEST_MINIMUM_RETRY)
+                .setLivePresentationDelayMs(LIVE_STREAM_EDGE_GAP_MILLIS);
+    }
+
+    public HlsMediaSource.Factory getLiveHlsMediaSourceFactory() {
+        return new HlsMediaSource.Factory(cachelessDataSourceFactory)
+                .setAllowChunklessPreparation(true)
+                .setMinLoadableRetryCount(MANIFEST_MINIMUM_RETRY);
+    }
+
+    public DashMediaSource.Factory getLiveDashMediaSourceFactory() {
+        return new DashMediaSource.Factory(new DefaultDashChunkSource.Factory(
+                cachelessDataSourceFactory), cachelessDataSourceFactory)
+                .setMinLoadableRetryCount(MANIFEST_MINIMUM_RETRY)
+                .setLivePresentationDelayMs(LIVE_STREAM_EDGE_GAP_MILLIS);
+    }
+
+    public SsMediaSource.Factory getSsMediaSourceFactory() {
+        return new SsMediaSource.Factory(new DefaultSsChunkSource.Factory(
+                cacheDataSourceFactory), cacheDataSourceFactory);
+    }
+
+    public HlsMediaSource.Factory getHlsMediaSourceFactory() {
+        return new HlsMediaSource.Factory(cacheDataSourceFactory);
+    }
+
+    public DashMediaSource.Factory getDashMediaSourceFactory() {
+        return new DashMediaSource.Factory(new DefaultDashChunkSource.Factory(
+                cacheDataSourceFactory), cacheDataSourceFactory);
+    }
+
+    public ExtractorMediaSource.Factory getExtractorMediaSourceFactory() {
+        return new ExtractorMediaSource.Factory(cacheDataSourceFactory)
+                .setMinLoadableRetryCount(EXTRACTOR_MINIMUM_RETRY);
+    }
+
+    public ExtractorMediaSource.Factory getExtractorMediaSourceFactory(@NonNull final String key) {
+        return getExtractorMediaSourceFactory().setCustomCacheKey(key);
+    }
+
+    public SingleSampleMediaSource.Factory getSampleMediaSourceFactory() {
+        return new SingleSampleMediaSource.Factory(cacheDataSourceFactory);
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerHelper.java

@@ -4,18 +4,33 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.SeekParameters;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.AspectRatioFrameLayout;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.MimeTypes;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Subtitles;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.AudioStream;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfoItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.SubtitlesFormat;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.VideoStream;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueue;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItem;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.SinglePlayQueue;
 
 import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 import java.text.NumberFormat;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Formatter;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
@@ -69,10 +84,10 @@ public class PlayerHelper {
     public static String captionLanguageOf(@NonNull final Context context,
                                            @NonNull final Subtitles subtitles) {
         final String displayName = subtitles.getLocale().getDisplayName(subtitles.getLocale());
-        return displayName + (subtitles.isAutoGenerated() ?
+        return displayName + (subtitles.isAutoGenerated() ? " (" + context.getString(R.string.caption_auto_generated)+ ")" : "");
-                " (" + context.getString(R.string.caption_auto_generated)+ ")" : "");
     }
 
+    @NonNull
     public static String resizeTypeOf(@NonNull final Context context,
                                       @AspectRatioFrameLayout.ResizeMode final int resizeMode) {
         switch (resizeMode) {
@@ -83,6 +98,58 @@ public class PlayerHelper {
         }
     }
 
+    @NonNull
+    public static String cacheKeyOf(@NonNull final StreamInfo info, @NonNull VideoStream video) {
+        return info.getUrl() + video.getResolution() + video.getFormat().getName();
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
+    public static String cacheKeyOf(@NonNull final StreamInfo info, @NonNull AudioStream audio) {
+        return info.getUrl() + audio.getAverageBitrate() + audio.getFormat().getName();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Given a {@link StreamInfo} and the existing queue items, provide the
+     * {@link SinglePlayQueue} consisting of the next video for auto queuing.
+     * <br><br>
+     * This method detects and prevents cycle by naively checking if a
+     * candidate next video's url already exists in the existing items.
+     * <br><br>
+     * To select the next video, {@link StreamInfo#getNextVideo()} is first
+     * checked. If it is nonnull and is not part of the existing items, then
+     * it will be used as the next video. Otherwise, an random item with
+     * non-repeating url will be selected from the {@link StreamInfo#getRelatedStreams()}.
+     * */
+    @Nullable
+    public static PlayQueue autoQueueOf(@NonNull final StreamInfo info,
+                                        @NonNull final List<PlayQueueItem> existingItems) {
+        Set<String> urls = new HashSet<>(existingItems.size());
+        for (final PlayQueueItem item : existingItems) {
+            urls.add(item.getUrl());
+        }
+
+        final StreamInfoItem nextVideo = info.getNextVideo();
+        if (nextVideo != null && !urls.contains(nextVideo.getUrl())) {
+            return new SinglePlayQueue(nextVideo);
+        }
+
+        final List<InfoItem> relatedItems = info.getRelatedStreams();
+        if (relatedItems == null) return null;
+
+        List<StreamInfoItem> autoQueueItems = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (final InfoItem item : info.getRelatedStreams()) {
+            if (item instanceof StreamInfoItem && !urls.contains(item.getUrl())) {
+                autoQueueItems.add((StreamInfoItem) item);
+            }
+        }
+        Collections.shuffle(autoQueueItems);
+        return autoQueueItems.isEmpty() ? null : new SinglePlayQueue(autoQueueItems.get(0));
+    }
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // Settings Resolution
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
     public static boolean isResumeAfterAudioFocusGain(@NonNull final Context context) {
         return isResumeAfterAudioFocusGain(context, false);
     }
@@ -99,6 +166,16 @@ public class PlayerHelper {
         return isRememberingPopupDimensions(context, true);
     }
 
+    public static boolean isAutoQueueEnabled(@NonNull final Context context) {
+        return isAutoQueueEnabled(context, false);
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
+    public static SeekParameters getSeekParameters(@NonNull final Context context) {
+        return isUsingInexactSeek(context, false) ?
+                SeekParameters.CLOSEST_SYNC : SeekParameters.EXACT;
+    }
+
     public static long getPreferredCacheSize(@NonNull final Context context) {
         return 64 * 1024 * 1024L;
     }
@@ -107,16 +184,27 @@ public class PlayerHelper {
         return 512 * 1024L;
     }
 
-    public static int getMinBufferMs(@NonNull final Context context) {
+    /**
-        return 15000;
+     * Returns the number of milliseconds the player buffers for before starting playback.
+     * */
+    public static int getPlaybackStartBufferMs(@NonNull final Context context) {
+        return 500;
     }
 
-    public static int getMaxBufferMs(@NonNull final Context context) {
+    /**
-        return 30000;
+     * Returns the minimum number of milliseconds the player always buffers to after starting
+     * playback.
+     * */
+    public static int getPlaybackMinimumBufferMs(@NonNull final Context context) {
+        return 25000;
     }
 
-    public static int getBufferForPlaybackMs(@NonNull final Context context) {
+    /**
-        return 2500;
+     * Returns the maximum/optimal number of milliseconds the player will buffer to once the buffer
+     * hits the point of {@link #getPlaybackMinimumBufferMs(Context)}.
+     * */
+    public static int getPlaybackOptimalBufferMs(@NonNull final Context context) {
+        return 60000;
     }
 
     public static boolean isUsingDSP(@NonNull final Context context) {
@@ -155,4 +243,12 @@ public class PlayerHelper {
     private static boolean isRememberingPopupDimensions(@Nonnull final Context context, final boolean b) {
         return getPreferences(context).getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.popup_remember_size_pos_key), b);
     }
+
+    private static boolean isUsingInexactSeek(@NonNull final Context context, final boolean b) {
+        return getPreferences(context).getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.use_inexact_seek_key), b);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isAutoQueueEnabled(@NonNull final Context context, final boolean b) {
+        return getPreferences(context).getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.auto_queue_key), b);
+    }
 }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediasource/FailedMediaSource.java

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediasource;
+
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayer;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaPeriod;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.Allocator;
+
+import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItem;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class FailedMediaSource implements ManagedMediaSource {
+    private final String TAG = "FailedMediaSource@" + Integer.toHexString(hashCode());
+
+    private final PlayQueueItem playQueueItem;
+    private final Throwable error;
+
+    private final long retryTimestamp;
+
+    public FailedMediaSource(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem playQueueItem,
+                             @NonNull final Throwable error,
+                             final long retryTimestamp) {
+        this.playQueueItem = playQueueItem;
+        this.error = error;
+        this.retryTimestamp = retryTimestamp;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Permanently fail the play queue item associated with this source, with no hope of retrying.
+     * The error will always be propagated to ExoPlayer.
+     * */
+    public FailedMediaSource(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem playQueueItem,
+                             @NonNull final Throwable error) {
+        this.playQueueItem = playQueueItem;
+        this.error = error;
+        this.retryTimestamp = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    public PlayQueueItem getStream() {
+        return playQueueItem;
+    }
+
+    public Throwable getError() {
+        return error;
+    }
+
+    private boolean canRetry() {
+        return System.currentTimeMillis() >= retryTimestamp;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void prepareSource(ExoPlayer player, boolean isTopLevelSource, Listener listener) {
+        Log.e(TAG, "Loading failed source: ", error);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void maybeThrowSourceInfoRefreshError() throws IOException {
+        throw new IOException(error);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MediaPeriod createPeriod(MediaPeriodId id, Allocator allocator) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void releasePeriod(MediaPeriod mediaPeriod) {}
+
+    @Override
+    public void releaseSource() {}
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canReplace(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem newIdentity) {
+        return newIdentity != playQueueItem || canRetry();
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediasource/LoadedMediaSource.java

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediasource;
+
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayer;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaPeriod;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.Allocator;
+
+import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItem;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class LoadedMediaSource implements ManagedMediaSource {
+
+    private final MediaSource source;
+    private final PlayQueueItem stream;
+    private final long expireTimestamp;
+
+    public LoadedMediaSource(@NonNull final MediaSource source,
+                             @NonNull final PlayQueueItem stream,
+                             final long expireTimestamp) {
+        this.source = source;
+        this.stream = stream;
+        this.expireTimestamp = expireTimestamp;
+    }
+
+    public PlayQueueItem getStream() {
+        return stream;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isExpired() {
+        return System.currentTimeMillis() >= expireTimestamp;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void prepareSource(ExoPlayer player, boolean isTopLevelSource, Listener listener) {
+        source.prepareSource(player, isTopLevelSource, listener);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void maybeThrowSourceInfoRefreshError() throws IOException {
+        source.maybeThrowSourceInfoRefreshError();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MediaPeriod createPeriod(MediaPeriodId id, Allocator allocator) {
+        return source.createPeriod(id, allocator);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void releasePeriod(MediaPeriod mediaPeriod) {
+        source.releasePeriod(mediaPeriod);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void releaseSource() {
+        source.releaseSource();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canReplace(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem newIdentity) {
+        return newIdentity != stream || isExpired();
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediasource/ManagedMediaSource.java

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediasource;
+
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource;
+
+import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItem;
+
+public interface ManagedMediaSource extends MediaSource {
+    boolean canReplace(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem newIdentity);
+}

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediasource/PlaceholderMediaSource.java

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediasource;
+
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayer;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaPeriod;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.Allocator;
+
+import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItem;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class PlaceholderMediaSource implements ManagedMediaSource {
+    // Do nothing, so this will stall the playback
+    @Override public void prepareSource(ExoPlayer player, boolean isTopLevelSource, Listener listener) {}
+    @Override public void maybeThrowSourceInfoRefreshError() throws IOException {}
+    @Override public MediaPeriod createPeriod(MediaPeriodId id, Allocator allocator) { return null; }
+    @Override public void releasePeriod(MediaPeriod mediaPeriod) {}
+    @Override public void releaseSource() {}
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canReplace(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem newIdentity) {
+        return true;
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/playback/CustomTrackSelector.java

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback;
+
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Format;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.TrackGroup;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.TrackGroupArray;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.DefaultTrackSelector;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.FixedTrackSelection;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelection;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Assertions;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util;
+
+/**
+ * This class allows irregular text language labels for use when selecting text captions and
+ * is mostly a copy-paste from {@link DefaultTrackSelector}.
+ *
+ * This is a hack and should be removed once ExoPlayer fixes language normalization to accept
+ * a broader set of languages. 
+ * */
+public class CustomTrackSelector extends DefaultTrackSelector {
+    private static final int WITHIN_RENDERER_CAPABILITIES_BONUS = 1000;
+
+    private String preferredTextLanguage;
+
+    public CustomTrackSelector(TrackSelection.Factory adaptiveTrackSelectionFactory) {
+        super(adaptiveTrackSelectionFactory);
+    }
+
+    public String getPreferredTextLanguage() {
+        return preferredTextLanguage;
+    }
+
+    public void setPreferredTextLanguage(@NonNull final String label) {
+        Assertions.checkNotNull(label);
+        if (!label.equals(preferredTextLanguage)) {
+            preferredTextLanguage = label;
+            invalidate();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** @see DefaultTrackSelector#formatHasLanguage(Format, String)*/
+    protected static boolean formatHasLanguage(Format format, String language) {
+        return language != null && TextUtils.equals(language, format.language);
+    }
+
+    /** @see DefaultTrackSelector#formatHasNoLanguage(Format)*/
+    protected static boolean formatHasNoLanguage(Format format) {
+        return TextUtils.isEmpty(format.language) || formatHasLanguage(format, C.LANGUAGE_UNDETERMINED);
+    }
+
+    /** @see DefaultTrackSelector#selectTextTrack(TrackGroupArray, int[][], Parameters) */
+    @Override
+    protected TrackSelection selectTextTrack(TrackGroupArray groups, int[][] formatSupport,
+                                             Parameters params) throws ExoPlaybackException {
+        TrackGroup selectedGroup = null;
+        int selectedTrackIndex = 0;
+        int selectedTrackScore = 0;
+        for (int groupIndex = 0; groupIndex < groups.length; groupIndex++) {
+            TrackGroup trackGroup = groups.get(groupIndex);
+            int[] trackFormatSupport = formatSupport[groupIndex];
+            for (int trackIndex = 0; trackIndex < trackGroup.length; trackIndex++) {
+                if (isSupported(trackFormatSupport[trackIndex],
+                        params.exceedRendererCapabilitiesIfNecessary)) {
+                    Format format = trackGroup.getFormat(trackIndex);
+                    int maskedSelectionFlags =
+                            format.selectionFlags & ~params.disabledTextTrackSelectionFlags;
+                    boolean isDefault = (maskedSelectionFlags & C.SELECTION_FLAG_DEFAULT) != 0;
+                    boolean isForced = (maskedSelectionFlags & C.SELECTION_FLAG_FORCED) != 0;
+                    int trackScore;
+                    boolean preferredLanguageFound = formatHasLanguage(format, preferredTextLanguage);
+                    if (preferredLanguageFound
+                            || (params.selectUndeterminedTextLanguage && formatHasNoLanguage(format))) {
+                        if (isDefault) {
+                            trackScore = 8;
+                        } else if (!isForced) {
+                            // Prefer non-forced to forced if a preferred text language has been specified. Where
+                            // both are provided the non-forced track will usually contain the forced subtitles as
+                            // a subset.
+                            trackScore = 6;
+                        } else {
+                            trackScore = 4;
+                        }
+                        trackScore += preferredLanguageFound ? 1 : 0;
+                    } else if (isDefault) {
+                        trackScore = 3;
+                    } else if (isForced) {
+                        if (formatHasLanguage(format, params.preferredAudioLanguage)) {
+                            trackScore = 2;
+                        } else {
+                            trackScore = 1;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // Track should not be selected.
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (isSupported(trackFormatSupport[trackIndex], false)) {
+                        trackScore += WITHIN_RENDERER_CAPABILITIES_BONUS;
+                    }
+                    if (trackScore > selectedTrackScore) {
+                        selectedGroup = trackGroup;
+                        selectedTrackIndex = trackIndex;
+                        selectedTrackScore = trackScore;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return selectedGroup == null ? null
+                : new FixedTrackSelection(selectedGroup, selectedTrackIndex);
+    }
+}

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/playback/DeferredMediaSource.java

@@ -1,216 +0,0 @@
-package org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback;
-
-import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
-import android.util.Log;
-
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayer;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaPeriod;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.Allocator;
-
-import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItem;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
-import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable;
-import io.reactivex.functions.Consumer;
-import io.reactivex.functions.Function;
-import io.reactivex.schedulers.Schedulers;
-
-/**
- * DeferredMediaSource is specifically designed to allow external control over when
- * the source metadata are loaded while being compatible with ExoPlayer's playlists.
- *
- * This media source follows the structure of how NewPipeExtractor's
- * {@link org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfoItem} is converted into
- * {@link org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo}. Once conversion is complete,
- * this media source behaves identically as any other native media sources.
- * */
-public final class DeferredMediaSource implements MediaSource {
-    private final String TAG = "DeferredMediaSource@" + Integer.toHexString(hashCode());
-
-    /**
-     * This state indicates the {@link DeferredMediaSource} has just been initialized or reset.
-     * The source must be prepared and loaded again before playback.
-     * */
-    public final static int STATE_INIT = 0;
-    /**
-     * This state indicates the {@link DeferredMediaSource} has been prepared and is ready to load.
-     * */
-    public final static int STATE_PREPARED = 1;
-    /**
-     * This state indicates the {@link DeferredMediaSource} has been loaded without errors and
-     * is ready for playback.
-     * */
-    public final static int STATE_LOADED = 2;
-
-    public interface Callback {
-        /**
-         * Player-specific {@link com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource} resolution
-         * from a given StreamInfo.
-         * */
-        MediaSource sourceOf(final PlayQueueItem item, final StreamInfo info);
-    }
-
-    private PlayQueueItem stream;
-    private Callback callback;
-    private int state;
-
-    private MediaSource mediaSource;
-
-    /* Custom internal objects */
-    private Disposable loader;
-    private ExoPlayer exoPlayer;
-    private Listener listener;
-    private Throwable error;
-
-    public DeferredMediaSource(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem stream,
-                               @NonNull final Callback callback) {
-        this.stream = stream;
-        this.callback = callback;
-        this.state = STATE_INIT;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the current state of the {@link DeferredMediaSource}.
-     *
-     * @see DeferredMediaSource#STATE_INIT
-     * @see DeferredMediaSource#STATE_PREPARED
-     * @see DeferredMediaSource#STATE_LOADED
-     * */
-    public int state() {
-        return state;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Parameters are kept in the class for delayed preparation.
-     * */
-    @Override
-    public void prepareSource(ExoPlayer exoPlayer, boolean isTopLevelSource, Listener listener) {
-        this.exoPlayer = exoPlayer;
-        this.listener = listener;
-        this.state = STATE_PREPARED;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Externally controlled loading. This method fully prepares the source to be used
-     * like any other native {@link com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource}.
-     *
-     * Ideally, this should be called after this source has entered PREPARED state and
-     * called once only.
-     *
-     * If loading fails here, an error will be propagated out and result in an
-     * {@link com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException ExoPlaybackException},
-     * which is delegated to the player.
-     * */
-    public synchronized void load() {
-        if (stream == null) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Stream Info missing, media source loading terminated.");
-            return;
-        }
-        if (state != STATE_PREPARED || loader != null) return;
-
-        Log.d(TAG, "Loading: [" + stream.getTitle() + "] with url: " + stream.getUrl());
-
-        loader = stream.getStream()
-                .map(streamInfo -> onStreamInfoReceived(stream, streamInfo))
-                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-                .subscribe(this::onMediaSourceReceived, this::onStreamInfoError);
-    }
-
-    private MediaSource onStreamInfoReceived(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item,
-                                             @NonNull final StreamInfo info) throws Exception {
-        if (callback == null) {
-            throw new Exception("No available callback for resolving stream info.");
-        }
-
-        final MediaSource mediaSource = callback.sourceOf(item, info);
-
-        if (mediaSource == null) {
-            throw new Exception("Unable to resolve source from stream info. URL: " + stream.getUrl() +
-                    ", audio count: " + info.audio_streams.size() +
-                    ", video count: " + info.video_only_streams.size() + info.video_streams.size());
-        }
-
-        return mediaSource;
-    }
-
-    private void onMediaSourceReceived(final MediaSource mediaSource) throws Exception {
-        if (exoPlayer == null || listener == null || mediaSource == null) {
-            throw new Exception("MediaSource loading failed. URL: " + stream.getUrl());
-        }
-
-        Log.d(TAG, " Loaded: [" + stream.getTitle() + "] with url: " + stream.getUrl());
-        state = STATE_LOADED;
-
-        this.mediaSource = mediaSource;
-        this.mediaSource.prepareSource(exoPlayer, false, listener);
-    }
-
-    private void onStreamInfoError(final Throwable throwable) {
-        Log.e(TAG, "Loading error:", throwable);
-        error = throwable;
-        state = STATE_LOADED;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Delegate all errors to the player after {@link #load() load} is complete.
-     *
-     * Specifically, this method is called after an exception has occurred during loading or
-     * {@link com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource#prepareSource(ExoPlayer, boolean, Listener) prepareSource}.
-     * */
-    @Override
-    public void maybeThrowSourceInfoRefreshError() throws IOException {
-        if (error != null) {
-            throw new IOException(error);
-        }
-
-        if (mediaSource != null) {
-            mediaSource.maybeThrowSourceInfoRefreshError();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public MediaPeriod createPeriod(MediaPeriodId mediaPeriodId, Allocator allocator) {
-        return mediaSource.createPeriod(mediaPeriodId, allocator);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Releases the media period (buffers).
-     *
-     * This may be called after {@link #releaseSource releaseSource}.
-     * */
-    @Override
-    public void releasePeriod(MediaPeriod mediaPeriod) {
-        mediaSource.releasePeriod(mediaPeriod);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Cleans up all internal custom objects creating during loading.
-     *
-     * This method is called when the parent {@link com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource}
-     * is released or when the player is stopped.
-     *
-     * This method should not release or set null the resources passed in through the constructor.
-     * This method should not set null the internal {@link com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource}.
-     * */
-    @Override
-    public void releaseSource() {
-        if (mediaSource != null) {
-            mediaSource.releaseSource();
-        }
-        if (loader != null) {
-            loader.dispose();
-        }
-
-        /* Do not set mediaSource as null here as it may be called through releasePeriod */
-        loader = null;
-        exoPlayer = null;
-        listener = null;
-        error = null;
-
-        state = STATE_INIT;
-    }
-}

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/playback/MediaSourceManager.java

@@ -1,96 +1,148 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.player.playback;
 
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.ShuffleOrder;
 
 import org.reactivestreams.Subscriber;
 import org.reactivestreams.Subscription;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediasource.FailedMediaSource;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediasource.LoadedMediaSource;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediasource.ManagedMediaSource;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediasource.PlaceholderMediaSource;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueue;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueueItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.events.MoveEvent;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.events.PlayQueueEvent;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.events.RemoveEvent;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.events.ReorderEvent;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
+import io.reactivex.Single;
 import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
-import io.reactivex.annotations.NonNull;
 import io.reactivex.disposables.CompositeDisposable;
 import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable;
 import io.reactivex.disposables.SerialDisposable;
 import io.reactivex.functions.Consumer;
+import io.reactivex.internal.subscriptions.EmptySubscription;
 import io.reactivex.subjects.PublishSubject;
 
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.PlayQueue.DEBUG;
+
 public class MediaSourceManager {
-    private final String TAG = "MediaSourceManager@" + Integer.toHexString(hashCode());
+    @NonNull private final static String TAG = "MediaSourceManager";
-    // One-side rolling window size for default loading
-    // Effectively loads windowSize * 2 + 1 streams per call to load, must be greater than 0
-    private final int windowSize;
-    private final PlaybackListener playbackListener;
-    private final PlayQueue playQueue;
 
-    // Process only the last load order when receiving a stream of load orders (lessens I/O)
+    /**
-    // The higher it is, the less loading occurs during rapid noncritical timeline changes
+     * Determines how many streams before and after the current stream should be loaded.
-    // Not recommended to go below 100ms
+     * The default value (1) ensures seamless playback under typical network settings.
+     * <br><br>
+     * The streams after the current will be loaded into the playlist timeline while the
+     * streams before will only be cached for future usage.
+     *
+     * @see #onMediaSourceReceived(PlayQueueItem, ManagedMediaSource)
+     * @see #update(int, MediaSource, Runnable)
+     * */
+    private final static int WINDOW_SIZE = 1;
+
+    @NonNull private final PlaybackListener playbackListener;
+    @NonNull private final PlayQueue playQueue;
+
+    /**
+     * Determines how long NEIGHBOURING {@link LoadedMediaSource} window of a currently playing
+     * {@link MediaSource} is allowed to stay in the playlist timeline. This is to ensure
+     * the {@link StreamInfo} used in subsequent playback is up-to-date.
+     * <br><br>
+     * Once a {@link LoadedMediaSource} has expired, a new source will be reloaded to
+     * replace the expired one on whereupon {@link #loadImmediate()} is called.
+     *
+     * @see #loadImmediate()
+     * @see #isCorrectionNeeded(PlayQueueItem)
+     * */
+    private final long windowRefreshTimeMillis;
+
+    /**
+     * Process only the last load order when receiving a stream of load orders (lessens I/O).
+     * <br><br>
+     * The higher it is, the less loading occurs during rapid noncritical timeline changes.
+     * <br><br>
+     * Not recommended to go below 100ms.
+     *
+     * @see #loadDebounced()
+     * */
     private final long loadDebounceMillis;
-    private final PublishSubject<Long> debouncedLoadSignal;
+    @NonNull private final Disposable debouncedLoader;
-    private final Disposable debouncedLoader;
+    @NonNull private final PublishSubject<Long> debouncedSignal;
 
-    private final DeferredMediaSource.Callback sourceBuilder;
+    @NonNull private Subscription playQueueReactor;
 
-    private DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource sources;
+    /**
+     * Determines the maximum number of disposables allowed in the {@link #loaderReactor}.
+     * Once exceeded, new calls to {@link #loadImmediate()} will evict all disposables in the
+     * {@link #loaderReactor} in order to load a new set of items.
+     *
+     * @see #loadImmediate()
+     * @see #maybeLoadItem(PlayQueueItem)
+     * */
+    private final static int MAXIMUM_LOADER_SIZE = WINDOW_SIZE * 2 + 1;
+    @NonNull private final CompositeDisposable loaderReactor;
+    @NonNull private final Set<PlayQueueItem> loadingItems;
+    @NonNull private final SerialDisposable syncReactor;
 
-    private Subscription playQueueReactor;
+    @NonNull private final AtomicBoolean isBlocked;
-    private SerialDisposable syncReactor;
 
-    private PlayQueueItem syncedItem;
+    @NonNull private DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource sources;
-
-    private boolean isBlocked;
 
     public MediaSourceManager(@NonNull final PlaybackListener listener,
                               @NonNull final PlayQueue playQueue) {
-        this(listener, playQueue, 1, 400L);
+        this(listener, playQueue,
+                /*loadDebounceMillis=*/400L,
+                /*windowRefreshTimeMillis=*/TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(10, TimeUnit.MINUTES));
     }
 
     private MediaSourceManager(@NonNull final PlaybackListener listener,
                                @NonNull final PlayQueue playQueue,
-                               final int windowSize,
+                               final long loadDebounceMillis,
-                               final long loadDebounceMillis) {
+                               final long windowRefreshTimeMillis) {
-        if (windowSize <= 0) {
+        if (playQueue.getBroadcastReceiver() == null) {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("MediaSourceManager window size must be greater than 0");
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Play Queue has not been initialized.");
         }
 
         this.playbackListener = listener;
         this.playQueue = playQueue;
-        this.windowSize = windowSize;
-        this.loadDebounceMillis = loadDebounceMillis;
 
-        this.syncReactor = new SerialDisposable();
+        this.windowRefreshTimeMillis = windowRefreshTimeMillis;
-        this.debouncedLoadSignal = PublishSubject.create();
+
+        this.loadDebounceMillis = loadDebounceMillis;
+        this.debouncedSignal = PublishSubject.create();
         this.debouncedLoader = getDebouncedLoader();
 
-        this.sourceBuilder = getSourceBuilder();
+        this.playQueueReactor = EmptySubscription.INSTANCE;
+        this.loaderReactor = new CompositeDisposable();
+        this.syncReactor = new SerialDisposable();
+
+        this.isBlocked = new AtomicBoolean(false);
 
         this.sources = new DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource();
 
+        this.loadingItems = Collections.synchronizedSet(new HashSet<>());
+
         playQueue.getBroadcastReceiver()
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                 .subscribe(getReactor());
     }
 
-    /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    // DeferredMediaSource listener
-    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
-
-    private DeferredMediaSource.Callback getSourceBuilder() {
-        return playbackListener::sourceOf;
-    }
-
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Exposed Methods
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
@@ -98,16 +150,15 @@ public class MediaSourceManager {
      * Dispose the manager and releases all message buses and loaders.
      * */
     public void dispose() {
-        if (debouncedLoadSignal != null) debouncedLoadSignal.onComplete();
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "dispose() called.");
-        if (debouncedLoader != null) debouncedLoader.dispose();
-        if (playQueueReactor != null) playQueueReactor.cancel();
-        if (syncReactor != null) syncReactor.dispose();
-        if (sources != null) sources.releaseSource();
 
-        playQueueReactor = null;
+        debouncedSignal.onComplete();
-        syncReactor = null;
+        debouncedLoader.dispose();
-        syncedItem = null;
+
-        sources = null;
+        playQueueReactor.cancel();
+        loaderReactor.dispose();
+        syncReactor.dispose();
+        sources.releaseSource();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -116,18 +167,20 @@ public class MediaSourceManager {
      * Unblocks the player once the item at the current index is loaded.
      * */
     public void load() {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "load() called.");
         loadDebounced();
     }
 
     /**
      * Blocks the player and repopulate the sources.
      *
-     * Does not ensure the player is unblocked and should be done explicitly through {@link #load() load}.
+     * Does not ensure the player is unblocked and should be done explicitly
+     * through {@link #load() load}.
      * */
     public void reset() {
-        tryBlock();
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "reset() called.");
 
-        syncedItem = null;
+        maybeBlock();
         populateSources();
     }
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -138,14 +191,14 @@ public class MediaSourceManager {
         return new Subscriber<PlayQueueEvent>() {
             @Override
             public void onSubscribe(@NonNull Subscription d) {
-                if (playQueueReactor != null) playQueueReactor.cancel();
+                playQueueReactor.cancel();
                 playQueueReactor = d;
                 playQueueReactor.request(1);
             }
 
             @Override
             public void onNext(@NonNull PlayQueueEvent playQueueMessage) {
-                if (playQueueReactor != null) onPlayQueueChanged(playQueueMessage);
+                onPlayQueueChanged(playQueueMessage);
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -158,14 +211,13 @@ public class MediaSourceManager {
 
     private void onPlayQueueChanged(final PlayQueueEvent event) {
         if (playQueue.isEmpty() && playQueue.isComplete()) {
-            playbackListener.shutdown();
+            playbackListener.onPlaybackShutdown();
             return;
         }
 
         // Event specific action
         switch (event.type()) {
             case INIT:
-            case REORDER:
             case ERROR:
                 reset();
                 break;
@@ -180,6 +232,12 @@ public class MediaSourceManager {
                 final MoveEvent moveEvent = (MoveEvent) event;
                 move(moveEvent.getFromIndex(), moveEvent.getToIndex());
                 break;
+            case REORDER:
+                // Need to move to ensure the playing index from play queue matches that of
+                // the source timeline, and then window correction can take care of the rest
+                final ReorderEvent reorderEvent = (ReorderEvent) event;
+                move(reorderEvent.getFromSelectedIndex(), reorderEvent.getToSelectedIndex());
+                break;
             case SELECT:
             case RECOVERY:
             default:
@@ -191,11 +249,11 @@ public class MediaSourceManager {
             case INIT:
             case REORDER:
             case ERROR:
+            case SELECT:
                 loadImmediate(); // low frequency, critical events
                 break;
             case APPEND:
             case REMOVE:
-            case SELECT:
             case MOVE:
             case RECOVERY:
             default:
@@ -204,69 +262,100 @@ public class MediaSourceManager {
         }
 
         if (!isPlayQueueReady()) {
-            tryBlock();
+            maybeBlock();
             playQueue.fetch();
         }
-        if (playQueueReactor != null) playQueueReactor.request(1);
+        playQueueReactor.request(1);
     }
 
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    // Internal Helpers
+    // Playback Locking
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
     private boolean isPlayQueueReady() {
-        return playQueue.isComplete() || playQueue.size() - playQueue.getIndex() > windowSize;
+        final boolean isWindowLoaded = playQueue.size() - playQueue.getIndex() > WINDOW_SIZE;
+        return playQueue.isComplete() || isWindowLoaded;
     }
 
-    private boolean tryBlock() {
+    private boolean isPlaybackReady() {
-        if (!isBlocked) {
+        if (sources.getSize() != playQueue.size()) return false;
-            playbackListener.block();
+
-            resetSources();
+        final MediaSource mediaSource = sources.getMediaSource(playQueue.getIndex());
-            isBlocked = true;
+        final PlayQueueItem playQueueItem = playQueue.getItem();
-            return true;
+
+        if (mediaSource instanceof LoadedMediaSource) {
+            return playQueueItem == ((LoadedMediaSource) mediaSource).getStream();
+        } else if (mediaSource instanceof FailedMediaSource) {
+            return playQueueItem == ((FailedMediaSource) mediaSource).getStream();
         }
         return false;
     }
 
-    private boolean tryUnblock() {
+    private void maybeBlock() {
-        if (isPlayQueueReady() && isBlocked && sources != null) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "maybeBlock() called.");
-            isBlocked = false;
+
-            playbackListener.unblock(sources);
+        if (isBlocked.get()) return;
-            return true;
+
-        }
+        playbackListener.onPlaybackBlock();
-        return false;
+        resetSources();
+
+        isBlocked.set(true);
     }
 
-    private void sync() {
+    private void maybeUnblock() {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "maybeUnblock() called.");
+
+        if (isPlayQueueReady() && isPlaybackReady() && isBlocked.get()) {
+            isBlocked.set(false);
+            playbackListener.onPlaybackUnblock(sources);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // Metadata Synchronization
+    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
+
+    private void maybeSync() {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "onPlaybackSynchronize() called.");
+
         final PlayQueueItem currentItem = playQueue.getItem();
-        if (currentItem == null) return;
+        if (isBlocked.get() || currentItem == null) return;
 
         final Consumer<StreamInfo> onSuccess = info -> syncInternal(currentItem, info);
-        final Consumer<Throwable> onError = throwable -> {
+        final Consumer<Throwable> onError = throwable -> syncInternal(currentItem, null);
-            Log.e(TAG, "Sync error:", throwable);
-            syncInternal(currentItem, null);
-        };
 
-        if (syncedItem != currentItem) {
+        final Disposable sync = currentItem.getStream()
-            syncedItem = currentItem;
+                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-            final Disposable sync = currentItem.getStream()
+                .subscribe(onSuccess, onError);
-                    .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+        syncReactor.set(sync);
-                    .subscribe(onSuccess, onError);
+    }
-            syncReactor.set(sync);
+
+    private void syncInternal(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item,
+                              @Nullable final StreamInfo info) {
+        // Ensure the current item is up to date with the play queue
+        if (playQueue.getItem() == item) {
+            playbackListener.onPlaybackSynchronize(item, info);
         }
     }
 
-    private void syncInternal(@android.support.annotation.NonNull final PlayQueueItem item,
+    private void maybeSynchronizePlayer() {
-                              @Nullable final StreamInfo info) {
+        maybeUnblock();
-        if (playQueue == null || playbackListener == null) return;
+        maybeSync();
-        // Ensure the current item is up to date with the play queue
+    }
-        if (playQueue.getItem() == item && playQueue.getItem() == syncedItem) {
+
-            playbackListener.sync(syncedItem,info);
+    /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        }
+    // MediaSource Loading
+    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
+
+    private Disposable getDebouncedLoader() {
+        return debouncedSignal
+                .debounce(loadDebounceMillis, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+                .subscribe(timestamp -> loadImmediate());
     }
 
     private void loadDebounced() {
-        debouncedLoadSignal.onNext(System.currentTimeMillis());
+        debouncedSignal.onNext(System.currentTimeMillis());
     }
 
     private void loadImmediate() {
@@ -274,87 +363,182 @@ public class MediaSourceManager {
         final int currentIndex = playQueue.getIndex();
         final PlayQueueItem currentItem = playQueue.getItem(currentIndex);
         if (currentItem == null) return;
-        loadItem(currentItem);
+
+        // Evict the items being loaded to free up memory
+        if (!loadingItems.contains(currentItem) && loaderReactor.size() > MAXIMUM_LOADER_SIZE) {
+            loaderReactor.clear();
+            loadingItems.clear();
+        }
+        maybeLoadItem(currentItem);
 
         // The rest are just for seamless playback
-        final int leftBound = Math.max(0, currentIndex - windowSize);
+        // Although timeline is not updated prior to the current index, these sources are still
-        final int rightLimit = currentIndex + windowSize + 1;
+        // loaded into the cache for faster retrieval at a potentially later time.
+        final int leftBound = Math.max(0, currentIndex - WINDOW_SIZE);
+        final int rightLimit = currentIndex + WINDOW_SIZE + 1;
         final int rightBound = Math.min(playQueue.size(), rightLimit);
-        final List<PlayQueueItem> items = new ArrayList<>(playQueue.getStreams().subList(leftBound, rightBound));
+        final List<PlayQueueItem> items = new ArrayList<>(
+                playQueue.getStreams().subList(leftBound,rightBound));
 
         // Do a round robin
         final int excess = rightLimit - playQueue.size();
-        if (excess >= 0) items.addAll(playQueue.getStreams().subList(0, Math.min(playQueue.size(), excess)));
+        if (excess >= 0) {
+            items.addAll(playQueue.getStreams().subList(0, Math.min(playQueue.size(), excess)));
+        }
 
-        for (final PlayQueueItem item: items) loadItem(item);
+        for (final PlayQueueItem item : items) {
-    }
+            maybeLoadItem(item);
-
-    private void loadItem(@Nullable final PlayQueueItem item) {
-        if (item == null) return;
-
-        final int index = playQueue.indexOf(item);
-        if (index > sources.getSize() - 1) return;
-
-        final DeferredMediaSource mediaSource = (DeferredMediaSource) sources.getMediaSource(playQueue.indexOf(item));
-        if (mediaSource.state() == DeferredMediaSource.STATE_PREPARED) mediaSource.load();
-
-        tryUnblock();
-        if (!isBlocked) sync();
-    }
-
-    private void resetSources() {
-        if (this.sources != null) this.sources.releaseSource();
-        this.sources = new DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource();
-    }
-
-    private void populateSources() {
-        if (sources == null) return;
-
-        for (final PlayQueueItem item : playQueue.getStreams()) {
-            insert(playQueue.indexOf(item), new DeferredMediaSource(item, sourceBuilder));
         }
     }
 
-    private Disposable getDebouncedLoader() {
+    private void maybeLoadItem(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item) {
-        return debouncedLoadSignal
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "maybeLoadItem() called.");
-                .debounce(loadDebounceMillis, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+        if (playQueue.indexOf(item) >= sources.getSize()) return;
-                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+
-                .subscribe(timestamp -> loadImmediate());
+        if (!loadingItems.contains(item) && isCorrectionNeeded(item)) {
+            if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "MediaSource - Loading=[" + item.getTitle() +
+                    "] with url=[" + item.getUrl() + "]");
+
+            loadingItems.add(item);
+            final Disposable loader = getLoadedMediaSource(item)
+                    .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+                    /* No exception handling since getLoadedMediaSource guarantees nonnull return */
+                    .subscribe(mediaSource -> onMediaSourceReceived(item, mediaSource));
+            loaderReactor.add(loader);
+        }
+
+        maybeSynchronizePlayer();
     }
+
+    private Single<ManagedMediaSource> getLoadedMediaSource(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem stream) {
+        return stream.getStream().map(streamInfo -> {
+            final MediaSource source = playbackListener.sourceOf(stream, streamInfo);
+            if (source == null) {
+                final Exception exception = new IllegalStateException(
+                        "Unable to resolve source from stream info." +
+                                " URL: " + stream.getUrl() +
+                                ", audio count: " + streamInfo.audio_streams.size() +
+                                ", video count: " + streamInfo.video_only_streams.size() +
+                                streamInfo.video_streams.size());
+                return new FailedMediaSource(stream, exception);
+            }
+
+            final long expiration = System.currentTimeMillis() + windowRefreshTimeMillis;
+            return new LoadedMediaSource(source, stream, expiration);
+        }).onErrorReturn(throwable -> new FailedMediaSource(stream, throwable));
+    }
+
+    private void onMediaSourceReceived(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item,
+                                       @NonNull final ManagedMediaSource mediaSource) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "MediaSource - Loaded=[" + item.getTitle() +
+                "] with url=[" + item.getUrl() + "]");
+
+        loadingItems.remove(item);
+
+        final int itemIndex = playQueue.indexOf(item);
+        // Only update the playlist timeline for items at the current index or after.
+        if (itemIndex >= playQueue.getIndex() && isCorrectionNeeded(item)) {
+            if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "MediaSource - Updating index=[" + itemIndex + "] with " +
+                    "title=[" + item.getTitle() + "] at url=[" + item.getUrl() + "]");
+            update(itemIndex, mediaSource, this::maybeSynchronizePlayer);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the corresponding MediaSource in {@link DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource}
+     * for a given {@link PlayQueueItem} needs replacement, either due to gapless playback
+     * readiness or playlist desynchronization.
+     * <br><br>
+     * If the given {@link PlayQueueItem} is currently being played and is already loaded,
+     * then correction is not only needed if the playlist is desynchronized. Otherwise, the
+     * check depends on the status (e.g. expiration or placeholder) of the
+     * {@link ManagedMediaSource}.
+     * */
+    private boolean isCorrectionNeeded(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item) {
+        final int index = playQueue.indexOf(item);
+        if (index == -1 || index >= sources.getSize()) return false;
+
+        final ManagedMediaSource mediaSource = (ManagedMediaSource) sources.getMediaSource(index);
+
+        if (index == playQueue.getIndex() && mediaSource instanceof LoadedMediaSource) {
+            return item != ((LoadedMediaSource) mediaSource).getStream();
+        } else {
+            return mediaSource.canReplace(item);
+        }
+    }
+
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    // Media Source List Manipulation
+    // MediaSource Playlist Helpers
+    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
+
+    private void resetSources() {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "resetSources() called.");
+
+        this.sources.releaseSource();
+        this.sources = new DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource(false,
+                new ShuffleOrder.UnshuffledShuffleOrder(0));
+    }
+
+    private void populateSources() {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "populateSources() called.");
+        if (sources.getSize() >= playQueue.size()) return;
+
+        for (int index = sources.getSize() - 1; index < playQueue.size(); index++) {
+            emplace(index, new PlaceholderMediaSource());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // MediaSource Playlist Manipulation
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
     /**
-     * Inserts a source into {@link DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource} with position
+     * Places a {@link MediaSource} into the {@link DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource}
-     * in respect to the play queue.
+     * with position in respect to the play queue only if no {@link MediaSource}
-     *
+     * already exists at the given index.
-     * If the play queue index already exists, then the insert is ignored.
      * */
-    private void insert(final int queueIndex, final DeferredMediaSource source) {
+    private synchronized void emplace(final int index, @NonNull final MediaSource source) {
-        if (sources == null) return;
+        if (index < sources.getSize()) return;
-        if (queueIndex < 0 || queueIndex < sources.getSize()) return;
 
-        sources.addMediaSource(queueIndex, source);
+        sources.addMediaSource(index, source);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Removes a source from {@link DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource} with the given play queue index.
+     * Removes a {@link MediaSource} from {@link DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource}
-     *
+     * at the given index. If this index is out of bound, then the removal is ignored.
-     * If the play queue index does not exist, the removal is ignored.
      * */
-    private void remove(final int queueIndex) {
+    private synchronized void remove(final int index) {
-        if (sources == null) return;
+        if (index < 0 || index > sources.getSize()) return;
-        if (queueIndex < 0 || queueIndex > sources.getSize()) return;
 
-        sources.removeMediaSource(queueIndex);
+        sources.removeMediaSource(index);
     }
 
-    private void move(final int source, final int target) {
+    /**
-        if (sources == null) return;
+     * Moves a {@link MediaSource} in {@link DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource}
+     * from the given source index to the target index. If either index is out of bound,
+     * then the call is ignored.
+     * */
+    private synchronized void move(final int source, final int target) {
         if (source < 0 || target < 0) return;
         if (source >= sources.getSize() || target >= sources.getSize()) return;
 
         sources.moveMediaSource(source, target);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the {@link MediaSource} in {@link DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource}
+     * at the given index with a given {@link MediaSource}. If the index is out of bound,
+     * then the replacement is ignored.
+     * <br><br>
+     * Not recommended to use on indices LESS THAN the currently playing index, since
+     * this will modify the playback timeline prior to the index and may cause desynchronization
+     * on the playing item between {@link PlayQueue} and {@link DynamicConcatenatingMediaSource}.
+     * */
+    private synchronized void update(final int index, @NonNull final MediaSource source,
+                                     @Nullable final Runnable finalizingAction) {
+        if (index < 0 || index >= sources.getSize()) return;
+
+        sources.addMediaSource(index + 1, source, () ->
+                sources.removeMediaSource(index, finalizingAction));
+    }
 }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/playback/PlaybackListener.java

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public interface PlaybackListener {
      *
      * May be called at any time.
      * */
-    void block();
+    void onPlaybackBlock();
 
     /**
      * Called when the stream at the current queue index is ready.
@@ -26,18 +26,16 @@ public interface PlaybackListener {
      *
      * May be called only when the player is blocked.
      * */
-    void unblock(final MediaSource mediaSource);
+    void onPlaybackUnblock(final MediaSource mediaSource);
 
     /**
      * Called when the queue index is refreshed.
      * Signals to the listener to synchronize the player's window to the manager's
      * window.
      *
-     * Occurs once only per play queue item change.
+     * May be called anytime at any amount once unblock is called.
-     *
-     * May be called only after unblock is called.
      * */
-    void sync(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item, @Nullable final StreamInfo info);
+    void onPlaybackSynchronize(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item, @Nullable final StreamInfo info);
 
     /**
      * Requests the listener to resolve a stream info into a media source
@@ -55,5 +53,5 @@ public interface PlaybackListener {
      *
      * May be called at any time.
      * */
-    void shutdown();
+    void onPlaybackShutdown();
 }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/playlist/AbstractInfoPlayQueue.java

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ abstract class AbstractInfoPlayQueue<T extends ListInfo, U extends InfoItem> ext
     public void dispose() {
         super.dispose();
         if (fetchReactor != null) fetchReactor.dispose();
+        fetchReactor = null;
     }
 
     private static List<PlayQueueItem> extractListItems(final List<InfoItem> infos) {

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/playlist/PlayQueue.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.playlist;
 
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import org.reactivestreams.Subscriber;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public abstract class PlayQueue implements Serializable {
 
     private ArrayList<PlayQueueItem> backup;
     private ArrayList<PlayQueueItem> streams;
-    private final AtomicInteger queueIndex;
+    @NonNull private final AtomicInteger queueIndex;
 
     private transient BehaviorSubject<PlayQueueEvent> eventBroadcast;
     private transient Flowable<PlayQueueEvent> broadcastReceiver;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ public abstract class PlayQueue implements Serializable {
         if (eventBroadcast != null) eventBroadcast.onComplete();
         if (reportingReactor != null) reportingReactor.cancel();
 
+        eventBroadcast = null;
         broadcastReceiver = null;
         reportingReactor = null;
     }
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ public abstract class PlayQueue implements Serializable {
      * Returns the index of the given item using referential equality.
      * May be null despite play queue contains identical item.
      * */
-    public int indexOf(final PlayQueueItem item) {
+    public int indexOf(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem item) {
         // referential equality, can't think of a better way to do this
         // todo: better than this
         return streams.indexOf(item);
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ public abstract class PlayQueue implements Serializable {
      * Returns the play queue's update broadcast.
      * May be null if the play queue message bus is not initialized.
      * */
-    @NonNull
+    @Nullable
     public Flowable<PlayQueueEvent> getBroadcastReceiver() {
         return broadcastReceiver;
     }
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ public abstract class PlayQueue implements Serializable {
      *
      * @see #append(List items)
      * */
-    public synchronized void append(final PlayQueueItem... items) {
+    public synchronized void append(@NonNull final PlayQueueItem... items) {
         append(Arrays.asList(items));
     }
 
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ public abstract class PlayQueue implements Serializable {
      *
      * Will emit a {@link AppendEvent} on any given context.
      * */
-    public synchronized void append(final List<PlayQueueItem> items) {
+    public synchronized void append(@NonNull final List<PlayQueueItem> items) {
         List<PlayQueueItem> itemList = new ArrayList<>(items);
 
         if (isShuffled()) {
@@ -349,6 +351,7 @@ public abstract class PlayQueue implements Serializable {
         if (backup == null) {
             backup = new ArrayList<>(streams);
         }
+        final int originIndex = getIndex();
         final PlayQueueItem current = getItem();
         Collections.shuffle(streams);
 
@@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ public abstract class PlayQueue implements Serializable {
         }
         queueIndex.set(0);
 
-        broadcast(new ReorderEvent());
+        broadcast(new ReorderEvent(originIndex, queueIndex.get()));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -371,6 +374,7 @@ public abstract class PlayQueue implements Serializable {
      * */
     public synchronized void unshuffle() {
         if (backup == null) return;
+        final int originIndex = getIndex();
         final PlayQueueItem current = getItem();
 
         streams.clear();
@@ -384,14 +388,14 @@ public abstract class PlayQueue implements Serializable {
             queueIndex.set(0);
         }
 
-        broadcast(new ReorderEvent());
+        broadcast(new ReorderEvent(originIndex, queueIndex.get()));
     }
 
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Rx Broadcast
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
-    private void broadcast(final PlayQueueEvent event) {
+    private void broadcast(@NonNull final PlayQueueEvent event) {
         if (eventBroadcast != null) {
             eventBroadcast.onNext(event);
         }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/playlist/PlayQueueAdapter.java

@@ -63,22 +63,18 @@ public class PlayQueueAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHold
     }
 
     public PlayQueueAdapter(final Context context, final PlayQueue playQueue) {
+        if (playQueue.getBroadcastReceiver() == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Play Queue has not been initialized.");
+        }
+
         this.playQueueItemBuilder = new PlayQueueItemBuilder(context);
         this.playQueue = playQueue;
 
-        startReactor();
+        playQueue.getBroadcastReceiver().toObservable().subscribe(getReactor());
     }
 
-    public void setSelectedListener(final PlayQueueItemBuilder.OnSelectedListener listener) {
+    private Observer<PlayQueueEvent> getReactor() {
-        playQueueItemBuilder.setOnSelectedListener(listener);
+        return new Observer<PlayQueueEvent>() {
-    }
-
-    public void unsetSelectedListener() {
-        playQueueItemBuilder.setOnSelectedListener(null);
-    }
-
-    private void startReactor() {
-        final Observer<PlayQueueEvent> observer = new Observer<PlayQueueEvent>() {
             @Override
             public void onSubscribe(@NonNull Disposable d) {
                 if (playQueueReactor != null) playQueueReactor.dispose();
@@ -99,7 +95,6 @@ public class PlayQueueAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHold
             }
         };
 
-        playQueue.getBroadcastReceiver().toObservable().subscribe(observer);
     }
 
     private void onPlayQueueChanged(final PlayQueueEvent message) {
@@ -146,6 +141,14 @@ public class PlayQueueAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHold
         playQueueReactor = null;
     }
 
+    public void setSelectedListener(final PlayQueueItemBuilder.OnSelectedListener listener) {
+        playQueueItemBuilder.setOnSelectedListener(listener);
+    }
+
+    public void unsetSelectedListener() {
+        playQueueItemBuilder.setOnSelectedListener(null);
+    }
+
     public void setFooter(View footer) {
         this.footer = footer;
         notifyItemChanged(playQueue.size());

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/playlist/events/ReorderEvent.java

@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.playlist.events;
 
 public class ReorderEvent implements PlayQueueEvent {
+    private final int fromSelectedIndex;
+    private final int toSelectedIndex;
+
     @Override
     public PlayQueueEventType type() {
         return PlayQueueEventType.REORDER;
     }
 
-    public ReorderEvent() {
+    public ReorderEvent(final int fromSelectedIndex, final int toSelectedIndex) {
+        this.fromSelectedIndex = fromSelectedIndex;
+        this.toSelectedIndex = toSelectedIndex;
+    }
 
+    public int getFromSelectedIndex() {
+        return fromSelectedIndex;
+    }
+
+    public int getToSelectedIndex() {
+        return toSelectedIndex;
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ExtractorHelper.java

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public final class ExtractorHelper {
                                                          String url,
                                                          Single<I> loadFromNetwork) {
         checkServiceId(serviceId);
-        loadFromNetwork = loadFromNetwork.doOnSuccess((@NonNull I i) -> cache.putInfo(i));
+        loadFromNetwork = loadFromNetwork.doOnSuccess(info -> cache.putInfo(serviceId, url, info));
 
         Single<I> load;
         if (forceLoad) {
@@ -224,8 +224,6 @@ public final class ExtractorHelper {
                 Toast.makeText(context, R.string.network_error, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
             } else if (exception instanceof YoutubeStreamExtractor.GemaException) {
                 Toast.makeText(context, R.string.blocked_by_gema, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
-            } else if (exception instanceof YoutubeStreamExtractor.LiveStreamException) {
-                Toast.makeText(context, R.string.live_streams_not_supported, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
             } else if (exception instanceof ContentNotAvailableException) {
                 Toast.makeText(context, R.string.content_not_available, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
             } else {

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/InfoCache.java

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.util;
 
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.v4.util.LruCache;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Info;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.ServiceList.SoundCloud;
+
 
 public final class InfoCache {
     private static final boolean DEBUG = MainActivity.DEBUG;
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ public final class InfoCache {
         return instance;
     }
 
+    @Nullable
     public Info getFromKey(int serviceId, @NonNull String url) {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "getFromKey() called with: serviceId = [" + serviceId + "], url = [" + url + "]");
         synchronized (lruCache) {
@@ -59,18 +63,19 @@ public final class InfoCache {
         }
     }
 
-    public void putInfo(@NonNull Info info) {
+    public void putInfo(int serviceId, @NonNull String url, @NonNull Info info) {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "putInfo() called with: info = [" + info + "]");
-        synchronized (lruCache) {
-            final CacheData data = new CacheData(info, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_HOURS, TimeUnit.HOURS);
-            lruCache.put(keyOf(info), data);
-        }
-    }
 
-    public void removeInfo(@NonNull Info info) {
+        final long expirationMillis;
-        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "removeInfo() called with: info = [" + info + "]");
+        if (info.getServiceId() == SoundCloud.getServiceId()) {
+            expirationMillis = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(15, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+        } else {
+            expirationMillis = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_HOURS, TimeUnit.HOURS);
+        }
+
         synchronized (lruCache) {
-            lruCache.remove(keyOf(info));
+            final CacheData data = new CacheData(info, expirationMillis);
+            lruCache.put(keyOf(serviceId, url), data);
         }
     }
 
@@ -102,10 +107,7 @@ public final class InfoCache {
         }
     }
 
-    private static String keyOf(@NonNull final Info info) {
+    @NonNull
-        return keyOf(info.getServiceId(), info.getUrl());
-    }
-
     private static String keyOf(final int serviceId, @NonNull final String url) {
         return serviceId + url;
     }
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ public final class InfoCache {
         }
     }
 
+    @Nullable
     private static Info getInfo(@NonNull final LruCache<String, CacheData> cache,
                                 @NonNull final String key) {
         final CacheData data = cache.get(key);
@@ -136,12 +139,8 @@ public final class InfoCache {
         final private long expireTimestamp;
         final private Info info;
 
-        private CacheData(@NonNull final Info info,
+        private CacheData(@NonNull final Info info, final long timeoutMillis) {
-                          final long timeout,
+            this.expireTimestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() + timeoutMillis;
-                          @NonNull final TimeUnit timeUnit) {
-            this.expireTimestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() +
-                    TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(timeout, timeUnit);
-
             this.info = info;
         }
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/NavigationHelper.java

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
 import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
@@ -33,9 +35,9 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.feed.FeedFragment;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.kiosk.KioskFragment;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.playlist.PlaylistFragment;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search.SearchFragment;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.local.bookmark.LastPlayedFragment;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.local.bookmark.LocalPlaylistFragment;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.local.bookmark.MostPlayedFragment;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.local.bookmark.LastPlayedFragment;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.history.HistoryActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.BackgroundPlayer;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.player.BackgroundPlayerActivity;
@@ -59,39 +61,45 @@ public class NavigationHelper {
     // Players
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
-    public static Intent getPlayerIntent(final Context context,
+    @NonNull
-                                         final Class targetClazz,
+    public static Intent getPlayerIntent(@NonNull final Context context,
-                                         final PlayQueue playQueue,
+                                         @NonNull final Class targetClazz,
-                                         final String quality) {
+                                         @NonNull final PlayQueue playQueue,
-        Intent intent = new Intent(context, targetClazz)
+                                         @Nullable final String quality) {
-                .putExtra(VideoPlayer.PLAY_QUEUE, playQueue);
+        Intent intent = new Intent(context, targetClazz);
+
+        final String cacheKey = SerializedCache.getInstance().put(playQueue, PlayQueue.class);
+        if (cacheKey != null) intent.putExtra(VideoPlayer.PLAY_QUEUE_KEY, cacheKey);
         if (quality != null) intent.putExtra(VideoPlayer.PLAYBACK_QUALITY, quality);
 
         return intent;
     }
 
-    public static Intent getPlayerIntent(final Context context,
+    @NonNull
-                                         final Class targetClazz,
+    public static Intent getPlayerIntent(@NonNull final Context context,
-                                         final PlayQueue playQueue) {
+                                         @NonNull final Class targetClazz,
+                                         @NonNull final PlayQueue playQueue) {
         return getPlayerIntent(context, targetClazz, playQueue, null);
     }
 
-    public static Intent getPlayerEnqueueIntent(final Context context,
+    @NonNull
-                                                final Class targetClazz,
+    public static Intent getPlayerEnqueueIntent(@NonNull final Context context,
-                                                final PlayQueue playQueue,
+                                                @NonNull final Class targetClazz,
+                                                @NonNull final PlayQueue playQueue,
                                                 final boolean selectOnAppend) {
         return getPlayerIntent(context, targetClazz, playQueue)
                 .putExtra(BasePlayer.APPEND_ONLY, true)
                 .putExtra(BasePlayer.SELECT_ON_APPEND, selectOnAppend);
     }
 
-    public static Intent getPlayerIntent(final Context context,
+    @NonNull
-                                         final Class targetClazz,
+    public static Intent getPlayerIntent(@NonNull final Context context,
-                                         final PlayQueue playQueue,
+                                         @NonNull final Class targetClazz,
+                                         @NonNull final PlayQueue playQueue,
                                          final int repeatMode,
                                          final float playbackSpeed,
                                          final float playbackPitch,
-                                         final String playbackQuality) {
+                                         @Nullable final String playbackQuality) {
         return getPlayerIntent(context, targetClazz, playQueue, playbackQuality)
                 .putExtra(BasePlayer.REPEAT_MODE, repeatMode)
                 .putExtra(BasePlayer.PLAYBACK_SPEED, playbackSpeed)
@@ -131,12 +139,12 @@ public class NavigationHelper {
         }
 
         Toast.makeText(context, R.string.popup_playing_toast, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-        context.startService(getPlayerIntent(context, PopupVideoPlayer.class, queue));
+        startService(context, getPlayerIntent(context, PopupVideoPlayer.class, queue));
     }
 
     public static void playOnBackgroundPlayer(final Context context, final PlayQueue queue) {
         Toast.makeText(context, R.string.background_player_playing_toast, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-        context.startService(getPlayerIntent(context, BackgroundPlayer.class, queue));
+        startService(context, getPlayerIntent(context, BackgroundPlayer.class, queue));
     }
 
     public static void enqueueOnPopupPlayer(final Context context, final PlayQueue queue) {
@@ -150,7 +158,8 @@ public class NavigationHelper {
         }
 
         Toast.makeText(context, R.string.popup_playing_append, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-        context.startService(getPlayerEnqueueIntent(context, PopupVideoPlayer.class, queue, selectOnAppend));
+        startService(context,
+                getPlayerEnqueueIntent(context, PopupVideoPlayer.class, queue, selectOnAppend));
     }
 
     public static void enqueueOnBackgroundPlayer(final Context context, final PlayQueue queue) {
@@ -159,7 +168,16 @@ public class NavigationHelper {
 
     public static void enqueueOnBackgroundPlayer(final Context context, final PlayQueue queue, boolean selectOnAppend) {
         Toast.makeText(context, R.string.background_player_append, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-        context.startService(getPlayerEnqueueIntent(context, BackgroundPlayer.class, queue, selectOnAppend));
+        startService(context,
+                getPlayerEnqueueIntent(context, BackgroundPlayer.class, queue, selectOnAppend));
+    }
+
+    public static void startService(@NonNull final Context context, @NonNull final Intent intent) {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            context.startForegroundService(intent);
+        } else {
+            context.startService(intent);
+        }
     }
 
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/SerializedCache.java

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package org.schabi.newpipe.util;
+
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.support.v4.util.LruCache;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import org.schabi.newpipe.MainActivity;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+public class SerializedCache {
+    private static final boolean DEBUG = MainActivity.DEBUG;
+    private final String TAG = getClass().getSimpleName();
+
+    private static final SerializedCache instance = new SerializedCache();
+    private static final int MAX_ITEMS_ON_CACHE = 5;
+
+    private static final LruCache<String, CacheData> lruCache =
+            new LruCache<>(MAX_ITEMS_ON_CACHE);
+
+    private SerializedCache() {
+        //no instance
+    }
+
+    public static SerializedCache getInstance() {
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    public <T> T take(@NonNull final String key, @NonNull final Class<T> type) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "take() called with: key = [" + key + "]");
+        synchronized (lruCache) {
+            return lruCache.get(key) != null ? getItem(lruCache.remove(key), type) : null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    public <T> T get(@NonNull final String key, @NonNull final Class<T> type) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "get() called with: key = [" + key + "]");
+        synchronized (lruCache) {
+            final CacheData data = lruCache.get(key);
+            return data != null ? getItem(data, type) : null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    public <T extends Serializable> String put(@NonNull T item, @NonNull final Class<T> type) {
+        final String key = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        return put(key, item, type) ? key : null;
+    }
+
+    public <T extends Serializable> boolean put(@NonNull final String key, @NonNull T item,
+                                                @NonNull final Class<T> type) {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "put() called with: key = [" + key + "], item = [" + item + "]");
+        synchronized (lruCache) {
+            try {
+                lruCache.put(key, new CacheData<>(clone(item, type), type));
+                return true;
+            } catch (final Exception error) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Serialization failed for: ", error);
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public void clear() {
+        if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "clear() called");
+        synchronized (lruCache) {
+            lruCache.evictAll();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public long size() {
+        synchronized (lruCache) {
+            return lruCache.size();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    private <T> T getItem(@NonNull final CacheData data, @NonNull final Class<T> type) {
+        return type.isAssignableFrom(data.type) ? type.cast(data.item) : null;
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
+    private <T extends Serializable> T clone(@NonNull T item,
+                                             @NonNull final Class<T> type) throws Exception {
+        final ByteArrayOutputStream bytesOutput = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        try (final ObjectOutputStream objectOutput = new ObjectOutputStream(bytesOutput)) {
+            objectOutput.writeObject(item);
+            objectOutput.flush();
+        }
+        final Object clone = new ObjectInputStream(
+                new ByteArrayInputStream(bytesOutput.toByteArray())).readObject();
+        return type.cast(clone);
+    }
+
+    final private static class CacheData<T> {
+        private final T item;
+        private final Class<T> type;
+
+        private CacheData(@NonNull final T item, @NonNull Class<T> type) {
+            this.item = item;
+            this.type = type;
+        }
+    }
+}

app/src/main/res/layout-land/activity_player_queue_control.xml

@@ -296,5 +296,15 @@
             android:textColor="?attr/colorAccent"
             tools:ignore="HardcodedText"
             tools:text="1:23:49"/>
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/live_sync"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:text="@string/live_sync"
+            android:textColor="?attr/colorAccent"
+            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+            android:visibility="gone"/>
     </LinearLayout>
 </RelativeLayout>

app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main_player.xml

@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
         tools:visibility="visible">
 
         <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/playbackWindowRoot"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:fitsSystemWindows="true">
@@ -397,6 +398,17 @@
                     android:textColor="@android:color/white"
                     tools:ignore="HardcodedText"
                     tools:text="1:23:49"/>
+
+                <TextView
+                    android:id="@+id/playbackLiveSync"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                    android:gravity="center"
+                    android:text="@string/live_sync"
+                    android:textColor="@android:color/white"
+                    android:visibility="gone"
+                    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                    tools:ignore="HardcodedText,RtlHardcoded,RtlSymmetry" />
             </LinearLayout>
         </RelativeLayout>
 

app/src/main/res/layout/activity_player_queue_control.xml

@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@
             android:textColor="?attr/colorAccent"
             tools:ignore="HardcodedText"
             tools:text="1:23:49"/>
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/live_sync"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:text="@string/live_sync"
+            android:textColor="?attr/colorAccent"
+            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+            android:visibility="gone"/>
     </LinearLayout>
 
     <RelativeLayout

app/src/main/res/layout/player_popup.xml

@@ -190,6 +190,17 @@
                 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
                 tools:ignore="HardcodedText,RtlHardcoded,RtlSymmetry"
                 tools:text="1:23:49"/>
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/playbackLiveSync"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:gravity="center_vertical"
+                android:text="@string/live_sync"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/white"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                tools:ignore="HardcodedText,RtlHardcoded,RtlSymmetry" />
         </LinearLayout>
     </RelativeLayout>
 

app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
     <string name="player_gesture_controls_key" translatable="false">player_gesture_controls</string>
     <string name="resume_on_audio_focus_gain_key" translatable="false">resume_on_audio_focus_gain</string>
     <string name="popup_remember_size_pos_key" translatable="false">popup_remember_size_pos_key</string>
+    <string name="use_inexact_seek_key" translatable="false">use_inexact_seek_key</string>
+    <string name="auto_queue_key" translatable="false">auto_queue_key</string>
 
     <string name="default_resolution_key" translatable="false">default_resolution</string>
     <string name="default_resolution_value" translatable="false">360p</string>

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
     <string name="black_theme_title">Black</string>
     <string name="popup_remember_size_pos_title">Remember popup size and position</string>
     <string name="popup_remember_size_pos_summary">Remember last size and position of popup</string>
+    <string name="use_inexact_seek_title">Use fast inexact seek</string>
+    <string name="use_inexact_seek_summary">Inexact seek allows the player to seek to positions faster with reduced precision</string>
+    <string name="auto_queue_title">Auto-queue next stream</string>
+    <string name="auto_queue_summary">Automatically append a related stream when playback starts on the last stream in a non-repeating play queue.</string>
     <string name="player_gesture_controls_title">Player gesture controls</string>
     <string name="player_gesture_controls_summary">Use gestures to control the brightness and volume of the player</string>
     <string name="show_search_suggestions_title">Search suggestions</string>
@@ -413,6 +417,8 @@
     <string name="normal_caption_font_size">Normal Font</string>
     <string name="larger_caption_font_size">Larger Font</string>
 
+    <string name="live_sync">SYNC</string>
+
     <!-- Debug Settings -->
     <string name="enable_leak_canary_title">Enable LeakCanary</string>
     <string name="enable_leak_canary_summary">Memory leak monitoring may cause app to become unresponsive when heap dumping</string>

app/src/main/res/xml/content_settings.xml

@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
         android:key="@string/show_search_suggestions_key"
         android:summary="@string/show_search_suggestions_summary"
         android:title="@string/show_search_suggestions_title"/>
+
+    <SwitchPreference
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:key="@string/auto_queue_key"
+        android:summary="@string/auto_queue_summary"
+        android:title="@string/auto_queue_title"/>
+
     <ListPreference
         android:defaultValue="@string/kiosk_page_key"
         android:entries="@array/main_page_content_names"

app/src/main/res/xml/video_audio_settings.xml

@@ -100,5 +100,10 @@
             android:summary="@string/popup_remember_size_pos_summary"
             android:title="@string/popup_remember_size_pos_title"/>
 
+        <SwitchPreference
+            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:key="@string/use_inexact_seek_key"
+            android:summary="@string/use_inexact_seek_summary"
+            android:title="@string/use_inexact_seek_title"/>
     </PreferenceCategory>
 </PreferenceScreen>