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For iOS users, check out “yattee” for a similar setup

comprev 3y ago
"musi" is also a great advert-free YouTube client for iOS.
tomrod 3y ago
Highly recommend using F-Droid-capable phones/mobile support systems. Perhaps one day the iOS ecosystem will recognize the economic value of democratizing the platform, but until that day it's better to use open source software and as open of hardware as possible.
- alwayslikethis 3y ago
  I think they are going to be forced to open the platform soon, per the new Digital Markets Act by the EU.
  - tomrod 3y ago
    Once again, the EU does something right for it's citizens in the face of exploitative practices.
- jrflowers 3y ago
  This is good advice. If you own an iOS device you should consider not owning an iOS device.
  - deleted 3y ago
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  - rplnt 3y ago
    I would love not to, but there is not a single human-sized (as in can be operated by human hand) android phone on the market that is also not a slow budget ohone. Now there is no iphone either, but the last minis should last a while.
    - tomrod 3y ago
      Apple's moving away from them as well, to the detriment of their design edge. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23868428/iphone-13-mini-lineup-discontinued-apple-event https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23868428/iphone-13-mini-l...
  - sneak 3y ago
    As a long time iOS user, I used a Pixel with Graphene for a whole year. Android has so many rough edges, and the Pixel hardware is still a few years behind the iPhone. I switched back. I miss syncthing and being able to install the apps that I want, but my phone is too important a device for rough edges.
    - lrvick 3y ago
      GrapheneOS did not meet my needs for sovereign control of my own device, and iOS is worse in this regard, so I gave up cell phones entirely 2 years ago. Turns out they are not as necessary as we convince ourselves they are.
    - crashmat 3y ago
      Interesting. I'd never used an android before, and recently got a Pixel 7a on which I am running lineageos. Haven't found any rough edges other than that the home screen sometimes hangs fixed by turning the screen off and on again which takes less than 5s. What rough edges did you encounter?
- hxii 3y ago
  The parent comment was a suggestion for an iOS alternative. Why did you feel the urge to push unsolicited advice? I honestly don’t get it.
  - tomrod 3y ago
    Currently, iOS is a substandard platform for software freedom. While it has done a fairly decent job implementing a good user interface, it comes at the cost of freedom on mobile devices, leaving users and developers to the capricious whims of a single company. When that company decides to break encryption for any external group, is eventually hacked, or other myriad of other single single failure node situations occur, the collateral damage is massive.
    - mixmastamyk 3y ago
      Mobian et al is the alternative, not surveillanceOS.
davkan 3y ago
You can also use altstore to sideload uyou+.
pzmarzly 3y ago
I am very happy with Vinegar for Safari - a simple adblock + PiP + background play extension

"musi" is also a great advert-free YouTube client for iOS.

Highly recommend using F-Droid-capable phones/mobile support systems. Perhaps one day the iOS ecosystem will recognize the economic value of democratizing the platform, but until that day it's better to use open source software and as open of hardware as possible.

alwayslikethis 3y ago
I think they are going to be forced to open the platform soon, per the new Digital Markets Act by the EU.
- tomrod 3y ago
  Once again, the EU does something right for it's citizens in the face of exploitative practices.
jrflowers 3y ago
This is good advice. If you own an iOS device you should consider not owning an iOS device.
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
- rplnt 3y ago
  I would love not to, but there is not a single human-sized (as in can be operated by human hand) android phone on the market that is also not a slow budget ohone. Now there is no iphone either, but the last minis should last a while.
  - tomrod 3y ago
    Apple's moving away from them as well, to the detriment of their design edge. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23868428/iphone-13-mini-lineup-discontinued-apple-event https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23868428/iphone-13-mini-l...
- sneak 3y ago
  As a long time iOS user, I used a Pixel with Graphene for a whole year. Android has so many rough edges, and the Pixel hardware is still a few years behind the iPhone. I switched back. I miss syncthing and being able to install the apps that I want, but my phone is too important a device for rough edges.
  - lrvick 3y ago
    GrapheneOS did not meet my needs for sovereign control of my own device, and iOS is worse in this regard, so I gave up cell phones entirely 2 years ago. Turns out they are not as necessary as we convince ourselves they are.
  - crashmat 3y ago
    Interesting. I'd never used an android before, and recently got a Pixel 7a on which I am running lineageos. Haven't found any rough edges other than that the home screen sometimes hangs fixed by turning the screen off and on again which takes less than 5s. What rough edges did you encounter?
hxii 3y ago
The parent comment was a suggestion for an iOS alternative. Why did you feel the urge to push unsolicited advice? I honestly don’t get it.
- tomrod 3y ago
  Currently, iOS is a substandard platform for software freedom. While it has done a fairly decent job implementing a good user interface, it comes at the cost of freedom on mobile devices, leaving users and developers to the capricious whims of a single company. When that company decides to break encryption for any external group, is eventually hacked, or other myriad of other single single failure node situations occur, the collateral damage is massive.
  - mixmastamyk 3y ago
    Mobian et al is the alternative, not surveillanceOS.

davkan 3y ago

You can also use altstore to sideload uyou+.

pzmarzly 3y ago

I am very happy with Vinegar for Safari - a simple adblock + PiP + background play extension