▲ 582 ▼ Freetube is the best way to watch YouTube (www.popsci.com) submitted 2 years ago* by 1984@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 136 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'm using this all the time myself. There is no login to YouTube required and it supports adding subscriptions and doing everything important you can do on YouTube. And the best part is no ads whatsoever.
[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 70 points 2 years ago (6 children) SmartTube beta on Android TV is fanfuckingtastic. permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] jetliswar@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) Ive been using it for years now and holy shit. Even if it doesnt blocked ads and even youtubers own ads, the app itself is FAR superior than anything what this vanilla youtube app is supposed to be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even if it doesnt blocked ads and even youtubers own ads You mean even if it didn't? Because it definitely DOES and you're absolutely right about the rest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jetliswar@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Yes thats what i mean. Even if it didnt then still the app is SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY than vanilla youtube. But it does block everything. Its a godsend. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PopShark@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Even just having Sponsorblock built-in changed my life!! permalink fedilink source parent [–] paw@feddit.org 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Can it be used on a "normal" android phone or just android tv? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago on Android phone you might wanna check out Tubular or LibreTube. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's a no for phones, set top (android) boxes only. My friend has had success running it on Windows 11 and casting to his TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] suigenerix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Huh? I run SmartTube beta on my phone. I don't recall having to do anything "magic" to get it working. permalink fedilink source parent [+] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] candyman337@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago +1 permalink fedilink source parent [–] dan@upvote.au 3 points 2 years ago* I love this app and would use it even if it didn't block ads. The user experience is just so much better than the regular YouTube TV app. I've sent a few donations to the developer to thank them for their work. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnActOfCreation@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Don't forget Playlet for Roku! permalink fedilink source parent [+] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jetliswar@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) Ive been using it for years now and holy shit. Even if it doesnt blocked ads and even youtubers own ads, the app itself is FAR superior than anything what this vanilla youtube app is supposed to be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even if it doesnt blocked ads and even youtubers own ads You mean even if it didn't? Because it definitely DOES and you're absolutely right about the rest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jetliswar@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Yes thats what i mean. Even if it didnt then still the app is SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY than vanilla youtube. But it does block everything. Its a godsend. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PopShark@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Even just having Sponsorblock built-in changed my life!! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even if it doesnt blocked ads and even youtubers own ads You mean even if it didn't? Because it definitely DOES and you're absolutely right about the rest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jetliswar@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Yes thats what i mean. Even if it didnt then still the app is SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY than vanilla youtube. But it does block everything. Its a godsend. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jetliswar@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Yes thats what i mean. Even if it didnt then still the app is SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY than vanilla youtube. But it does block everything. Its a godsend. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PopShark@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Even just having Sponsorblock built-in changed my life!! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paw@feddit.org 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Can it be used on a "normal" android phone or just android tv? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago on Android phone you might wanna check out Tubular or LibreTube. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's a no for phones, set top (android) boxes only. My friend has had success running it on Windows 11 and casting to his TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] suigenerix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Huh? I run SmartTube beta on my phone. I don't recall having to do anything "magic" to get it working. permalink fedilink source parent [+] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago on Android phone you might wanna check out Tubular or LibreTube. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's a no for phones, set top (android) boxes only. My friend has had success running it on Windows 11 and casting to his TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] suigenerix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Huh? I run SmartTube beta on my phone. I don't recall having to do anything "magic" to get it working. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] suigenerix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Huh? I run SmartTube beta on my phone. I don't recall having to do anything "magic" to get it working. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dan@upvote.au 3 points 2 years ago* I love this app and would use it even if it didn't block ads. The user experience is just so much better than the regular YouTube TV app. I've sent a few donations to the developer to thank them for their work. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnActOfCreation@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Don't forget Playlet for Roku! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent