What's the best app for Youtube right now?
What's the best app for Youtube right now?
Years ago I used NewPipe but when I wanted a little more from my app I switched the ReVanced until it started giving me more and more issues. For the past 3 months or so I've been using a cracked Youtube Premium app, but now it's dropping every video after about a minute. So what's everyone using these days to avoid all of Google's bullshit but still watch Youtube content?
Newpipe has been good for years.
This, NewPipe still works and is just perfect. Only downside (more of an upside if you think about it) is that it doesn't sync your playlists with your Google account as it doesn't need a login.
as it doesn’t need a login
I don't think you can login even if you wanted to!
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Revanced is still the way to go, at least for me. Obviously there are other options, but hoops you have to jump through every time are just not worth the effort. I update my revanced instance frequently and haven't had major issues yet
Do you have homescreen ads? What's the correct install process? I've had issues the last two times I tried to use it, but it could definitely be user error.
ReVanced is the way for sure
On my TV I'm using Smart Tube Next It's really great! But on my phone I have no idea...
Check out ReVanced on your phone. It has all the features SmartTube Next does. Really improves the viewing experience with AdBlock and sponsor block!
Libretube
LibreTube is working very well for me. It is even syncing my subs with Piped on desktop.
I've been using it...
Gotta get used to some things. My music playlists don't work well because if I only listened to half a song it starts playing where I left off. That's great for video but not music. I wish I could have two instances of the app, one for video and one for music.
Use Inner Tune for YouTube music, works really well. Basically an open source YouTube Music client
This is what I use. Works great!
repatch another youtube apk using revanced. no more buffering after that.
Firefox with Ublock Origin + YT Playback Fix extensions. I don't regularly watch YT or follow people so this is sufficient for me.
Yes, this is me too. I use a browser on the desktop, so might as well do the same on mobile.
Newpipe with sponsor block is working great for me.
I thought the devs of NewPipe didn't support Sponsorblock
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They don't, but there's a fork.
For mobile it's the front end for Invidious, Clipious.
I had some issues with revanced, uninstalled and reinstalled I think with a slightly newer YouTube version and it's fine again now.
Yeah, seems to be good to me so far.
May I suggest freetube?
Desktop client that emulates having a YouTube subscription / account. Sponserblock can be turned on. Can add channels, have a feed of videos, watched videos disappear when watched, etc.
I actually don't have much of an issue with YouTube on desktop, but I'm back on Revanced on my phone.
I'm very happy with Libretube: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.libretube/
I'm glad it exists, but I've cultivated my account for a long time and don't want to start from scratch until they make the site completely unusable for me.
NewPipe-Sponserblock or LibreTube. Newpipe is definitely more reliable though, but a clunkier interface.
I enjoy the NewPipe + Sponsorblock fork
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