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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•edit-22 years agoFirefox with ublock / Libretube / Libretube with Sponsorblock / Newpipe / Piped website if not on mobile. EDIT: I currently use Firefox with uBlock on desktop and Libretube with Sponsorblock (integrated) on android.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoDoes any of those support YouTube shorts?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoShorts are basically YouTube videos forced into a custom UI. There are still ways to force Shorts to load in the default UI.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoFirefox with ublock without any problems, and on my smart tv with smarttubenext I see them as well. Newpipe on android doesn’t seem to show them, but I haven’t really looked for it either, maybe I’m just missing a setting somewhere.
Firefox with ublock / Libretube / Libretube with Sponsorblock / Newpipe / Piped website if not on mobile.
EDIT: I currently use Firefox with uBlock on desktop and Libretube with Sponsorblock (integrated) on android.
Does any of those support YouTube shorts?
Yes / yes / yes / no / yes
Shorts are basically YouTube videos forced into a custom UI. There are still ways to force Shorts to load in the default UI.
It’s the UI that makes it my heroin.
Firefox with ublock without any problems, and on my smart tv with smarttubenext I see them as well.
Newpipe on android doesn’t seem to show them, but I haven’t really looked for it either, maybe I’m just missing a setting somewhere.