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Not to mention on iOS your choices are really between Safari and Safari with a different skin.

• behnamoh 3y ago
  No, on iOS the choice is between Safari + Plugins (official Safari) and Safari w/o Plugins (Chrome, Brave)
  • europeanNyan 3y ago
    Brave on iOS is a, more or less, perfect Youtube Player. I haven't seen ads in months and it just works while also supporting the download of videos and creation of local playlists.
    • behnamoh 3y ago
      Oh yes, I totally agree (and I hinted on this in my other comment here). Brave on iOS is a blessing.
    • redcobra762 3y ago
      The YouTube app is also a perfect YouTube player, so I’m confused…
      • latexr 3y ago
        I haven’t used the official YouTube app, but I seriously doubt it’s ad-free and that it lets you download videos.
        • redcobra762 3y ago
          It does both, actually!
          • latexr 3y ago
            Are you saying that, by default and without any account, the official YouTube iOS app does not display ads? Then why are there so many alternative frontends which have ad blocking as a feature and Reddit is littered with threads asking how to block ads in the app?
            • redcobra762 3y ago
              Nope, the question was whether or not the YouTube app played video without ads and allowed downloads. It does both.
              • europeanNyan 3y ago
                Under the assumption that you have an account and have paid for Premium, right?
                • redcobra762 3y ago
                  Yes, with both the app performs as described. Nobody has thus far come in the night to snatch me for watching unapproved content, and the $8/mo seems like the least I could do to support the product and the creators on the platform.
                  • europeanNyan 3y ago
                    Ah, so now you're packing being a student on top of it all. So, let's reiterate: Brave vs. App + Account + Subscription + Student subsidy. Anything else?
                    • redcobra762 3y ago
                      Yes, App + Registration to + Pay for the content I consume as a + student who is literally assigned videos to watch (TED, SciShow). Seems fair to me. Or should I be stealing this content and leave everyone involved poorer for it?
  • ajdude 3y ago
    I have had a lot of success with Orion on iOS. I can use both Firefox and chrome extensions, all on my iPhone. It seems like even YouTube works better in Orion than in Safari.
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