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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 creatio

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?
        latexr 3y ago
        It only does it if you have a paid account, which is clearly not what the original commenter was referring to. It’s your prerogative to not block ads and to spoon feed all your watch data to Google for easy monetisation and tracking, but it’s clear the original comment wasn’t talking about that route. YouTube is clearly not “the perfect app” in that person’s view when it requires an extra paid service and a higher loss of privacy. Frankly, from your other replies it seems like you realise this. Which makes this exchange a massive waste of time for everyone. Please don’t purposely fuel disagreements.
        redcobra762 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?
      - latexr 3y ago
        It only does it if you have a paid account, which is clearly not what the original commenter was referring to. It’s your prerogative to not block ads and to spoon feed all your watch data to Google for easy monetisation and tracking, but it’s clear the original comment wasn’t talking about that route. YouTube is clearly not “the perfect app” in that person’s view when it requires an extra paid service and a higher loss of privacy. Frankly, from your other replies it seems like you realise this. Which makes this exchange a massive waste of time for everyone. Please don’t purposely fuel disagreements.
        redcobra762 3y ago