Post by @fasnix
@BoysenberryCider@mastodon.social @kerravonsen@mastodon.au
Do you use the original youtube website/app?
I haven't done so in years, I watch all youtube videos, without ads, without algorithmic recommendations via Invidious, FreeTube (Desktop) and NewPipe (Smartphone).
@fasnix @kerravonsen I'll try not to thread hijack, but do you have the problem of those apps constantly running into errors with YouTube? How do you work around that, because they'd be amazing if it weren't for that (fully aware that its YouTube causing that on purpose, not the apps' fault).
My workaround on my phone is to just use a downloader and play any music I want on my media player, and on my computer I use them in browser with blockers to sanitise everything.
@BoysenberryCider@mastodon.social
In NewPipe (Smartphone) it sometimes states that the video wouldn't play as it wants to make sure the app isn't a bot.
Funnily enough, the solution is to switch from WIFI to Mobile Data, then the video will load.
Before playing, I switch back to WIFI to reduce data use via mobile ;)
Smartphone runs with GrapheneOS.
In Freetube (Desktop) it sometimes states that Youtube blocked my domain.
My workaroun is to open the video in the smartphone app.
Most of the time it will play without problems.
I'm not downloading any videos to watch them offline.