No issues with:
- Firefox+ uBlock Origin (PC)
- Freetube (PC)
- NewPipe (Android)
- SmartTube (Android/Google TV)
Same, I never saw a single ad on YouTube and I use it a lot
I can confirm the first 3 are working for me as well.
I saw a warning once a while ago on Firefox… and completely forgot this was a thing until I saw this post right now. I’ve had absolutely no issues. I guess I’m lucky…?
I dont think it’s luck, Firefox and ublock origin have continued working fine on YouTube for all of the people that I know use it, at least on PC. I think everybody got the warning popup at least once.
Unfortunately, Firefox usage is at an all time low. Google just hasn’t had time to get around us.
Revanced hasn’t stopped working for me and I don’t even bother updating.
Hell, I’m still using the original Vanced. No clue how it’s managed to escape death for all of these months, but I’m not complaining
Whaaaaat?? That stopped working for me ages ago!
My guess is that it has something to do with my YouTube Premium subscription never triggering Google’s anti-adblock software, which means the app was never flagged for a soft lock.
I use Vanced for the SponsorBlock, increased default play speed, background payback, and other assorted tweaks rather than for the ad blocking, but blocking ads will definitely jump to the top of my list if my “Google Play Family” ever stops paying for premium. At which point I guess I’ll migrate to GrayJay?
That makes sense.
I use FireFox + uBlock Origin, and never see ads. I did have to disable my other adblock/privacy extensions (DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, PrivacyBadger, and Ghostery) for YouTube before its anti-adblock stopped complaining, but FF+uBO seems to work just fine with default filters enabled.
these privacy extensions all overlap anyway.
I get that warning all the time and it’s just a reminder to go update my browser and update all of my filters for ublock origin. After everything’s updated YouTube goes back to working
Here is a website that keeps track of the latest YouTube anti-adblock scripts and if uBlock Origin’s filters are updated to bypass it: https://drhyperion451.github.io/does-uBO-bypass-yt/
I use Tube Archivist to download videos from my subscriptions then watch them through Jellyfin.
I have some homework to do now. I use jellyfin and wanted a way to do this
Does each channel show up as a show? With each video being an episode?
Yes, there’s a Jellyfin add-on that uses the API to index them as its own Jellyfin library.
Each channel is a show, each year is a season and every video/short/stream is an episode. It pulls the rich metadata from YouTube as well, so you get thumbnails, descriptions, etc.
I have stopped using Smarttube Next in favour of this.
Only downside is YouTube are great at throttling people doing this so I had to set my download speed to 750kbps to avoid throttling.
Good to know!
I use SmartTube, but if they ever block it’s functionality I’ll switch to local downloads of YT videos using this
SponsorBlock is really good for dealing with the “this video was brought to you by” ads. There are also some other extensions that will either auto-press the “Skip Ad” button when possible, and others that will treat it like a podcast app and just change the playback speed for the ads to some really really fast speeds. So the ads are still present, but are over in seconds.
inconvenient but cobalt.tools
Android: https://newpipe.net/
For PC: https://freetubeapp.io/
Or you can try switching your VPN to a European location while using Ublock. I think YouTube’s anti-adblocking violates EU privacy laws
Edit: fixed formatting 🫠
Came here to post this, I started using FreeTube before even the Anti-Adblock shit started because I couldn’t stand the algorithms and reccomendations anymore, as well as pushing features IDGAF about like Shorts. Made my browsing experience much more easier.
I have also heard of https://revanced.app/ for mobile, but never tried it.
If you are using chrome, ditch it and use something like braver or firefox.
We are already in 2024, which means that Chrome probably does not support manifest-V2 anymore. (What an unexpected turn of events)
I personally don’t use Youtube (I prefer using Libredirect with Piped/Invidious) but I tried Youtube on Firefox with UBlock and I didn’t have any problem. This might sound dumb but what filters do you use on UBlock? I have read that turning on some filters would help with this but I’m not sure.
Firefox + ublock still works perfectly fine for me.
For PC: Libredirect plugin on firefox and point it to freetube (Freetube.io)
For Android: Grayjay (https://grayjay.app/) (Sideload it, don’t install from the play store)
For IOS: Pick an invidious instance and ponder the bad choices that led to you using an apple product.
Use libretube, which is free software, unlike greyjay. It’s on F-Droid.
Grayjay has a much better user experience and incorporates multiple platforms, sponsorblock, etc al.
Libretube is ok at best. Newpipe+sponsorblock via Izzy on droid is better in every way.
YouTube Unhook has started failing to auto-click the Skip Ad button as of today, I noticed.
I haven’t had a SINGLE adblock message when I use YouTube with Adguard + Ublock origin and the FF “strict” option for privacy.
But I also don’t log into any accounts.
My wife was getting messages all the time (logged in) with the same adblockers. I installed an add-on that speeds up ads so fast that you don’t even notice them. LOL Problem solved!
