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For YouTube I've used NewPipe, which is absolutely fantastic (apart from occasional breakage due to API changes)

by zingplex 6y ago

inglor 6y ago
NewPipe is also open source and very easy to sideload from F-Droid.
older 6y ago
AFAIK NewPipe does not even use API, it parses UI, so it breaks when the UI changes.
- zingplex 6y ago
  I never looked into how NewPipeExtractor worked, I guess a hint was in the name.
kiliancs 6y ago
NewPipe is awesome... when it works. In my experience of only a few months, "occasional" is an understatement, unfortunately.
- Throwaway1771 6y ago
  NewPipe is generally very rarely "down" - I think the youtube-dl upstream issues are impacting them, or they're playing dead for a minute until the RIAA fucks off.
  - Mediterraneo10 6y ago
    NewPipe doesn't use youtube-dl. It uses its own library for downloading from Youtube.
    - 8note 6y ago
      playing dead avoids drawing attention to it
- yellowapple 6y ago
  If you're using F-Droid, it helps to switch to NewPipe's own repo, since the default F-Droid repo tends to be a bit slow with updates.
  - scns 6y ago
    How can i do that?
    - slim 6y ago
      download apks directly from github
    - crtasm 6y ago
      Here's their instructions: https://newpipe.schabi.org/blog/announcement/f-droid/pinned/f-droid-repo/ https://newpipe.schabi.org/blog/announcement/f-droid/pinned/... I use the app every day - if memory serves they've usually had a new version out within 24hours of breaking changes on youtube.
      - scns 6y ago
        Thank you
- dafoex 6y ago
  In my experience, NewPipe Legacy is more stable than NewPipe. Its intended for Android versions <5 but it works fine on my Android 9 device.
Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
>apart from occasional breakage due to API changes I agree, but I thought they were just scrapping YT and using YT-DL.
OOPMan 6y ago
NewPipe is okay but I prefer Vanced Youtube
nextaccountic 6y ago
What about Vanced?
- dafoex 6y ago
  That's just a mod of the Google YouTube app, if memory serves. It probably still relies on normal Play Services, and is likely nonfree anyway.
  - dindresto 6y ago
    It actually works just fine on Chinese Android roms without Google services. Edit: Vanced relies on MicroG for logging in, and requires it to be installed along Vanced even on phones that have the "real" Google Play services. Edit 2: I took "Chinese Android roms" as an example for Google-less roms. Of course, Vanced can't help in bypassing the Chinese firewall to contact Google servers.
AntiImperialist 6y ago
Careful with that one if you use some other Google service: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21247759 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21247759

For YouTube I've used NewPipe, which is absolutely fantastic (apart from occasional breakage due to API changes)

inglor 6y ago

NewPipe is also open source and very easy to sideload from F-Droid.

older 6y ago

AFAIK NewPipe does not even use API, it parses UI, so it breaks when the UI changes.

zingplex 6y ago
I never looked into how NewPipeExtractor worked, I guess a hint was in the name.

kiliancs 6y ago

NewPipe is awesome... when it works. In my experience of only a few months, "occasional" is an understatement, unfortunately.

Throwaway1771 6y ago
NewPipe is generally very rarely "down" - I think the youtube-dl upstream issues are impacting them, or they're playing dead for a minute until the RIAA fucks off.
- Mediterraneo10 6y ago
  NewPipe doesn't use youtube-dl. It uses its own library for downloading from Youtube.
  - 8note 6y ago
    playing dead avoids drawing attention to it
yellowapple 6y ago
If you're using F-Droid, it helps to switch to NewPipe's own repo, since the default F-Droid repo tends to be a bit slow with updates.
- scns 6y ago
  How can i do that?
  - slim 6y ago
    download apks directly from github
  - crtasm 6y ago
    Here's their instructions: https://newpipe.schabi.org/blog/announcement/f-droid/pinned/f-droid-repo/ https://newpipe.schabi.org/blog/announcement/f-droid/pinned/... I use the app every day - if memory serves they've usually had a new version out within 24hours of breaking changes on youtube.
    - scns 6y ago
      Thank you
dafoex 6y ago
In my experience, NewPipe Legacy is more stable than NewPipe. Its intended for Android versions <5 but it works fine on my Android 9 device.

Abishek_Muthian 6y ago

>apart from occasional breakage due to API changes I agree, but I thought they were just scrapping YT and using YT-DL.

OOPMan 6y ago

NewPipe is okay but I prefer Vanced Youtube

nextaccountic 6y ago

What about Vanced?

dafoex 6y ago
That's just a mod of the Google YouTube app, if memory serves. It probably still relies on normal Play Services, and is likely nonfree anyway.
- dindresto 6y ago
  It actually works just fine on Chinese Android roms without Google services. Edit: Vanced relies on MicroG for logging in, and requires it to be installed along Vanced even on phones that have the "real" Google Play services. Edit 2: I took "Chinese Android roms" as an example for Google-less roms. Of course, Vanced can't help in bypassing the Chinese firewall to contact Google servers.

AntiImperialist 6y ago

Careful with that one if you use some other Google service: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21247759 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21247759