web/changelogs/11.2: add info about youtube's unavailability

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alt: "meowth plush in a forest looking at the rising sun between the trees." alt: "meowth plush in a forest looking at the rising sun between the trees."
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it's summertime! even though it's been rainy for us lately, the sun is right on the horizon, just like this cobalt update. we improved local processing, added long-awaited features, and improved a ton of other stuff. **downloading from youtube is back, btw**. it's summertime! even though it's been rainy for us lately, the sun is right on the horizon, just like this cobalt update. we improved local processing, added long-awaited features, and improved a ton of other stuff.
here's what's new since 11.0: here's what's new since 11.0:
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hopefully it'll last for a while, but we think downloading from youtube will get significantly more annoying/complex in next few weeks-months. **right now is the best time to download everything you've been putting off**, either with cobalt or other tools. hopefully it'll last for a while, but we think downloading from youtube will get significantly more annoying/complex in next few weeks-months. **right now is the best time to download everything you've been putting off**, either with cobalt or other tools.
**update**: unfortunately it did not last, youtube is unavailable on the main instance again. we will try one more way soon and update this changelog and post about it on socials accordingly.
we're not trying to scare you; it's our educated guess based on what youtube has been doing lately: we're not trying to scare you; it's our educated guess based on what youtube has been doing lately:
- roll out of SABR & related limitations for more clients. SABR is Server ABR, Google's proprietary HLS alternative, controlled by the server. - roll out of SABR & related limitations for more clients. SABR is Server ABR, Google's proprietary HLS alternative, controlled by the server.
- growing potoken enforcement. - growing potoken enforcement.