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A few years ago I completely scratched using a YouTube account and instead switched to the android app NewPipe (I was primarily watching on my Android phone).

A few years ago I completely scratched using a YouTube account and instead switched to the android app NewPipe (I was primarily watching on my Android phone). This has completely changed and improved the experience for me. NewPipe lets you create multiple feeds of groups of channels. So for example I can have a feed podcasts, music and tech news. This not only makes it easier to actually get to the content you want to consume at any given time without distracting yourself but also helps you get better recommendations in these grouped feeds (the recommendations still work). NewPipe is free and open source and can be downloaded on F-Droid.

herbst 5y ago
Thanks for that. Going to look into it. (In the hope it works on TV and also blocks ads)
- pjc50 5y ago
  Seconding newpipe, it's great if you just want to watch specific videos or channels. Should work on Android tv, unfortunately not available for LG WebOS TVs.
  - shadilay 5y ago
    Third for newpipe. The modern internet is practically unusable without FLOSS.
chii 5y ago
i wish there was a build of newpipe that works on a computer rather than mobile device.
- sureglymop 5y ago
  I have tried to run it within anbox on my Pinephone devkit before, which runs linux. The app itself worked although all the videos didn't work. Maybe it has gotten better since though.