SmartTube Compromised • Hacker News Board

Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by microtonal » Wed, Dec 03, 2025, 6:52 AM UTC

jeffbee wrote: post #90

microtonal wrote: post #57

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That's actually worse. They used to have a separate YouTube subscription. I don't want (to pay for) YouTube Music, because I already have Apple Music and Tidal, which I prefer.

This is not accurate. The entire time that YouTube Premium (Red) existed, a subscription to it always included the music service.

The US is not the world, in many countries there was a YouTube subscription without Music. I was even subscribed to it! Here is an article from the largest Dutch website that announced that Google was going to axe that subscription type:

https://tweakers.net/nieuws/213942/youtube-stopt-met-premium...

Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by HackerThemAll » Wed, Dec 03, 2025, 3:47 PM UTC

tgsovlerkhgsel wrote: post #122

HackerThemAll wrote: post #96

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Blocking file-based installations was never planned. It's fake news and always has been. It's all about requiring code signing for all code so that malware-spreading authors can be easily blocked by adding their signing key fingerprint to the blocklist. It doesn't matter whether the app is installed via Play Store, Huawei's or Samsung's store etc., or from APK.

"Malware spreading authors" or "ToS violating authors" or "authors of piracy apps"?

Ask your president. I suppose republicans will soon block VPN apps, adult apps and whatever comes to their minds as non-compliant with their medieval mindset.

Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by Tyrannosaur » Wed, Dec 03, 2025, 7:14 PM UTC

polski-g wrote: post #125

GaryBluto wrote: post #6

It's kind of shocking to me that so many people would download an app like this and sign in using their actual YouTube account.

Its such a good client. With the YT Roku app, if you change playback speed, quality will drop to 720p or lower. SmartTube lets me watch at full 1080p with 1.5x speed. No ads is of course a big plus too.

You can install it on Roku?

Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by encrypted_bird » Wed, Dec 03, 2025, 10:22 PM UTC

M4v3R wrote: post #12

dottjt wrote: post #8

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I think it's more shocking to people how much YouTube Premium costs.

Is $14 dollars for ad-free, unlimited access to literally billions of videos really a steep price? Personally if I were to get rid of all but one of my media subscriptions I would stick with this one, since it's got everything - entertainment, education, inspiration, you name it.

Listen, I only make about $350-$400 a week after taxes and deductions. So, yes, $14 a month is a LOT. With my income, even $5 can and does break the bank if I'm not careful. Not everyone has a SWE's salary.

Re: SmartTube Compromised

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Post by polski-g » Sun, Dec 07, 2025, 9:31 PM UTC

Tyrannosaur wrote: post #153

polski-g wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Its such a good client. With the YT Roku app, if you change playback speed, quality will drop to 720p or lower. SmartTube lets me watch at full 1080p with 1.5x speed. No ads is of course a big plus too.

You can install it on Roku?

No, I'm referring to SmartTube on an Nvidia shield. The YT Roku app from Google is hot garbage.