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I just tried to look up a specific video of a Nick Swardson stand up bit. All I searched was "Nick Swardson loitering". There were 5 fucking ads before an actual user posted video, then one real human posted video that barely had anything to do with Nick, then 5 more fucking ads.

I knew they were forcing ads into videos but clogging the entire search feed with ads is unfuckingbelievable.

Is this really what it's come to? Ads are more important than what I'm actually looking for? Are people really okay with this?

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[–] snooggums@midwest.social 82 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is literally all the steps.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 61 points 2 months ago (3 children)

You can also download and install Newpipe

You can then subscribe to your favorite channels through that app without subscription and view videos without ads and even download the video or audio to your phone!

[–] Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago (5 children)

In the last few days it stopped working. Well, more like google maked it stop work.

[–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Google breaks Newpipe regularly, and then Newpipe always fixes it very fast. Sometimes I've been unable to use it for about two days or so. Totally worth it to not support Google.

Check for updates within the app itself. Those are more current than the app stores.

[–] Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I know it sometimes breaks and I've accepted that. But holy shit google, alternative frontend' users are like .001% of your total users, are you sure you want to spend ressources on us instead of doing other things..?

[–] illi@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So... I guess despite it's name it doesn't work based on Piped then? How does it work?

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Its the other way around. Piped uses the newpipe extractor iirc. As long as your newpipe is up to date, any breaking changes made by google are usually fixed in 1-2 days. For me newpipe (im actually using a fork called tubular which includes sponsorblock) is working right now tho.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh, interesting. Thanks for clarifying that. So in fact the Google crackdown was already worked around, it's just Piped who needs to update stuff I guess

[–] viking@infosec.pub 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Just update it frequently, the new version works currently.

Edit: That's Tubular, a newpipe clone. https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

You have to download an update often

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Newpipe works like a treat for me on both my phones

[–] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

For me it is last few months :(

Thats a much higher hurdle for a noob tho. You either need to install fdroid or get the apk for that.

[–] Banichan@dormi.zone -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tried to import, Google doesn't let you have the subscriptions file anymore

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, it does, I just did it 2 days ago

[–] Banichan@dormi.zone 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I get nothing, maybe because it's a brand account attached to a Google account. It doesn't even have a password and it won't let me add one 😂😭

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Banichan@dormi.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I found nothing. Big brain answer.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Noooo, i meant as in "just typical behaviour for google". I wasnt telling you to google it, lol as if google search could ever help anyone with anything...

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

maybe because it's a brand account attached to a Google account

That's exactly why, actually. Your subscriptions are tied to the normal account, I actually had the exact same issue.

You should be able to find a screen that lets you select between the two by clicking your avatar, I believe

[–] Banichan@dormi.zone 1 points 2 months ago

There's no sub file or folder when I do it that way.

It doesn't matter, I found one for another account and Newpipe didn't do anything when I imported it.