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YouTube premium family is best value for money for all streaming services. Just don’t waste time on adblocking, as it works reliably only on desktop. I used ub

by galkk 3y ago

YouTube premium family is best value for money for all streaming services. Just don’t waste time on adblocking, as it works reliably only on desktop. I used ublock and it was more or less cuccessfully fighting ads on desktop, but they still were present on phone (new pipe just sucks, and I moved to iPhone anyways), iPad, Xbox and tv. Premium removed all of them. Also gave downloads for offline viewing. I still use sponsorblock on desktop though. And miss it a lot everywhere else. Mandatory disclaimer. I’m Google employee but do not work for YouTube and I’m paying for premium with my own money.

freitzkriesler2 3y ago
After Elsagate, I am flabbergasted any parent would trust YouTube kids to show appropriate content. Even one that works for Google.
mozman 3y ago
I never watch youtube on my phone, always desktop and like you sponsorblock has become essential. I can't bring myself to give YT money when I can address my use case for free. YT's hostile user approach also rubs me the wrong way, I can't reward that behavior
- unmole 3y ago
  How exactly is YouTube user hostile?
  - mozman 3y ago
    Aggressively pushing shorts, opaque/biased moderation, lack of appeals, removing power user features such as sorting creator videos, disabled the like button, totally ruined comment hierarchy when G+ was pushed aggressively, etc.
asimovfan 3y ago
I use ublock on desktop and newpipe on mobile and i only see ads when i am looking at someone elses screen.
SSLy 3y ago
> I moved to iPhone anyways https://github.com/yattee/yattee https://github.com/yattee/yattee
prhrb 3y ago
Just use revanced or libretube, who uses stock YouTube app!?
eimrine 3y ago
> Also gave downloads for offline viewing. I used to have those "downloads" on Youtube. There are not a real downloads because I do not have an access to the file. Also the feature tends to be misworking - from time to time one of "downloads" just stucks with eating 100% of 1 CPU core and the recipe is to remove all the "downloads". This was one of the stupidiest features I ever had, because if I need a video for offline wieving but do not want to get a file, I can just watch 100% of video (of course with adblock because YT advertisements use to destroy cache) and do not close the tab, then suspend my PC and unsuspend it in the place I want to watch.
- galkk 3y ago
  Downloads are working and very useful on mobile - they give you offline version on a device that you can later watch. I click download on videos that I'm interested in morning and have something to listen to during commute without worrying about spotty connections and mobile traffic consumptions. So yes, file is downloaded to the device. If I want to download something to have it forever, I use yt-dlp on pc.
  - tcfhgj 3y ago
    I use new pipe for downloading and ReVanced for watching
- Gigachad 3y ago
  The downloads feature works pretty good when you are going to be on a plane or train without an internet connection. Predownload a bunch of educational content and then you'll have it for your trip.
neverminder 3y ago
I use Firefox mobile with Ublock on my phone, plus I have DNS ad blocking, so I don't see ads on the apps either.
rakoo 3y ago
> new pipe just sucks What's wrong with newpipe ?
- pwdisswordfishc 3y ago
  Incessant crashing, for one.
- galkk 3y ago
  It was crashing like all the time on stock Galaxy Note 9. Also downloads somehow were much slower than native youtube.
  - rakoo 3y ago
    Newpipe has to use workarounds to the limitations put in place by youtube; I find it expected that downloads will be slower, since they won't be using secret shibboleth done by youtube on the backend and on the app but standard web access. It has been crashing for me as well but since it's so stateless it has never been an issue: playback continues, playlists remain, ads ana tracking stay nonexistent.

by galkk 3y ago

freitzkriesler2 3y ago

After Elsagate, I am flabbergasted any parent would trust YouTube kids to show appropriate content. Even one that works for Google.

mozman 3y ago

I never watch youtube on my phone, always desktop and like you sponsorblock has become essential. I can't bring myself to give YT money when I can address my use case for free. YT's hostile user approach also rubs me the wrong way, I can't reward that behavior

unmole 3y ago
How exactly is YouTube user hostile?
- mozman 3y ago
  Aggressively pushing shorts, opaque/biased moderation, lack of appeals, removing power user features such as sorting creator videos, disabled the like button, totally ruined comment hierarchy when G+ was pushed aggressively, etc.

asimovfan 3y ago

I use ublock on desktop and newpipe on mobile and i only see ads when i am looking at someone elses screen.

SSLy 3y ago

> I moved to iPhone anyways https://github.com/yattee/yattee https://github.com/yattee/yattee

prhrb 3y ago

Just use revanced or libretube, who uses stock YouTube app!?

eimrine 3y ago

> Also gave downloads for offline viewing. I used to have those "downloads" on Youtube. There are not a real downloads because I do not have an access to the file. Also the feature tends to be misworking - from time to time one of "downloads" just stucks with eating 100% of 1 CPU core and the recipe is to remove all the "downloads". This was one of the stupidiest features I ever had, because if I need a video for offline wieving but do not want to get a file, I can just watch 100% of video (of course with adblock because YT advertisements use to destroy cache) and do not close the tab, then suspend my PC and unsuspend it in the place I want to watch.

galkk 3y ago
Downloads are working and very useful on mobile - they give you offline version on a device that you can later watch. I click download on videos that I'm interested in morning and have something to listen to during commute without worrying about spotty connections and mobile traffic consumptions. So yes, file is downloaded to the device. If I want to download something to have it forever, I use yt-dlp on pc.
- tcfhgj 3y ago
  I use new pipe for downloading and ReVanced for watching
Gigachad 3y ago
The downloads feature works pretty good when you are going to be on a plane or train without an internet connection. Predownload a bunch of educational content and then you'll have it for your trip.

neverminder 3y ago

I use Firefox mobile with Ublock on my phone, plus I have DNS ad blocking, so I don't see ads on the apps either.

rakoo 3y ago

> new pipe just sucks What's wrong with newpipe ?

pwdisswordfishc 3y ago
Incessant crashing, for one.
galkk 3y ago
It was crashing like all the time on stock Galaxy Note 9. Also downloads somehow were much slower than native youtube.
- rakoo 3y ago
  Newpipe has to use workarounds to the limitations put in place by youtube; I find it expected that downloads will be slower, since they won't be using secret shibboleth done by youtube on the backend and on the app but standard web access. It has been crashing for me as well but since it's so stateless it has never been an issue: playback continues, playlists remain, ads ana tracking stay nonexistent.