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try sponsorblock or uBlock. Or some other third party apps. I've decided the inconvenience of watching youtube in a browser (with addons) outweighs the inconvenience of watching several long ads. At least for me.
ReVanced I like better for Mobile, it's the app but with sponsor block and ublock built in.
How does it compare to Newpipe?
ReVanced, in conjunction with MicroG, allows youto be logged in to Google while still having an ad block and sponsor block on mobile. Also setting up might be a little more difficult since it needs you to patch a YouTube apk yourself.
I understands this might be the exact opposite of what some people want but it works for me.
~~Ironic that Revanced, an app that claims to block YouTube ads, injects its own ads.~~
Edit: I downloaded the wrong version.
Maybe you have downloaded the wrong APK, there are some bad actors providing "pre built YouTube Revanced APKs". Be sure to only download the Revanced Manager from https://revanced.app/ and the unpatched YT APK (version should match the recommended one in the manager) from a trusted source like apkpure etc.
Does it actually? Genuinely want to know. I've been using Revanced since vanced stopped working and haven't seen a single ad but maybe that's because of other things I'm doing with my phone
I have no idea what that person meant. The only thing that Revanced "injects" are info and updates of the app. The only thing I can think of is if they've installed it from a sketchy unofficial source.
That's a relief, was worried I was gonna have to figure out an alternative again
if you must use prepackaged, !revancedapks@lemmy.ml I've found works.
It's the original YouTube app but with addons. Revanced actually uses Newpipe to offer downloads. Biggest difference is that you can log in with your YouTube account on Revanced.
I did use to use Vanced but stuck with Newpipe as it was lighter (not tried Revanced as I switched before the shutdown).
And SmartTube on the TV.
Is there also something for roku sticks?
I use playlet on roku which uses invidious, but I recommend setting up your own invidious instance since YouTube has been cracking down on the public instances.
Yattee on iOS works sometimes depending on whether or not YouTube has blocked an instance, but you could also try setting up your own local invidious instance to hook into it as a more permanent solution, though that was too much for me to figure out how to set up correctly.
Grayjay skips ads, and there's an option to sponsors
It is an ad-jumper!
You're right. it's uBlock or some other addition that removes the pre-roll ads. But googling for Sponsorblock is a good start to find such apps. I even got some patched youtube app for my TV... So it's no ads for me and not even sponsored segments. Not on the computer, not on my phone and neither on the TV.