Out of the box it can play audio in the background, and now that extensions are available you can block ads as well. You don’t really need constantly updating 3rd party clients or questionable firewalls anymore if you just want usable youtube on a phone.
and now that extensions are available you can block ads as well
AdBlock was on mobile for years. One of the few add-ons that worked.
I’ve used almost all the addons I have on desktop for years with an extension collection and FF nightly.
Adblock extension was always available. Now more extensions work on mobile but adblock was available from day 1.
yes, it’s true, especially useful for IOS users, but for Android I recommend YouTube Revanced. you can block ads, there is sponsorblock and many others, such as disabling the “shorts” function
Might as well use a FOSS app like NewPipe x Sponsorblock.
Fdroid repo: https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/org.polymorphicshade.newpipe
I haven’t tried newpipe, is it missing any features compared to revanced? I love that I can disable the shorts player, play with my screen off, and the wide array of customization options
As far as I know, you can’t log in to your account with newpipe. I use revanced and have no issues
You will have to add your channels once. These can be backed up into a file and imported onto another device. Not super convenient but compared to how annoying the official app is I am OK with it.
It won’t track watch status across different platforms/devices though. Revanced is significantly easier to setup and use.
Significantly easier? Newpipe is simply installed from fdroid. I’ve only looked for a few minutes but it looks like revanced “patches” YouTube. Does that mean it doesn’t create its own app but overtakes another? How does that interact when the app underneath gets a play store update?
I’ve been using it for years; just download and install the apk from the website like any other side-loaded app. Yes it modifies the original youtube app, replacing it. I’ve never had an issue with the main app updating and breaking anything. Updates to revanced have to be applied manually the same way as the original install, but I’ve been super lazy and gone several years at a time without updating at all and I’ve never had an issue.
I used to run the original vanced app the same way; rarely if ever updating. It just hasn’t been necessary. Hell, the only reason I’m not still using original vanced app is because the device it was installed on has a broken screen.
Revanced is essentially the same app as the original youtube app with all premium functionality; but with adblock, sponsor block, and a huge host of toggles to show/hide almost every part of the UI or modify the apps behaviour (things like fixed quality settings instead of just ‘auto’ or a default playback speed).
My main issue with new pipe is that when I scroll down to read the comments, the video disappeares. It’s not fixed in place (don’t know what that’s called). Other than that, it’s great overall!
It has little to no bull shit and it can play with screen off. Age restricted videos are a problem.
If you hate the official app it’s perfect for you. Literally just your curated feed and nothing else.
Age restricted videos are a problem
You can enable those in the settings under content > show age restricted content
I don’t mean the setting. It won’t be able to play them anymore even if this is turned on.
Yes for all those things. Doesnt have youtube recommended or sign in, but you can export youtube subscriptions from your account. LibreTube is also great and i like it better (when my phone doesnt cause problems)
yes, I have used both and personally the libretube is better. although newpipe is also great
Last time I tried Newpipe it wasn’t all that great. Would be fine if you just hit up YouTube for random stuff, but didn’t have any consideration for channels you subscribed to. I’m guessing it’s gotten better?
I find it reliable. I just use subscriptions feed.
Are youtube ads in Firefox on iOS blocked? They are with uBlock on Firefox Android, but iirc Firefox on iOS doesn’t support extensions.
IIRC AdGuard iOS content filter works on safari a while ago to block youtube ads, but that was before youtube began its war against adblockers. Haven’t tested it again yet.
You could use PiP and Ublock Origins on Firefox Mobile for a long time now.
A question from my friend @[email protected]
The only issue I have is Youtube automatically downgrading my Quality setting by one each time I watch a new video.
The following thing happens, if I do NOT manually select 1080p each time I watch a new video:
It starts at 1080p for a couple seconds, then buffers a couple seconds. Afterwards it resumes playing at 720p. If I don’t manually reset it to 1080p, the next video starts at 720p, buffers again, and resumes with 480p. This continues all the way down to 144p.
I have not found anything that is able to help me with this issue. By now, I’ve become accustomed to that, but it’s still annoying.
Using the Youtube High Definition addon for FF didn’t help.
Anyone got another idea?
Youtube revanced lets you select a prefered quality setting for wifi and a separate one for mobile data. It will force the quality into that setting or the nearest one to it if it’s not available in as high a quality.
This alongside adblock, sponsor block, and lots of customizable UI improvements.
Newpipe?
Hey all! If I understand this right, for YouTube on iOS, Firefox works well since its built-in adblocker handles YouTube?
But, surely there’s no difference from using regular Safari with Vinegar or another content blocker, right? I just have that on my homescreen as a bookmark and it’s fine. I uninstalled the YouTube app.
What confuses me is Orion, which seems to be the only iOS browser that actually does have third-party extensions, so you can use uBlock, etc. I wonder how long that will last?! Maybe Apple decided there’s no point in booting them, since the EU will soon require an end to this Webkit bullshit for all iOS browsers?
The only problem with firefox on android is that its slow af compared to chromium based alternatives. I can’t see a difference on pc but it is clearly noticeable on android.
but what hardware/phone you have? My experience is that it lags on regular phones
Runs great on my old-ish Galaxy S10 !
I’d left Firefox on mobile for a while, so I’m returning to it with this new update. No brainer!
Yep, I’ve replaced the YouTube app with a shortcut to YouTube on Firefox mobile, and I’ve relegated the official YouTube app to the “app hell” folder.
you can likely just disable the app
I’m expecting downvotes here but this is one of the reasons I started using Brave. One of the few things I could get to block YouTube ads on a non-jailbroken iPhone.
CrybtoBro Spam app. I’d rather go with Safari.
But since I use Firefox I am spared from Chromium and the crypto ad stuff.
The only issue I have is sometimes when I try to fullscreen a video, Firefox then tries to pop it out and then kind of crashes? It’s more like returns to homescreen, the video is playing, but not visible, and if I reopen or click over to Firefox it’s just the top right corner of Firefox in the bottom left corner of my screen. I’ve tried everything I can think of to fix it.
Do you have PiP turned off (picture in picture)? It might not be related but it’s worth a try
Oh yeah, god, I think that was it. Thanks!
That’s been happening to me also since the last update. It also won’t allow me to actually log into Lemmy. It goes through the login process, but doesn’t actually log me in. I always have to use Chrome to log in to check the mod reports since Liftoff doesn’t have that ability yet.
See my other comment regarding PiP mode (picture in picture). Another user reported that this might be a solution.
Have a look at NewPipe app, might be of interest.
Same with Orion browser on ios. Ublock origin and sponsorblock work great
Holy shit I did not know there was a browser that ran extensions on iOS. Mind blown
edit: yep it works. this is crazy
I love Firefox, but if you have a non-rooted phone, DuckDuckGo is better.
DDG has a browser, and it’s based on Chromium which is from Google, so this is a shit take. Do not use Chromium based browsers if you value privacy or ad blocking features.
Its a webview browser which is just a chrome system widget.
Mull
I agree, and here is a good resource explaining:
Firefox does not provide any more feautures if your phone is rooted as I know.
