With Reddit shutting down its API setting a precedent in the corporate tech world (and Reddit was a major outlier in that a ton of their users are technical minded and support third party clients, YouTube does not have that kind of userbase and will not get backlash for it), Twitter doing whatever the fuck they’re doing, and Google already hellbent on destroying ad blockers, the days of Newpipe, Invidious, and Freetube are numbered. Wouldn’t be surprised if they implement Netflix level DRM tomorrow that makes alt clients impossible. I say savour your alt clients while you can guys, you won’t be able to soon.
Was talking to a friend who is a senior tech dude about the YT viewing habits of our kids. Asked if he had any recommendations for alt clients and he said… just pay for YT premium 🙃
To be fair, the guy just probably didn’t want to become your tech support for life. :P
If you care, you can try this, assuming you meant clients for TV: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext
I use this in my TV and it is amazing. But I won’t advertise it anywhere because I’m afraid Google will just come up with a way to kill it.
Thanks, I was looking for something like this and banging my head against using Newpipe.
Do you mean it’s giving your problems downloading or using? Or do you mean you are resisting using it for some other reason? I’m using it right now and I am not techy in any way (I only resisted it because I thought downloading it would take some kind of technical prowess).
“Don’t want your kids seeing ads that are absolutely not for kids? Easy! Just pay us!”
Seriously it’s so hypocritical that they demonetize swearing yet show gambling, alcohol, and even the occasional barely-not-porn sexualized ad without a second thought.
It’s not hypocrisy, it’s for $. $ means it’s not hypocrisy. Haven’t you been paying attention?
Yeah because I would love to pay for attention
Isn’t that basically what their “superchat” feature in YouTube live is? Pay money to force the host to read your comment? IDK I’ve never used it and don’t intend to.
Lmao yes that also, it’s a way to support your favorite tuber (and 50% google) but I meant it as a joke because you said “[…] paying attention” aha
I always pay attention, but when will attention pay me?
I’m about to have a daughter and was thinking about this also.
I have been using Tube Archivist for months and its exactly what you need. You can control what subscriptions they watch, set download limits, etc.
https://www.tubearchivist.com/
My solution? I just blocked youtube.com at dns level in my house. Fuck it. It’s not like there aren’t books around to learn stuff from.