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Anon watches youtube in 2024 (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] unreasonabro@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Glad this isn't just my experience. I hardly ever use youtube except for mma clips and the why files; the absolute bullshit they think i want to watch, I have no idea why. Their algos are flat out wrong.

Pro tip though, you can use uBlock to zap the Shorts element right off your screen.

[–] Rinox@feddit.it 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Revanced on Android will remove the ad, the community posts, the shorts and all the rest of the stupid fucking bullshit

[–] Iloveyurianime@ani.social 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Revanced is a requirement to use youtube if you have an android

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Can you use it to control a TV like with the official app? I mainly watch YouTube that way, but I'd love to not have to see all the junk.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can actually install revanced on a TV, it's just not really designed for that kind of interface so you'll also have to plug in a USB mouse.

But apparently if you plug a mouse into modern TV it's just like, yep, guess I have a mouse now, and then just works flawlessly.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Oh interesting! I have used kb&m with my TV before so I know it's friendly to it.

[–] Rinox@feddit.it 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but if you cast it will use the tv app, so you won't have all the features of revanced

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I'm used to suffering through the ads on the TV lol. Still, cool!

[–] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 9 months ago

Haven't seen an ad since I've been using Tubular (previously NewPipe + blockers). Why is revanced better?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

I use uBlock Origin, disable watch history, and pretty much only watch my subscribed channels, so I don't see any of that nonsense.