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I'm using a stock Samsung Galaxy 8 phone right now (with Android 10) and I disabled the YouTube app. I was basically sick of its s***. Since then, I never sign in to the app/site, and so may aspects of using the site are much better now.

  • Everything is faster, since they don't know me / aren't tracking as much.
  • I always open YT in Firefox Focus, which doesn't ever keep cookies or history each time I close it, so there's no history for YT to mine each time I visit again.
  • I'm pretty sure I see fewer ads since I don't have a deep history for YT to mine / target.
  • More random suggestions from YT means I am mostly broken out of the bubble caused by their tracking. I find new, interesting music, for instance, now, from the suggestions.
  • Hitting "back" in the browser means I go back wherever I was before, not to the YT home page (like the app used to do to me)

I still visit the site often, and appreciate all the good music and channels I watch, but now it's overall a much more positive experience, more like YT was a few years ago versus the horrible mess it's become recently.

I'd still appreciate any other tips anyone has for making YT visits even more enjoyable.

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[-] AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 89 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pro-tip: use NewPipe and you'll never want to go back. You can install it from F-Droid.

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 44 points 1 year ago

YouTube ReVanced is also a must-have for Android users.

[-] TJDetweiler@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

For whatever it's worth, and whoever reads this, I've had extensive buffering issues with Vanced/Revanced for months. Recently purged the MicroG and vanced software, and reinstalled the Revanced Extended, and it works flawlessly!

[-] knobbysideup@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

The only problem with newpipe is you can't log in and manage your own stuff.

[-] stardust@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

On the other I love that you don't need an account to be able to "subscribe" for a custom feed, group channels into custom categories, or make playlists. And all being able to get backed up locally.

[-] Nithanim@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

On one hand it's great that it works that way. On the other hand, I use youtube only sometimes on my tablet so I would like to have my subscriptions carried over. Can't have it all I guess.

[-] AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

You can have playlists and subscriptions but it's just that they're going to be local.

[-] rurutheguru@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago

What "own stuff" can't you manage? Do you mean your own channel's videos? Or do you mean your account's subscribed channels?

[-] IronSage@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

I'm enjoying LibreTube as well

[-] kellenoffdagrid@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

I second this, it's great if you care about a modern interface that feels in line with other Android apps these days. Pretty darn slick app with a lot of nice customization features

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yah, I use Piped and https://yewtu.be/ now too.

But the last time I tried to use NewPipe, it was slowwww and would frequently be broken by changes made by YT. I'll have to check it out again.

[-] wason@lemmy.ninja 5 points 1 year ago

If you already use Piped and have Android then you can use LibreTube, a client for Piped

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Can newpipe, or any other yt forks, cast via Chromecast?

[-] crimsdings@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I use bubble upnp. If you share the yt link to it, you can cast the video to your Chromecast devices https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago
[-] gunpachi@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also there's Newpipe X Sponsorblock . There is also LibreTube .

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago
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