Google just took down IPAs (Apple equivalent of APKs) of popular YouTube tweaks

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• deezbutts@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Good.

  In my experience the people crafting these are getting out of hand. When I see these wall to wall in a storefront it makes me wonder what happened to a good old lager.

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  • fishpen0@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I just want less malt without having to have my base be corn or rice

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    • ICastFist@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Bro, no need to be so bitter about it

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  • Eggyhead@kbin.run ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think this has less to do with people getting out of hand and more to do with the way Google is running YouTube.

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    • lovesickoyster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      whoooosh

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• someguy3@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Can someone please translate what that means?

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  • Spotlight7573@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    As for what these were, they are modified versions of the official YouTube app. What has been taken down is the full modified app files (.ipa) ready to install on an iPhone, not the source code to the tweaks that are in the repos.

    These modifications do things like replicate the paid YouTube Premium features, from the uYou features list for example:

    • Ad-Free Browsing: Bid farewell to interruptions and enjoy seamless video playback without annoying advertisements.
    • Background Playback: Keep your favorite videos running in the background while you multitask or lock your device.
    • Video and Audio Downloads: Download videos, shorts, and audio tracks in various formats, including MP4 and WebM, for offline viewing and listening pleasure.
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    You can see why Google would want to have them taken down. They aren’t even a re-implementation with their own code/UI like NewPipe.

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    • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So why are people in this thread glad google is doing this?

      I thought Lemmy was all pirates and anti monopolies, dont we all have adblock? And background playback used to be default. It was explicitly removed to exploit.

      I am not trying to argue but can someone explain why there rooting for the power addicted mega company?

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  • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    IPAs are the iOS equivalent of APKs. Google made GitHub take down all the downloads but not the repositories themselves.

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    • warmaster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wait a sec. Apple allows sideloading but only 3 apps, otherwise you need to connect to a PC on a weekly basis? What for?

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• Random_internet_user@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Will newpipe and its fork be affected ? If not i don’t give a fuck .

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  • skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Newpipe’s fork?

    I don’t think so cause unlike the tweaked youtube apps, new pipe just happens to just scrape the video off youtube which is publicly accessible

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    • Mubelotix@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Same for grayjay

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  • tourist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Newpipe’s fork?

    The one w/ sponsorblock?

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    • Tick_Dracy@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s called Tubular, now.

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    • Random_internet_user@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There are several i use pipe pipe i also use libretube it is a piped youtube client

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• aluminium@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Never was a aware these existed, good to know

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• QuarterSwede@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My favorite is still up. uYou+. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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  • SSUPII@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Various uYou+ reuploads were taken down

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  • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The IPA releases were taken down, not anything else.

    Also, look at uYouEnhanced.

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    • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Who cares when Google still points to the site(s) where you can get them?

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• yoshisaur@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  damn. the one i use (uYouEnhanced) got taken down. wonder how long i can keep using it

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  • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The IPA releases were taken down, not anything else. Also, "some repos" 😉

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