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Can't block Youtube shorts with these DNS adblockers, I know I can use browser extensions on a computer (and I do), but I really want to block shorts on iOS/And

Can't block Youtube shorts with these DNS adblockers, I know I can use browser extensions on a computer (and I do), but I really want to block shorts on iOS/Android apps. Tried the squid https proxy rabbit hole, but could not get it to work with mobile devices. Any hints?

that_guy_iain 3y ago
Just don't go to the shorts section? Or are you talking about the ads in the shorts section?
- deleted 3y ago
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- moe_sc 3y ago
  The shorts section on mobile is kinda inbetween all other videos. If you don't pay attention you can end up on one quite easily... And then it's back to doom scrolling
- animuchan 3y ago
  Shorts plague the search. Short clips are always completely irrelevant to anything I can possibly be looking for, while not entirely insane, anyway.
tremarley 3y ago
There are YouTube clones for iOS & Android that have Adblock, Shorts Block & Sponsor Blocks
- shadowpho 3y ago
  Which ones for iOS?
  - ecliptik 3y ago
    Yattee https://github.com/yattee/yattee https://github.com/yattee/yattee it requires either public or private Piped or Invidious instaces [1][2]. 1. https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/wiki/Instances https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/wiki/Instances 2. https://docs.invidious.io/instances/ https://docs.invidious.io/instances/
imhoguy 3y ago
NewPipe for Android has no shorts
- UberFly 3y ago
  Came to say this. NewPipe is great. Superior to the default android YouTube app in many ways.
a_subsystem 3y ago
I use Orion on ios.
MehdiHK 3y ago
I use revanced for this on Android. Pretty cool, adblocker, sponsor block, customization like removing shorts. It patches YouTube APK, so you retain same UX, no need to use a new app. Edit: forgot to add link - https://revanced.app/ https://revanced.app/ Be aware of the fake ones.
kiicia 3y ago
I stopped using yt app on iOS and instead use browser (safari) with addons
userbinator 3y ago
Tried the squid https proxy rabbit hole, but could not get it to work with mobile devices. You'll need to generate your own CA and root certs to install if you're setting up a MITM proxy.
- girishso 3y ago
  I did create a self signed root cert, it works as expected when accessing net from my Mac. But mobile devices refuse to work, zero network requests succeed. I did trust the root cert on both mac and mobile. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  - reeeeaway 3y ago
    Certificate pinning perhaps?
    - girishso 3y ago
      Righto, looks like impossible to fix then.
      - reeeeaway 2y ago
        On newer versions of android it can be hard to install a root cert and trust it; mitmproxy and httptoolkit both have some great guides though. On iOS its easier - but yeah unfortunately/fortunately certificate pinned applications wont work Depending on how much time you are willing to put in you could create a list of apps that dont PIN and selectively MiTM apps that dont
vwkd 3y ago
Sideload a tweaked YouTube IPA, like YTLitePlus.

that_guy_iain 3y ago

Just don't go to the shorts section? Or are you talking about the ads in the shorts section?

deleted 3y ago
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moe_sc 3y ago
The shorts section on mobile is kinda inbetween all other videos. If you don't pay attention you can end up on one quite easily... And then it's back to doom scrolling
animuchan 3y ago
Shorts plague the search. Short clips are always completely irrelevant to anything I can possibly be looking for, while not entirely insane, anyway.

tremarley 3y ago

There are YouTube clones for iOS & Android that have Adblock, Shorts Block & Sponsor Blocks

shadowpho 3y ago
Which ones for iOS?
- ecliptik 3y ago
  Yattee https://github.com/yattee/yattee https://github.com/yattee/yattee it requires either public or private Piped or Invidious instaces [1][2]. 1. https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/wiki/Instances https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/wiki/Instances 2. https://docs.invidious.io/instances/ https://docs.invidious.io/instances/

imhoguy 3y ago

NewPipe for Android has no shorts

UberFly 3y ago
Came to say this. NewPipe is great. Superior to the default android YouTube app in many ways.

a_subsystem 3y ago

I use Orion on ios.

MehdiHK 3y ago

I use revanced for this on Android. Pretty cool, adblocker, sponsor block, customization like removing shorts. It patches YouTube APK, so you retain same UX, no need to use a new app. Edit: forgot to add link - https://revanced.app/ https://revanced.app/ Be aware of the fake ones.

kiicia 3y ago

I stopped using yt app on iOS and instead use browser (safari) with addons

userbinator 3y ago

Tried the squid https proxy rabbit hole, but could not get it to work with mobile devices. You'll need to generate your own CA and root certs to install if you're setting up a MITM proxy.

girishso 3y ago
I did create a self signed root cert, it works as expected when accessing net from my Mac. But mobile devices refuse to work, zero network requests succeed. I did trust the root cert on both mac and mobile. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- reeeeaway 3y ago
  Certificate pinning perhaps?
  - girishso 3y ago
    Righto, looks like impossible to fix then.
    - reeeeaway 2y ago
      On newer versions of android it can be hard to install a root cert and trust it; mitmproxy and httptoolkit both have some great guides though. On iOS its easier - but yeah unfortunately/fortunately certificate pinned applications wont work Depending on how much time you are willing to put in you could create a list of apps that dont PIN and selectively MiTM apps that dont

vwkd 3y ago

Sideload a tweaked YouTube IPA, like YTLitePlus.