[stirner]

Meanwhile, you can still use youtube.com/tv to control playback on your PC from your phone—but only if you spoof your User-Agent to that of the Nintendo Switch [1]. Sounds like they are more interested in phasing out user control than ignoring the header entirely.

[1] https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/16442768?hl=en&msg...

[ahmedalsudani]

Oh wow. I used that in the past and it worked great. I didn’t realize Google broke it only to force us to use their app.

What a bunch of turds.

Thank you for the Nintendo Switch pro-tip.

[nofunsir]

Yes. I firmly believe this is an attack on user control.

For example, I believe they REALLY want us to use the youtube app:

- Viewing youtube.com on a new iPad pro, Goolag lies and says "your browser doesn't support 1080p."

- Ok, change to desktop version in app. Goolag once again lies and says "your browser doesn't support full screen." They also lie and say they've redirected you to the "desktop version", and nag you with a persistent banner that you should return to the safety of the mobile website.

- Ok, change to "request desktop version" via user agent. Full functionality. Full screen is DEFINITELY possible with a javascript bookmark. 1080p+ is DEFINITELY possible. Ads blocked in browser.

If I were to use the app, they would have FULL CONTROL.

[true_religion]

Are you deliberately misspelling Google as Goolag to make it sound like gulag?