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I had stopped using Vanced a few weeks back, because I couldn’t download videos beyond 360p. Now I know about Newpipe, but I manually download some videos wit

by rg111 5y ago

I had stopped using Vanced a few weeks back, because I couldn’t download videos beyond 360p. Now I know about Newpipe, but I manually download some videos with youtube-dl and then Syncthing them to my cell phone. Then watch it with VLC. It works perfectly fine for me. Btw, I think they had to stop because they tried to profit from it. I dislike them for it. Apparently they tried to mint NFTs [0]. Later they said it was a joke, but, NFTs were actually minted. So, the joke thing was a cover. [0]: https://nitter.net/aseldesu/status/1503117413679869952#m https://nitter.net/aseldesu/status/1503117413679869952#m

unixhero 5y ago
You do this for every casual video you watch?
- anaganisk 5y ago
  Thats sound too exhaustive to watch a 3 min video
- rg111 5y ago
  Oh no. Tech conference talks, (potentially) deep podcast episodes, lecture videos of a topic I am learning, 45 minutes Chopin prelude "jukebox", etc. Anything that I think could be very interesting or I had preplanned- beyond 15 minutes- is what I do it for. My internet connection is very good. But the battery consumption is too high when streaming 1080p/2k. I have became a quality snob now and cannot watch lower resolution videos when there are higher ones available. I also want to avoid ads (I support indie-type YouTubes by buying Patreon subscription and merches, too, if they are innovative). I hate the too-shiny YT interface, too. I now just watch 1080p/2k videos in peace from VLC with my wifi/data turned off.
MisterSandman 5y ago
You mean watch? Vanced doesn't let you downlooad videos at all.
- rg111 5y ago
  What? I downloaded 1080p videos regularly before it went bad. I downloaded whole playlists. I can still download videos, but the resolution options are 144p ajd 360p.
  - MisterSandman 5y ago
    Do you already have YouTube premium? My comment was misleading, what I meant to say was Vanced doesn't let you circumvent the premium requirement for downloading videos. You can only download videos on YouTube if you pay up. Or, did you mean using a NewPipe or some other kind of plugin? Because that doesn't download it directly on the YouTube app.

by rg111 5y ago

unixhero 5y ago

You do this for every casual video you watch?

anaganisk 5y ago
Thats sound too exhaustive to watch a 3 min video
rg111 5y ago
Oh no. Tech conference talks, (potentially) deep podcast episodes, lecture videos of a topic I am learning, 45 minutes Chopin prelude "jukebox", etc. Anything that I think could be very interesting or I had preplanned- beyond 15 minutes- is what I do it for. My internet connection is very good. But the battery consumption is too high when streaming 1080p/2k. I have became a quality snob now and cannot watch lower resolution videos when there are higher ones available. I also want to avoid ads (I support indie-type YouTubes by buying Patreon subscription and merches, too, if they are innovative). I hate the too-shiny YT interface, too. I now just watch 1080p/2k videos in peace from VLC with my wifi/data turned off.

MisterSandman 5y ago

You mean watch? Vanced doesn't let you downlooad videos at all.

rg111 5y ago
What? I downloaded 1080p videos regularly before it went bad. I downloaded whole playlists. I can still download videos, but the resolution options are 144p ajd 360p.
- MisterSandman 5y ago
  Do you already have YouTube premium? My comment was misleading, what I meant to say was Vanced doesn't let you circumvent the premium requirement for downloading videos. You can only download videos on YouTube if you pay up. Or, did you mean using a NewPipe or some other kind of plugin? Because that doesn't download it directly on the YouTube app.