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NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

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Re: NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

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Post by izacus »

GaryNumanVevo wrote: post #48
sjroot wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most likely. I understand the appeal of these types of applications but it really just comes off as entitled IMO. Just watch the ads to support the content creators you care about - it isn’t that hard. I imagine this will be an unpopular opinion here though.

Counterpoint: the amount of advertisements needed to sustain video production ultimately hinders the value of the video. If I'm watching an hour long video about X, and I have to watch 40 mid-roll ads, I'm way more likely to turn it off. I'd much rather directly support creators via Patreon, and Adblock everything else.

YouTube Premium will not show any Ads. You just need to pay for the service you're receiving.

Since when is that an unreasonable ask?

Re: NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

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Post by techntoke »

grawprog wrote: post #46
piyush_soni wrote: post #29

Isn't it against Google's terms and conditions to run such an app that plays YouTube videos without playing the ads too? I remember reading about that.

Yeah, I would recommend not signing in from your google and I might be paranoid, but I disable play protect. I've heard stories of accounts being banned for using newpipe, but they may just be stories with no basis behind it.

I take it you're not familiar with youtube-dl?

Re: NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

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Post by izacus »

sjroot wrote: post #43
jedimastert wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's why I'm on YouTube Premium. I definitely watch enough youtube to get $10 out of it.

I think most people get enough benefit out of YouTube to warrant the fee. But advertisements allow the platform to be available to anyone with an internet connection. Fair trade off I’d say.

Except for all the entitled people in this very topic who demand this service to work for free, refuse to pay for subscription and still don't want ads either.

Re: NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

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Post by pas »

izacus wrote: post #51
GaryNumanVevo wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Counterpoint: the amount of advertisements needed to sustain video production ultimately hinders the value of the video. If I'm watching an hour long video about X, and I have to watch 40 mid-roll ads, I'm way more likely to turn it off. I'd much rather directly support creators via Patreon, and Adblock everything else.

YouTube Premium will not show any Ads. You just need to pay for the service you're receiving. Since when is that an unreasonable ask?

[Could anyone who downvoted izacus' comment explain why?]

Re: NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

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Post by WrtCdEvrydy »

sjroot wrote: post #32
piyush_soni wrote: post #29

Isn't it against Google's terms and conditions to run such an app that plays YouTube videos without playing the ads too? I remember reading about that.

Most likely. I understand the appeal of these types of applications but it really just comes off as entitled IMO. Just watch the ads to support the content creators you care about - it isn’t that hard. I imagine this will be an unpopular opinion here though.

If I could guarantee the ad revenue went to the creator and not a company hitting the creator with bullshit strikes, sure!

Re: NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

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Post by noarchy »

drbacon wrote: post #42
noarchy wrote: post #9

This remains a killer app for me on Android. I don't know if anything equivalent exists on iOS, to enable background playing and video downloads (and you can choose whether to download them as audio files).

Um. Consider the Official YouTube app, with a paid YouTube Premium subscription. >(and you can choose whether to download them as audio files) Videos with still images (many songs) shouldn't be much data at all over the audio alone.

>Um.

Nit: Not sure what this is supposed to mean. Is this an attempt to mimic how you speak aloud?

>Consider the Official YouTube app, with a paid YouTube Premium subscription.

That is definitely an option, but people who use things like youtube-dl or apps like NewPipe probably aren't in the target audience for YouTube Premium.

>Videos with still images (many songs) shouldn't be much data at all over the audio alone.

Part of the point is if you never intend to watch the content, but only want to listen to it, there's no point to having video.

Re: NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

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Post by firefwing24 »

I've been following this app for a while, and for a long time I was using a PR version of the app that kept the subscription list in order of time (which didn't exist for a really long time). But they finally merged it a while back, so the published app finally became usable for me.

Re: NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

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Post by zem »

sjroot wrote: post #32
piyush_soni wrote: post #29

Isn't it against Google's terms and conditions to run such an app that plays YouTube videos without playing the ads too? I remember reading about that.

Most likely. I understand the appeal of these types of applications but it really just comes off as entitled IMO. Just watch the ads to support the content creators you care about - it isn’t that hard. I imagine this will be an unpopular opinion here though.

a good trick is to mute the sound and focus on the countdown button on the right hand side. that way you don't really see the ad at all but if anyone is collecting metrics on whether the ad was displayed they will register it

Re: NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client

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Post by Latty »

drbacon wrote: post #42
noarchy wrote: post #9

This remains a killer app for me on Android. I don't know if anything equivalent exists on iOS, to enable background playing and video downloads (and you can choose whether to download them as audio files).

Um. Consider the Official YouTube app, with a paid YouTube Premium subscription. >(and you can choose whether to download them as audio files) Videos with still images (many songs) shouldn't be much data at all over the audio alone.

The official app doesn't support 3x speed playback.
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