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MetroTube Patched version 1.2: Lunar New Year Update!

If you're new here, it's a modified version (8.1+ only) of a YouTube client for Windows Phone 8+.

Happy Lunar New Year (and also New Year) everyone! It's a bit late, but to celebrete, I'm dropping this update, it has a lot of new QOL features and improvements. Full changelog below:

Changelog

New Features

  • Support for Changing API Keys In-App: You can now change keys directly within the app (Access in settings -> keys) for a more flexible experience. (No more modifying keys!)
  • Invidious Proxy Support: Play videos using the Invidious proxy for improved privacy and performance, this also makes all VEVO music videos playable (availability depends on the Invidious instance you choose).
  • Personalized Related Videos Support: Watch more video with related video suggestions.
  • Subtitles Support: See what people are saying in the video.

Fixes

  • Fixed Subscriptions: Stay up-to-date with your favorite creators by accessing their latest videos in the new Subscriptions tab.
  • Fixed Liked Videos: Access your liked videos playlist through the Favorites section.
  • Readded age restricted prompt in video player.

Improvements

  • Added more tweaks in the code.
  • Added some improvements for login feature.
  • Added an improvement to how main live tile updates.
  • Modified the about page.

Notes

  • DASH streams (480p,720p or higher) are not supported. Windows Phone Silverlight Framework does not support playing two streams at once (video + audio). Only 360p and audio-only streams remain.
  • Since this patch's player uses Invidious API, beware of "Video Unavailable", "error while playing this video", or player loading indefinitely.
  • Subtitles also uses Invidious API, so some of it can't display.
  • When in fullscreen, you cannot scroll on the change subtitles popup, workaround: press back key to escape the full screen mode.
  • Watch later are not supported.
  • Subscriptions and related videos tabs loads a little bit slower than others because it uses InnerTube.
  • Guide of how to create your own API keys, Oauth2 client will be created soon. For now, go to MetroTube Patched 1.12 guide (just do the "Create an API key" and "Creating an OAuth client" steps) (and images are dead).
  • Oauth2 client needs to be a web application with the redirect uri http://localhost/oauth2callback .

Screenshots/Photos

Thanks to u/openretina for providing some of the photos here.

https://preview.redd.it/lmz13up5xhge1.png?width=1996&format=png&auto=webp&s=77128164f9bd99c1cd6fcab2bf47c7d356042eab

https://preview.redd.it/bm1d6l3dxhge1.png?width=2777&format=png&auto=webp&s=3aa99bab706412613d6f85d782d7d14804b645e3

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https://preview.redd.it/rpst1jywxhge1.png?width=480&format=png&auto=webp&s=a45f4068f8761adf5d9c8cd7a942d2d662133fb8

https://preview.redd.it/ns9msjvc0ige1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=ff154335d7e87ac6d0e7b7a38e4b4ff66312b7e2

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1 Comment
2025/02/01
10:01 UTC

49

Fully functional Excel on 640XL from 2015. Decided to power it on for old times sake. Always loved the keyboard on this thing.

3 Comments
2025/02/01
04:49 UTC

4

Got My Lumia 730 today

any tips for making it usable in 2025????

4 Comments
2025/01/31
13:37 UTC

5

Is there a SoundCloud app for Windows Phone?

2 Comments
2025/01/31
12:13 UTC

201

Just got myself a Lumia 950!

17 Comments
2025/01/31
08:28 UTC

2

my aunts lumia 540, part 2

so as you can tell by my user flair... i couldnt repair it and just gave it to a repair guy.

BUUUUT I TRIIIIIED

as from the last post i discovered, the battery connectors and the battery are the issue, but i thought the problem was just the battery and connectors not reaching together and not making a connection so i tried to put metal pieces in between them to make them contact, however it didnt work. instead i broke it even more!-ish????

well the thing is with all these put metal in between things, i made a small hole in the battery and made that broken connector pins completely get lost in the connector thing itself, and since i couldnt find any parts myself near me (iran), i just gave up and gave it to the repair guy

but i have a couple of questions for when the phone is repaired.

  1. is it worth installing windows 10 on it? or will it just be an absolute battery drainer and slow and laggy

  2. if it is worth installing, how do i do it? i cant find downloads for that ota updater thing.

3 Comments
2025/01/30
19:13 UTC

14

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2 Comments
2025/01/30
18:19 UTC

193

Before Lumia there was the Nokia N9.

55 Comments
2025/01/30
12:35 UTC

14

Lumia 1520 file transfer.

I've been looking for months of pictures of my daughter being a baby I've finally found them, they are located on a lumia 1520. I pulled out the microsd and windows could not mount. Placed sd card back into the 1520 all pictures and videos are there. Connected phone via usb to my laptop. Its connected but no storage is mounted. Any one got any ideas?

6 Comments
2025/01/30
08:14 UTC

5

What to do?

Just got a Lumia 735 (for free!) and I'm wondering what I could do with it? So far I've been using it as a reading device as it basically can't do anything else, but I'm wondering if there's more to do?

It runs Windows Mobile 8.1, not 10.

Also, it has somebody's account connected to it, but I could find a option to delete the account.

It appears the account has had its password changed to what the Lumia saved, so it's probably fine.

UPDATE: My W11 Laptop isn't picking up the Lumia, any help?

5 Comments
2025/01/30
00:35 UTC

5

are there any "metro"/wp skins or roms for modern phones?

anything ongoing, preexisting, planned?

for skins, is there any "complete" skin of android? with like every ui component

i would love to experience windows phone but there arent any on the market.

4 Comments
2025/01/29
17:06 UTC

3

Windows 10M Upgrade

I have recently bought a lumia 640 that I believe is running windows phone 8.1 I believe that this phone is also compatible with windows 10 mobile so I saw a windows 10 otc app that should allow me to install windows 10M on the phone. Is this correct? Thanks in advance

1 Comment
2025/01/29
16:44 UTC

7

Some tweaked apps?

So uh, I'm saving up for a Lumia 640, Here is some apps I want to sideload:

YouTube Discord Facebook FB Messenger Instagram & Twitter (can probably use the web version but okay) Spotify And some games. Does anyone know any apps? Thank you, It's alright if any of the apps I suggested don't work.

4 Comments
2025/01/29
08:26 UTC

5

Windows 10 Mobile Deployment Error

Can someone help me fix this?

System:Windows 10 Mobile

Device Model:Nokia Lumia 625

Failure reason: Failed to start deployment. Failure text: A Prerequisite for an install could not be satisfied. (0x80073cfd)

6 Comments
2025/01/29
07:01 UTC

2

Is posible make Win 8.1 jailbreaking?

Is it possible to jailbreak Windows 8.1? I have a Nokia Lumia 630 and it's a great phone, but I still need an app, and if anyone knows how to get the updated store? By the way, I also bought a Lumia 950 XL and it will arrive in a few days, but I would still like to have Lumia 630 in using.

1 Comment
2025/01/29
06:13 UTC

48

This is wild

3 Comments
2025/01/29
05:08 UTC

43

Nokia Lumia 925 screen issue?

I found this Nokia Lumia 925 used, thankfully it turns on, battery is struggling, but at night i noticed the screen isn’t fully off, black is not try black. I understand it should be AMOLED?

The photo is exaggerated, but it does show that there seems to be black dots, i’m guessing the screen is broken or maybe it was swapped to a cheap panel sometimes.

11 Comments
2025/01/28
21:42 UTC

7

This is my aunts old lumia 540

https://preview.redd.it/fx54uxza4sfe1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56c586bc9841637bcdd9a78a42c5732bce8ee6d0

it was working fine and my aunt was using it untill... the day came when the store for windows phone closed however i thought this was because the os was too old so i tried upgrading to windows 10 mobile but never did it...so she just bought a new redmi note 8.

after a while i decided to comeback and try to use it but my aunt gave me some very sad news, that my other aunt was watering the plants while the phone was nearby and... i think you know where this is going... the water spilled on the phone, breaking the battery, since than i had sometimes tried to use it again but nowadays that i use social media more, i decided to share it with the internet so maybe i could get it back...

when i plug it in it just shows the ms logo and than the red charge thing

https://preview.redd.it/8birp9qs5sfe1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bd53ff6fe80df3989afc9654b640cfa4ad6a6cc

and it will not charge nor does it let me boot, i heard to press the power and volume down but it just shows this info sign thing

https://preview.redd.it/sm7g0cog6sfe1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a8424d4c220f5cf0ae85c19d3d02bb2e5c088174

idk what it means, is this like download/fastboit mode in android? idk

i may try to use that windows phone recovery thing later on if my aunt allows me to take this home (she did) but for now this is pretty much it, but heres a question, you see, i think i may be able to swap this battery with another from my own phone or my uncles old yellow windows phone that i apparently broke when i was waaay younger, so maybe i could use that to make this work idk but i wanna know if my own j7's battery works without exploding this phone

540's battery:

2200mAh

3.8V

8.3Wh

model : BV-L4A

https://preview.redd.it/qf1b8enhbsfe1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c64a654e3b5648a273975ba0a5428a4a2b37eb1e

j7's battery :

3000mAh

3.85V

11.5Wh

model: EB-BJ700CBE

https://preview.redd.it/lxhfpyclbsfe1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=412aa73986981a3a73d7050347d53cd8b927dadc

https://preview.redd.it/j6ptcianbsfe1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb5697be7ee198f68e1653faaa8c6f27d60b34ac

oh... wait a sec the samsung one has 4 pins while the lumia has 3 pins, it just cant work tgan i guess???

EDIT : GREAT NEWS, I GOT ITS SD CARD TO WORK, IT JUST NEEDED TO BE DROWNED IN SOME 70% ALCHOHOL, I JUST TOLD THE NEWS TO MY AUNT YOU WONT BELIVE HOW FRICKEN HAPPY I AM

5 Comments
2025/01/28
19:20 UTC

2

Bricked Lumia 640 Dual Sim QHSUSB_BULK

I recently Windows 10 ARM on my Lumia 640 and i wanted to go back to Windows Phone 8.1, but when flashing with WPinternals, it got stuck at 0% and after 1 hour it didn't change. So i disconected my phone from the computer restarted it and the phone, but the screen went black and it showed up as QHSUSB_BULK. I tried WDRT but it failed. I tried using thor2 method but it gets stuck on sending signature. Please help me unbrick my lumia!

7 Comments
2025/01/28
18:15 UTC

9

Lumia 800 needs battery replaced. Recommendations much appreciated. Does not have to be OEM.

Bought one from an eBay seller, unfortunately it was dead, so had to return and got refunded.

Ordered from yet another eBay seller. Hoping this one is good enough.

Would like to know about other possible source of good-enough batteries for the Lumia 800.

5 Comments
2025/01/27
22:56 UTC

73

Found my old Lumia 920: UPDATE

So i let it charge up and jt turned on all by itself!! Thanks everyone for your help but luckily it all worked out!!

7 Comments
2025/01/27
20:31 UTC

3

Colour inversion on Windows Lumia LTE camera?

Hi,

Does anyone know if this feature is available on the Lumia 640 LTE Windows 8.1 phone or is there an app available for it? Any help is appreciated

..... john

0 Comments
2025/01/27
01:10 UTC

9

How do I use Unicord? Do I need a desktop browser to get my token?

4 Comments
2025/01/27
00:10 UTC

14

LUMIA 1020 BRICKED

Hi everyone, good afternoon. I found a Lumia 1020 that I've had for a while and it doesn't work because I had problems installing Windows 10 Mobile on it and I've never been able to get it to work again. I followed the XDA tutorial but I didn't have any success either. It doesn't recognize the PC at all but the Windows symbol flashes... Any tips on how to recover it without changing the board? (if that's even possible).

24 Comments
2025/01/26
21:12 UTC

24

Which Lumia would you recommend?

So I want to buy a Nokia Lumia with Windows 10, so I'm interested in your recommendations

12 Comments
2025/01/26
17:47 UTC

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