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Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by devrimco »

kristianp wrote: post #71

Is an app like this, that mainly is for watching videos in a skin, against youtube license agreement terms? I love this idea, want this, but for android!

yeah app is whole another jurisdiction :) but i use both on mobile and tablet as an icon on desktop. faster, easier to update, no request any security permissions, as it does not need, plain simple player website.

Via add to homescreen on android, https://www.lifewire.com/thmb/ouILWN1_-vjtYjmf_4ogCXuQVxU=/7...

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

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Post by kristianp »

devrimco wrote: post #72
kristianp wrote: post #71

Is an app like this, that mainly is for watching videos in a skin, against youtube license agreement terms? I love this idea, want this, but for android!

yeah app is whole another jurisdiction :) but i use both on mobile and tablet as an icon on desktop. faster, easier to update, no request any security permissions, as it does not need, plain simple player website. Via add to homescreen on android, https://www.lifewire.com/thmb/ouILWN1_-vjtYjmf_4ogCXuQVxU=/7...

Thanks. What about the web version? Isn't it against youtube policies too?

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

#75

Post by xk3 »

furyofantares wrote: post #15

Sounds excellent. I download whole channels and serve them on Plex. It requires a fair bit of management, and doesn't work when traveling, or if my desktop PC is VPN'd somewhere or off. This is all to prevent suggestions and random browsing. A much simpler solution is very welcome.

I made two:

https://unli.xyz/eject/ -- no login, data saved to local browser, you can export to CSV

https://github.com/chapmanjacobd/library -- similar to Plex but CLI-only and no "server" or downloads needed.

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

#76

Post by devrimco »

kristianp wrote: post #73
devrimco wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yeah app is whole another jurisdiction :) but i use both on mobile and tablet as an icon on desktop. faster, easier to update, no request any security permissions, as it does not need, plain simple player website. Via add to homescreen on android, https://www.lifewire.com/thmb/ouILWN1_-vjtYjmf_4ogCXuQVxU=/7...

Thanks. What about the web version? Isn't it against youtube policies too?

no. this is not against youtube policies. i checked it couple of times. as it simply embeds videos, without forcing anything. and is not the same experience as youtube. it is a companion. and also i'm using the api very conservatively, pre-calculated every request. but time will show. you can't guess big tech.

i meant with mobile applications the bureaucracy, the development necessary and the update cycle and even the size of the icons matter to be approved. and they may accept and they may not. so not only youtube, play store and ios store policies interfere. i can't say i like it. there's already a fight against them from other big-techs against the app stores, even the EU is against their monopoly. well, i'll shut up now :)

Re: Launched Playtoob, a simple YouTube companion, because my 5yo daughter loves it

#78

Post by devrimco »

b800h wrote: post #77

Brilliant idea. YouTube Kids isn't safe for kids IMO, I've said it loads. Good luck. Do you curate the videos or just prevent autosuggestions and autoplay?

Yes! Definitely agree. I don't curate videos. I just let people watch the channels they want to watch. Add a channel, it plays that channel. Add multiple, it shuffles them. There are no autosuggestions.

There are great creators on Youtube. But algos do not let people reach them. Youtube is a beautiful archive and a great search engine. But, you don't watch a search engine :)))

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