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youtubeoverlayscrubbingSubtitle overlay disappears after scrubbing on some YouTube videos
After a few scrub jumps, the active subtitle line can detach from the player until the page is refreshed.
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Playback, subtitle, extension, and account issues that break momentum when someone is trying to study.
What broke, where did it happen, and what were you trying to do when Butterfluent got in the way?
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After a few scrub jumps, the active subtitle line can detach from the player until the page is refreshed.
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May 3, 2026
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Oskar
The web session exists, but the extension launch path can still lose the return target and drop the user back at sign-in.
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Apr 29, 2026
Author
Rami
Imported subtitle files can open successfully but still flatten two-line dialogue into awkward one-line blocks.
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Apr 27, 2026
Author
Tina
When embeds are blocked, the transcript-first fallback works better than before but still feels abrupt and under-explained.
Butterfluent note
Closed here as part of the broader Opera fallback work. We are keeping the implementation discussion on the request thread so product and messaging changes stay together.
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Mar 30, 2026
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Ada