[nine_k]

Are youtube ads really unskippable with youtube-dl, VLC, and other similar tools?

Much like DVD ads used to be unskippable, but only for the non-tech-savvy.

[qes]

> Are youtube ads really unskippable

No. I never see ads on Youtube on my own devices, and that barely requires any effort.

[Simon_says]

I had to jailbreak my iPhone in order to not see Youtube ads. That qualifies as some (small) effort.

[jannes]

I use youtube.com (desktop version) in Mobile Safari and get adblocking without jailbreak.

I prefer the desktop website because it lets me watch the videos in better quality than the mobile website. m.youtube.com seems to limit the maximum bitrate and/or resolution of the videos. Did anyone else notice that?

[eitland]

I use Lockdown in my iPhone. It reduces the problem for now although I already see YouTube working around it some of the time.

As far as I understand it is a creative hack that use a local VPN server or something to block ads.

[vackosar]

Can't you use Firefox with uBlock addon on an iPhone?

[Dahoon]

No, the iPhone is locked down too much for this to work. Browsers in iOS are basically just skins on Safari/WebKit.

[AsyncAwait]

iOS does not allow "real" alternative web browsers with their own rendering and JavaScript engines, so Firefox on iOS is forced to being little more than rebranded Safari.

[olex]

Firefox on iOS does not support add-ons.

[malnourish]

I pay for youtube premium, or red, or whatever it was called, since I was grandfathered in by google music. No ads.

[saagarjha]

You must be using the app?

[Simon_says]

Yea, I'm using the app.