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[–] vogi@piefed.social 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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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 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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[–] M137@lemmy.today 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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[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Does not work for youtube

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[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Youtube in browser is what I care I'm not gonna download the app

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[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 0 points 3 months ago

Use uBlock origin on firefox

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 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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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 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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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 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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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 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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[–] Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago

You can also use Firefox focus browser, or Unwatched app.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ublock-origin-lite/id6745342698

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[–] Goose@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 3 months ago

Ublock origin is available as a safari extension now :)

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago*

duckduckgo also and vivaldi

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[–] vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 3 months ago (6 children)

jesus fuck people still rawdog the internet and willingly subject themselves to ads?

never see another ad again: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/

this works on mobile too :3

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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

Also, Newpipe for mobile and FreeTube for PC

Edit: Someone in this thread mentioned Pipepipe, a fork of Newpipe with extra features. I had not heard of it, but it's worth investigating

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

Or YouTube ReVanced if NewPipe is too confusing and unfamiliar to you.

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[–] blartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

Morphe is the way to go these days, the maintainer of Revanced pissed off its main contributors and they went over and made Morphe. Revanced's significant recent updates have been to catch up with Morphe.

It also supports sourcing patches from other contributors directly so there are patches for apps like Chess.com and TikTok on Morphe that aren't available on Revanced.

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago*

Thanks for letting me know. YT Music Morphe is s league above YT Music ReVanced, which hasn't gotten any new features in forever.

YT Morphe, on the other hand, only seems to be a marginal improvement. I don't really notice much of a difference beyond minor improvements, even after combing through every setting. Return YouTube Dislike is still broken for Shorts, but at least the ads are gone again.

But anyway thanks again for telling me about it.

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[–] 18107@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

Also check out sponsor block.

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[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

not "on mobile", on android

not on ios because all ios browsers are safari wrappers, per apples policy

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[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 54 points 3 months ago (18 children)

You're*

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[+] daggermoon@piefed.world -34 points 3 months ago (17 children)

It's not OP's fault English is a stupid language with words that sound identical but carry different meanings. I'm of the mindset that so long as it's legible it is correct. look at Old English. It was much more phonetic than modern English is. Scribes wrote words as they sounded. Languages like English have so many dumb and unnecessary rules as well. Why the fuck do we need capitalization rules anyway? Latin doesn't have it.

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[–] daddycool@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Getting corrected is how you learn. I often spell words wrong, because English isn't my first language, but I don't mind being corrected.

But when to use "your" and "you're" is actually fairly easy to remember. "You're" is short for "you are" and is used when YOU are doing something. "Your" is used when someone else is doing something.

You're sleeping vs. your cat is sleeping.

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[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 1 point 3 months ago (6 children)

*wrongly (it's an adverb)

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[–] daddycool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (5 children)

Can't wrong also be used as an adverb? Where wrongly is used before the verb, and both wrong and wrongly can be used after the verb?

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[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 1 point 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

No.

I mean, there's certainly a lot of misuse and poor grammar out there that does use it incorrectly, particularly in the US , but it is incorrect to use "wrong" as an adverb.

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[–] daddycool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (3 children)

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/wrongly

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[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure what your point is. That link appears to support what I said. Are you agreeing?

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[–] daddycool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

It states:

In informal language wrong can be used as an adverb instead of wrongly, when it means ‘incorrectly’ and comes after a verb or its object:

My name was spelt wrong.
I’m afraid you guessed wrong.

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[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 1 point 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ah I see now, I had to expand a section on that page to see that text.

Yes, it claims that it is okay for informal speech, and I disagree. For me, it sounds really jarring to hear people drop the "ly", and every time I hear someone do that, I subconsciously correct them.

I do not agree with the premise that commonly made errors are "correct" in informal speech, nor that posts full of grammar errors are okay in an informal setting like social media, and the reason is that kids learn how to spell by being exposed to written text, and the majority of that text these days is social media, meaning that they're being constantly exposed to errors, so they never learn how to spell, learn proper grammar, or how to professionally communicate.

There's a very fine line, in my mind, between 'informal', and 'incorrect', and in this case, I think misuse of adverbs falls into the incorrect category.

In other words,It's okay to make mistakes. It's not okay to consistently misspell words and simply declare it to be correct simply because the writer uses language that way.

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[–] daggermoon@piefed.world -2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I don't disagree but I think you're missing my point. Minor variations of spelling shouldn't matter, so long as it's legible. If someone says dey instead of they, dat instead of that, wader instead of water, why should that be any less correct? I know it's not exactly an apple to apples comparison but I believe language should be more flexible. So long as it's understandable, why should it matter? Especially because English has and will continue to evolve in our lifetime. Why do people think in terms of absolutes?

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[–] daddycool@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

Because we have to agree on a standard. Or else we end up with nobody understanding each other.

Yes, language changes over time, but we all agree on those changes.

If we can just use what we each think is close enough we could end up with: water -> wader -> vader -> voder -> vodar -> voda.

An ad sum pojnt no wun kan ondestant vod ani 1 ses.

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[–] daggermoon@piefed.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 child)

That's not how language works. Language isn't some absolute. English for example has many dialects, some of which are difficult for other speakers to understand. I disagree with the notion that we all have to agree with changes being made to our language. Zoomers are using words like skibidi, rizz, and fanumtax. Skibidi may fizzle out or it might be adopted by the masses and become ubiquitous a word as water. My point is that if me and enough people decide your is the correct spelling of you're than it becomes the correct spelling.

"And at some point no one can understand what anyone says." Funny, you're (yes, I said you're on purpose) example sentence looks more Germanic than modern English lol.

In conclusion, let's not interfere with the natural evolution of language. It's a beautiful thing to bear witness to.

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[–] daddycool@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Dialects and slang doesn't translate to correct spelling and grammar. Sure, sometimes slang gets adopted in the dictionary, and that is when it is added to the standard we all agree on.

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[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago

I'm not blaming OP for the shortcomings of the language they use. Just pointing out a typo.

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[–] M137@lemmy.today 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's really fucking not hard to learn the correct usage. You're: you are, your: something belonging to or being part of you. You're isn't a word, it's a contraction of two words. It's so fucking simple to understand when to use any contraction or similar sounding word that there is never an excuse to get it wrong. It's also mostly native English speakers who get it wrong and part of that is the American educational system being one kf the worst in the world.

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Shit like that used to bug me but eventually I realized it was a waste of time getting set off by incorrect word use or spelling. As long as the message isn't ambiguous, who cares? And even when it's on the border, it's often clear enough from the context what they really mean (though can be fun to deliberately misinterpret it).

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[–] daggermoon@piefed.world -2 points 3 months ago

It could also be that language evolves with time. If more people use "your", regardless of what the dictionary says than it's correct. I believe there will come a day when you're and your cease to be different.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Capitalization between sentences is needed because the period is so small. Or, the period can be small because we use capitalization between sentences. If we changed the symbol for the end of a sentence we could stop capitalizing the first letter of a sentence.

Maybe that will happen someday, but not soon.

If the point of written language is for the writer to communicate effectively, it's important to follow the current rules, as you have.

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[–] halloejsovs@lemmy.world 77 points 3 months ago (13 children)

What amateurs still watch YouTube with ads? Every platform has plenty of easy solutions to bypass it.

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[–] tenacious_mucus@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Xbox/consoles?

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[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 20 points 3 months ago

In the shower?

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[–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 1 point 3 months ago

Can they run vlc?

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago

Doesn't work for all but at least for a time firewall blocking of ads worked

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[–] Janx@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (8 children)

Roku?

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[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 15 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Roku in shower? Bold I see.

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[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

I listen to it from my bath toaster

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[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 1 point 3 months ago

Bath Toasters are the best Toasters.

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[–] Opisek@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago

Explain

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[–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

Simply don't.

https://github.com/iBicha/playlet

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[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

Playlet. Not the best solution, though. Roku is a very closed down platform.

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[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks for posting this. I had assumed the closed down nature of roku meant there wasn't anything very useful on its appstore.

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[–] Janx@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago

That's great! I appreciate you posting an alternative, not just shaming those that dare to use an imperfect platform they may already have access to...

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago (1 child)

I get listening to music in the shower, although I don't. Watching videos while taking a shower? Maybe while taking a bath.

But, really, you can't step away from media for a few minutes a day for some peace and quiet?

Suffering through being alone with your thoughts is the first step toward better mental health. Your issues don't go away if you ignore them, they just get worse. You know this, so make an effort for yourself.

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

I don't want to be going through therapy while I'm lathering up my asshole. I wait for the weekend to do mushrooms about it

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Is it really impossible for people to just watch their dicks (or equivalent) for a few minutes a day?

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago

I mean it can be dysphoric for some but I assume that is not the reason this person needed a distraction.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 20 points 3 months ago

or you can use adblock on a browser, and not use the app.

[–] decipher_jeanne@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (8 children)

People. What. The. Fuck?

Why does everyone freak out about the adds and not the level of brainrot this is. Like how do you actually function in your daily life if you can't stop watching content for a 5min shower? I have ADHD but I feel like I am amateur attention span issues and this is competitive ranked grand master attention span issues

Yes I am judging and maybe even shaming you.

Okay not shaming you because doing so is negative and I genuinely hope you get better if you have attention span issue. Smooches on you

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[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

So I dont watch stuff in the shower but I do kinda HAVE to watch something to go to sleep. If I dont I cannot go to sleep or I sleep pretty bad because I kinda just go into a weird depressive mental state. I know its not good and it does need to be fixed. Im just currently NOT in a situation where I can get help on it so I use it to hold it as a temporary workaround for now. I do imagine other people have a worse version of this.

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[–] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Can I recommend some music like Sigur Ros or something instrumental that involves less bright light in your face hammering the part of your brain that controls the "its daytime, stay awake" response.

I may be biased and ignorant cause I need pitch black and at most a fan one roon away to even run the chance of getting to sleep. Saying that if I have anything caffeinated after about 5pm I'm awake until 1am with my brain trying to make me kms, so I at least know how that one feels.

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[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

Thank you. I have tried Sigur Ros actually. I do prefer chiller content and darker if I can. It just needs to be something to distract and give my brain something to gnaw on

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Potion of go the fuck to sleep

[–] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 1 point 3 months ago

The subject matter is less important than the fact it's beaming light into your eyes <1m away.

Even if you've got it on low blue light mode you're still putting your brain through the kind of thing that was used as psychological torture by shady agencies since the 60s - keeping your brain active and exhausting yourself into unconsciousness instead of allowing your body the time to enter actual sleep is what's making it gnaw on itself :/

Read an actual paper book instead of using a screen, get yourself into a habit of making a warm and sweet but not caffeinated drink so your body gets the signal of 'now is the relaxing time' at a regular time every night, and your mind will catch up to the routine.

Also dont underestimate the power of a decent meal a couple hours before going to bed (avoid eating directly before, because that's a recipe for stomach pain and a bad time)

Speaking of recipes

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[–] blartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago

Considering the phone is out of reach, it's probably to listen to a podcast or music. Shower radios have existed for decades after all.

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[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I mean, I do it, but I also spend at least 2-4 hours outside a day without any input from my phone. It's more like, "I'm watching an interesting video, but I also need to take a shower, no reason to not do both."

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[–] Cleisthenian@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Agreed. Also taking your phone to the toilet is gross and using it at the dinner table is kinda rude

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[–] terranoid@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 months ago

i feel like way more people should learn to meditate because this level of brainrot addiction is disturbing.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 30 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Why are got guys watching ads?

Seriously, I don't get it.

You don't have to watch ads on YouTube. Not on your TV, not on your phone.

[–] laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

most people have no technical capacity. also on ios you cant really do shit. android at least has firefox

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[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

AdGuard for iOS

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[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 months ago

use invidious ffs

and use ublock too

[–] cally@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Why would someone watch YouTube in the shower??

[–] Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

For me, I listen. A lot of long form content is more like a podcast than a video.

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[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

It's nice to watch something while doing chores. I have a TV and keyboard in my shower lol

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[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

The bathroom computer is truly the pinnacle of luxury

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[–] lena@gregtech.eu 9 points 3 months ago

Grayjay works perfectly and has adblocking built-in.

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

newpipe

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago

PipePipe

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[–] bobbbu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago

Used to be on newpipe, but since updates were taking forever at times, switched to pipepipe. Hows the project now?

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[–] uuj8za@piefed.social 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

😭 <- me when someone uses ad-infested youtube.

Firefox + uBlock
Fennec + uBlock
Grayjay
Smart tube

[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago

Invidious

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

There are so many ways to watch youtube without ads. So. Many. Ways.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

I'm using NouTube on Android via fdroid. It has YouTube and YouTube Music together in one app and automatically skips both ads and sponsorship segments. Basically free premium, at least on Android.

[–] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Have you been getting any error recently? Im on PipePipe and got this error 3 times today.

"Youtube forces us to wait 2 seconds before continuing playback."

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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Getchu one of these.

For those who play YouTube or other videos in the shower, it is really nice. Make sure it fits your case though. My wife doesn't use ours because her otter box monstrosity wont let the cover shut.

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[–] alanjaow@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Or if you're a poor high school student like I was, chuck it in a ziploc and set it on the caddy.

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Or just get a water resistant phone. Though I would suggest caution when it's soapy water because that affects the surface tension of the water, which could mean some can slip past the seals that normally keep water out.

Though I have a water resistant phone but have never brought it into the shower with me. It was more of a case of not wanting to be worried about my phone in any kind of a situation involving water. Like going in to one of those 3D movie attractions with moving seats that sprayed water, I was concerned about whether I should be concerned about my phone getting wet. Turned out to be just tiny amounts of water and nothing to be concerned about even if I had my phone out, but after that I wanted to remove that worry from the list entirely.

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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

Heat and steam can also be a factor in a water breach. A phone that can be fully submerged into a pool of water may or may not stand up well to steam at its seams, particularly where those seams have different materials with different expansion rates due to heat, like glass and aluminum. Small gaps may open, even if invisible to the eye, and steam can seap in. It may not even be a problem immediately but get worse later when the steam cools and condensates.

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, though at least pressure doesn't really factor in, which I think is where most cases of steam breaching a water seal comes in to play. But if gases can be exchanged, steam is way higher humidity than air normally and can condense inside.

My guess would be the odds of a soap or steam breach on a water resistant phone is very low, but if you bring your phone in for every shower, you might be tempting those odds.