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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Best YouTube Frontend for iOS (lemmy.zip)

submitted 19 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Do you guys have any recommendations for more privacy respecting YouTube frontend for iOS? YouTube Lite Plus has been good so far but I'm not sure how effective that no tracking thing is. I've also seen on Reddit Yattee and BluePlayer. Anything else? I can sideload it if it's not avaliable in the App Store. It would be nice if it also had features like SponsorBlock.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (4 children)

I'd say use the website through Safari. Install AdGuard, SponsorBlock, and Vinegar, and it should be smooth sailing. Return YouTube Dislike is available as a UserScript.

Brave and DuckDuckGo also provide nice experiences with YouTube, but thry sadly do not have SponsorBlock or Return YouTube Dislike.

If you really need an app, though, give uYouPlus a try.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

What's the point of using Return YouTube Dislike if it's not accurate?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

It gives you an estimate. I haven't used actual YouTube in a while, though. Just Invidious and yt-dlp.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Is there a reason why you are not using the regular youtube? Just curious since I currently use YouTube website signed out on iOS. Invidious does not have recommendations aswell.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

Well, I don't need recommendations for a start. I can see the appeal, but my subscription feed is good enough for me.

Also, YouTube is incredibly heavy in comparison, and I personally believe it's better to avoid tracking in the first place than to jump through hoops to cripple or block it, so Invidious and yt-dlp are the obvious solutions for me.