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Good luck YouTube
The official YouTube app will provide one of the better experiences...
Ha ha ha ha... the author must be dreaming or hasn't tried many other apps. NewPipe lets you run videos at custom speed, and optionally pitch-shift videos. And you can save videos to watch on any app capable of playing video files stored on disk.
And don't have to drag the seekbar, simply tap wherever you want to play
Agreed... The second half of this "article" reads like an ad/puff piece.
A better researched article would go into the difference between API access, scrapers, and modifying the YouTube app, and question which of those YouTube will be able to detect. Maybe even discuss using region-pricing with a VPN to get YouTube premium for cheaper.
If my 3rd party app is broken to the point theh can't bring it back, I would like to say I'd drop YouTube like a sack of moldy tangerines. But I really don't know what I'd do without it. I use it about 8hrs a day.
I don't think YouTube understands a lot of our willpower to just close their app the second an ad appears.
If there isn't a way to watch without ads, then I'm just going to download videos and watch them instead.
If they stop that from working, I'll figure something else out, do we need to get the shaky movie theater camcorder people to start recording their YT premium videos now too?
I have YouTube Premium but I have to use ReVanced to block shorts because it's terrible for my ADHD. My mental health has improved ever since I ripped that fucker out of my life.
I want to control what I see, and this isn't even about them being paid anymore, it's just about forcing me to see what I don't want to see.
You can hide them with the normal app. Just click the "x" on your main feed.
They always re-appear and I'm tempted to click on them, that's the main issue.
I know it will eventually be blocked by YouTube like Twitch did but you could try ublock Origin with this filter list or another custom filter list. Works pretty well for me.
Oh on desktop it's not a problem, I use an extension to block shorts
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-shorts-block/
Another good one I use! As well as AdNauseam and SponsorBlock, obviously :P
i would recommend you the "freetube" client, it works very well, with no recommended feed
If they manage to break third-party applications, and they cannot be repaired, then I am totally just leaving YouTube entirely. It's not worth it at that point.
My third oarty app stopped working recently, went back to old youtube for my morning shit. Ruined my poo, absolutely not ever going back. Got my app back but grabbed a nebula sub and downloaded a few other options. Fuck youtube.
I agree. I refuse to watch ads or to pay for an experience that offers less than a fraction of what Newpipe offers. When Newpipe is no longer viable I'll repurpose that time to chipping away at my reading list.
I quit when they took away the dislike counter, so many said they would but didn't. All I ever see about Youtube is people complaining about their new shitty tactics... just leave, it''s the ONLY way to get any changes. They will never change if people keep using the platform.
Suck it up, leave, you won't regret it.
How did you quit? Is there any other video platform?
But where do I go instead for my aquarium hobbyist videos? π₯
You're not going to find everything you want outside of YouTube just yet. But apps like GrayJay make it a lot easier to start transitioning to other platforms.
It combines most all of the video sharing platforms in one. From there you can start following creators if they have their channel setup on different platforms while still being able to keep your main home feed coming from YouTube if you wanted to.