Out of the box it can play audio in the background, and now that extensions are available you can block ads as well. You don’t really need constantly updating 3rd party clients or questionable firewalls anymore if you just want usable youtube on a phone.
and now that extensions are available you can block ads as well
AdBlock was on mobile for years. One of the few add-ons that worked.
I’ve used almost all the addons I have on desktop for years with an extension collection and FF nightly.
yes, it’s true, especially useful for IOS users, but for Android I recommend YouTube Revanced. you can block ads, there is sponsorblock and many others, such as disabling the “shorts” function
Might as well use a FOSS app like NewPipe x Sponsorblock.
Fdroid repo: https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/org.polymorphicshade.newpipe
I haven’t tried newpipe, is it missing any features compared to revanced? I love that I can disable the shorts player, play with my screen off, and the wide array of customization options
My main issue with new pipe is that when I scroll down to read the comments, the video disappeares. It’s not fixed in place (don’t know what that’s called). Other than that, it’s great overall!
Yes for all those things. Doesnt have youtube recommended or sign in, but you can export youtube subscriptions from your account. LibreTube is also great and i like it better (when my phone doesnt cause problems)
Last time I tried Newpipe it wasn’t all that great. Would be fine if you just hit up YouTube for random stuff, but didn’t have any consideration for channels you subscribed to. I’m guessing it’s gotten better?
I find it reliable. I just use subscriptions feed.
Adblock extension was always available. Now more extensions work on mobile but adblock was available from day 1.
The only problem with firefox on android is that its slow af compared to chromium based alternatives. I can’t see a difference on pc but it is clearly noticeable on android.
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Have a look at NewPipe app, might be of interest.
but what hardware/phone you have? My experience is that it lags on regular phones
Runs great on my old-ish Galaxy S10 !
Yep, I’ve replaced the YouTube app with a shortcut to YouTube on Firefox mobile, and I’ve relegated the official YouTube app to the “app hell” folder.
you can likely just disable the app
I love Firefox, but if you have a non-rooted phone, DuckDuckGo is better.
Mull
I agree, and here is a good resource explaining:
DDG has a browser, and it’s based on Chromium which is from Google, so this is a shit take. Do not use Chromium based browsers if you value privacy or ad blocking features.
Its a webview browser which is just a chrome system widget.
A question from my friend @GTAVC@lemmy.world
The only issue I have is Youtube automatically downgrading my Quality setting by one each time I watch a new video.
The following thing happens, if I do NOT manually select 1080p each time I watch a new video:
It starts at 1080p for a couple seconds, then buffers a couple seconds. Afterwards it resumes playing at 720p. If I don’t manually reset it to 1080p, the next video starts at 720p, buffers again, and resumes with 480p. This continues all the way down to 144p.
I have not found anything that is able to help me with this issue. By now, I’ve become accustomed to that, but it’s still annoying.
Using the Youtube High Definition addon for FF didn’t help.
Anyone got another idea?
Newpipe?
