[GH-ISSUE #100] ISSUE: Description not updated in subscription feed #72

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opened 2026-03-04 00:03:35 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-04 00:03:35 +03:00

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Originally created by @NeubertJonas on GitHub (Sep 15, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/YouG-o/YouTube-No-Translation/issues/100

Originally assigned to: @YouG-o on GitHub.

Description

Video descriptions in my subscription feed will not show the original description but the translated version.

This happens exclusively in the subscription feed (https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions). When I search for the video or open it, the original description is correctly displayed.

Steps to Reproduce (if you noticed a specific pattern)

Subscribe to taz (a German newspaper): https://www.youtube.com/@dietageszeitung
Go to your subscription feed https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions
Check whether description is in English (auto-translated) or German (the original text)

Example Video

The most recent video, uploaded an hour ago, suffers from this issue. (YouTube will not auto-translate titles/descriptions for all videos of this channel, only for some. No idea why.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_JkxJiYj9Q
English title: Combustion engines, phytoplankton, and a verdict – Podcast climate update°
English description: The Union is shaking up the idea of phasing out combustion engines. Prochlorococcus doesn't like warm temperatures. The European Court of Justice confirms gas and nuclear power as "green. [...]

German title: Verbrenner, Phytoplankton und ein Urteil – Podcast klima update°
German description: Die Union rüttelt am Verbrenner-Aus. Prochlorococcus mag es nicht warm. Der Europäische Gerichtshof bestätigt Gas und Atom als „grün“. [...]

Environment

Browser: Firefox 142.0.1 (64-bit)
Extension Version: 2.13.0
OS: Windows 11 (OS Build 26100.6584)
YouTube Language: British English
YouTube Location: Denmark
YouTube Account: Logged in

Extension Settings

[ON] Title translation prevention
[ON] Description translation prevention
[ORIGINAL] Audio language preference
[OFF] Subtitles language preference
[API KEY ENTERED] YouTube Data API v3

Screenshots

From my subscription feed (description text should be in German):

Same video as a search result (description text correctly displayed in German):

Additional Context

HTML snipped from the subscription feed.

<yt-formatted-string id="description-text" class="style-scope ytd-video-renderer">The Union is shaking up the idea of phasing out combustion engines. Prochlorococcus doesn't like warm temperatures. The European Court of Justice confirms gas and nuclear power as "green."...</yt-formatted-string>

All disabled for this test.

The result is the same, though, when my usual stack of extensions is enabled (uBlock Origin, Unhook, and SponsorBlock).

Originally created by @NeubertJonas on GitHub (Sep 15, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/YouG-o/YouTube-No-Translation/issues/100 Originally assigned to: @YouG-o on GitHub. ## Description Video descriptions in my subscription feed will not show the original description but the translated version. This happens exclusively in the subscription feed (https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions). When I search for the video or open it, the original description is correctly displayed. ## Steps to Reproduce (if you noticed a specific pattern) 1. Subscribe to taz (a German newspaper): https://www.youtube.com/@dietageszeitung 2. Go to your subscription feed https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions 3. Check whether description is in English (auto-translated) or German (the original text) ## Example Video The most recent video, uploaded an hour ago, suffers from this issue. (YouTube will not auto-translate titles/descriptions for all videos of this channel, only for some. No idea why.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_JkxJiYj9Q English title: Combustion engines, phytoplankton, and a verdict – Podcast climate update° English description: The Union is shaking up the idea of phasing out combustion engines. Prochlorococcus doesn't like warm temperatures. The European Court of Justice confirms gas and nuclear power as "green. [...] German title: Verbrenner, Phytoplankton und ein Urteil – Podcast klima update° German description: Die Union rüttelt am Verbrenner-Aus. Prochlorococcus mag es nicht warm. Der Europäische Gerichtshof bestätigt Gas und Atom als „grün“. [...] ## Environment - Browser: Firefox 142.0.1 (64-bit) - Extension Version: 2.13.0 - OS: Windows 11 (OS Build 26100.6584) - YouTube Language: British English - YouTube Location: Denmark - YouTube Account: Logged in ## Extension Settings - [ON] Title translation prevention - [ON] Description translation prevention - [ORIGINAL] Audio language preference - [OFF] Subtitles language preference - [API KEY ENTERED] YouTube Data API v3 ## Screenshots From my subscription feed (description text should be in German): <img width="1186" height="310" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/085a02c2-f3ba-4c40-978c-0d3de77fa832" /> Same video as a search result (description text correctly displayed in German): <img width="1397" height="438" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d7ce3e82-09d7-4b16-a471-4a73077fb963" /> ## Additional Context HTML snipped from the subscription feed. ````html <yt-formatted-string id="description-text" class="style-scope ytd-video-renderer">The Union is shaking up the idea of phasing out combustion engines. Prochlorococcus doesn't like warm temperatures. The European Court of Justice confirms gas and nuclear power as "green."...</yt-formatted-string> ```` ## Other YouTube-related extensions you are using All disabled for this test. The result is the same, though, when my usual stack of extensions is enabled (uBlock Origin, Unhook, and SponsorBlock).

kerem

2026-03-04 00:03:35 +03:00

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2026-03-04 00:03:36 +03:00

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@YouG-o commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2025):

My bad.
I didn't even know that you could display videos this way on subscription page.
Right now, the add-on only update those descriptions on search and history pages.
I will add subscription page support in the next update :)

@YouG-o commented on GitHub (Sep 16, 2025): My bad. I didn't even know that you could display videos this way on subscription page. Right now, the add-on only update those descriptions on search and history pages. I will add subscription page support in the next update :)

kerem commented

2026-03-04 00:03:36 +03:00

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@NeubertJonas commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2025):

Thanks a bunch for your quick response and including this functionality. I tested it and it works like a charm!

@NeubertJonas commented on GitHub (Sep 19, 2025): Thanks a bunch for your quick response and including this functionality. I tested it and it works like a charm!

kerem referenced this issue

2026-03-04 00:04:03 +03:00

[PR #72] [MERGED] Refact/main description #135