diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index bdec4d1c9d..29c18723c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           path: artifact
           pattern: build-bin-*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-master.yml b/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
index 7dfda9f842..f44da792f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write  # mandatory for trusted publishing
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           path: dist
           name: build-pypi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
index fd7cf4cbae..26be60fe61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write  # mandatory for trusted publishing
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           path: dist
           name: build-pypi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ee93d499ac..b60a0650a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           path: artifact
           pattern: build-*
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 72b46732b5..8737441e86 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,30 @@
 # To create a release, dispatch the https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/release.yml workflow on master
 -->
 
+### 2025.10.22
+
+#### Important changes
+- **A stopgap release with a *TEMPORARY partial* fix for YouTube support**
+Some formats may still be unavailable, especially if cookies are passed to yt-dlp. The ***NEXT*** release, expected very soon, **will require an external JS runtime (e.g. Deno)** in order for YouTube downloads to work properly. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14404)
+- **The minimum *required* Python version has been raised to 3.10**
+Python 3.9 has reached its end-of-life as of October 2025, and yt-dlp has now removed support for it. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13858)
+
+#### Core changes
+- [Remove Python 3.9 support](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4e6a693057cfaf1ce1f07b019ed3bfce2bf936f6) ([#13861](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13861)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **appleconnect**: [Rework extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/78748b506f0dca8236ac0045ed7f72f7cf334b62) ([#13229](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13229)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **idagio**: [Support URLs with country codes](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c9356f308dd3c5f9f494cb40ed14c5df017b4fe0) ([#14655](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14655)) by [robin-mu](https://github.com/robin-mu)
+- **tvnoe**: [Rework Extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/fe5ae54a7b08ebe679f03afdeafbe1cee5784d5b) ([#13369](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13369)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **youtube**: [Use temporary player client workaround](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/2c9091e355a7ba5d1edb69796ecdca48199b77fb) ([#14693](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14693)) by [gamer191](https://github.com/gamer191)
+
+#### Misc. changes
+- **cleanup**
+    - Miscellaneous
+        - [c7bda21](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c7bda2192aa24afce40fdbbbe056d269aa3b2872) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+        - [de7b3c0](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/de7b3c0705022cb777c5b4b7f0c69c59ad6ff538) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **docs**: [Update list of maintainers](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/dfc0a84c192a7357dd1768cc345d590253a14fe5) ([#14148](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14148)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+
 ### 2025.10.14
 
 #### Core changes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 214e801463..7b3cd0970d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1814,12 +1814,12 @@ The following extractors use this feature:
 #### youtube
 * `lang`: Prefer translated metadata (`title`, `description` etc) of this language code (case-sensitive). By default, the video primary language metadata is preferred, with a fallback to `en` translated. See [youtube/_base.py](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/415b4c9f955b1a0391204bd24a7132590e7b3bdb/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py#L402-L409) for the list of supported content language codes
 * `skip`: One or more of `hls`, `dash` or `translated_subs` to skip extraction of the m3u8 manifests, dash manifests and [auto-translated subtitles](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/4090#issuecomment-1158102032) respectively
-* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `web`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `web_music`, `web_creator`, `mweb`, `ios`, `android`, `android_vr`, `tv`, `tv_simply` and `tv_embedded`. By default, `tv,web_safari,web` is used, and `tv,web_creator,web` is used with premium accounts. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `web_embedded` client is added for age-restricted videos but only works if the video is embeddable. The `tv_embedded` and `web_creator` clients are added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as `web_creator`, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-ios`
+* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `web`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `web_music`, `web_creator`, `mweb`, `ios`, `android`, `android_sdkless`, `android_vr`, `tv`, `tv_simply` and `tv_embedded`. By default, `android_sdkless,tv,web_safari,web` is used. `android_sdkless` is omitted if cookies are passed. If premium cookies are passed, `tv,web_creator,web_safari,web` is used instead. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `web_embedded` client is added for age-restricted videos but only works if the video is embeddable. The `tv_embedded` and `web_creator` clients are added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as `web_creator`, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-ios`
 * `player_skip`: Skip some network requests that are generally needed for robust extraction. One or more of `configs` (skip client configs), `webpage` (skip initial webpage), `js` (skip js player), `initial_data` (skip initial data/next ep request). While these options can help reduce the number of requests needed or avoid some rate-limiting, they could cause issues such as missing formats or metadata.  See [#860](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/860) and [#12826](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12826) for more details
 * `webpage_skip`: Skip extraction of embedded webpage data. One or both of `player_response`, `initial_data`. These options are for testing purposes and don't skip any network requests
 * `player_params`: YouTube player parameters to use for player requests. Will overwrite any default ones set by yt-dlp.
 * `player_js_variant`: The player javascript variant to use for n/sig deciphering. The known variants are: `main`, `tcc`, `tce`, `es5`, `es6`, `tv`, `tv_es6`, `phone`, `tablet`. The default is `main`, and the others are for debugging purposes. You can use `actual` to go with what is prescribed by the site
-* `player_js_version`: The player javascript version to use for n/sig deciphering, in the format of `signature_timestamp@hash`. Currently, the default is to force `20348@0004de42`. You can use `actual` to go with what is prescribed by the site
+* `player_js_version`: The player javascript version to use for n/sig deciphering, in the format of `signature_timestamp@hash` (e.g. `20348@0004de42`). The default is to use what is prescribed by the site, and can be selected with `actual`
 * `comment_sort`: `top` or `new` (default) - choose comment sorting mode (on YouTube's side)
 * `max_comments`: Limit the amount of comments to gather. Comma-separated list of integers representing `max-comments,max-parents,max-replies,max-replies-per-thread`. Default is `all,all,all,all`
     * E.g. `all,all,1000,10` will get a maximum of 1000 replies total, with up to 10 replies per thread. `1000,all,100` will get a maximum of 1000 comments, with a maximum of 100 replies total
diff --git a/devscripts/changelog_override.json b/devscripts/changelog_override.json
index bd78058e1e..e906838175 100644
--- a/devscripts/changelog_override.json
+++ b/devscripts/changelog_override.json
@@ -303,5 +303,10 @@
         "action": "add",
         "when": "4e6a693057cfaf1ce1f07b019ed3bfce2bf936f6",
         "short": "[priority] **The minimum *required* Python version has been raised to 3.10**\nPython 3.9 has reached its end-of-life as of October 2025, and yt-dlp has now removed support for it. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13858)"
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "add",
+        "when": "2c9091e355a7ba5d1edb69796ecdca48199b77fb",
+        "short": "[priority] **A stopgap release with a *TEMPORARY partial* fix for YouTube support**\nSome formats may still be unavailable, especially if cookies are passed to yt-dlp. The ***NEXT*** release, expected very soon, **will require an external JS runtime (e.g. Deno)** in order for YouTube downloads to work properly. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14404)"
     }
 ]
diff --git a/supportedsites.md b/supportedsites.md
index dad166b635..a546819286 100644
--- a/supportedsites.md
+++ b/supportedsites.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **aol.com**: Yahoo screen and movies (**Currently broken**)
  - **APA**
  - **Aparat**
- - **AppleConnect**
+ - **apple:​music:connect**: Apple Music Connect
  - **AppleDaily**: 臺灣蘋果日報
  - **ApplePodcasts**
  - **appletrailers**
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **tvigle**: Интернет-телевидение Tvigle.ru
  - **TVIPlayer**
  - **TVN24**: (**Currently broken**)
- - **TVNoe**: (**Currently broken**)
+ - **tvnoe**: Televize Noe
  - **tvopengr:embed**: tvopen.gr embedded videos
  - **tvopengr:watch**: tvopen.gr (and ethnos.gr) videos
  - **tvp**: Telewizja Polska
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/idagio.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/idagio.py
index 5790606bea..a99c559065 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/idagio.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/idagio.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class IdagioTrackIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?app\.idagio\.com/recordings/\d+\?(?:[^#]+&)?trackId=(?P<id>\d+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?app\.idagio\.com(?:/[a-z]{2})?/recordings/\d+\?(?:[^#]+&)?trackId=(?P<id>\d+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://app.idagio.com/recordings/30576934?trackId=30576943',
         'md5': '15148bd71804b2450a2508931a116b56',
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ class IdagioTrackIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': 'I. Adagio sostenuto',
             'duration': 316,
             'composers': ['Ludwig van Beethoven'],
-            'artists': [],
             'genres': ['Keyboard', 'Sonata (Keyboard)'],
             'track': 'I. Adagio sostenuto',
             'timestamp': 1518076337,
             'upload_date': '20180208',
         },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://app.idagio.com/de/recordings/20514467?trackId=20514478&utm_source=pcl',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ class IdagioPlaylistBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 
 class IdagioRecordingIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?app\.idagio\.com/recordings/(?P<id>\d+)(?![^#]*[&?]trackId=\d+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?app\.idagio\.com(?:/[a-z]{2})?/recordings/(?P<id>\d+)(?![^#]*[&?]trackId=\d+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://app.idagio.com/recordings/30576934',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -112,6 +114,19 @@ class IdagioRecordingIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
             'upload_date': '20190405',
         },
         'playlist_count': 15,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://app.idagio.com/de/recordings/20514467',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '20514467',
+            'title': 'Sonata for Piano No. 14 in C sharp minor op. 27/2',
+            'composers': ['Ludwig van Beethoven'],
+            'genres': ['Keyboard', 'Sonata (Keyboard)'],
+            'timestamp': 1518076337,
+            'upload_date': '20180208',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1518076337,
+            'modified_date': '20180208',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 3,
     }]
     _API_URL_TMPL = 'https://api.idagio.com/v2.0/metadata/recordings/{}'
 
@@ -129,7 +144,7 @@ class IdagioRecordingIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
 
 
 class IdagioAlbumIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?app\.idagio\.com/albums/(?P<id>[\w-]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?app\.idagio\.com(?:/[a-z]{2})?/albums/(?P<id>[\w-]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://app.idagio.com/albums/elgar-enigma-variations-in-the-south-serenade-for-strings',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -137,7 +152,7 @@ class IdagioAlbumIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
             'display_id': 'elgar-enigma-variations-in-the-south-serenade-for-strings',
             'title': 'Elgar: Enigma Variations, In the South, Serenade for Strings',
             'description': '',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://idagio-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/albums/880040420521/main.jpg',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://.+/albums/880040420521/main\.jpg',
             'artists': ['Vasily Petrenko', 'Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra', 'Edward Elgar'],
             'timestamp': 1553817600,
             'upload_date': '20190329',
@@ -146,19 +161,19 @@ class IdagioAlbumIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
         },
         'playlist_count': 19,
     }, {
-        'url': 'https://app.idagio.com/albums/brahms-ein-deutsches-requiem-3B403DF6-62D7-4A42-807B-47173F3E0192',
+        'url': 'https://app.idagio.com/de/albums/brahms-ein-deutsches-requiem-3B403DF6-62D7-4A42-807B-47173F3E0192',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '2862ad4e-4a61-45ad-9ce4-7fcf0c2626fe',
             'display_id': 'brahms-ein-deutsches-requiem-3B403DF6-62D7-4A42-807B-47173F3E0192',
             'title': 'Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem',
-            'description': '',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://idagio-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/albums/3149020954522/main.jpg',
-            'tags': ['recent-release'],
+            'description': 'GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS 2025 Recording of the Year & Choral',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://.+/albums/3149020954522/main\.jpg',
             'artists': ['Sabine Devieilhe', 'Stéphane Degout', 'Raphaël Pichon', 'Pygmalion', 'Johannes Brahms'],
             'timestamp': 1760054400,
             'upload_date': '20251010',
-            'modified_timestamp': 1760101611,
-            'modified_date': '20251010',
+            'modified_timestamp': 1760624868,
+            'modified_date': '20251016',
+            'tags': ['recommended', 'recent-release'],
         },
         'playlist_count': 7,
     }]
@@ -179,7 +194,7 @@ class IdagioAlbumIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
 
 
 class IdagioPlaylistIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?app\.idagio\.com/playlists/(?!personal/)(?P<id>[\w-]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?app\.idagio\.com(?:/[a-z]{2})?/playlists/(?!personal/)(?P<id>[\w-]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://app.idagio.com/playlists/beethoven-the-most-beautiful-piano-music',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -191,6 +206,17 @@ class IdagioPlaylistIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
             'creators': ['IDAGIO'],
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 16,  # one entry is geo-restricted
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://app.idagio.com/de/playlists/piano-music-for-an-autumn-day',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'd70e9c7f-7080-4308-ae0f-f890dddeda82',
+            'display_id': 'piano-music-for-an-autumn-day',
+            'title': 'Piano Music for an Autumn Day',
+            'description': 'Get ready to snuggle up and enjoy all the musical colours of this cosy, autumnal playlist.',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://.+/playlists/d70e9c7f-7080-4308-ae0f-f890dddeda82/main\.jpg',
+            'creators': ['IDAGIO'],
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 35,
     }]
     _API_URL_TMPL = 'https://api.idagio.com/v2.0/playlists/{}'
     _PLAYLIST_ID_KEY = 'display_id'
@@ -206,7 +232,7 @@ class IdagioPlaylistIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
 
 
 class IdagioPersonalPlaylistIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?app\.idagio\.com/playlists/personal/(?P<id>[\da-f-]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?app\.idagio\.com(?:/[a-z]{2})?/playlists/personal/(?P<id>[\da-f-]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://app.idagio.com/playlists/personal/99dad72e-7b3a-45a4-b216-867c08046ed8',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -220,6 +246,9 @@ class IdagioPersonalPlaylistIE(IdagioPlaylistBaseIE):
             'modified_date': '20250819',
         },
         'playlist_count': 100,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://app.idagio.com/de/playlists/personal/99dad72e-7b3a-45a4-b216-867c08046ed8',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
     _API_URL_TMPL = 'https://api.idagio.com/v1.0/personal-playlists/{}'
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py
index ded43b8aea..17e942465d 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py
@@ -220,6 +220,20 @@ INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
         },
         'PLAYER_PO_TOKEN_POLICY': PlayerPoTokenPolicy(required=False, recommended=True),
     },
+    # Doesn't require a PoToken for some reason
+    'android_sdkless': {
+        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
+            'client': {
+                'clientName': 'ANDROID',
+                'clientVersion': '20.10.38',
+                'userAgent': 'com.google.android.youtube/20.10.38 (Linux; U; Android 11) gzip',
+                'osName': 'Android',
+                'osVersion': '11',
+            },
+        },
+        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 3,
+        'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False,
+    },
     # YouTube Kids videos aren't returned on this client for some reason
     'android_vr': {
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
index 864121e0a3..1fc45dac6f 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         '401': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 2160, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'vcodec': 'av01.0.12M.08'},
     }
     _SUBTITLE_FORMATS = ('json3', 'srv1', 'srv2', 'srv3', 'ttml', 'srt', 'vtt')
-    _DEFAULT_CLIENTS = ('tv', 'web_safari', 'web')
+    _DEFAULT_CLIENTS = ('android_sdkless', 'tv', 'web_safari', 'web')
     _DEFAULT_AUTHED_CLIENTS = ('tv', 'web_safari', 'web')
     # Premium does not require POT (except for subtitles)
-    _DEFAULT_PREMIUM_CLIENTS = ('tv', 'web_creator', 'web')
+    _DEFAULT_PREMIUM_CLIENTS = ('tv', 'web_creator', 'web_safari', 'web')
 
     _GEO_BYPASS = False
 
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         'params': {'skip_download': True},
     }]
 
-    _DEFAULT_PLAYER_JS_VERSION = '20348@0004de42'  # TODO: revert to 'actual' when n/sig is fixed
+    _DEFAULT_PLAYER_JS_VERSION = 'actual'
     _DEFAULT_PLAYER_JS_VARIANT = 'main'
     _PLAYER_JS_VARIANT_MAP = {
         'main': 'player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
diff --git a/yt_dlp/version.py b/yt_dlp/version.py
index cf553256a8..b068f0f2fa 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/version.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/version.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Autogenerated by devscripts/update-version.py
 
-__version__ = '2025.10.14'
+__version__ = '2025.10.22'
 
-RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = 'a98e7f9f58a9492d2cb216baa59c890ed8ce02f3'
+RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = 'c9356f308dd3c5f9f494cb40ed14c5df017b4fe0'
 
 VARIANT = None
 
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ CHANNEL = 'stable'
 
 ORIGIN = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp'
 
-_pkg_version = '2025.10.14'
+_pkg_version = '2025.10.22'