diff --git a/Model/Applications/InvidiousAPI.swift b/Model/Applications/InvidiousAPI.swift
index 5659169c..17710806 100644
--- a/Model/Applications/InvidiousAPI.swift
+++ b/Model/Applications/InvidiousAPI.swift
@@ -27,10 +27,15 @@ final class InvidiousAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         self.account = account
         signedIn = false
 
+        if account.anonymous {
+            validInstance = true
+            return
+        }
+
         validInstance = false
-        signedIn = !account.anonymous
 
         configure()
+        validate()
     }
 
     func validate() {
@@ -81,11 +86,11 @@ final class InvidiousAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("popular"), requestMethods: [.get]) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [Video] in
-            content.json.arrayValue.map(InvidiousAPI.extractVideo)
+            content.json.arrayValue.map(self.extractVideo)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("trending"), requestMethods: [.get]) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [Video] in
-            content.json.arrayValue.map(InvidiousAPI.extractVideo)
+            content.json.arrayValue.map(self.extractVideo)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("search"), requestMethods: [.get]) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [ContentItem] in
@@ -93,11 +98,11 @@ final class InvidiousAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
                 let type = $0.dictionaryValue["type"]?.stringValue
 
                 if type == "channel" {
-                    return ContentItem(channel: InvidiousAPI.extractChannel(from: $0))
+                    return ContentItem(channel: self.extractChannel(from: $0))
                 } else if type == "playlist" {
-                    return ContentItem(playlist: InvidiousAPI.extractChannelPlaylist(from: $0))
+                    return ContentItem(playlist: self.extractChannelPlaylist(from: $0))
                 }
-                return ContentItem(video: InvidiousAPI.extractVideo(from: $0))
+                return ContentItem(video: self.extractVideo(from: $0))
             }
         }
 
@@ -110,11 +115,11 @@ final class InvidiousAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("auth/playlists"), requestMethods: [.get]) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [Playlist] in
-            content.json.arrayValue.map(Playlist.init)
+            content.json.arrayValue.map(self.extractPlaylist)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("auth/playlists/*"), requestMethods: [.get]) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> Playlist in
-            Playlist(content.json)
+            self.extractPlaylist(from: content.json)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("auth/playlists"), requestMethods: [.post, .patch]) { (content: Entity<Data>) -> Playlist in
@@ -124,30 +129,30 @@ final class InvidiousAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("auth/feed"), requestMethods: [.get]) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [Video] in
             if let feedVideos = content.json.dictionaryValue["videos"] {
-                return feedVideos.arrayValue.map(InvidiousAPI.extractVideo)
+                return feedVideos.arrayValue.map(self.extractVideo)
             }
 
             return []
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("auth/subscriptions"), requestMethods: [.get]) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [Channel] in
-            content.json.arrayValue.map(InvidiousAPI.extractChannel)
+            content.json.arrayValue.map(self.extractChannel)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("channels/*"), requestMethods: [.get]) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> Channel in
-            InvidiousAPI.extractChannel(from: content.json)
+            self.extractChannel(from: content.json)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("channels/*/latest"), requestMethods: [.get]) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [Video] in
-            content.json.arrayValue.map(InvidiousAPI.extractVideo)
+            content.json.arrayValue.map(self.extractVideo)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("playlists/*"), requestMethods: [.get]) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> ChannelPlaylist in
-            InvidiousAPI.extractChannelPlaylist(from: content.json)
+            self.extractChannelPlaylist(from: content.json)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("videos/*"), requestMethods: [.get]) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> Video in
-            InvidiousAPI.extractVideo(from: content.json)
+            self.extractVideo(from: content.json)
         }
     }
 
@@ -292,7 +297,7 @@ final class InvidiousAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         return AVURLAsset(url: url)
     }
 
-    static func extractVideo(from json: JSON) -> Video {
+    func extractVideo(from json: JSON) -> Video {
         let indexID: String?
         var id: Video.ID
         var publishedAt: Date?
@@ -335,8 +340,15 @@ final class InvidiousAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         )
     }
 
-    static func extractChannel(from json: JSON) -> Channel {
-        let thumbnailURL = "https:\(json["authorThumbnails"].arrayValue.first?.dictionaryValue["url"]?.stringValue ?? "")"
+    func extractChannel(from json: JSON) -> Channel {
+        var thumbnailURL = json["authorThumbnails"].arrayValue.last?.dictionaryValue["url"]?.stringValue ?? ""
+
+        // append https protocol to unproxied thumbnail URL if it's missing
+        if thumbnailURL.count > 2,
+           String(thumbnailURL[..<thumbnailURL.index(thumbnailURL.startIndex, offsetBy: 2)]) == "//"
+        {
+            thumbnailURL = "https:\(thumbnailURL)"
+        }
 
         return Channel(
             id: json["authorId"].stringValue,
@@ -344,33 +356,33 @@ final class InvidiousAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
             thumbnailURL: URL(string: thumbnailURL),
             subscriptionsCount: json["subCount"].int,
             subscriptionsText: json["subCountText"].string,
-            videos: json.dictionaryValue["latestVideos"]?.arrayValue.map(InvidiousAPI.extractVideo) ?? []
+            videos: json.dictionaryValue["latestVideos"]?.arrayValue.map(extractVideo) ?? []
         )
     }
 
-    static func extractChannelPlaylist(from json: JSON) -> ChannelPlaylist {
+    func extractChannelPlaylist(from json: JSON) -> ChannelPlaylist {
         let details = json.dictionaryValue
         return ChannelPlaylist(
             id: details["playlistId"]!.stringValue,
             title: details["title"]!.stringValue,
             thumbnailURL: details["playlistThumbnail"]?.url,
             channel: extractChannel(from: json),
-            videos: details["videos"]?.arrayValue.compactMap(InvidiousAPI.extractVideo) ?? []
+            videos: details["videos"]?.arrayValue.compactMap(extractVideo) ?? []
         )
     }
 
-    private static func extractThumbnails(from details: JSON) -> [Thumbnail] {
+    private func extractThumbnails(from details: JSON) -> [Thumbnail] {
         details["videoThumbnails"].arrayValue.map { json in
             Thumbnail(url: json["url"].url!, quality: .init(rawValue: json["quality"].string!)!)
         }
     }
 
-    private static func extractStreams(from json: JSON) -> [Stream] {
+    private func extractStreams(from json: JSON) -> [Stream] {
         extractFormatStreams(from: json["formatStreams"].arrayValue) +
             extractAdaptiveFormats(from: json["adaptiveFormats"].arrayValue)
     }
 
-    private static func extractFormatStreams(from streams: [JSON]) -> [Stream] {
+    private func extractFormatStreams(from streams: [JSON]) -> [Stream] {
         streams.map {
             SingleAssetStream(
                 avAsset: AVURLAsset(url: $0["url"].url!),
@@ -381,7 +393,7 @@ final class InvidiousAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         }
     }
 
-    private static func extractAdaptiveFormats(from streams: [JSON]) -> [Stream] {
+    private func extractAdaptiveFormats(from streams: [JSON]) -> [Stream] {
         let audioAssetURL = streams.first { $0["type"].stringValue.starts(with: "audio/mp4") }
         guard audioAssetURL != nil else {
             return []
@@ -400,10 +412,20 @@ final class InvidiousAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         }
     }
 
-    private static func extractRelated(from content: JSON) -> [Video] {
+    private func extractRelated(from content: JSON) -> [Video] {
         content
             .dictionaryValue["recommendedVideos"]?
             .arrayValue
             .compactMap(extractVideo(from:)) ?? []
     }
+
+    private func extractPlaylist(from content: JSON) -> Playlist {
+        .init(
+            id: content["playlistId"].stringValue,
+            title: content["title"].stringValue,
+            visibility: content["isListed"].boolValue ? .public : .private,
+            updated: content["updated"].doubleValue,
+            videos: content["videos"].arrayValue.map { extractVideo(from: $0) }
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Model/Applications/PipedAPI.swift b/Model/Applications/PipedAPI.swift
index d834a260..1b05600e 100644
--- a/Model/Applications/PipedAPI.swift
+++ b/Model/Applications/PipedAPI.swift
@@ -40,23 +40,23 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("channel/*")) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> Channel? in
-            PipedAPI.extractChannel(from: content.json)
+            self.extractChannel(from: content.json)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("playlists/*")) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> ChannelPlaylist? in
-            PipedAPI.extractChannelPlaylist(from: content.json)
+            self.extractChannelPlaylist(from: content.json)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("streams/*")) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> Video? in
-            PipedAPI.extractVideo(from: content.json)
+            self.extractVideo(from: content.json)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("trending")) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [Video] in
-            PipedAPI.extractVideos(from: content.json)
+            self.extractVideos(from: content.json)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("search")) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [ContentItem] in
-            PipedAPI.extractContentItems(from: content.json.dictionaryValue["items"]!)
+            self.extractContentItems(from: content.json.dictionaryValue["items"]!)
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("suggestions")) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [String] in
@@ -64,16 +64,16 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("subscriptions")) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [Channel] in
-            content.json.arrayValue.map { PipedAPI.extractChannel(from: $0)! }
+            content.json.arrayValue.map { self.extractChannel(from: $0)! }
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("feed")) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> [Video] in
-            content.json.arrayValue.map { PipedAPI.extractVideo(from: $0)! }
+            content.json.arrayValue.map { self.extractVideo(from: $0)! }
         }
 
         configureTransformer(pathPattern("comments/*")) { (content: Entity<JSON>) -> CommentsPage in
             let details = content.json.dictionaryValue
-            let comments = details["comments"]?.arrayValue.map { PipedAPI.extractComment(from: $0)! } ?? []
+            let comments = details["comments"]?.arrayValue.map { self.extractComment(from: $0)! } ?? []
             let nextPage = details["nextpage"]?.stringValue
             let disabled = details["disabled"]?.boolValue ?? false
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
     }
 
     func needsAuthorization(_ url: URL) -> Bool {
-        PipedAPI.authorizedEndpoints.contains { url.absoluteString.contains($0) }
+        Self.authorizedEndpoints.contains { url.absoluteString.contains($0) }
     }
 
     func updateToken() {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         "**\(path)"
     }
 
-    private static func extractContentItem(from content: JSON) -> ContentItem? {
+    private func extractContentItem(from content: JSON) -> ContentItem? {
         let details = content.dictionaryValue
         let url: String! = details["url"]?.string
 
@@ -210,17 +210,17 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
 
         switch contentType {
         case .video:
-            if let video = PipedAPI.extractVideo(from: content) {
+            if let video = extractVideo(from: content) {
                 return ContentItem(video: video)
             }
 
         case .playlist:
-            if let playlist = PipedAPI.extractChannelPlaylist(from: content) {
+            if let playlist = extractChannelPlaylist(from: content) {
                 return ContentItem(playlist: playlist)
             }
 
         case .channel:
-            if let channel = PipedAPI.extractChannel(from: content) {
+            if let channel = extractChannel(from: content) {
                 return ContentItem(channel: channel)
             }
         }
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         return nil
     }
 
-    private static func extractContentItems(from content: JSON) -> [ContentItem] {
-        content.arrayValue.compactMap { PipedAPI.extractContentItem(from: $0) }
+    private func extractContentItems(from content: JSON) -> [ContentItem] {
+        content.arrayValue.compactMap { extractContentItem(from: $0) }
     }
 
-    private static func extractChannel(from content: JSON) -> Channel? {
+    private func extractChannel(from content: JSON) -> Channel? {
         let attributes = content.dictionaryValue
         guard let id = attributes["id"]?.stringValue ??
             (attributes["url"] ?? attributes["uploaderUrl"])?.stringValue.components(separatedBy: "/").last
@@ -244,25 +244,28 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
 
         var videos = [Video]()
         if let relatedStreams = attributes["relatedStreams"] {
-            videos = PipedAPI.extractVideos(from: relatedStreams)
+            videos = extractVideos(from: relatedStreams)
         }
 
+        let name = attributes["name"]?.stringValue ?? attributes["uploaderName"]?.stringValue ?? attributes["uploader"]?.stringValue ?? ""
+        let thumbnailURL = attributes["avatarUrl"]?.url ?? attributes["uploaderAvatar"]?.url ?? attributes["avatar"]?.url ?? attributes["thumbnail"]?.url
+
         return Channel(
             id: id,
-            name: attributes["name"]!.stringValue,
-            thumbnailURL: attributes["thumbnail"]?.url,
+            name: name,
+            thumbnailURL: thumbnailURL,
             subscriptionsCount: subscriptionsCount,
             videos: videos
         )
     }
 
-    static func extractChannelPlaylist(from json: JSON) -> ChannelPlaylist? {
+    func extractChannelPlaylist(from json: JSON) -> ChannelPlaylist? {
         let details = json.dictionaryValue
         let id = details["url"]?.stringValue.components(separatedBy: "?list=").last ?? UUID().uuidString
         let thumbnailURL = details["thumbnail"]?.url ?? details["thumbnailUrl"]?.url
         var videos = [Video]()
         if let relatedStreams = details["relatedStreams"] {
-            videos = PipedAPI.extractVideos(from: relatedStreams)
+            videos = extractVideos(from: relatedStreams)
         }
         return ChannelPlaylist(
             id: id,
@@ -274,7 +277,7 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         )
     }
 
-    private static func extractVideo(from content: JSON) -> Video? {
+    private func extractVideo(from content: JSON) -> Video? {
         let details = content.dictionaryValue
         let url = details["url"]?.string
 
@@ -287,7 +290,7 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         let channelId = details["uploaderUrl"]!.stringValue.components(separatedBy: "/").last!
 
         let thumbnails: [Thumbnail] = Thumbnail.Quality.allCases.compactMap {
-            if let url = PipedAPI.buildThumbnailURL(from: content, quality: $0) {
+            if let url = buildThumbnailURL(from: content, quality: $0) {
                 return Thumbnail(url: url, quality: $0)
             }
 
@@ -295,18 +298,20 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         }
 
         let author = details["uploaderName"]?.stringValue ?? details["uploader"]!.stringValue
+        let authorThumbnailURL = details["avatarUrl"]?.url ?? details["uploaderAvatar"]?.url ?? details["avatar"]?.url
+
         let published = (details["uploadedDate"] ?? details["uploadDate"])?.stringValue ??
             (details["uploaded"]!.double! / 1000).formattedAsRelativeTime()!
 
         return Video(
-            videoID: PipedAPI.extractID(from: content),
+            videoID: extractID(from: content),
             title: details["title"]!.stringValue,
             author: author,
             length: details["duration"]!.doubleValue,
             published: published,
             views: details["views"]!.intValue,
-            description: PipedAPI.extractDescription(from: content),
-            channel: Channel(id: channelId, name: author),
+            description: extractDescription(from: content),
+            channel: Channel(id: channelId, name: author, thumbnailURL: authorThumbnailURL),
             thumbnails: thumbnails,
             likes: details["likes"]?.int,
             dislikes: details["dislikes"]?.int,
@@ -315,16 +320,16 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         )
     }
 
-    private static func extractID(from content: JSON) -> Video.ID {
+    private func extractID(from content: JSON) -> Video.ID {
         content.dictionaryValue["url"]?.stringValue.components(separatedBy: "?v=").last ??
             extractThumbnailURL(from: content)!.relativeString.components(separatedBy: "/")[4]
     }
 
-    private static func extractThumbnailURL(from content: JSON) -> URL? {
+    private func extractThumbnailURL(from content: JSON) -> URL? {
         content.dictionaryValue["thumbnail"]?.url! ?? content.dictionaryValue["thumbnailUrl"]!.url!
     }
 
-    private static func buildThumbnailURL(from content: JSON, quality: Thumbnail.Quality) -> URL? {
+    private func buildThumbnailURL(from content: JSON, quality: Thumbnail.Quality) -> URL? {
         let thumbnailURL = extractThumbnailURL(from: content)
         guard !thumbnailURL.isNil else {
             return nil
@@ -337,7 +342,7 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         )!
     }
 
-    private static func extractDescription(from content: JSON) -> String? {
+    private func extractDescription(from content: JSON) -> String? {
         guard var description = content.dictionaryValue["description"]?.string else {
             return nil
         }
@@ -359,22 +364,22 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         return description
     }
 
-    private static func extractVideos(from content: JSON) -> [Video] {
+    private func extractVideos(from content: JSON) -> [Video] {
         content.arrayValue.compactMap(extractVideo(from:))
     }
 
-    private static func extractStreams(from content: JSON) -> [Stream] {
+    private func extractStreams(from content: JSON) -> [Stream] {
         var streams = [Stream]()
 
         if let hlsURL = content.dictionaryValue["hls"]?.url {
             streams.append(Stream(hlsURL: hlsURL))
         }
 
-        guard let audioStream = PipedAPI.compatibleAudioStreams(from: content).first else {
+        guard let audioStream = compatibleAudioStreams(from: content).first else {
             return streams
         }
 
-        let videoStreams = PipedAPI.compatibleVideoStream(from: content)
+        let videoStreams = compatibleVideoStream(from: content)
 
         videoStreams.forEach { videoStream in
             let audioAsset = AVURLAsset(url: audioStream.dictionaryValue["url"]!.url!)
@@ -397,14 +402,14 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
         return streams
     }
 
-    private static func extractRelated(from content: JSON) -> [Video] {
+    private func extractRelated(from content: JSON) -> [Video] {
         content
             .dictionaryValue["relatedStreams"]?
             .arrayValue
             .compactMap(extractVideo(from:)) ?? []
     }
 
-    private static func compatibleAudioStreams(from content: JSON) -> [JSON] {
+    private func compatibleAudioStreams(from content: JSON) -> [JSON] {
         content
             .dictionaryValue["audioStreams"]?
             .arrayValue
@@ -414,14 +419,14 @@ final class PipedAPI: Service, ObservableObject, VideosAPI {
             } ?? []
     }
 
-    private static func compatibleVideoStream(from content: JSON) -> [JSON] {
+    private func compatibleVideoStream(from content: JSON) -> [JSON] {
         content
             .dictionaryValue["videoStreams"]?
             .arrayValue
             .filter { $0.dictionaryValue["format"] == "MPEG_4" } ?? []
     }
 
-    private static func extractComment(from content: JSON) -> Comment? {
+    private func extractComment(from content: JSON) -> Comment? {
         let details = content.dictionaryValue
         let author = details["author"]?.stringValue ?? ""
         let commentorUrl = details["commentorUrl"]?.stringValue
diff --git a/Model/Playlist.swift b/Model/Playlist.swift
index 8f57ec09..590edd7a 100644
--- a/Model/Playlist.swift
+++ b/Model/Playlist.swift
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ struct Playlist: Identifiable, Equatable, Hashable {
 
     var videos = [Video]()
 
-    init(id: String, title: String, visibility: Visibility, updated: TimeInterval) {
+    init(id: String, title: String, visibility: Visibility, updated: TimeInterval, videos: [Video] = []) {
         self.id = id
         self.title = title
         self.visibility = visibility
         self.updated = updated
+        self.videos = videos
     }
 
     init(_ json: JSON) {
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ struct Playlist: Identifiable, Equatable, Hashable {
         title = json["title"].stringValue
         visibility = json["isListed"].boolValue ? .public : .private
         updated = json["updated"].doubleValue
-        videos = json["videos"].arrayValue.map { InvidiousAPI.extractVideo(from: $0) }
     }
 
     static func == (lhs: Playlist, rhs: Playlist) -> Bool {