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Re: Playlist for iOS

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Post by llarsson »

BrendanEich wrote: post #56
meibo wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably soon if this comes to Android, since it basically removes all value from YouTube Premium as it is right now. Google never allowed alternative YouTube clients that had this exact feature set on the play store.

Are you sure we are doing what got others in trouble?

This is like NewPipe, just more convenient. And you can't find that in the Play Store, right?

Plus, it needs almost weekly updates to function because Google (my guess!) intentionally breaks some API slightly, just to make this sort of thing more difficult.

Re: Playlist for iOS

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Post by KMnO4 »

PostThisTooFast wrote: post #44
parhamn wrote: post #36

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No problem. It is. I an curious how you feel about that. The engine is a bit agnostic of the rendering layer (we will have a similarly powerful iOS app at some point too).

I generally oppose anything Chromium, because it's ushering in a return to the shitty days of "this site is best viewed in Microsoft Explorer." But... not sure what an independent developer is to do about that.

Firefox is just as (or more) open source as Chromium. If I wanted to fork a browser that’s where I’d start.

Re: Playlist for iOS

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Post by aikinai »

echelon wrote: post #49
asadlionpk wrote: post #27

This will get shut down very soon. I am actually surprised Apple even approved this. I essentially built the same thing for myself (music player that combines/searches multiple sources, use youtube-dl server to stream optimized mp3 only), I had to skip app store and sideload it.

Isn't it about time we asked what the hell is wrong with this picture? You can't even use your own device to consume content the way you want. The DOJ needs to break apart Apple. If not the DOJ, then Epic's court case. Apple literally became the monster in their 1984 commercial.

Apple should be broken apart by the government because YouTube abides by the government’s copyright rules?

Sure, the current situation isn’t what I’d want either, but this line of thought makes no sense.

Re: Playlist for iOS

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Post by abcd_f »

owenversteeg wrote: post #53
slg wrote: post #46

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No better place to learn how to make eggs Benedict than on a plane.

Learning how to make eggs Benedict in a large plane flying at low altitude between skyscrapers in a city while somehow connected to 5G. Hmm.

Also, look at all that legroom. What a fantasy.

Re: Playlist for iOS

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Post by echelon »

aikinai wrote: post #63
echelon wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't it about time we asked what the hell is wrong with this picture? You can't even use your own device to consume content the way you want. The DOJ needs to break apart Apple. If not the DOJ, then Epic's court case. Apple literally became the monster in their 1984 commercial.

Apple should be broken apart by the government because YouTube abides by the government’s copyright rules? Sure, the current situation isn’t what I’d want either, but this line of thought makes no sense.

You're shifting the argument.

Of course Google will protect their copyright. That doesn't mean Apple should prevent video download software from being on their platform. There are an unlimited number of legitimate uses for it.

The disrespect and hubris Apple has to control the behavior of its users is astounding.

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Post by hkh28 »

musicale wrote: post #47

> Audio and Video can be saved for offline mode, for playback when you don’t have internet, but they cannot be downloaded and moved to a separate device. The missing download and export function seems like an obvious and very annoying omission. Hopefully it can be added in the future.

It is probably to make it harder for Google/Apple to remove the app, or for Youtube to justify blocking the app from working with their videos.

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Post by layoutIfNeeded »

I thought the AppStore didn't allow apps that download videos from YouTube:

>5.2.3 Audio/Video Downloading: Apps should not facilitate illegal file sharing or include the ability to save, convert, or download media from third-party sources (e.g. Apple Music, YouTube, SoundCloud, Vimeo, etc.) without explicit authorization from those sources.

So either they have permission from YouTube, or will be promptly removed from the store....

Re: Playlist for iOS

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Post by draw_down »

turblety wrote: post #26

It's only a matter of time before the real owner of the iOS device you paid for (Apple), bans this app from their malware [1] store, preventing you from using it on their phone. Of course, Apple users would have no alternative/competitive way of installing this. Enjoy it while it lasts. 1. https://www.techradar.com/news/apple-app-store-is-apparently...

Come on

Re: Playlist for iOS

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Post by danielmeskin »

parhamn wrote: post #36
danielmeskin wrote: post #32

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Sorry if this was asked already but is Synth chromium based?

No problem. It is. I an curious how you feel about that. The engine is a bit agnostic of the rendering layer (we will have a similarly powerful iOS app at some point too).

I dislike it because chromium is almost a monoculture and Google controls it. I’m not diametrically opposed to chromium based browsers but I might be more hesitant to switch.
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