Why does it want me to scan my ID? Wtf?
this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2024
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Keep it quiet with the Freetube articles, I don't want it gone lol.
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I enjoy the Android app. Wish the ui was a bit better tho, hard to navigate sometimes
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I am copying every single url from browser and paste it to Celluloid. That's how I watch youtube on PC.
Am I the only one that hates third-party clients for Desktop? They all have terrible UI and UX. Firefox + UBlock + Youtube is the way to go. For the phone it's NewPipe or Grayjay.
Don't forget about Enhancer for YouTube, SponsorBlock, and DeArrow! They're all a must-have for desktop YT.
So, what do you not like about the Freetube's UI and UX?
I use Firefox with ublock on desktop, works like a charm. My favourite on android is YouTube revanced
I use the same combo on my phone without any issues or ads. Why use a client on the phone?
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You forgot sponserblock, it's amazing!
Personally I still use the Firefox + uBlock + SponsorBlock + YouTube combo on my phone too. Maybe if I watched more YouTube on my phone it'd be worth figuring out an app with a better mobile UI, but I like that it's a consistent experience anywhere I watch from.
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The best part about FreeTube unlike other Third-Party clients is that it retains a better YouTube-like suggestions system for any videos you wanna watch next. Discoverability is still a very important thing for me
How does it do it better that yt?
That's not what they said. They said it's better than other 3rd party clients because it's just like YouTube's suggestions.
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I've been using it since YouTube stopped allowing adblockers.
No Android version of it yet, eh? Damn.
ETA: I previously tried Vanced, but it didn't work correctly.
Other than grayjay there's newpipe
Try GrayJay, works great in my experience and has all the stuff (background play, no ads, downloads, etc). One issue I had with ReVanced was casting didn't always work for me, GrayJay seems to be able to cast to my shield without missing a beat.
There is an android version: https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/io.freetubeapp.freetube
However I prefer Grayjay: https://grayjay.app/
I hate linking to Reddit, but follow this guide for re-vanced on Android:
https://www.reddit.com/r/revancedapp/comments/xlcny9/revanced_manager_guide_for_dummies/
Thanks.
I am trying Libretube via F-droid. So far so good.
My lg tv is jailbroken so I have the ad blocked version of YouTube on it, but I was on my Chromecast with Google tv yesterday and decided to go back to the regular YouTube app since I was there.
I was watching a video of 20 minutes in length, and got one 30 second ad at the start; ok fine.
After 4 minutes, they decided to show me a 50 second unskippable ad.
I backed out of the video, and deleted the regular app.
Fuck Google.
I agree; between it and Tubular, YouTube is usable again.
That said, someone pointed out that higher resolutions are not viewable on FreeTube. I hadn't noticed this until they mentioned it, and now I notice it constantly. I don't know why, but it's demonstratable: find a 4k video on Tubular, and open the same video on FreeTube, and only lower resolution versions are available.
Oh shit, I just made the switch and I'm liking it. I just "favourite" things from my sub feed in one small window, and watch in the other, and it autoplays (if I want) so I can just start doing shit while the background vids keep playing. Honestly kinda more convienient than youtubes gui. It has sponsorblock built in too, which is nice
I tried it there but my browser works better is my first impression, I'm using thorium with Ublock, YouTube enhanced and some other addons.
Did honestly just give this a test but I kept getting videos just freezing up for no reason.
YouTube recently rolled out changes that break these third party apps causing a 503 error. Other apps have patched this issue.
Yeah I've removed it already and know all the antics YouTube has been doing as I use Smarttube on my Firetv.
But yeah not very impressed with Freetube in comparison to even a browser and the more I read about it not being able to view age restricted and other content it's not for me especially with the constant freezes.