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Morphe users are now patching streaming apps beyond YouTube to skip ads on Android TV (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/android@lemmy.world
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[–] 7 points 5 months ago (9 children)

Has anyone used Morphe with a google login? I've been trying it without one and seems good enough, but still want access to my subs and watch list. Just want to know if its ok to use with your google account, or does it trigger google in some way that might end up restricting or blocking your account?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    So far it's still safe to use with an account.

    On the bright side my recommended videos are all out of whack, in a good way.

    I don't get suggested videos way out of my subscriptions and interest, but I also get less suggested videos based on my interests and get old videos from my subs and videos I've watched lol.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    Thanks! That's what I wanted to know. Will give it a shot later.

    The recommendation thing sounds interesting, might have to do with morphe removing some tracking which throws off the recommendation algorithm.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    I asked a few friends about their YouTube recommendations, since they're less militant screwing with YouTube.

    It seems to be a YouTube wide issue right now. Their recommendations are also similar to mine. Showing older videos within their interests, and old videos they've watched. Tbf this is just a sample of 3 so it's still anecdotal so take it with a grain of salt.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    Has anyone used Morphe with a google login?

    I do 🤷‍♂️

    Been using Vanced, Revanced, and now Morphe for many, many years now, all using my Google login. No issues.

    And just FYI - Google 100% knows about these projects, including Morphe. The original Vanced mod fell apart because they tried to monetize it (they still deny that, but anyone paying attention at the time knew they were full of shit), which is when Google decided to take action. That's when the Revanced project came into the picture. Then they got full of themselves and drama happened, so now we have Morphe.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Thanks for sharing your experience with it! I'll give it a try soon then, since it seems very safe given what yours and other replies have told me.

    For sure google knows about these projects, it doesn't take longer than a few minutes of research to find it. It seems similar to Microsoft's situation with activation, they obviously know about it, but the risk of false positives or loss of convenience screwing regular users is not worth recovering the value lost to a few mod users.

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