Comment on YouTube just made it harder to avoid ads with a tiny skip button
long_chicken_boat@sh.itjust.works 6 months agothese 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.
avater@lemmy.world 6 months ago
ok
vxx@lemmy.world 6 months ago
They don’t realise that it just looks like the app if you use Firefox or similar on your phone.
They probably imagine some clunky browsing experience in desktop mode.
Or they’re personally invested in all those apps that I wouldn’t trust my password to.
avater@lemmy.world 6 months ago
same for me. I wouldn’t trust my password to another app if I could use just my browser for the same experience.
vxx@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It’s basically only for YouTube, since I got my mailing away from Google, but still.