I still use the regular Youtube app for shorts but NewPipe is definitely a better experience overall. My main gripes with the official Android Youtube client: - They made it so annoying to choose your video resolution (Seriously, who tested this and found it better than the old method?) - I can accept not being able to play in the background, but if you lock your screen while in fullscreen mode and then unlock it, there is a very noticeable lag before the app exits fullscreen mode, and in this period you cannot resume playback.
Neither are as reliable as using own custom command line programs on desktop, or mobile via Termux. If Google makes a change I can fix/workaround immediately. No waiting for app developers.
For me, Newpipe works well as a Soundcloud client.
From the Kotlin source for "dvd":
Video downloader app powered by yt-dlp (formerly youtube-dl).
Features
Download video/audio from 1000+ sites supported by yt-dlp.
Run custom yt-dlp commands.
Update yt-dlp version from settings.
Share link via other apps.
References
dvd - https://github.com/yausername/dvd
youtubedl-android - https://github.com/yausername/youtubedl-android
yt-dlp - https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp (formerly youtube-dl - https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl)
Just hoping I’ll be able to use ublock origin on Firefox once it’s available on an I dependent App Store…
Try Yattee [1]
I remember once that the video never loaded.I went to their gh repo to find that the issue is already known, there were some api changes from google side.
It freezes about 1/3 of the way into every video
It fails to display comments.
It crashes constantly.
Also, I really don't like double ads before vids and such. So I am happy with revanced.
I currently spend way more on patreon then I would with YouTube premium. And I sincerely hope that that always remains ad free.
Not like their is any real competition though, it only takes two second of business analysis to see that users want a video service where you foot all the costs and charge nothing (ads or subs) for it. Read about what happned to vid.me
The thing is Youtube screwed themselves years ago: they were dicks to content creators (by being overly agressive with demonetizing, even giving creators money to DMCA trolls and completely ignoring fair use laws) so they couldn't rely on ad money and had to fallback to sponsoring instead. The shit situation we're in today il all Youtube's fault.
On the other hand, I pay for Crunchyroll because it has a huge catalog for 5 bucks a month, and for Netflix because they never pissed me yet. However if they increase their subscription price one more time (>13.49€ per month), I'm out for good.
I already unsubscribed from Disney+ because they pissed me off by removing shows without any warning, and from Prime Video because I got tired of finding movies just to realize they weren't actually included in the subscription.
Which I can't with a legit service, as I don't usde HDMI.
I wish they would unbundle the stupid Youtube Music from Premium.
Ah yes, it’s all about the creators, you see. The money Google makes from it has nothing to do with it, no siree. As we all know, Google’s magnanimity always puts the creators first, and that is why every creator is so thankful to YouTube and no one has ever complained or criticised the platform. Hooray!
I don't expect for monopolists (of search, of ad, and also of video markets) to be given free rein to impose whatever terms they want. They provide me nothing for free, they are selling me
Most people I know do expect that. They don't care about the economics of it.
What I’m objecting to is them being disingenuous.
Did they revert that? I saw those for maybe a week. After that, I assume uBlock Origin had already worked around that. Probably the same will happen with mobile clients.
Lately I've been seeing videos suddenly skip four or five seconds forward occasionally; it's possible that's related to an anti-adblocking effort of some kind.
Put another way, let’s say the average Hacker News commentator makes $150k/year or $75/hour, that’s less than 15 minutes of work.
Just reeks of “I don’t believe tipping is fair to workers, that’s why I don’t tip.”
Edit: downvoted in less than a minute, haha
I watch hobbyists who upload interesting things just to share information, like how YT used to be. You can gatekeep ‘content creators’ like Jake Paul behind a paywall for all I give a shit.
That seems like a rather gaslighting passive aggressive approach.
They're cracking down pretty hard.
(If you have android, try kiwi browser if you haven't - it's chrome based and you can use regular extensions with it)
At the end of the day, both parties benefit: Youtube won't have to serve me videos for free and I'll gain back a bunch of free time.
Don't use {site} Search without going through a proxy like SearxNG [2]
Don't use TwiXXer without going through a proxy like Nitter - this has gotten more difficult lately but it still works as long as you feed the daemon some registered accounts. Video does not work at the moment but that seems to be fixable.
Don't use Reddit without going through a proxy like libreddit [4]
Start noticing the pattern? Maybe it is time to start producing promotional posters:
The only thing to come between you and ADS could be a proxy / ADS. I'ts just not worth the risk
ADS / New rules for a sane net / Sane net protects you, your partner and your community
A proxy here and a filter there, ADS nowhere
The more you tighten your grip, ${site}, the more viewers will slip through your fingers
[1] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious
[2] https://github.com/searxng/searxng
The companion app Baking Soda² does the same for non-YouTube sites.
1. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vinegar-tube-cleaner/id1591303...
2. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/baking-soda-tube-cleaner/id160...
I'll disable my AdBlocker when YouTube stops trying to sell me crypto currencies from supposedly Elon Musk.
