2026.02.04

ConduitPlatform/Conduit2026.02.04Feb 4, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

An update focused on changing the default YouTube player variant and updating the list of unsupported URLs.

Key Highlights

Changed default YouTube player to the `tv` variant
Updated the list of unsupported URLs
Minor maintenance updates to extractor logic

Full Release Notes

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#### Extractor changes
- **unsupported**: [Update unsupported URLs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c677d866d41eb4075b0a5e0c944a6543fc13f15d) ([#15812](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15812)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
- **youtube**: [Default to `tv` player JS variant](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1a895c18aaaf00f557aa8cbacb21faa638842431) ([#15818](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15818)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)

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