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If you want to get rid of pop-ups, ads, and other annoyances, try Newpipe on Android, and SmartYouTubeTV on FireTV / Android TV https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/

If you want to get rid of pop-ups, ads, and other annoyances, try Newpipe on Android, and SmartYouTubeTV on FireTV / Android TV https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/ https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/

jackjeff 7y ago
I’d kill for a YouTube client for AppleTV or to go back to the old one before Google decide to trash the UI with immaterial design everywhere. YouTube has the worst UI on AppleTV by far.
- tehwebguy 7y ago
  Yes, literally only useable because of the voice input on the remote / mobile app
- PretzelFisch 7y ago
  The website, and roku channel are not much better. Seems to get worse with every update.
perlpimp 7y ago
you can get your whole Google account suspended by using newpipe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21247759 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21247759
- jowsie 7y ago
  No idea how common this is, but that particular case seems to most likely be fabricated.
  - lucb1e 7y ago
    While I was also under the impression that this is probably not true (since you can't actually log in with Newpipe), I've been waiting for them to crack down on it from the day I learned of it. Wouldn't surprise me if it stopped working when enough people start to use it. Related, a few weeks ago they cracked down on Yalp (a Play Store front-end: basically an open source implementation of their internal APIs). I'm not sure if/when they're going to ease up on that, but until then, it looks like I'm stuck with whatever selection of apps (and versions) I've got at the moment.
    - Marsymars 7y ago
      I would pay a monthly subscription fee to Google to have the Play Store be ad free.
      - lucb1e 7y ago
        I'd also happily pay for a store that isn't based on Google's usual profit model (tracking you) or contributes towards a monopoly (Alphabet and Internet services in general). Heck, at this point I'd be happy to pay Microsoft for apk hosting and search since they're not a monopoly in online services or own Android or anything.
- dastx 7y ago
  NewPipe has no way for you to login or any thing like that, so if your account does get suspended on this premise, then people should be way more worried about Google's practices than they are.
dastx 7y ago
Also available is YouTube Vanced which is essentially the official YouTube app repackaged with privacy in mind.

jackjeff 7y ago

I’d kill for a YouTube client for AppleTV or to go back to the old one before Google decide to trash the UI with immaterial design everywhere. YouTube has the worst UI on AppleTV by far.

tehwebguy 7y ago
Yes, literally only useable because of the voice input on the remote / mobile app
PretzelFisch 7y ago
The website, and roku channel are not much better. Seems to get worse with every update.

perlpimp 7y ago

you can get your whole Google account suspended by using newpipe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21247759 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21247759

jowsie 7y ago
No idea how common this is, but that particular case seems to most likely be fabricated.
- lucb1e 7y ago
  While I was also under the impression that this is probably not true (since you can't actually log in with Newpipe), I've been waiting for them to crack down on it from the day I learned of it. Wouldn't surprise me if it stopped working when enough people start to use it. Related, a few weeks ago they cracked down on Yalp (a Play Store front-end: basically an open source implementation of their internal APIs). I'm not sure if/when they're going to ease up on that, but until then, it looks like I'm stuck with whatever selection of apps (and versions) I've got at the moment.
  - Marsymars 7y ago
    I would pay a monthly subscription fee to Google to have the Play Store be ad free.
    - lucb1e 7y ago
      I'd also happily pay for a store that isn't based on Google's usual profit model (tracking you) or contributes towards a monopoly (Alphabet and Internet services in general). Heck, at this point I'd be happy to pay Microsoft for apk hosting and search since they're not a monopoly in online services or own Android or anything.
dastx 7y ago
NewPipe has no way for you to login or any thing like that, so if your account does get suspended on this premise, then people should be way more worried about Google's practices than they are.

dastx 7y ago

Also available is YouTube Vanced which is essentially the official YouTube app repackaged with privacy in mind.