[anoncake]

What can Google's app do what NewPipe can't?

[drbacon]

I don't know what all NewPipe or Vanced can do, and I don't know what all YouTube's apps can do. I mostly indicated that OP's desired features were covered by the official app (without possibly downloading the audio track from a video file). I'm certainly not making an argument that NewPipe is any better or worse.

[jimlikeslimes]

Download a playlist to listen offline without having to download each song individually/manually :)

Edit: I'm a very, very happy new pipe user, this is literally the one feature I'm waiting for. And there is a GitHub issue being worked on for it.

[datagram]

Support content creators?

It seems like NewPipe can't even add an option to enable ads because third-party ads are against F-Droid policy.

[heinrich5991]

I think you're allowed to do third party ads (as long you can display them without running proprietrary code...).

[on_and_off]

support the creators

[anoncake]

You mean "expose the user to emotional manipulation through ads. That is not a feature, unless it's opt-in. A donation button or something like that would be.

[harshitaneja]

You opt-in when you decide you want to consume content made with effort by the creator and hosted with effort by youtube. In a lot of countries, you have an option to opt out of "emotional manupulation through ads" by subscribing to youtube premium.

[anoncake]

You don't understand what "opt-in" means or you're pretending you don't.

[on_and_off]

lots of people pretend they don't understand in this thread