Technology @lemmy.world Aatube @kbin.melroy.org 4 mo. ago

Google just took down IPAs (Apple equivalent of APKs) of popular YouTube tweaks

github.com /github/dmca/blob/master/2024/03/2024-03-06-google.md

Only the downloads were taken down
Some repos added instructions to compile through GitHub Actions

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Good.

In my experience the people crafting these are getting out of hand. When I see these wall to wall in a storefront it makes me wonder what happened to a good old lager.
- I just want less malt without having to have my base be corn or rice
  
  Bro, no need to be so bitter about it
- I think this has less to do with people getting out of hand and more to do with the way Google is running YouTube.
  
  whoooosh
Can someone please translate what that means?
- As for what these were, they are modified versions of the official YouTube app. What has been taken down is the full modified app files (.ipa) ready to install on an iPhone, not the source code to the tweaks that are in the repos.
  
  These modifications do things like replicate the paid YouTube Premium features, from the uYou features list for example:
  
  Ad-Free Browsing: Bid farewell to interruptions and enjoy seamless video playback without annoying advertisements.
  
  Background Playback: Keep your favorite videos running in the background while you multitask or lock your device.
  
  Video and Audio Downloads: Download videos, shorts, and audio tracks in various formats, including MP4 and WebM, for offline viewing and listening pleasure.
  
  [...]
  
  You can see why Google would want to have them taken down. They aren't even a re-implementation with their own code/UI like NewPipe.
  
  So why are people in this thread glad google is doing this?
  
  I thought Lemmy was all pirates and anti monopolies, dont we all have adblock? And background playback used to be default. It was explicitly removed to exploit.
  
  I am not trying to argue but can someone explain why there rooting for the power addicted mega company?
- IPAs are the iOS equivalent of APKs. As long as you don't sideload over 3 apps (which is actually 2 if you want to avoid having to connect your device to your computer every week, and even less if you have apps that do things other than being apps), you can sideload IPAs.
  
  Google made GitHub take down all the downloads but not the repositories themselves.
  
  Wait a sec. Apple allows sideloading but only 3 apps, otherwise you need to connect to a PC on a weekly basis? What for?
Will newpipe and its fork be affected ? If not i don't give a fuck .
- Newpipe’s fork?
  
  I don't think so cause unlike the tweaked youtube apps, new pipe just happens to just scrape the video off youtube which is publicly accessible
  
  Same for grayjay
- Newpipe's fork?
  
  The one w/ sponsorblock?
  
  That's called Tubular, now.
  
  There are several i use pipe pipe i also use libretube it is a piped youtube client
Never was a aware these existed, good to know
My favorite is still up. uYou+. 🤷🏼‍♂️
- Various uYou+ reuploads were taken down
- The IPA releases were taken down, not anything else.
  
  Also, look at uYouEnhanced.
  
  Who cares when Google still points to the site(s) where you can get them?
damn. the one i use (uYouEnhanced) got taken down. wonder how long i can keep using it
- The IPA releases were taken down, not anything else. Also, "some repos" 😉

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