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minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·8 days agoHey did you know with certain add-ons, you don’t need YouTube premium? Just like back in the day when YouTube was just YouTube…
minus-squaredragonfly4933@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoThat’s fine and easy on desktop/web browser, but for mobile devices it is not quite as easy. You would either need to use a hacked version of the app or a third party app.
minus-squareJamesBean@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·8 days agoOn my phone, I just access YouTube through the firefox browser app with ublock origin installed. Works perfectly.
minus-squareleftzero@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoOr use NewPipe if you don’t need to sync with your Google account.
minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-28 days agoFirefox browser w/ublock = YouTube with no ads. I actually just have YouTube app disabled.
minus-squaremalloc@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoOn mobile, I don’t use the app. I use safari + youtube.com with vinegar app and adguard. No ads plus I get PIP. Quality is a hit or miss but idc about that.
minus-squareParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoI can recommend Unwatched wholeheartedly, great developer, but I only use yt for subs not algorithm
Hey did you know with certain add-ons, you don’t need YouTube premium? Just like back in the day when YouTube was just YouTube…
That’s fine and easy on desktop/web browser, but for mobile devices it is not quite as easy. You would either need to use a hacked version of the app or a third party app.
Hackedimproved with RevancedOn my phone, I just access YouTube through the firefox browser app with ublock origin installed. Works perfectly.
Or use NewPipe if you don’t need to sync with your Google account.
Firefox browser w/ublock = YouTube with no ads.
I actually just have YouTube app disabled.
On mobile, I don’t use the app. I use safari + youtube.com with vinegar app and adguard.
No ads plus I get PIP. Quality is a hit or miss but idc about that.
I can recommend Unwatched wholeheartedly, great developer, but I only use yt for subs not algorithm