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- Refreshed homepage — updated features, cleaner copy, no outdated references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