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For people who want this feature, consider NewPipe on F-Droid. A perfect example how a proprietary "app" does not do what you want whereas a FOSS app does.
by Fnoord 8y ago
For people who want this feature, consider NewPipe on F-Droid. A perfect example how a proprietary "app" does not do what you want whereas a FOSS app does.
- izacus 8y agoYou mean break the copyright law? YouTube is very clear that they want you to pay for the content/service to play content in background.
- deogeo 8y agoThat's a Terms of Service violation, not copyright law violation. And enforcement of law and contract should not be built into programs - they're supposed to serve the user, not betray them to corporations and government.
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- Fnoord 8y agoIt is a ToS violation at worst. There are numerous reasons to use the application. 1) FOSS, available in F-Droid. 2) Multitasking. 3) No ghost touching 4) Saves battery. My alternative would be using Firefox where I utilize uBlock.
- aibara 8y agoThe Video Background Play Fix extension for Firefox for Android works well too.
- mises 8y agoIt also supports downloads in various formats. Great example of how random groups of people can beat the official offering.