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There are some edge cases where the app stores don't allow desirable applications to be distributed. One example would be e.g. NewPipe (an open source third pa

There are some edge cases where the app stores don't allow desirable applications to be distributed. One example would be e.g. NewPipe (an open source third party ad-free YouTube client) on Android. Another would be alternative browsers or programming language interpreters on iOS (the rules on the latter changed repeatedly). Termux is also being distributed outside of the Play store due to some restriction and IIRC not feasible on iOS due to the App store restrictions.

smoldesu 4y ago
Newpipe is amazing, if iOS users had access to it then YouTube might actually be forced to improve their mobile app. Out-of-the-box, you get video downloading, PiP, background playback, and so much more. No need to pay Google a dime for the best YouTube features on the market.
- efields 4y ago
  Sure. Just violate the TOS of YouTube and you can do all kinds of fun.
  - smoldesu 4y ago
    Yep. And Google can do nothing about it, because Newpipe (deliberately) doesn't support user login. The tradeoff is incredibly worth-it, in my eyes.
  - synu 4y ago
    I won't tell on you if you don't tell on me.
- vmladenov 4y ago
  You can get PiP and background playback with a simple JS snippet in Shortcuts let v = document.querySelector('video'); v.addEventListener('webkitpresentationmodechanged', (e)=>e.stopPropagation(), true); setTimeout(()=>v.webkitSetPresentationMode('picture-in-picture'), 3000); completion()