▲ 536 ▼ Youtube search page has so many shorts before the actual videos... (programming.dev) submitted 2 years ago by CosmicRaptor@programming.dev to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] criitz@reddthat.com 39 points 2 years ago (1 child) Use the Revanced app on android and you can remove these permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CosmicRaptor@programming.dev [S] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) I do use newpipe, had to fire up the YouTube app for Chromecasting to a TV and was greeted by this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BeezKnuts@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look into smarttubenext for Chromecast then. It takes like 30 seconds to install. It's similar to new pipe. I believe it can even link with new pipe to download videos for offline use. It's the entire reason I bought a Chromecast over a Roku or fire TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Is there anything like this for android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That is for android permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Well now I am confused, this is what it says for disadvantages: ❌ Disadvantages: no support for phones and tablets, no comments stability, voice search and casting support might be worse than in the official apps, depending on your device; give it a try! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* Here's what it says on the compatibility section of the github readme. SmartTube requires Android 4.3 or above. It does not work on non-Android devices (incl. LG or Samsung TVs). On unsupported TVs, you can use a TV stick or TV box. Though this app technically runs on smartphones and tablets, it is not optimized for such and offers no official support! It has been successfully tested on TVs, TV boxes and TV sticks that are based on Android, including: Android TVs & Google TVs (e.g. Philips, Sony) Chromecast with Google TV & TVs with Chromecast built-in Amazon FireTV stick (all generations) NVIDIA Shield TV boxes running Android (many cheap chinese no-name boxes) Xiaomi Mi Box Looks like it isn't officially supported on android phones. However, the way it's built makes it automatically work on many android smartphones without the devs specifically trying to support it on phones. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blaine@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Revamped supports Chromecast as well. Does Newpipe not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Newpipe is a website scrapper. It is fully open source as well. It does not have Chromecast support. Revanced is a patcher for the official YouTube app, which is why it has chromecast support permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blaine@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Then why does anyone use Newpipe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Because some people like using FOSS apps. And don't want all the trackers from the YouTube app. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CosmicRaptor@programming.dev [S] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) I do use newpipe, had to fire up the YouTube app for Chromecasting to a TV and was greeted by this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BeezKnuts@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look into smarttubenext for Chromecast then. It takes like 30 seconds to install. It's similar to new pipe. I believe it can even link with new pipe to download videos for offline use. It's the entire reason I bought a Chromecast over a Roku or fire TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Is there anything like this for android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That is for android permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Well now I am confused, this is what it says for disadvantages: ❌ Disadvantages: no support for phones and tablets, no comments stability, voice search and casting support might be worse than in the official apps, depending on your device; give it a try! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* Here's what it says on the compatibility section of the github readme. SmartTube requires Android 4.3 or above. It does not work on non-Android devices (incl. LG or Samsung TVs). On unsupported TVs, you can use a TV stick or TV box. Though this app technically runs on smartphones and tablets, it is not optimized for such and offers no official support! It has been successfully tested on TVs, TV boxes and TV sticks that are based on Android, including: Android TVs & Google TVs (e.g. Philips, Sony) Chromecast with Google TV & TVs with Chromecast built-in Amazon FireTV stick (all generations) NVIDIA Shield TV boxes running Android (many cheap chinese no-name boxes) Xiaomi Mi Box Looks like it isn't officially supported on android phones. However, the way it's built makes it automatically work on many android smartphones without the devs specifically trying to support it on phones. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blaine@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Revamped supports Chromecast as well. Does Newpipe not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Newpipe is a website scrapper. It is fully open source as well. It does not have Chromecast support. Revanced is a patcher for the official YouTube app, which is why it has chromecast support permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blaine@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Then why does anyone use Newpipe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Because some people like using FOSS apps. And don't want all the trackers from the YouTube app. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BeezKnuts@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look into smarttubenext for Chromecast then. It takes like 30 seconds to install. It's similar to new pipe. I believe it can even link with new pipe to download videos for offline use. It's the entire reason I bought a Chromecast over a Roku or fire TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Is there anything like this for android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That is for android permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Well now I am confused, this is what it says for disadvantages: ❌ Disadvantages: no support for phones and tablets, no comments stability, voice search and casting support might be worse than in the official apps, depending on your device; give it a try! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* Here's what it says on the compatibility section of the github readme. SmartTube requires Android 4.3 or above. It does not work on non-Android devices (incl. LG or Samsung TVs). On unsupported TVs, you can use a TV stick or TV box. Though this app technically runs on smartphones and tablets, it is not optimized for such and offers no official support! It has been successfully tested on TVs, TV boxes and TV sticks that are based on Android, including: Android TVs & Google TVs (e.g. Philips, Sony) Chromecast with Google TV & TVs with Chromecast built-in Amazon FireTV stick (all generations) NVIDIA Shield TV boxes running Android (many cheap chinese no-name boxes) Xiaomi Mi Box Looks like it isn't officially supported on android phones. However, the way it's built makes it automatically work on many android smartphones without the devs specifically trying to support it on phones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Is there anything like this for android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That is for android permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Well now I am confused, this is what it says for disadvantages: ❌ Disadvantages: no support for phones and tablets, no comments stability, voice search and casting support might be worse than in the official apps, depending on your device; give it a try! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* Here's what it says on the compatibility section of the github readme. SmartTube requires Android 4.3 or above. It does not work on non-Android devices (incl. LG or Samsung TVs). On unsupported TVs, you can use a TV stick or TV box. Though this app technically runs on smartphones and tablets, it is not optimized for such and offers no official support! It has been successfully tested on TVs, TV boxes and TV sticks that are based on Android, including: Android TVs & Google TVs (e.g. Philips, Sony) Chromecast with Google TV & TVs with Chromecast built-in Amazon FireTV stick (all generations) NVIDIA Shield TV boxes running Android (many cheap chinese no-name boxes) Xiaomi Mi Box Looks like it isn't officially supported on android phones. However, the way it's built makes it automatically work on many android smartphones without the devs specifically trying to support it on phones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That is for android permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Well now I am confused, this is what it says for disadvantages: ❌ Disadvantages: no support for phones and tablets, no comments stability, voice search and casting support might be worse than in the official apps, depending on your device; give it a try! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* Here's what it says on the compatibility section of the github readme. SmartTube requires Android 4.3 or above. It does not work on non-Android devices (incl. LG or Samsung TVs). On unsupported TVs, you can use a TV stick or TV box. Though this app technically runs on smartphones and tablets, it is not optimized for such and offers no official support! It has been successfully tested on TVs, TV boxes and TV sticks that are based on Android, including: Android TVs & Google TVs (e.g. Philips, Sony) Chromecast with Google TV & TVs with Chromecast built-in Amazon FireTV stick (all generations) NVIDIA Shield TV boxes running Android (many cheap chinese no-name boxes) Xiaomi Mi Box Looks like it isn't officially supported on android phones. However, the way it's built makes it automatically work on many android smartphones without the devs specifically trying to support it on phones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Well now I am confused, this is what it says for disadvantages: ❌ Disadvantages: no support for phones and tablets, no comments stability, voice search and casting support might be worse than in the official apps, depending on your device; give it a try! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* Here's what it says on the compatibility section of the github readme. SmartTube requires Android 4.3 or above. It does not work on non-Android devices (incl. LG or Samsung TVs). On unsupported TVs, you can use a TV stick or TV box. Though this app technically runs on smartphones and tablets, it is not optimized for such and offers no official support! It has been successfully tested on TVs, TV boxes and TV sticks that are based on Android, including: Android TVs & Google TVs (e.g. Philips, Sony) Chromecast with Google TV & TVs with Chromecast built-in Amazon FireTV stick (all generations) NVIDIA Shield TV boxes running Android (many cheap chinese no-name boxes) Xiaomi Mi Box Looks like it isn't officially supported on android phones. However, the way it's built makes it automatically work on many android smartphones without the devs specifically trying to support it on phones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] odium@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* Here's what it says on the compatibility section of the github readme. SmartTube requires Android 4.3 or above. It does not work on non-Android devices (incl. LG or Samsung TVs). On unsupported TVs, you can use a TV stick or TV box. Though this app technically runs on smartphones and tablets, it is not optimized for such and offers no official support! It has been successfully tested on TVs, TV boxes and TV sticks that are based on Android, including: Android TVs & Google TVs (e.g. Philips, Sony) Chromecast with Google TV & TVs with Chromecast built-in Amazon FireTV stick (all generations) NVIDIA Shield TV boxes running Android (many cheap chinese no-name boxes) Xiaomi Mi Box Looks like it isn't officially supported on android phones. However, the way it's built makes it automatically work on many android smartphones without the devs specifically trying to support it on phones. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blaine@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Revamped supports Chromecast as well. Does Newpipe not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Newpipe is a website scrapper. It is fully open source as well. It does not have Chromecast support. Revanced is a patcher for the official YouTube app, which is why it has chromecast support permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blaine@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Then why does anyone use Newpipe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Because some people like using FOSS apps. And don't want all the trackers from the YouTube app. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Newpipe is a website scrapper. It is fully open source as well. It does not have Chromecast support. Revanced is a patcher for the official YouTube app, which is why it has chromecast support permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blaine@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Then why does anyone use Newpipe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Because some people like using FOSS apps. And don't want all the trackers from the YouTube app. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blaine@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Then why does anyone use Newpipe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Because some people like using FOSS apps. And don't want all the trackers from the YouTube app. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Because some people like using FOSS apps. And don't want all the trackers from the YouTube app. permalink fedilink source parent
