What's New

Updates, improvements, and fixes to Content Bite.

v1.0May 23, 2026Latest

Pro plan, live payments & free-tier limits

  • Content Bite is now live with real payments — subscribe to Pro directly from the billing page using any major credit or debit card
  • Free plan now has clearly defined limits: up to 5 news sources, 3 YouTube channels, 3 podcast sources, and 2 Telegram channels
  • AI features on the free plan include 10 article summaries, 3 podcast summaries, 3 YouTube summaries, and 3 mind maps per month
  • Ask AI about your feed is now a Pro-only feature
  • When you hit a free-plan limit, a clear upgrade prompt appears so you can unlock unlimited access with one click
  • Existing sources and saved content are never removed — limits only apply to adding new items
  • Discount and promo codes can now be applied at checkout
  • Monthly and yearly billing options available — yearly saves you two months
v0.9May 2, 2026

YouTube transcripts, Ask AI & translation

  • Full YouTube transcript extraction for any video — official captions used when available, AI-powered speech recognition as a fallback via Supadata
  • New Transcript tab on every YouTube video page — click any timestamp to jump straight to that moment in the video
  • New Ask AI tab for YouTube videos — ask questions about any video and get answers grounded in the full transcript
  • AI summaries now generated from the full video transcript, not just the description — far more accurate and detailed
  • Translation is now available on YouTube and podcast summaries — translate to French, German, Russian, Arabic, or Turkish with one tap
  • AI responses in Ask AI and summaries now render proper markdown — bold, headings, and bullet lists display correctly instead of showing raw symbols
  • Refreshed homepage — updated features, cleaner copy, no outdated references
v0.8April 26, 2026

New homepage & blog

  • Redesigned homepage — clearer overview of what Content Bite does, with a three-step workflow section and an FAQ
  • New Blog section with articles on AI-powered news reading and content workflows
  • Blog posts have an RSS feed — subscribe to stay updated without checking back manually
  • Improvements and bug fixes
v0.7.4April 24, 2026

Brand refresh & new logo

  • New orange brand identity — updated logo, navigation, favicon, and app icons across the board
  • Your news feed is now the first thing you see after logging in
  • Improvements and bug fixes
v0.7.3April 22, 2026

AI Insights, podcast improvements & more reactions

  • New AI Insights section on your profile — see your reading habits, top topics, and engagement stats at a glance
  • Each AI Insights stat now has a ? tooltip explaining what it measures
  • Like, Dislike, and Save buttons are now available on podcast and YouTube pages, not just the news feed
  • Podcast list now has a sidebar for per-podcast filtering with full pagination support
  • Added a list / card view toggle to the podcast list so you can choose your preferred layout
  • Fixed Guardian article images not loading correctly in some feed layouts
v0.7.2April 21, 2026

AI mind maps, feed fixes & navigation cleanup

  • AI mind maps for articles, YouTube videos, and podcasts — tap the mind map icon to see a visual breakdown of key ideas and connections
  • Feed now shows a clear error message with a Retry button if loading fails, instead of silently showing "No articles found"
  • Fixed a bug where the source filter was showing articles from sources you had not subscribed to
  • Source sidebar now has an "All" option; source selection is single-select for a cleaner experience
  • Removed the Magazines tab from navigation; refreshed icons throughout for a cleaner look
  • RSS article thumbnails are now loaded at higher resolution
  • Fixed broken source logos — switched to a more reliable provider
  • Removed 28 dead RSS sources that were no longer returning content
v0.7.1April 20, 2026

YouTube Channels

  • New YouTube Channels section — subscribe to your favourite channels and watch videos without leaving Content Bite
  • In-app video player with AI-generated summaries, key moments you can pin, and a chat to ask questions about any video
  • Transcript fetching now works for videos of any length, with automatic fallback to speech recognition when captions are unavailable
v0.7April 12, 2026

Story reactions & save to playlist

  • Stories now have Like, Dislike, Save, and Share action buttons on the right side of each card
  • Saving a story opens the playlist picker — choose or create a playlist, exactly like saving from the feed
  • Share uses the native share sheet on mobile, or copies the link on desktop
  • Reactions and saved state are remembered across sessions
  • Improvements and bug fixes
v0.6April 10, 2026

Sidebar layout & cleaner reading experience

  • Redesigned News page with a sticky sidebar — filters and sources are always visible on desktop without cluttering the content area
  • On mobile, filters live behind a "Filters" drawer button in the header, with an indicator dot when non-default filters are active
  • Time range and category/source filters are now a clean vertical list instead of wrapping pill rows
  • Card grid view now shows 3 columns on desktop
  • Fixed article timestamps — some articles were incorrectly showing "just now" when they were actually days old
v0.5April 9, 2026

AI summaries, story filters & stability fixes

  • AI summaries now cite sources as clickable hyperlinks — source names link directly to the original article
  • Story strips (visual cards at the top of each page) now respect your active source and time filters
  • Fixed a bug where the AI Summary card would go blank on error — it now shows a clear error message
  • Added GDPR cookie consent banner with Google Analytics consent mode — analytics only activate after you accept
  • Added Privacy Policy page
v0.4April 8, 2026

Login fixes & auth improvements

  • Fixed session refresh issues that were causing some users to see login errors on page load
  • OAuth errors (e.g. Google sign-in failures) now show a clear message on the login page instead of a blank redirect