docs: improve Android 1.5.0 release notes

Author: Priveetee

release-notes/v1.5.0.md

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 # TypeType for Android 1.5.0
 
-TypeType for Android 1.5.0 brings a much more complete Shorts experience,
-deeper player interactions and a long list of improvements across browsing,
-comments, subscriptions and self-hosted instances.
-
-The application is still in beta. Thank you to everyone testing it, reporting
-problems and helping improve the Android experience.
-
-## What is new
-
-- A rebuilt Shorts experience with smoother transitions, faster startup and
-  more reliable playback while scrolling.
-- Swipe from a Short to open its channel, with clearer gesture feedback and
-  controls that remain available during the interaction.
-- Copy titles, view engagement details and use more complete playback controls
-  directly from Shorts.
-- Faster transitions between prepared videos through playback-session and
-  stream reuse.
-- Comments are now available from the player quick actions.
-- Load paginated comment replies, including nested conversations, with clearer
-  timestamps, likes, loading states and errors.
-- More natural player gestures for seeking, volume and brightness, with saved
-  brightness preferences.
-- Expanded fullscreen controls and more reliable restoration when moving
-  between embedded, expanded and fullscreen playback.
-- Better handling of system bars, orientation changes and playback ending
-  while fullscreen is active.
-- Smoother player expansion and collapse with continuous motion during drag
-  gestures.
-- Subscription feeds refresh without hiding useful cached content during a
-  temporary failure.
-- Stronger separation between accounts and instances when subscriptions are
-  cached or refreshed.
-- More useful diagnostics when a subscription page cannot be loaded.
-- Search, top-level navigation and restored application state now stay in sync
-  more reliably.
-- Cleaner layouts for channels, playlists, podcasts, notifications, settings
-  and player details.
-- Corrected playlist and video counts, live replay identification, shared URLs
-  and video menu state.
-- TypeType can now trust certificate authorities installed by the user, making
-  private and locally hosted HTTPS instances easier to use.
-- Refreshed authentication cookies are persisted before the application exits,
-  reducing unnecessary sign-ins after process recreation.
-- New performance coverage for Shorts paging and playback prefetch behavior.
-
-Features provided by newer TypeType-Server versions appear automatically when
-they are available. Older instances remain usable without showing unsupported
-controls.
-
-TypeType for Android supports Android 6.0 through Android 17 and does not
-require Google Play Services.
-
-If you encounter a problem, please open an issue in the
-[TypeType-Android repository](https://github.com/TypeType-Video/TypeType-Android/issues).
+TypeType for Android 1.5.0 brings a much more complete Shorts experience, deeper player interactions and improvements across comments, subscriptions, navigation and self-hosted instances.
+
+The application is still in beta.
+
+## Shorts
+
+- Rebuild Shorts playback with smoother transitions, faster startup and more reliable paging.
+- Reuse prepared playback sessions and prefetched streams when moving between Shorts.
+- Swipe from a Short to open its channel, with haptic feedback and controls that remain available during the gesture.
+- Copy titles, view engagement details and use more complete playback controls directly from Shorts.
+- Keep the active Short prioritized while preparing the next videos in the background.
+
+## Playback
+
+- Add more complete fullscreen controls and improve transitions between embedded, expanded and fullscreen playback.
+- Restore the embedded player correctly after leaving expanded playback.
+- Improve gestures for seeking, volume and brightness, and remember the selected brightness level.
+- Restore system bars and orientation more reliably when playback ends or fullscreen closes.
+- Add continuous player motion while dragging between expanded and minimized positions.
+- Identify live replays from their stream metadata instead of presenting them as upcoming broadcasts.
+- Normalize shared URLs, video metadata and player menu state.
+
+## Comments
+
+- Open comments directly from the player quick actions.
+- Load paginated and nested replies without replacing the conversation already on screen.
+- Improve comment timestamps, likes, interactive text, loading states and error presentation.
+
+## Subscriptions
+
+- Refresh subscription feeds without hiding useful cached content during temporary failures.
+- Keep subscription caches and refresh generations separated between accounts and instances.
+- Preserve typed Server errors and request IDs in subscription diagnostics.
+- Add coverage for live-feed pagination, cache recreation and stale refresh protection.
+
+## Navigation And Interface
+
+- Keep Search, top-level navigation and restored application state in sync more reliably.
+- Clean up layouts for channels, playlists, podcasts, notifications, settings and player details.
+- Correct playlist and video counts and improve content metadata presentation.
+- Refine settings hierarchy and channel discovery without hiding capabilities supported by the connected instance.
+
+## Self-Hosted Instances And Authentication
+
+- Trust certificate authorities installed by the user, making private and locally hosted HTTPS instances easier to use.
+- Show a clearer connection error when an instance certificate cannot be trusted.
+- Persist refreshed authentication cookies before process exit to reduce unnecessary sign-ins after process recreation.
+
+## Performance And Compatibility
+
+- Add Macrobenchmark coverage for Shorts paging and playback prefetch budgets.
+- Keep newer Server capabilities discoverable at runtime while preserving compatibility with older TypeType-Server versions.
+- Support Android 6.0 through Android 17 without requiring Google Play Services.
+
+## Thx
+
+Thx to @therealresonix for the detailed fullscreen, player motion, Search and navigation reports.
+
+Thx to @ollietheotter983 for reporting the subscription-feed problem and sharing diagnostics across different instances.
+
+Thx as well to everyone testing the Android beta, reporting bugs, sharing diagnostics and helping improve TypeType Android.
+
+## Installing
+
+Download the APK attached below. It is built from the tagged source, signed by the release workflow, checked for 16 KiB page alignment and verified against the Gradle application version. A SHA-256 checksum is provided alongside it.
+
+If something does not work correctly, please open an issue in the [TypeType-Android repository](https://github.com/TypeType-Video/TypeType-Android/issues).
+
+If u want to support TypeType Android, please share it with others. If u want to support it financially, u can do so through [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/Priveetee).
 
 **Full changelog:** https://github.com/TypeType-Video/TypeType-Android/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0