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0 pointsfrollogaston10mo ago0 comments

*not on iPhone

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Trying to watch a walled garden inside another walled ecosystem. No wonder that works how they want it and you can't simply do what you want

frollogastonOP10mo ago

Yeah, it's true. iOS 9 Safari actually had the ability to play YouTube in the background without paying for that, and in iOS 10 they went out of their way to prevent it. And Apple signaled willingness to go along with WEI back when that was on the table.

deanc10mo ago

Use Orion. It supports FF and Chrome extensions on mobile and desktop

cassianoleal10mo ago

Orion is a buggy mess. Horrible experience overall.

I just use Vinegar [0] and watch YT on Safari. It also allows me to listen to the videos with the phone locked.

[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vinegar-tube-cleaner/id1591303...

pirates10mo ago

Safari + Vinegar is my favorite way to watch youtube on any platform. One minor bug I sometimes notice is that the PiP option stops working between videos until you actually hit refresh.

Agreed about Orion, I keep it around and update it and try it out every now and again but I don’t think the experience is there yet.

frollogastonOP10mo ago

It's too bad, the stock Safari in iOS 9 did both those things. Nowadays the rare times I want to watch YT on Safari, I just refresh the page once or maybe twice, which somehow makes it not show an ad.

Squarex10mo ago

Ublock Origin still does not work on Orion mobile sadly.

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Aachen10mo ago

Trying to watch a walled garden inside another walled ecosystem. No wonder that works how they want it and you can't simply do what you want

frollogastonOP10mo ago

deanc10mo ago

Use Orion. It supports FF and Chrome extensions on mobile and desktop

cassianoleal10mo ago

Orion is a buggy mess. Horrible experience overall.

I just use Vinegar [0] and watch YT on Safari. It also allows me to listen to the videos with the phone locked.

[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vinegar-tube-cleaner/id1591303...

pirates10mo ago

Safari + Vinegar is my favorite way to watch youtube on any platform. One minor bug I sometimes notice is that the PiP option stops working between videos until you actually hit refresh.

Agreed about Orion, I keep it around and update it and try it out every now and again but I don’t think the experience is there yet.

frollogastonOP10mo ago

Squarex10mo ago

Ublock Origin still does not work on Orion mobile sadly.

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