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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 ornornor »

627467 wrote: post #428

I both pay for yt premium and use newpipe on older (degoogled) devices where using latest youtube.apk is not an option anymore. Also, where I live yt premium is a fraction of the cost of many developed countries, cheap for me but not for many in this country. In some countries yt premium is not even available. I read a lot 'entitled' opinions in this thread pretending that the whole world should ignore their circumst…

Which country are you in? I’ve been looking for a list of prices per country for YT premium but couldn’t find any.

It’s interesting to see how prices vary, for example Netflix UHD costs around 20.- per month in Switzerland but only 3.- (equivalent) in Turkey.

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

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Post by dmos62 »

glenstein wrote: post #311
dmos62 wrote: post #178

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I've had it on my phone for some time, but 75% of the time it fails to play the video, complaining that it failed to parse the video page, or something similar. With youtube-dl, you have to keep it updated for it to not crash with similar errors, so might be a question of updates not being regular enough (I use F-Droid to update it). Also, suggestion capabilities of Youtube are very high. I'll always be coming back f…

>but 75% of the time it fails to play the video I would quibble with that. It's really all or nothing. Youtube changes something, NewPipe breaks entirely. Then NewPipe is updated, and it works perfectly again. I like NewPipe, but in practice this means you just have to accept that there will be stretches, a few days or a week long, where it just doesn't work at all.

Actually, that's the funny thing. I noticed that I could find videos that work, while others didn't.

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

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Post by jiggunjer »

hyakosm wrote: post #467
ehsankia wrote: post #348

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Honest and serious question, if Youtube were to shut down tomorrow, do people think that whatever alternative (or even better, competing alternatives) would have a different model? I'm curious to know what exactly would you do differently if you were to make a replacement for Youtube.

A decentralized video service powered by P2P, with content creators retributed by donations and/or ads and sponsorships inside videos.

Does this exist?

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

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Post by creato »

kevingrahl wrote: post #434
mav3rick wrote: post #431

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So this is your design ? Have mkbhd zip his file and send it to his million subscribers ?

Not who you asked and I’m not up to date when it comes to the world of video streaming but personally I’d prefer a web where content creators would have to pay to distribute their content. Pay as in have some server, domain, bandwidth and whatnot. It’s then up to the creator to decide how/if to monetize their content. Just like the old days.

In addition to vimeo as a sibling commenter mentioned, there are probably at least a dozen services offering video hosting catering to all sizes of customers.

> It’s then up to the creator to decide how/if to monetize their content.

And this is why the creators gravitate to youtube. The real tangible service google provides is an automated ad sales rep. That's not an easy job, roughly 0% of creators would succeed at this on their own.

> Just like the old days.

My guess is that this still exists and never even stopped growing. It's just that youtube grew so much faster that it's easy to miss. Again, because youtube is most creators' only good chance at monetization (not that its their only option for hosting).

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

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Post by dennisy »

colordrops wrote: post #437
Fogest wrote: post #430

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I actually think you raise a very fair point and believe you have some merit to what you believe in. I will admit that I am not very fond of YouTube either. They have far to much control over the income source of a good amount of people. They could on a whim take away the monetization of a channel (which they do sometimes) and cause them a lot of financial strain. In terms of your slave comparison I would say a bette…

It is a difficult situation for creators. I do wish there were decentralized solutions that picked up some traction.

So if a decentralised solution picked up, but it’s model was advertising based would you still choose to block ads?

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

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Post by Animats »

Erlich_Bachman wrote: post #477
Animats wrote: post #466

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Yes. Just installed it. Result on first video: Exception in NewPipe 0.19.3 {"user_action":"requested stream","request":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRdkI09KCpk","content_language":"en_US","service":"YouTube","package":"org.schabi.newpipe","version":"0.19.3","os":"Linux Android 8.0.0 - 26","time":"2020-07-18 05:29","exceptions":["org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo$StreamExtractException: Could not get…

You probably installed from some app store? You need to install from the github repository. Youtube changes interface every once in a while, this is really isnt any app's fault, but youtube's. Same thing happens to youtube-dl all the time.

Yes, F-droid, which NewPipe says they support.

If the app crashes with a Java stack backtrace, it's the app's fault.

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

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Post by Fiveplus »

product50 wrote: post #263
slim wrote: post #160

I hope the developers are here. I'm so grateful for this app and especially the support : Everytime YouTube obfuscates their API to take them down, they quickly publish an updated app that works. please donate : https://newpipe.schabi.org/donate/

I hope you realize that apps like these kill the ecosystem for content creators who are paid based on ads. If you don't like YT ads, pay for the premium version. But suggesting that this app is great is not right. Anyways, I trust if this becomes big, YT will kill them anyways. YT API requires keys and they know exactly what is going on here and can shut it down in a heartbeat if they want to. This is exactly what ha…

Quite a passive aggressive reply. I'll donate to creators and support them directly if I wish. Not running ads on my system is my personal decision and suggesting otherwise is not a great argument. Whoever wrote this comment also mentions YT APIs coming into play here, which further takes away any air of authenticity the author had to begin with.

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

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Post by aspenmayer »

DaiPlusPlus wrote: post #398
jammaloo wrote: post #364

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If you have installed the app before, you should be able to open the App Store, and go to your past purchases. If you find the app in there, then it should download the last compatible version. I have used that to load old apps onto an iPad that I can't update.

You can also upload IPA files to your iPhone using older versions of iTunes that supports sideloading saved (but purchased) IPA files. Apple now offers downloads for these older versions of iTunes, see here: https://support.apple.com/downloads/itunes Apple also makes iTunes 12.6.x available for download, but it's hidden on this page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208079 - this is the last Windows version with IPA…

https://twitter.com/appledry05/status/1256316190403764226

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

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Post by usless534 »

ss3000 wrote: post #472
ss3000 wrote: post #468

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> This is the best youtube client, bar none. It keeps local history and "subscriptions" without requiring you to log in to google. Isn't it funny how one man's feature is another man's bug? Not supporting logging in with a Google account to keep subscriptions and history synchronized across devices is exactly what disqualifies it from consideration for me, and I suspect I'm not alone here. For those like me there's Y…

Piggybacking on my own comment, I'd love to hear if anyone has ideas on how to block Ads on a Chromecast...

You might want to consider setting up a Pi-Hole. Not sure how well those work with chromecasts though.
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