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YouTube is so dirty for those ones. (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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edit: I swear google has some code that listens to background noise and does this on purpose

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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (15 children)

Can you do this from an iPhone?

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

    Also heard of https://github.com/fer0n/Unwatched but already switched back to Android before I got a chance to try it out.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Really surprised that this is readily available on the app store, tried it out for a bit and it seems to be working. Didn't sign in yet but it looks pretty safe.

    Thanks for the heads up.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    Yeah, I was surprised as well. I believe most of these kind of apps get around it by advertising as a RSS Reader or generic Mediathek. But from the Screenshots its hard to mistake it for something other than a YT Client. Guess Apple does dont care about it as much as Google would.

    If it works maybe we should keep it on the down low. Also only heard of it by chance.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (8 children)

    You can use an android phone and block all the ads. This is what deterred me from iPhone last time. Greyjay, pipepipe, etc. No ads. Plus uBlock for Firefox. Among other huge advantages.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    Adguard on iPhone does that, as with android it sets up as a VPN and blocks adds in all apps.

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

    Last I used iPhone it was simply not possible to block ads. Super annoying.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

    I’ve been using Firefox Focus to block ads, including YouTube video ads, for almost a decade on iOS lawl

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Weird. I think the last time I tried was circa 2020 iPhone xr and yes, I always use Firefox focus if available. Don't recall it blocking YouTube ads ornahving addon capabilities.

    Androids always been more flexible.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Android is MUCH more flexible, hella agree hahaha. I started with the first Android device, the Dream, and installed uhhhh… Cyanogen? Or that’s the PSP… I forgor @w@

    But I did CFW with my Android devices and looooved it. I switched to iPhone after my partner got an iPhone when they couldn’t get an Android phone with a keyboard. Loved it. Big complaint: no adblocker on the 4s. Keyboard was good though!

    Focus came out I thiiiink during the iPhone 8? Maybe before, but I’ve been using it for very long. I’ve never had a YouTube account and would never use it if I had to see ads—I vehemently hate ads. But I’ve been seeing vids for the better part of a decade now! If ad blocking stops working, I’ll 100% never visit again. It’s completely untenable.

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