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Freetube is the best way to watch YouTube (www.popsci.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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I'm using this all the time myself. There is no login to YouTube required and it supports adding subscriptions and doing everything important you can do on YouTube.

And the best part is no ads whatsoever.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 3 months ago (6 children)

SmartTube beta on Android TV is fanfuckingtastic.

[–] jetliswar 29 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ive been using it for years now and holy shit. Even if it doesnt blocked ads and even youtubers own ads, the app itself is FAR superior than anything what this vanilla youtube app is supposed to be.

[–] Viking_Hippie 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Even if it doesnt blocked ads and even youtubers own ads

You mean even if it didn't? Because it definitely DOES and you're absolutely right about the rest

[–] jetliswar 11 points 3 months ago

Yes thats what i mean. Even if it didnt then still the app is SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY than vanilla youtube. But it does block everything. Its a godsend.

[–] PopShark 2 points 3 months ago

Even just having Sponsorblock built-in changed my life!!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Can it be used on a "normal" android phone or just android tv?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

on Android phone you might wanna check out Tubular or LibreTube.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a no for phones, set top (android) boxes only. My friend has had success running it on Windows 11 and casting to his TV.

[–] suigenerix 3 points 3 months ago

Huh? I run SmartTube beta on my phone. I don't recall having to do anything "magic" to get it working.

[–] PriorityMotif 4 points 3 months ago

Use revanced

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I love this app and would use it even if it didn't block ads. The user experience is just so much better than the regular YouTube TV app. I've sent a few donations to the developer to thank them for their work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Don't forget Playlet for Roku!