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minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·4 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-up3·4 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-down1·4 days agoOn my phone, I just access YouTube through the firefox browser app with ublock origin installed. Works perfectly.
minus-squareleftzero@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoOr use NewPipe if you don’t need to sync with your Google account.
minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoFirefox browser w/ublock = YouTube with no ads. I actually just have YouTube app disabled.
minus-squaremalloc@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 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-up1·3 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.
On 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.
Hackedimproved with RevancedFirefox 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