Android:
New Youtube Clients with Material 3 Design:
Old Youtube Clients with old design:
Android Browser Options:
Limited to a selection of pre-approved extensions (Ublock Origin is included in said list); however, you can get around this by using Firefox Nightly and enabling developer settings, which allows you to add a custom list of extensions, which can include any extension for desktop Firefox, including things like SponsorBlock. (Credits to https://lemmy.world/u/Pr0phet )
- uBlock Origin + script to hide Shorts
- SponsorBlock (Credits to https://lemdro.id/u/Erunn )
For TVs:
IOS:
For PCs:
- Sponsorblock Extension
- Return Youtube Dislike Extension
- Enhancer for Youtube Extension
- Unhock: remove youtube recommendations extension
- Youtube Shorts Block extension
- Autoquality for youtube extension
- Iridium for Youtube Extension
- uBlock Origin
- Return Youtube Dislikes
- Sponsorblock for Youtube
- Youtube Nonstop
- Enhancer for Youtube
- Youtube Audio
- ImprovedTube
- Unhoock: remove youtube recommendations
Windows:
Linux:
MAC OS:
Instance Sign-In support (No Google Login): Clipious, Libretube, Lighttube, Freetube
Google Login support: SmartTubeNext
I was thinking about this yesterday: How come only SmartTube has proper Google login, while other Third party wrappers don’t.
It would be awesome to use NewPipe with Google login. It’s so fast and lightweight compared to the official YouTube based apps.
NewPipe cannot use the YouTube API, so it resorts to scrapping the website. That comes with some limitations, including the ability to sign-in.
NewPipe cannot use the YouTube API
How does SmartTube do it?
I’m out of the loop, is there a reason to move away from revanced or is this just to give other options?
Firefox on Android allows extensions*. So Firefox + Ublock Origin + YouTube mobile site.
*Limited to a selection of pre-approved extensions (Ublock Origin is included in said list); however, you can get around this by using Firefox Nightly and enabling developer settings, which allows you to add a custom list of extensions, which can include any extension for desktop Firefox, including things like SponsorBlock.
This! Given the premiss that you still use YouTube and not invidious or piped, there’s no need to have another app on your cellphone (unless you really like it, and enjoy the app customization that revanced allows to for instance).
Mull + uBlock Origin+ SponsorBlock + script in uBlock to hide Shorts, I feel you don’t need anything else :)
Wait, what??? I was just using ReVanced and have no issues with it, what’s wrong with ReVanced???
What version of the YouTube app is yours based on and if you used revanced manager, which patches did you apply? Mine recently stopped playing past 1:09 on any video, using revanced manager 1.8.0 to patch youtube APK 18.19.35 with client spoof, hide shorts, ads, sponsorblock, dislike, spoof app version, and hide video ads among other minor tweaks.
I figured revanced was just kill finally so I started using newpipe (trying to get used to the UI but if i can keep patching YT apk I’ll probably keep doing that)
I have the same problem with vids not loading but just decided to load the vids into newpipe or pipepipe to watch them. A convoluted solution to an issue we shouldn’t have, but it works.
It turns out I just needed to update manager with the update that landed yesterday and re patch with the recommended YouTube APK version and it seems to be working again.
I’m glad I have all my subscriptions loaded into newpipe now though so I can use it in a pinch if things break again. I hope the newpipe rewrite makes the UI nicer though because it is a little rough.
