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What are some iOS YouTube front ends without ads alternatives?

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I know about Yattee, is there better alternatives? Thanks!

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jonathanwicked@kbin.social
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You could try vinegar which is a great ios safari extension for YouTube in the browser if that’s good enough

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Atiran@lemm.ee
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I just tried Vinegar, but it doesn’t work for me. I still see ads on every video. Any idea why? Not trying to blame you or anything, just wondering.

Yes, I have it enabled.

Edit: I guess I have to refresh each time maybe? Not sure. It seems to work after a page refresh.

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Chadsmo@lemmy.world
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Been paying for YouTube premium for about 8 months now and I think it’s worth every dollar.

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garretble@lemmy.world
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Yeah, I’ve paid for it for years. I’m OK with helping the creators that way and never having to jump through all the ad block hoops.

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Chadsmo@lemmy.world
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Yeah I’m a pretty big fan of ‘streamlined stuff that just works as intended’. That’s why I own Apple products to begin with and I basically apply that ethos to everything else in life. So I pay for YouTube , get a better experience and I don’t have to mess with anything.

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'M' as in 'MANCY'@lemmy.ca
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Especially if you VPN and pay from another country 😉

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sunbather@lemmy.world
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Do you have to watch via vpn too or just pay?

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'M' as in 'MANCY'@lemmy.ca
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Just pay. You can watch from wherever.

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lackthought@lemmy.sdf.org
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what’s the cheapest country to use?

I rarely use youtube on my phone but if the price is right I might snag premium just to have it for when I do want to watch while mobile

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'M' as in 'MANCY'@lemmy.ca
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I used to use India but they tightened the grip there. I think the last time I renewed I did it from Turkey?

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blazarious@mylem.me
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Yup, since I watch YouTube almost daily, it’s kind of a nobrainer. I’m happy they offer a version without ads.

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joneskind@lemmy.world
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I use the Safari extension Vinegar, which is paid but universal from macOS to iOS. It replaces the YouTube player by the default HTML5 one, preventing Google from getting events that trigger ads.

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cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world
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I use Safari with the AdGuard (free tier) app. Haven’t seen a YouTube ad in months.

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afoutopatisa@lemmy.world
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I’m using uYouPlus via sidestore/wireguard configuration. It was a bit painful to setup and I still need to spend 5sec per week to 'Refresh" it but I think it’s definitely worth it in order to have an exact clone of Youtube without ads + background play :) that’s at least for me as I don’t want to settle for any alternatives

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