Made some much needed changes to the ReadMe (#8372)

Co-authored-by: Mohammed Anas <triallax@tutanota.com>
Co-authored-by: Poolitzer <github@poolitzer.eu>

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <p align="center"><a href="https://newpipe.net"><img src="assets/new_pipe_icon_5.png" width="150"></a></p> 
 <h2 align="center"><b>NewPipe</b></h2>
-<h4 align="center">A libre lightweight streaming frontend for Android.</h4>
+<h4 align="center">A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.</h4>
 
 <p align="center"><a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/"><img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/></a></p>
 
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@
 <a href="https://www.bountysource.com/teams/newpipe" alt="Bountysource bounties"><img src="https://img.shields.io/bountysource/team/newpipe/activity.svg?colorB=cd201f"></a>
 </p>
 <hr>
-<p align="center"><a href="#screenshots">Screenshots</a> &bull; <a href="#description">Description</a> &bull; <a href="#features">Features</a> &bull; <a href="#installation-and-updates">Installation and updates</a> &bull; <a href="#contribution">Contribution</a> &bull; <a href="#donate">Donate</a> &bull; <a href="#license">License</a></p>
+<p align="center"><a href="#screenshots">Screenshots</a> &bull; <a href="#supported-services">Supported Services</a> &bull; <a href="#description">Description</a> &bull; <a href="#features">Features</a> &bull; <a href="#installation-and-updates">Installation and updates</a> &bull; <a href="#contribution">Contribution</a> &bull; <a href="#donate">Donate</a> &bull; <a href="#license">License</a></p>
 <p align="center"><a href="https://newpipe.net">Website</a> &bull; <a href="https://newpipe.net/blog/">Blog</a> &bull; <a href="https://newpipe.net/FAQ/">FAQ</a> &bull; <a href="https://newpipe.net/press/">Press</a></p>
 <hr>
 
 *Read this in other languages: [English](README.md), [Español](doc/README.es.md), [हिन्दी](doc/README.hi.md), [한국어](doc/README.ko.md), [Soomaali](doc/README.so.md), [Português Brasil](doc/README.pt_BR.md), [Polski](doc/README.pl.md), [日本語](doc/README.ja.md), [Română](doc/README.ro.md), [Türkçe](doc/README.tr.md), [正體中文](doc/README.zh_TW.md).*
 
-<b>WARNING: THIS IS A BETA VERSION, THEREFORE YOU MAY ENCOUNTER BUGS. IF YOU DO, OPEN AN ISSUE VIA OUR GITHUB REPOSITORY.</b>
+<b>WARNING: THIS APP IS IN BETA, SO YOU MAY ENCOUNTER BUGS. IF YOU DO, OPEN AN ISSUE IN OUR GITHUB REPOSITORY BY FILLING OUT THE ISSUE TEMPLATE.</b>
 
-<b>PUTTING NEWPIPE OR ANY FORK OF IT INTO THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE VIOLATES THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.</b>
+<b>PUTTING NEWPIPE, OR ANY FORK OF IT, INTO THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE VIOLATES THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.</b>
 
 ## Screenshots
 
@@ -38,50 +38,53 @@
 [<img src="fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/images/tenInchScreenshots/shot_11.png" width=405>](fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/images/tenInchScreenshots/shot_11.png)
 [<img src="fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/images/tenInchScreenshots/shot_12.png" width=405>](fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/images/tenInchScreenshots/shot_12.png)
 
+### Supported Services
+
+NewPipe currently supports these services:
+
+<!-- We link to the service websites separately to avoid people accidentally opening a website they didn't want to. -->
+* YouTube ([website](https://www.youtube.com/)) and YouTube Music ([website](https://music.youtube.com/)) ([wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube))
+* PeerTube ([website](https://joinpeertube.org/)) and all its instances (open the website to know what that means!) ([wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PeerTube))
+* Bandcamp ([website](https://bandcamp.com/)) ([wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandcamp))
+* SoundCloud ([website](https://soundcloud.com/)) ([wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud))
+* media.ccc.de ([website](https://media.ccc.de/)) ([wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_Computer_Club))
+
+As you can see, NewPipe supports multiple video and audio services. Though it started off with YouTube, other people have added more services over the years, making NewPipe more and more versatile!
+
+Partially due to circumstance, and partially due to its popularity, YouTube is the best supported out of these services. If you use or are familiar with any of these other services, please help us improve support for them! We're looking for maintainers for SoundCloud and PeerTube.
+
+If you intend to add a new service, please get in touch with us first! Our [docs](https://teamnewpipe.github.io/documentation/) provide more information on how a new service can be added to the app and to the [NewPipe Extractor](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor).
+
 ## Description
 
-NewPipe does not use any Google framework libraries, nor the YouTube API. Websites are only parsed to fetch required info, so this app can be used on devices without Google services installed. Also, you don't need a YouTube account to use NewPipe, which is copylefted libre software.
+NewPipe works by fetching the required data from the official API (e.g. PeerTube) of the service you're using. If the official API is restricted (e.g. YouTube) for our purposes, or is proprietary, the app parses the website or uses an internal API instead. This means that you don't need an account on any service to use NewPipe.
+
+Also, since they are free and open source software, neither the app nor the Extractor use any proprietary libraries or frameworks, such as Google Play Services. This means you can use NewPipe on devices or custom ROMs that do not have Google apps installed.
 
 ### Features
 
-* Search videos
+* Watch videos at resolutions up to 4K
-* No Login Required
+* Listen to audio in the background, only loading the audio stream to save data
-* Display general info about videos
+* Popup mode (floating player, aka Picture-in-Picture)
-* Watch YouTube videos
+* Watch live streams
-* Listen to YouTube videos
+* Show/hide subtitles/closed captions
-* Popup mode (floating player)
+* Search videos and audios (on YouTube, you can specify the content language as well)
-* Select streaming player to watch video with
+* Enqueue videos (and optionally save them as local playlists)
-* Download videos
+* Show/hide general information about videos (such as description and tags)
-* Download audio only
+* Show/hide next/related videos
-* Open a video in Kodi
+* Show/hide comments
-* Show next/related videos
+* Search videos, audios, channels, playlists and albums
-* Search YouTube in a specific language
+* Browse videos and audios within a channel
-* Watch/Block age restricted material
+* Subscribe to channels (yes, without logging into any account!)
-* Display general info about channels
+* Get notifications about new videos from channels you're subscribed to
-* Search channels
+* Create and edit channel groups (for easier browsing and management)
-* Watch videos from a channel
+* Browse video feeds generated from your channel groups
-* Orbot/Tor support (not yet directly)
+* View and search your watch history
-* 1080p/2K/4K support
+* Search and watch playlists (these are remote playlists, which means they're fetched from the service you're browsing)
-* View history
+* Create and edit local playlists (these are created and saved within the app, and have nothing to do with any service)
-* Subscribe to channels
+* Download videos/audios/subtitles (closed captions)
-* Search history
+* Open in Kodi
-* Search/watch playlists
+* Watch/Block age-restricted material
-* Watch as enqueued playlists
-* Enqueue videos
-* Local playlists
-* Subtitles
-* Livestream support
-* Show comments
-
-### Supported Services
-
-NewPipe supports multiple services. Our [docs](https://teamnewpipe.github.io/documentation/) provide more info on how a new service can be added to the app and the extractor. Please get in touch with us if you intend to add a new one. Currently supported services are:
-
-* YouTube
-* SoundCloud \[beta\]
-* media.ccc.de \[beta\]
-* PeerTube instances \[beta\]
-* Bandcamp \[beta\]
 
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 <span id="updates"></span>
@@ -90,10 +93,11 @@ NewPipe supports multiple services. Our [docs](https://teamnewpipe.github.io/doc
 You can install NewPipe using one of the following methods:
  1. Add our custom repo to F-Droid and install it from there. The instructions are here: https://newpipe.net/FAQ/tutorials/install-add-fdroid-repo/
  2. Download the APK from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/releases) and install it.
- 3. Update via F-Droid. This is the slowest method of getting updates, as F-Droid must recognize changes, build the APK itself, sign it, then push the update to users.
+ 3. Update via F-Droid. This is the slowest method of getting updates, as F-Droid must recognize changes, build the APK itself, sign it, and then push the update to users.
  4. Build a debug APK yourself. This is the fastest way to get new features on your device, but is much more complicated, so we recommend using one of the other methods.
+ 5. If you're interested in a specific feature or bugfix provided in a Pull Request in this repo, you can also download its APK from within the PR. Read the PR description for instructions. The great thing about PR-specific APKs is that they're installed side-by-side the official app, so you don't have to worry about losing your data or messing anything up.
 
-We recommend method 1 for most users. APKs installed using method 1 or 2 are compatible with each other, but not with those installed using method 3. This is due to the same signing key (ours) being used for 1 and 2, but a different signing key (F-Droid's) being used for 3. Building a debug APK using method 4 excludes a key entirely. Signing keys help ensure that a user isn't tricked into installing a malicious update to an app.
+We recommend method 1 for most users. APKs installed using method 1 or 2 are compatible with each other (meaning that if you installed NewPipe using either method 1 or 2, you can also update NewPipe using the other), but not with those installed using method 3. This is due to the same signing key (ours) being used for 1 and 2, but a different signing key (F-Droid's) being used for 3. Building a debug APK using method 4 excludes a key entirely. Signing keys help ensure that a user isn't tricked into installing a malicious update to an app. When using method 5, each APK is signed with a different random key supplied by GitHub Actions, so you cannot even update it. You will have to backup and restore the app data each time you wish to use a new APK.
 
 In the meanwhile, if you want to switch sources for some reason (e.g. NewPipe's core functionality breaks and F-Droid doesn't have the latest update yet), we recommend following this procedure:
 1. Back up your data via Settings > Content > Export Database so you keep your history, subscriptions, and playlists
@@ -101,30 +105,29 @@ In the meanwhile, if you want to switch sources for some reason (e.g. NewPipe's
 3. Download the APK from the new source and install it
 4. Import the data from step 1 via Settings > Content > Import Database
 
-## Contribution
+<b>Note: when you're importing a database into the official app, always make sure that it is the one you exported _from_ the official app. If you import a database exported from an APK other than the official app, it may break things. Such an action is unsupported, and you should only do so when you're absolutely certain you know what you're doing.</b>
-Whether you have ideas, translations, design changes, code cleaning, or real heavy code changes, help is always welcome.
-The more is done the better it gets!
 
-If you'd like to get involved, check our [contribution notes](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+## Contribution
+Whether you have ideas, translations, design changes, code cleaning, or even major code changes, help is always welcome. The app gets better and better with each contribution, no matter how big or small! If you'd like to get involved, check our [contribution notes](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
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 ## Donate
-If you like NewPipe we'd be happy about a donation. You can either send bitcoin or donate via Bountysource or Liberapay. For further info on donating to NewPipe, please visit our [website](https://newpipe.net/donate).
+If you like NewPipe, you're welcome to send a donation. We prefer Liberapay, as it is both open-source and non-profit. For further info on donating to NewPipe, please visit our [website](https://newpipe.net/donate).
 
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 ## Privacy Policy
 
-The NewPipe project aims to provide a private, anonymous experience for using media web services.
+The NewPipe project aims to provide a private, anonymous experience for using web-based media services. Therefore, the app does not collect any data without your consent. NewPipe's privacy policy explains in detail what data is sent and stored when you send a crash report, or leave a comment in our blog. You can find the document [here](https://newpipe.net/legal/privacy/).
-Therefore, the app does not collect any data without your consent. NewPipe's privacy policy explains in detail what data is sent and stored when you send a crash report, or comment in our blog. You can find the document [here](https://newpipe.net/legal/privacy/).
 
 ## License
 [![GNU GPLv3 Image](https://www.gnu.org/graphics/gplv3-127x51.png)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html)  
 
-NewPipe is Free Software: You can use, study, share, and improve it at
+NewPipe is Free Software: You can use, study, share, and improve it at will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the [GNU General Public License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html) as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the
-[GNU General Public License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html) as
-published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-(at your option) any later version.