I used to use PipePipe but I constantly have issues with it, and it entirely stopped working months ago, so I'm looking for an alternative.


I'm new to dbzer0, please forgive me if !piracy is not the right community for this topic, and kindly direct me to a more appropriate place. Thanks 🌼

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[–] 28 points 5 months ago (7 children)

YouTube Morphe. It's the new revanced fork after they had some drama. IIRC most ReVanced devs are working on Morphe now.

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

    Ah interesting, what was the drama? Might have to jump ship

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    i don't really know honestly. some personal disagreements between the leader and other developers.

    from my experience, when most devs leave because of the leader, they are usually in the right. but i didn't investigate it much.

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  • [–] 46 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    I use firefox with ublock origin. Its not as good as an app, but it works for me.

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

    IMO browser is superior. What do you feel is better in an app?

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

    Just in my personal experience, I use IronFox with Mullvad, which YouTube flags and throws the "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot" error whereas NewPipe, for example, typically works (I believe they have a workaround similar to yt-dlp that leverages the Android VR API).

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    I'm not gp but I also prefer the app for several reason, like being able to cast to the smart tube TV app which is also ad free and has sponsorblock, and for small UX things like certain gestures, like I can pull down on a video to go to theater mode whereas in the browser it refreshes the video page, and I like that the transitions between views don't have a brief white screen but has a seamless transition that expands a videos thumbnail into the video view.

    Otherwise the UI of ReVanced is basically identical, but both are ad free and have sponsorblock / return dislike but ReVanced feels smoother to use and there's lots of customizable ReVanced settings in the app for tweaking things like haptics, downloads, hiding and showing various components like endcards, info cards, quick actions and related videos, shorts, etc.

    Here's a sample of all the options it has: https://imgur.com/a/gRdd5K0

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

    NewPipe on my phone, SmartTube on my TV

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 5 months ago

    Just downloaded it and it works, thanks!


    I just read up a bit and realized that PipePipe is a fork of NewPipe. In other words: NewPipe is the original 🤯

    PipePipe's GitHub page says

    Making a hard fork allows us to effectively address issues with quick fixes and maintain frequent feature updates

    It's ironic that PipePipe was forked to adress quick fixes, and not it appears to not work at all (for me) while the original NewPipe does work.

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  • [–] 17 points 5 months ago

    pipepipe + newpipe, if they both fail then freetube for android

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  • [–] 15 points 5 months ago

    Grayjay

    Firefox with ublock

    Morphie (I don't use it)

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago

    Newpipe at the moment

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago

    i am using pipepipe right now and it works just fine. you probably need an update. if pipepipe is bugged, check the bug reports on the github. I'd bet someone has reported it already.

    i have both pipepipe and newpipe installed, but I feel that pipepipe actually tends to be a bit better about actually fixing bugs (not related to youtube connection issues. things like UI issues, etc.)

    if neither work well when updated, freetube has an android version you can always try.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago

    On phone either a browser with adblock or NewPipe.

    On TV, SmartTube.

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    I'm using Pipepipe. The latest version works fine for me.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago

    Firefox with ublock.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    LibreTube works really well for me, I should finally set up my own piped instance though

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  • [+] 7 points 5 months ago (6 children)
  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Google announced you will still be able to install 3rd party apps although you will have to jump through extra hoops such as a waiting period. Newpipe will live on.

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  • [+] 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)
  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Yes they will. In the same way they are now. Users will have that waiting period, which is stupid, but NewPipe will still work.

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

    The situation is being exaggerated, although it wasn't a first. Initially, Google declared there would be no option for users to install unverified applications. Later they announced the waiting period.

    The waiting period is still a problem and it's Google taking one step closer to solidifying total control over android. But come September, users that still want to use Newlipe will be able to.

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

    Both PipePipe and NewPipe work at this very moment. If you're having trouble because F-Droid doesn't have the latest updates you can get them from GitHub and Izzysoft instead.

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

    On my mobile device NewPipe works but PipePipe does not.

    F-Droid doesn’t have the latest updates

    Just checked, the latest PipePipe version in F-Droid is 5.1.1

    On GitHub, the latest release is also 5.1.1

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago*

    I'll test apps on an older device and see what might suit you best then.

    YouTube seems to be on a race against what they might consider freeloading and made a bothersome change nearly a month ago. I believe NewPipe and PipePipe took different approaches to bypass it but didn't imagine one of these would leave older devices out. Good to know!

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    Waterfox with uBlock Origin and Sponsorblock enabled

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    I use grajay for the sync function, was unable to find anything else that could. I have it installed on mobile, PC, laptop and Steamdeck to keep the history and subscriptions synced.

    Was using freetube prior to this setup with syncthing but it had problems.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    pipepipe, currently working great for me. There are times it doesn't but that's YouTube's fault, not the fault of newpipe or pipepipe.

    Though I wish they would fix the bug where it can't handle me moving from ipv6-only mobile network to ipv4-only home internet, I have to quit the app and relaunch it and resume the video for it to actually bother trying to resolve DNS again

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago* (4 children)

    Out of curiosity, which phones are you using where PipePipe is working for you?

    I'm using Pixel 8 and I only get errors with PipePipe.

    @yum_burnt_toast@reddthat.com

    @november@piefed.blahaj.zone

    @Nima@leminal.space

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    hello! i use a Oneplus 8T. I'm watching Josh Strife Hayes as we speak! no errors.

    i wonder why that could be. have you searched for the error you're having in the issues section of the github? see if anyone is having the same errors?

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Morphe it's were the better revanced coders ended up after abandoning it due to differences.

    It's already better than revanced ever was.

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

    I'm new to installing apps not through the Google Play store, I'm using F-Droid now since I understood it's a trusted and reviewed repository of OSS.

    Do you know why Morphe isn't on F-droid? I feel heistant to simply download and install the .apk from their website.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Because it's a patcher the same as revanced, it's basically considered piracy to remove the ads. I don't think you will find any patches on F-Droid.

    If you want to only use F-Droid apps there are many like NouTube but they won't be similar to the actual YouTube app.

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

    Grayjay mainly. PipePipe which still works for me (check if yours is updated) to get individual RSS or channel links.

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

    I've also been using Re-Vanced and NewPipe for a very long time, and seeing this comment section I wonder, why have they fallen out of (relative) popularity?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I use revanced, very rarely have any issues with it. Looks and acts just like the official app, minus the ads plus the option for some other improvements like sponsorblock and re-enabling the dislike counter.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    ReVanced and grayjay

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    I don't watch YouTube on my phone anymore other than FireFox with uBlock. For me, it's all a YT feed aggregated by RSS and played by MPV on Linux.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    https://fmhy.net/mobile

    Many options, including ones others have mentioned.

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

    I use Pipepipe to store subscriptions locally. Then when I see something I want to watch, I use ytdlp to save it on my phone to watch with vlc. Saving the video locally is so great and still has sponsorblock features.

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

    VLC player

    I have a system involving multiple devices. I download the videos with yt-dlp on my computer, then send them to my phone for mobile watching.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Do you update it regularly?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I use BravePipe.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Tubular! NewPipe fork with SponsorBlock and ReturnYouTubeDislike built in. Tubular on F-Droid

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    honestly just firefox with sponsorblock and ublock.

    or vivaldi if you add the easylist blocker source.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I use NouTube, installed it trough F-Droid, works well, no ads.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I use PipePipe, and it works for me. Have you kept it updated? Do you have F-Droid? Youtube apps need to stay up to date because of frequent API changes

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Newpipe, very happy with it!

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  • [+] -16 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    In the rare case I do watch a YT video with my phone, I'm using the official YouTube app from Google, because it has all my YT Premium features and can seamlessly Chromecast to many devices.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I was paying for premium, but my subscription lapsed and I didn't even realize because all of the ads were blocked by smarttube on my TV and revanced on my phone. Chromecast functionality is nice though, when I used to use it - I don't know how to replace that

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