• DragonOracleIX@lemmy.ml
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      3 hours ago

      Firefox + uBlock. Hasn’t failed me once, not even when they recently tried to push back against adblockers.

      Revanced on mobile as well.

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        The problem with Revanced is the installation. Most users don’t want hear “go to the GitHub” or “definitely don’t get it from the .io site because that’s malware” which is an install I’ve seen linked on Reddit.

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        On mobile I use NewPiped. Different UI, and it’s not perfect, but it works more as an RSS feed (with optional recommendations), so no algorithm trying its best to get as much attention from you as possible.

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          For TV, assuming you have an Android TV, you can use SmartTube.

          For mobile, use ReVanced. It’ll ask you to provide an APK of a specific version of the YouTube app, which you can download from here.

          For PC, use Firefox and the uBlock Origin adblocker. I know you said you don’t use Chrome, but I’ll explain why people are saying not to use it specifically with uBlock Origin: Basically, with Chrome’s update to Manifest v3, that’ll greatly impact uBlock Origin and its ability to do its job.

          All three options above also include the ability to enable/ install something called SponsorBlock. SponsorBlock uses community submissions to (based on the user’s preference) either skip or give the option to skip portions of a video such as sponsorship segments or “like and subscribe” segments among other things.

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        For some reason I have ublock and have it set to on when I’m on YouTube, but it doesn’t do anything. I still get ads.

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          First, backup your uBlock Origin settings. Next, try resetting your uBlock Origin settings.

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      I use SmartTube on my android tv sticks, no problem. I do wish autoplay had better intelligence though.