[Feature Request]: History lifetime/expiration

[SethFalco]

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Problem Description

I prefer not to have watch history stored perpetually; hence I disable the setting to track watch history. However, I would prefer if we could retain watch history for a shorter period of time, such as 1 hour, or 24-hours, etc.

To elaborate on my use-case, I don't like it being stored perpetually in case during a screen share, while connected to the TV, or in general, someone else is able to peek at it or even browse it.

However, I'm also wary about watching something, and finding for whatever reason the video unexpected closed.

• Human error
• PC/electricity shutdown
• App or OS crash

Proposed Solution

It would be great if we could have a lifetime setting for watch history, where history is cleared out if it's older than the defined duration.

In my case, I'd use something like 24-hour, just to return to what I had before in case the video unexpectedly closed.

Alternatives Considered

N/A

Issue Labels

improvement to existing feature

Additional Information

Something to consider is how to handle videos that are longer than the history lifetime.

For example:

1. User configures the history lifetime to 2 hours.
2. User then opens a 3-hour video.
3. User is 2 hours into the video, and is still watching.

Should the video still be in the history?

In my opinion, it should be. (i.e. if the time has elapsed, but the video is being watched right now, then the time for it should be reset to the current time?)

[GHM3434]

i'd love this too. Maybe have options up to 1 month (4 hrs, 24 hrs, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month) before it auto clears watch history