Out of the box it can play audio in the background, and now that extensions are available you can block ads as well. You don’t really need constantly updating 3rd party clients or questionable firewalls anymore if you just want usable youtube on a phone.

    • Chewy@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Are youtube ads in Firefox on iOS blocked? They are with uBlock on Firefox Android, but iirc Firefox on iOS doesn’t support extensions.

      • redcalcium@lemmy.instituteEnglish
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        8 months ago

        IIRC AdGuard iOS content filter works on safari a while ago to block youtube ads, but that was before youtube began its war against adblockers. Haven’t tested it again yet.

      • brax@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Last time I tried Newpipe it wasn’t all that great. Would be fine if you just hit up YouTube for random stuff, but didn’t have any consideration for channels you subscribed to. I’m guessing it’s gotten better?

      • JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        8 months ago

        I haven’t tried newpipe, is it missing any features compared to revanced? I love that I can disable the shorts player, play with my screen off, and the wide array of customization options

        • Lemongrab@lemmy.oneEnglish
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          8 months ago

          Yes for all those things. Doesnt have youtube recommended or sign in, but you can export youtube subscriptions from your account. LibreTube is also great and i like it better (when my phone doesnt cause problems)

        • freddy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          8 months ago

          As far as I know, you can’t log in to your account with newpipe. I use revanced and have no issues

          • Littleborat@feddit.deEnglish
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            8 months ago

            You will have to add your channels once. These can be backed up into a file and imported onto another device. Not super convenient but compared to how annoying the official app is I am OK with it.

            • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
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              8 months ago

              It won’t track watch status across different platforms/devices though. Revanced is significantly easier to setup and use.

        • TisI@reddthat.comEnglish
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          8 months ago

          My main issue with new pipe is that when I scroll down to read the comments, the video disappeares. It’s not fixed in place (don’t know what that’s called). Other than that, it’s great overall!

        • Littleborat@feddit.deEnglish
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          8 months ago

          It has little to no bull shit and it can play with screen off. Age restricted videos are a problem.

          If you hate the official app it’s perfect for you. Literally just your curated feed and nothing else.