Or just use patches or alternative YouTube clients
Comment on YouTube just made it harder to avoid ads with a tiny skip button
avater@lemmy.world 10 months ago
easy fix: don’t use the app on your phone.
instead use youtube via your browser with adblock and create a shortcut on your homescreen. you can use youtube just like in the app, you won’t have any ads and you also can play videos with your screen turned off
Aatube@kbin.social 10 months ago
avater@lemmy.world 10 months ago
why installing something when you just can use your browser and get basically the same experience?
helenslunch@feddit.nl 10 months ago
why installing something when you just can use your browser and get basically the same experience?
Because it’s absolutely not the same experience?
Also those apps will be useless when they mess around with the api just like reddit did.
They break all the time but they always fix them. LibreTube has been broken for the past few days but they’ll fix it soon enough.
avater@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Because it’s absolutely not the same experience?
It looks pretty much like the app, I get recommendations like in the app, can watch my subscriptions like in the app, can see comments, video or fullscreen mode. Don’t k is but for this just feels like the app.
They break all the time but they always fix them. LibreTube has been broken for the past few days but they’ll fix it soon enough
That just sounds awful and would be a reason for me to stay far away from these apps
long_chicken_boat@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
these apps do not use any official API. if they used it, they would be obliged to comply with the terms of services that most likely force them to show ads or track the users or some other bullshit.
of course these unofficial viewers break from time to time, but in my experience they have been super quick releasing patches fixing it and the user experience is way way better than the official web or app. Fast UI without bloat, no ads, no algorithms, etc.
Yttra@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Because the browser sucks more
A dedicated app is prettier, more functional, and (feels) faster than Firefox + Ublock or Newpipe, actually plays in the background (seamlessly, I might add… looking at you, Newpipe), and allows for more player options.
avater@lemmy.world 10 months ago
that’s maybe your opinion. I have absolute no problems with the look and feel of youtube in safari and I have all the functionality I need (play videos with screen off and on).
Vegoon@feddit.de 10 months ago
why installing something
I don’t watch YT a lot on my phone, but Freetube for desktop and Newpipe for android (F-Droid) support offline subscriptions, playlists, history and downloads of video or audio, background playback and you can sync both apps.
Aatube@kbin.social 10 months ago
I hate web apps and electron for performance (incl. memory) reasons and the gestures are simply better in the app, not to mention Haptic Touch on iOS
On the API, that’s why I use a patched client. YouTube isn’t that aggressive with pushing new versions so you install a patched version of the old version like uYouPlusExtra
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
How’s add blocking on the browser? Can you get sponsor block?
ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Seems to be doing fine, I’m having no problems with it.
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Does that have the address bar taking up space on the top of the screen? That seems like the downside. I prefer revanced, but I can understand that some people don’t want to install anything.
avater@lemmy.world 10 months ago
safaris address bar is at the bottom and also hides automatically…
sopuliselailija@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
And on firefox you get to choose whether you want it up top or down below.
Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
I wouldn’t be surprised if in the near future they make it so the only way to watch Youtube on mobile is through their app.
avater@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I really hope not. Otherwise that would be the end for me. Same as reddit I simply would delete my account and uninstall everything related to it :)