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• AlbertoLuna
  After trying all the alternatives in the end I settled on self hosting https://github.com/Materialious/MaterialiousAll the YouTube alternative frontends are so privacy focused that they do not even offer video history in your account.Having video history is a must for me as I might start watching a video in my computer and then continue on my phone.Also as it is just a web (and includes support for SponsorBlock) it works everywhere, no need to patch apps or install extensions.
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  gchamonlive
  Used through all of the apps and personally there's little incentive for me not to use Firefox/Fennec. The only issue is that background playing is flaky, not sure it only works on my Poco F7 and not my S23, or if it randomly starts pausing the video when leaving de browser or even if it's a browser or OS power saving settings. But when it works it works flawlessly.In any case, there needs to be a huge problem to justify installing an android app. I prefer to keep them to a minimum and focus solely on the browser. Browsers are the only OS-vendor-safe option which I can use to bail entirely on Google's Android or iOS and go some place else.
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  Tha_14
  I have been happily using PipePipe for the past few months and have been very satisfied with it. The developer seems to spend the time and attention needed to make it work again whenever youtube likes to change things and I really appreciate that.
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  satvikpendem
  Why use this over Morphe? You can download from Morphe and it'll skip sponsorship segments too as they all use yt-dlp underneath.
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  tancop
  I just use ReVanced. I like shorts and recommendations and don't really care about privacy when most of my feed is football highlights, K&P sketches, gaming channels and random bullshit comedy videos. But having a full open source alternative is still important.
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  elashri
  This app and previously NewPipe is the main thing I miss after moving to iOS. I really can't stand ads (including organic ads that SponsorBlock deal with).
• Cider9986
  If you want music I've found Metrolist to be the nicest frontend.https://github.com/MetrolistGroup/Metrolist/releases
• nh2
  > Set a sleep timer for bedtime listeningKiller feature!
• olexsmir
  Been using pipepiple since December of last year, very happy about the app. The developer seems to care about the project and introduces a lot of quality of life improvments.
• m12k
  Anyone know how PipePipe compares to SmartTube? I recently got a Google TV, and I’m looking for the best alternative YouTube viewer.
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  globular-toast
  I was curious why NewPipe didn't implement SponsorBlock. Is there a story behind why it doesn't? The repo hints at "differences" but isn't specific.
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  JMiao
  is there an equivalent experience for desktop pcs?
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  trallnag
  From time to time I get blocked by YouTube and both NewPipe and PipePipe become unusable. I wonder if it has something to do with my internet provider putting me behind a CGNAT proxy
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• jgbuddy
  Crazy name
• simur
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  satvikpendem
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