feat(YouTube/Spoof client): fix background playback issue with livestream on iOS clients

[inotia00]

Application

YouTube

Feature description

This is not a patch request, but a description of the feature that will be introduce in the next release.

Background playback does not work on livestreams when spoofing with iOS clients.

This is a known issue, and a commit (selectively spoof client for general video/livestreams/Shorts/fallback) was added as a temporary workaround for this.

Luckily I found a method to force-enable background playback, which may be a valid workaround for the background playback issue with livestream on iOS clients.

One problem is that this fix only works if the Remove background playback restrictions patch is included.

Accordingly, the Remove background playback restrictions patch will be added as a dependency of the Spoof client patch.

Motivation

The iOS client has the least side effects.

To use the iOS client as the default, I need to fix the remaining side effects as much as possible.

Acknowledgements

• This is not a feature request for YouTube.
• This issue is not a duplicate of an existing feature request.
• I have chosen an appropriate title.
• All requested information has been provided properly.
• I have written the title and contents in English.

https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/pull/3480
If the above bug fix also are merged, all side effects of iOS clients have been practically resolved. However, I know that iOS clients do not support the OPUS codec. Is there nevertheless a way to apply the OPUS codec?

[inotia00]

ReVanced/revanced-patches#3480

That PR doesn't resolve the watch history issue on the brand account

It does the same thing as the Watch history patch implemented in RVX #2275

However, I know that iOS clients do not support the OPUS codec. Is there nevertheless a way to apply the OPUS codec?

The response of the audio codec depends on the response of the video codec yt-dlp/yt-dlp#8377
(i.e. it is not possible)

That PR doesn't resolve the watch history issue on the brand account

I thought it was because it appeared to have been resolved here. Am I wrong?

(i.e. it is not possible)

Then it would be good if you added it to the side effects. Thanks.

[inotia00]

I thought it was because it appeared to have been resolved here. Am I wrong?

Yes, watch history issue for brand accounts is still not resolved
It is also mentioned in the PR's comments

Oh, I saw the PR's Comments, but I couldn't read it properly. I made a mistake.

[0xrxL]

https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/issues/3503

[inotia00]

reflected in revanced-patches-4.12.1