The biggest insult Youtube could get. A person refusing to use it even when it had zero ads because it was heavy.
But, yes I agree Youtube mobile app is inefficient and reloads losing my place. Unfortunately, I have the same issue with grayjay making even that one a non-starter.
They probably make money from sharing my data with 3rd parties , though it's not as benefitical as the data of someone in other countries
I live in Syria