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by Shared404 1640 days ago
If you're on Android, you get all of this with NewPipe[0].

[0] https://newpipe.net/
2 comments
sithadmin 1640 days ago
Not really. The cost of NewPipe is that you cannot log in, effectively forking the user experience in terms of content discovery, subscription management and watch history (versus the usual browser or app experience). There are not any decent workarounds for this.
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aynsof 1640 days ago
I've found the experience of content discovery on YouTube to be absolutely abysmal. Tiktok introduces me to new videos each time I open it, even suggesting things that I've never demonstrated an interest in but which are still fascinating. Meanwhile YouTube keeps suggesting the same videos again and again each time I open it up, and they all seem to be based on the last few videos I've watched.

Missing out on YouTube content discovery isn't a huge loss.

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Shared404 1640 days ago
On the other hand, I see this as a positive.

The less insight YT has into me the better.

That being said, I understand how this could be a negative to some.

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jonnelafin 1640 days ago
Also vanced (nonfree): https://vancedapp.com/
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vopi 1640 days ago
Just fyi for others nonfree as in freedom, not as in beer. plus it has sponserblock built in to auto skip in-video ads.
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