▲ 173 ▼ No more YouTube recommendations on Android if video history is turned off (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Overlock@sopuli.xyz to c/android@lemmy.world 60 comments fedilink hide all child comments This is explained on this support answer It's a thing on Revanced YT even if spoofing an old version. Applies to the web version as well now This seems to be due to some new EU law ?
[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah that's it for me, I'm done with the YT app. They keep making it shittier. Guess I'll give revanced a look. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) You'll never go back. It doesn't take much to set up. There are guides. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Already all done sub 15 minutes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) How are they going to know what to recommend if they have no idea what you're interested in? I'm genuinely surprised how many people don't like youtube recommendations. It works really well for me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They seemed to manage just fine before the change. I had watch history off and I got fairly relevant suggestions based on the view I was currently watching along with my subscriptions. This isn't about suggesting videos this is about making users accept lesser levels of privacy in order to get more money from targeted advertising by withholding previously functional features. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mrduckrocks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Like they managed before? permalink fedilink source parent [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Messed around with it. If I have zero video history and turn it on it has accurate recommendations, based on videos I've recently watched (while watch history was disabled). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) You'll never go back. It doesn't take much to set up. There are guides. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Already all done sub 15 minutes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Already all done sub 15 minutes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) How are they going to know what to recommend if they have no idea what you're interested in? I'm genuinely surprised how many people don't like youtube recommendations. It works really well for me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They seemed to manage just fine before the change. I had watch history off and I got fairly relevant suggestions based on the view I was currently watching along with my subscriptions. This isn't about suggesting videos this is about making users accept lesser levels of privacy in order to get more money from targeted advertising by withholding previously functional features. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mrduckrocks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Like they managed before? permalink fedilink source parent [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Messed around with it. If I have zero video history and turn it on it has accurate recommendations, based on videos I've recently watched (while watch history was disabled). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They seemed to manage just fine before the change. I had watch history off and I got fairly relevant suggestions based on the view I was currently watching along with my subscriptions. This isn't about suggesting videos this is about making users accept lesser levels of privacy in order to get more money from targeted advertising by withholding previously functional features. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mrduckrocks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Like they managed before? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Messed around with it. If I have zero video history and turn it on it has accurate recommendations, based on videos I've recently watched (while watch history was disabled). permalink fedilink source parent
