I started using PipePipe, which is a fork of NewPipe that allows for signing into a Google account to authenticate.
I create dummy Google accounts using an old Android phone, as that doesn’t require a phone number.
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ter_maxima@jlai.lu 2 weeks ago
If only NewPipe worked…
I started using PipePipe, which is a fork of NewPipe that allows for signing into a Google account to authenticate.
I create dummy Google accounts using an old Android phone, as that doesn’t require a phone number.
Doesn’t it? newpipe.net
Every video fails to play, the only solution I’ve been recommended SK far is to disable my VPN but I don’t want to for privacy reasons.
Can you download the though?
Nope. “Content unavailable” no matter what I do.
Oh, that’s cause YouTube is blocking a lot of unsigned requests (from non-logged users). I have my own VPN on a popular VM provider and it’s blocked too.
Not really a newpipe fault, and not much to be done unfortunately.
I hope they will atop doing that eventually…
Did you try switching your VPN to a different country? Mine nearly always fails when my VPN points at my home country. But it nearly always works when I connect to another.
Chiarottide@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’ve been using reVanced lately. It is a YouTube patcher, not a standalone application, but it’s good enough for me github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/
ter_maxima@jlai.lu 2 weeks ago
That seems like a good solution for some people, but personally I would like to keep Google Play off my device unless I’m actually forced yo install it.
defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
IIRC Revanced uses its own microG fork.
The original YouTube app that it’s pafching is obviously still proprietary, but all patches and the patcher are open source.
Chiarottide@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I don’t think it’s required actually, you just download the APK, patch it and then install it. I haven’t degoogled (yet) but there should be a patch that makes it independent from Google Play Services