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I used to use NewPipe when I had an Android. It was great for "subscribing" to creators without needing a Google account. Youtube kept breaking it. Don't know if it still works. https://newpipe.net/

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I use NewPipe daily. It works pretty stable and the developers are working on it very active. As soon as Youtube breaks it (once every 1-2 months), the developers release a new version mostly next day.

I really <3 the fork with sponsorblock support: https://github.com/polymorphicshade/NewPipe/

and I don't get why the NewPipe devs are against upstreaming it... kudos to polymorphicshade, updates in NewPipe get handed over pretty fast.

They made a whole blog post explaining it: https://newpipe.net/blog/pinned/newpipe-and-online-advertisi...

Personally I would've just been fine with them saying that it's feature creep and maintenance burden they don't want, I'm sure newpipe is already more than enough work to keep up with in it's current state, but there you go.

I'm with NewPipe on this one. Although I've never seen any sponsor-pauses relevant to me. And despite the fact that they consume my time and traffic. Sponsor mentions are OK because they don't invade my privcy (ok, there's the rewind/skip forward stat histogram). But there's one exception I've seen a few times: concealed advertisement. And that is what I really hate. While video catches your attention the advertised material keeps creeping into your mind, and by the time you realize it, it's too late. I'd just blacklist such youtubers on the spot.

It does still work, though sometimes it can be a little hit-or-miss. I'd say it does what I want about 70% of the time.

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