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YouTube on TVs is cramming ads down your throat even when pausing videos (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] Noxious@fedia.io 59 points 1 month ago (21 children)

There are better alternatives for Android like NewPipe, Tubular and LibreTube

For PC, you can use FreeTube

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 31 points 1 month ago (16 children)

I wouldn't call them 'better' alternatives. They're easier to install for sure. Personally, I've used revanced, newpipe, and libretube and love them all. I stuck with newpipe, since that's what my family uses now, and it's easier to troubleshoot when I have it too. And revanced takes some steps, more than just "install this package, done".

[–] Rinox@feddit.it 4 points 1 month ago (5 children)

And revanced takes some steps, more than just "install this package, done".

It depends. Personally I patch it and then share the patched apk with friends and family, so for them it's literally just "install this package, done" without compromising security.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought about doing this, but didn't want to essentially be their maintainer. I do that enough at work lol

[–] Rinox@feddit.it 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Tbh I share an apk twice a year on a shared Whatsapp group and that's all the "maintaining" I do, so I don't care that much. I've had worse

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

not gonna lie, a little envious that your family knows how to install from apk, that would be my first bottleneck. They would hit the first scare screen and raise the white flag

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

That's fair. It's more of when google breaks YouTube for the custom apps, that people start to get all pissy lol

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