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A great issue for me with NewPipe is the fact that it does not support signing into an account. The developers claim it's a feature that will not be implemented

A great issue for me with NewPipe is the fact that it does not support signing into an account. The developers claim it's a feature that will not be implemented. Without the great music recommendation system I might as well just listen to my Jellyfin song collection. What value does YouTube even have without recommendations?

mastazi 5y ago
Yeah NewPipe is a privacy oriented client, like FreeTube or Invidious or Piped, so I don't think they will ever implement sign in[1]. In this sense, NewPipe is not a Vanced replacement. [1] some of these clients have their own sign in, but you are not signing into your actual YouTube account and you don't get recommendations from YouTube.
dirtyid 5y ago
At least for videos I use google spread sheet script to manage a bunch subscriptions into different private playlists accessible via sharelinks in Newpipe with psonsorblock. Allows me to keep things in sync with youtube account on other devices. https://github.com/Elijas/auto-youtube-subscription-playlist-2/issues https://github.com/Elijas/auto-youtube-subscription-playlist... Music I just use the default App and pay for the subscription.
- slenk 5y ago
  Upgrade to a YouTube Premium family plan for $14.99/mo and have no ads in YT either...
  - dvngnt_ 5y ago
    I have no desire to pay 15 for the ability to play videos with the screen off
    - scohesc 5y ago
      Especially when it was a feature by default in the Youtube app, then they took it away and put it behind said $15 paywall!
dartharva 5y ago
That's strange, I take steps to explicitly avoid its recommendations.
szszrk 5y ago
Each person uses it differently. I hate YT recommendations, they just promote whatever pays better, including low quality and simply incorrect content ("science"). All I'm using for years is a flat list of channels. I've been able to remove more from the list, then I add, and still use youtube as a substitute of a TV. Lack of sign in in NewPipe was a positive change for me.
malka 5y ago
you are literally the first person I know that enjoy youtube recommendations. It pushes trash to my feed.
- samtheDamned 5y ago
  the youtube home page pushes exponentially more trash than the recommendations do though
- Valakas_ 5y ago
  It pushes trash if you watch trash? For me it pushes more similar stuff of what I already watch.
itsoktocry 5y ago
>What value does YouTube even have without recommendations? You can watch videos on it that were recommended elsewhere. Like, say, here. Or reddit. That's my exclusive usage of it.

mastazi 5y ago

Yeah NewPipe is a privacy oriented client, like FreeTube or Invidious or Piped, so I don't think they will ever implement sign in[1]. In this sense, NewPipe is not a Vanced replacement. [1] some of these clients have their own sign in, but you are not signing into your actual YouTube account and you don't get recommendations from YouTube.

dirtyid 5y ago

At least for videos I use google spread sheet script to manage a bunch subscriptions into different private playlists accessible via sharelinks in Newpipe with psonsorblock. Allows me to keep things in sync with youtube account on other devices. https://github.com/Elijas/auto-youtube-subscription-playlist-2/issues https://github.com/Elijas/auto-youtube-subscription-playlist... Music I just use the default App and pay for the subscription.

slenk 5y ago
Upgrade to a YouTube Premium family plan for $14.99/mo and have no ads in YT either...
- dvngnt_ 5y ago
  I have no desire to pay 15 for the ability to play videos with the screen off
  - scohesc 5y ago
    Especially when it was a feature by default in the Youtube app, then they took it away and put it behind said $15 paywall!

dartharva 5y ago

That's strange, I take steps to explicitly avoid its recommendations.

szszrk 5y ago

Each person uses it differently. I hate YT recommendations, they just promote whatever pays better, including low quality and simply incorrect content ("science"). All I'm using for years is a flat list of channels. I've been able to remove more from the list, then I add, and still use youtube as a substitute of a TV. Lack of sign in in NewPipe was a positive change for me.

malka 5y ago

you are literally the first person I know that enjoy youtube recommendations. It pushes trash to my feed.

samtheDamned 5y ago
the youtube home page pushes exponentially more trash than the recommendations do though
Valakas_ 5y ago
It pushes trash if you watch trash? For me it pushes more similar stuff of what I already watch.

itsoktocry 5y ago

>What value does YouTube even have without recommendations? You can watch videos on it that were recommended elsewhere. Like, say, here. Or reddit. That's my exclusive usage of it.