When people post YouTube links… is there a cool open source way to watch it on mobile without going through youtube? Because when I click on a YouTube link and I’m on my phone and it immediately gives me an ad it’s pissing me off like in a huge way… is there a way to bypass ads without an ad blocker on my phone

  • solrize@lemmy.world
    30·
    7 months ago

    On Android, install newpipe from f-droid and YouTube links should go to it automatically. No ads, lets you download videos, subscriptions are entirely local on your device, but right now display of comments is messed up. The last isn’t a big deal for me. Ymmv.

    • yukichigai@kbin.social
      7·
      7 months ago

      Seconding NewPipe. It’s the easiest to get set up, and once you get it set up you basically never have to touch it again.

      YouTube Revanced is more user friendly and has more features once it’s set up, but the install process is more involved and updating it essentially requires you to redo the install process again. It’s nothing crazy, but NewPipe is the “set it and forget it” option IMO.

    • fuzzy_feeling@programming.dev
      2·
      7 months ago

      i’m using it for a long time and always thought google wouldn’t let you open youtube links in other apps.

      i always copied the link and pasted it into newpipe. thanks to your comment i checked and diabled youtube automatic opening.

  • governorkeagan@lemdro.idEnglish
    10·
    7 months ago

    Yes! You can use an alternative front end - you’ll have to watch in your browser.

    There is a bot on some communities that will post the Piped Version. The other option is to use a version of Invidious which you can find here.

    Clicking on a YouTube link will take you to the YouTube app if you have it. You’d have to copy and paste the link into the search fields of the above.

    The other option is to use xvanced. I have not used it in a long time and I’m not sure of the current status but it should work.

  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
    9·
    7 months ago

    On Android there are lots of ways. Newpipe or Grayjay is probably the easiest. Revanced is a little more complex but is also good. You could also use Firefox with ublock origin.

  • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
    7·
    7 months ago

    If you’re on android, you can remove the setting that opens YouTube links on the native app. My YouTube links always open in firefox, with unblock and in a private window. So no ads, no permanent cookies. Lately the quality has been going down as Google forces adblockers users to have a worse experience, but still works.

          • TragicNotCute@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            7 months ago

            It was a neutral impact.

            I made the comment because I don’t understand your motivation here. You’re making contrary statements while asking for a solution. I came to offer one, but decided not to because it’s ad blocker centric.

            • gimpchrist @lemmy.worldOP
              1·
              7 months ago

              You don’t have to understand my motivation. I’m not making contrary statements to what I need and want… and people here on this thread have answered my question without being snarky about it… thank you though. I don’t have to use Firefox or ad blockers on my mobile phone if I don’t want to, and it doesn’t have to be a Justified reason…thanks!

        • gimpchrist @lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          7 months ago

          Actually, with the help of the nicer people on this post I am now watching YouTube without ads on new pipe thanks so much for being a jerk though I hope it made your day better

  • Old_Dude@lemmy.world
    5·
    7 months ago

    Another option other than new pipe is to download a YouTube apk and the revanced app. Ad free YouTube is what comes out of that.

    • gimpchrist @lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      7 months ago

      This solution sounds easiest but also must technical haha I still don’t know how to use apks or whatever I don’t even really know what they are but I think I got it figured out anyway! Thank you for the replies

    • gimpchrist @lemmy.worldOP
      5·
      7 months ago

      So do I you have to press it like three times or four times to close it and it’s really making me super stupid irrationally angry at a dumb phone and I’m so mad about it haha

      • Maeve@kbin.social
        2·
        7 months ago

        Meh. The phones give us less and less control and plenty to be annoyed over; but the ads are greedy, evil Google’s fault. I’m taking heat over their horrible air ai (see what I mean? And it did wait until I couldn’t see the word anymore!) autocorrect and/or packet loss on my phone. I really am biding my time, until I have time and money to switch to Fairphone or find alternative software that works with my hardware. Frankly, I wouldn’t have a smartphone at all, if I didn’t need it for certain things. Best of luck in your future endeavors, friend.

  • nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de
    5·
    7 months ago

    If on Android, use UntrackMe. When clicking on any YouTube link, or even Reddit, Twitter etc., select this app to open the link with. It will automatically redirect you to a privacy friendly frontend. Link YouTube to Invidious. You can customise the instances you want to use.

    • grandel@lemmy.ml
      9·
      7 months ago

      Users are already paying with their personal information. Paying for YouTube is like tipping your Landlord.

        • grandel@lemmy.ml
          4·
          7 months ago

          Just as personal information is on a large scale. YouTube/Google/Alphabet chooses selling our information as their core business model. As far as I’m concerned, they “don’t care” about the money they get from YouTube Premium.

          • Nighed@sffa.communityEnglish
            1·
            7 months ago

            YouTube runs at a loss still I believe? Low res is probably supportable, but 4k etc gets expensive.

            • grandel@lemmy.mlEnglish
              3·
              7 months ago

              I agree with you on that point: Video hosting (or more accurately: bandwidth) is extremely expensive. This is why YouTube is basically a monopoly, despite most of its users being annoyed with it (I presume).

              And isolated, without the rest of Google and Alphabet, it may not be profitable, despite all of the ads it feeds us. But from my understanding, YouTube is yet another data aggregator Google uses to make money. Indirectly I bet YouTube is very valuable for Google, even if YouTube itself is not profitable.

      • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world
        3·
        7 months ago

        Yet you are using it 🤷‍♂️

        YouTube is great you’d never pay for it.

        I get my content, in a great app, plus yt music for my entire family for $120 a year. That’s probably 400 hours worth of content for my entire family.

        • gimpchrist @lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          7 months ago

          Good for you? Why are you so fucking pissed off at me? I’m just going to block you… I don’t have to justify my reasons on this planet for the way I am to you. If I don’t want to pay for YouTube I don’t have to pay for YouTube, and I’m still allowed to use it, get out of here.