I’ve used most available services, but discontinued one after another along with promises that a better user experience will be provided with reduced content and removed functionality with the slight price hike. YouTube was my first and last video service I paid for, only Spotify remains on the borderline.

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    1 year ago

    Based on the screenshot I assume that you used youtube premium lite (what ever this was…) on your smartphone. Therefore, here the obligatory recommendation for NewPipe. Quasi Youtube Premium as apk. It has all the features you need:

    • no ads
    • you can close the app and your videos keep running in the background
    • you can turn off the screen and your videos will continue to run in the background

    There is also the fork NewPipe x SponsorBlock (link to repository) which integrates SponsorBlock into the app. (duh…) This will also skip the creator’s ad blocks in the video.

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      1 year ago

      Missing too much. I get all that with Revanced and my subs and saves and downloads.

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        2 months ago

        You get downloads and subs with NewPipe, too. But it boils down to preference. And I prefere a open source app to begin with instead of patching something.

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      1 year ago

      I wish new pipe had a “save” feature. I like to save videos for watching later or whatnot. I am making do with a playlist called “saved” but still…

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          1 year ago

          I didn’t mean a download function. I want to save, as in “watch-later”. Save way a “save” works onn lemmy/reddit.

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            1 year ago

            Uhm, I just made a playlist called “later”, I can’t tell any difference to a watch later feature tbh.