I just tried to look up a specific video of a Nick Swardson stand up bit. All I searched was "Nick Swardson loitering". There were 5 fucking ads before an actual user posted video, then one real human posted video that barely had anything to do with Nick, then 5 more fucking ads.
I knew they were forcing ads into videos but clogging the entire search feed with ads is unfuckingbelievable.
Is this really what it's come to? Ads are more important than what I'm actually looking for? Are people really okay with this?
You can then subscribe to your favorite channels through that app without subscription and view videos without ads and even download the video or audio to your phone!
Google breaks Newpipe regularly, and then Newpipe always fixes it very fast. Sometimes I've been unable to use it for about two days or so. Totally worth it to not support Google.
Check for updates within the app itself. Those are more current than the app stores.
Yeah, I know it sometimes breaks and I've accepted that. But holy shit google, alternative frontend' users are like .001% of your total users, are you sure you want to spend ressources on us instead of doing other things..?
Its the other way around. Piped uses the newpipe extractor iirc. As long as your newpipe is up to date, any breaking changes made by google are usually fixed in 1-2 days. For me newpipe (im actually using a fork called tubular which includes sponsorblock) is working right now tho.
Oh, interesting. Thanks for clarifying that. So in fact the Google crackdown was already worked around, it's just Piped who needs to update stuff I guess
Noooo, i meant as in "just typical behaviour for google". I wasnt telling you to google it, lol as if google search could ever help anyone with anything...
I tried it but it doesn't seem to work for me correctly or maybe I am doing something wrong. I patch the YouTube app and install it but as soon as I close and open it, all the changes made by the patch are apparently gone. Shorts that are hidden on the first start after the patch are visible again, ads seem to be reduced but still happen occasionally.
I disabled the default YouTube app, gave the patched version a different name, disabled auto update, repatched it but nothing seems to stick after opening it again.
And then the whole "I have to download the apk so that I can use it" because I don't have rooted my phone is just inconvenient.
From my experience, if you're on iOS then Brave is the only browser I know of that includes a built-in adblocker (although I have my own issues with Brave).
If you're on Android, should be able to just install Firefox (or a fork like Fennec), tap the three dots in the app > Extensions > uBlock Origin
If you're otherwise using the YouTube app, I don't have much to add in that respect as I usually use Invidious or NewPipe.
MV3 only applies to extensions. Brave's adblocker is implemented in their content filtering engine, which is part of the browser itself. This completely bypasses the extension system.
Orion Browser also has a built-in ad-blocker that also gets rid of Youtube ads. It even has some support for Firefox extensions, including uBlock Origin.
Assuming you're on android, you can use this download link on your phone to download the .apk for NewPipe. This link is a direct download to install the app. (If you don't trust my link, you can got to newpipe.net yourself), so if you click it, it should immediately start downlaoading and you can follow the steps to install the app. It's pretty self explanatory.
It's a frontend for youtube that removes all ads. You can't comment or like, but you can subscribe to channels via NewPipe, just like you're used to in youtube. But no ads. You do not need to login, it is not tied to your youtube account.
Youtube doesn't like ad dodging frontends, so every once in while the app won't work and you'll need to go back to youtube (or a different alternative) for a day or two until the folks at NewPipe fix it again. It's kind of an arms race like that, but with advertising.
For Android, NewPipe is great. I think I prefer FreeTube now however. Mostly because of the ability to use the Invidious api, built in SponsorBlock, settings coss-compatibility with the desktop version, and a better way to organize and export data (IMO). However, freetube android does has a few rough spots that newpipe doesn't have, so ymmv.
Yes, you're right and I agree with you. If OP decides to download it from the Play Store, however, he/she's going to be disappointed when they remove the app and it stops getting updates, and then it breaks.
The internet with a proper ad blocker is a game changer. Take the five minutes to figure it out. You'll save more as free time than that on your first day.
Ironically, you could also YouTube how to install Firefox, then unlock.
I used to run a public TLS DNS server that would do some hardcore ad/tracking blocking. I shut it down when I switched myself, friends and family to a private Tailscale network with VPN on the exit nodes.
It was a little janky to manage but I still have the files laying around; my point is I could turn it back on. Since it’s DNS-based it applies to all websites and apps running on your devices, and with TLS it’s also encrypted so your ISP wouldn’t be able to track your DNS requests. You would however be trusting me, a random stranger with your queries.