Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
I'm a big fan of Floatplane, which was created by the Linus Tech Tips team to give creators an alternative place to host their unique content. However, the Floatplane iOS app was lacking some features I wanted, such as background play, picture in picture, and more, so I decided to build my favourite Floatplane app for myself...it snowballed pretty hard, and long story short there's even an Apple TV Floatplane app now 😅 (but I'm calling the app FloatNative).
► Products Featured in this Video! ◄
- Buy a MacBook Pro M4: amazon.com/s?k=macbook+pro+m4&crid=1EMBNW8CDO24M&sprefix=macbook+pro+m4%2Caps%2C128&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&linkId=28ab982c30c74b82fc4c803a0f8b2681&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy an iPhone: amazon.com/s?k=iphone&crid=1EMBNW8CDO24M&sprefix=iphone%2Caps%2C128&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&linkId=28ab982c30c74b82fc4c803a0f8b2681&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy an iPad: amazon.com/s?k=ipad&crid=1EMBNW8CDO24M&sprefix=ipad%2Caps%2C128&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&linkId=28ab982c30c74b82fc4c803a0f8b2681&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy an Apple TV 4K: amazon.com/s?k=apple+tv+4k&crid=1EMBNW8CDO24M&sprefix=apple+tv+4k%2Caps%2C128&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&linkId=28ab982c30c74b82fc4c803a0f8b2681&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
► GET MY MERCH: https://coulter.store
► JOIN THE DISCORD: discord.gg/VvgCsKBwpP
Links
-------------------------------------------------
- Download FloatNative through TestFlight: coulterpeterson.com/floatnative
- Check out the FloatNative Chrome Extension: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/floatnative/cnjjpkfgigpedhakhcaoanjdjcccajci
FloatNative Features List
-------------------------------------------------
* Clean, streamlined, native iOS design
* Watch Later and Playlists (through supplementary API)
* "Enhanced LTT Search" (through supplementary API)
* Auto Re-Login
* Token login and QR code token login (to workaround the shut down V2 auth)
* Native Picture-in-Picture support
* Background play
* Video download
* Tappable timestamps
* Light/Dark mode
* iPad styles/support
* Full-featured tvOS app from same codebase
* tvOS Long press menu
* tvOS Custom player controls
* Screen stays awake during playback
* Pretty icon that supports clear/tinted variants
* Watch progress is saved very regularly (maybe too regularly as I think I get rate limited sometimes)
* Live support (Untested though)
Chapters
---------------------------------------------------
0:00 Intro
0:30 Why Rebuild Floatplane?
1:26 Starting Simple with Swift
2:33 Adding Native iOS Features
2:53 iPad Support
2:58 The Apple TV Version
4:05 Building the TV Experience
4:38 Adding Playlists & Watch Later
5:36 The Supplementary API
7:23 Building for Multiple Platforms
9:06 Speed Coding with AI
11:38 The LTT Story
12:18 Apple's App Store Roadblock
14:30 Open Sourcing & Final Thoughts
⚠️ Disclaimer: This description may contain affiliate links, which help give a little to support the channel. Also this video is for information purposes only, and we are not liable for anything you do to your own hardware/software.
#floatplane #ltt #floatnative
I'm a big fan of Floatplane, which was created by the Linus Tech Tips team to give creators an alternative place to host their unique content. However, the Floatplane iOS app was lacking some features I wanted, such as background play, picture in picture, and more, so I decided to build my favourite Floatplane app for myself...it snowballed pretty hard, and long story short there's even an Apple TV Floatplane app now 😅 (but I'm calling the app FloatNative).
► Products Featured in this Video! ◄
- Buy a MacBook Pro M4: amazon.com/s?k=macbook+pro+m4&crid=1EMBNW8CDO24M&sprefix=macbook+pro+m4%2Caps%2C128&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&linkId=28ab982c30c74b82fc4c803a0f8b2681&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy an iPhone: amazon.com/s?k=iphone&crid=1EMBNW8CDO24M&sprefix=iphone%2Caps%2C128&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&linkId=28ab982c30c74b82fc4c803a0f8b2681&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy an iPad: amazon.com/s?k=ipad&crid=1EMBNW8CDO24M&sprefix=ipad%2Caps%2C128&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&linkId=28ab982c30c74b82fc4c803a0f8b2681&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy an Apple TV 4K: amazon.com/s?k=apple+tv+4k&crid=1EMBNW8CDO24M&sprefix=apple+tv+4k%2Caps%2C128&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&linkId=28ab982c30c74b82fc4c803a0f8b2681&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
► GET MY MERCH: https://coulter.store
► JOIN THE DISCORD: discord.gg/VvgCsKBwpP
Links
-------------------------------------------------
- Download FloatNative through TestFlight: coulterpeterson.com/floatnative
- Check out the FloatNative Chrome Extension: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/floatnative/cnjjpkfgigpedhakhcaoanjdjcccajci
FloatNative Features List
-------------------------------------------------
* Clean, streamlined, native iOS design
* Watch Later and Playlists (through supplementary API)
* "Enhanced LTT Search" (through supplementary API)
* Auto Re-Login
* Token login and QR code token login (to workaround the shut down V2 auth)
* Native Picture-in-Picture support
* Background play
* Video download
* Tappable timestamps
* Light/Dark mode
* iPad styles/support
* Full-featured tvOS app from same codebase
* tvOS Long press menu
* tvOS Custom player controls
* Screen stays awake during playback
* Pretty icon that supports clear/tinted variants
* Watch progress is saved very regularly (maybe too regularly as I think I get rate limited sometimes)
* Live support (Untested though)
Chapters
---------------------------------------------------
0:00 Intro
0:30 Why Rebuild Floatplane?
1:26 Starting Simple with Swift
2:33 Adding Native iOS Features
2:53 iPad Support
2:58 The Apple TV Version
4:05 Building the TV Experience
4:38 Adding Playlists & Watch Later
5:36 The Supplementary API
7:23 Building for Multiple Platforms
9:06 Speed Coding with AI
11:38 The LTT Story
12:18 Apple's App Store Roadblock
14:30 Open Sourcing & Final Thoughts
⚠️ Disclaimer: This description may contain affiliate links, which help give a little to support the channel. Also this video is for information purposes only, and we are not liable for anything you do to your own hardware/software.
#floatplane #ltt #floatnative
