Bottom navigation bar persists when only a single main page tab is selected

[umbrellapeace]

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Affected version

0.28.7-m3

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Open the app and navigate to Settings.
2. Go to Content > Main page content.
3. Remove all tabs except for one (e.g., leave only What's New).
4. Return to the main application screen.
5. Observe the bottom navigation area.

Expected behavior

The bottom navigation bar should be hidden entirely when there is only one item configured for the main page, matching the upstream NewPipe behavior and standard UX practices for single-view screens.

Actual behavior

The bottom navigation bar remains persistent, displaying a single, centered active tab (as seen with the red "What's New" button in the attached screenshot).

Screenshots/Screen recordings

Logs

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 8.1

Affected device model

MAXFONE S22

Additional information

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[wizdom13]

Thanks for the report. This is a valid NewPipe Material bug.

Root cause: the normal TabLayout already hides itself when there is only one main tab, but the Material bottom navigation path only checks whether the tab count is <= 5. It does not also check that there is more than one tab.

Planned fix: hide bottom navigation when tabsList.size() <= 1 and let the pager fill the available space when no navigation strip is needed.