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YouTube Kids in theory solves all my problems, the issue is that it's garbage software where the most important features are broken. For example I recently went
by MostlyStable 2mo ago
YouTube Kids in theory solves all my problems, the issue is that it's garbage software where the most important features are broken. For example I recently went on a long trip and grabbed the kids tablet. Only to discover after leaving the house, that all the previously downloaded videos were gone, and all the new ones that the app had chosen from among my whitelisted channels had "failed to download", despite having been at home on the wifi for weeks, so without internet connectivity, the app had nothing at all.
As others have pointed out, the things I am looking for in a YouTube kids replacement is quite specific and detailed, and the landing page provides not an iota of evidence that I will get that.
- fy20 2mo agoThe solution I came up with was yt-dlp. I tried Netflix as well, worked great on the flight, but as soon as we got to the destination and connected to WiFi "This content is not available in your location". That was with downloaded content. Restarting the app with WiFi off did not allow it to play ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Tintly 2mo agoyt-dlp gives you much stronger offline control. KidScreen is streaming-only today and remains subject to YouTube availability, embedding, and regional restrictions. If reliable offline playback is essential, KidScreen is not a replacement for your setup.
- flawed_crater 2mo agoMay I ask how you solve it with ytdlp.
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- Tintly 2mo agoThat is fair. KidScreen does not solve offline playback or broken YouTube downloads. It solves a narrower problem: the parent chooses exact videos and the child gets a small, finite shelf instead of search or an endless feed. The landing page should explain that scope and its limitations before asking anyone to sign up.