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Zagorath@aussie.zone 8 months agoAdblocking on mobile is much harder than adblocking on desktop, and if you’re in an emergency situation like the one described, you’re more likely on your phone.
Personally I use ReVanced, which incorporates adblocking as well as giving you Premium features like background playing & PIP (while also keeping the benefits of being signed in to YT, like using your playlists, comments, etc.). But if I were an iPhone user I don’t know how I would watch YouTube.
Rud_1UP@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Revanced is complicated because you first need to find a compatible YouTube version (old version) and download it’s APK. Then, you need to uninstall YouTube, apply Revanced to the downloaded APK and then install it Only to discover the Cast button was removed by Revanced. When you start over, deselect “remove cast button from video player”, you still end up without it.
I can’t even cast to SmartTubeNext on AndroidTV…
Way too complex and too limiting for 99.99% of YouTube watchers.
sandy_ravage@feddit.de 8 months ago
Maybe NewPipe is something for you, as it has most of the features mentioned above and is easy to install via F-Droid. I’m using it for years now and really love it!
Rud_1UP@lemmy.world 8 months ago
NewPipe does not have cast functionality and doesn’t include Sponsorblock.
sandy_ravage@feddit.de 8 months ago
I think there even is an app called “NewPipe Sponsorblock” on F-Droid but yeah screencast isn’t available.
PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Not only do you need to do all that but sometimes it still doesn’t work. I get an error every time I try to patch the apk and it fails. I just gave up and went back to NewPipe. It’s not as feature rich but it works great for the one-off videos I watch.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 8 months ago
For sure, ReVanced is complicated. But that only serves to reinforce my point, which was that adblocking YouTube on mobile is hard. I only brought it up myself to stop people "um actually"ing me and pointing out that ReVanced exists.
Fwiw, no you don’t. I have both ReVanced and the standard YouTube installed right now, precisely because of the casting issue you mentioned.
My experience has been a little different though. Mine had the cast icon until I went in and specifically turned it off. Which I did because casting doesn’t work. It didn’t work for most of the life of the old YouTube Vanced either. Unfortunately it just seems like Chromecast compatibility is harder for them to replicate through the hacked YouTube client.
Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Your phone can cast its screen without youtube being part of it. Its not as smooth as you have to orientate your phone to landscape to match with your tv but it works without the need for a built in cast button.
Rud_1UP@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s not casting dude, you are describing screen mirroring, which is a completely different kind of experience. Why tf would you even do mirroring if you can simply cast. This is a really strange reply.
Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Because they cant cast, as they described.
Incidentally i know the difference between casting and screen mirroring. I also know the words are almost interchangabke and depending on the make of your phone the screen mirror will actually be called mirror-casting or screen casting.
I also clearly stated some of the differences in experience in my comment.
Also screen mirroring is, in my opinion, superior to casting because i dont have to open a different session to cast when switching app. Eg if i play a video feom youtube and then swap to a streaming service like netflix. Or maybe i want to view twitch. I dont have to stop casting one and start the other.
I accept there are advantages to both. But its app specific. Like in youtube i can csst and then leave the app and continue using my phone. But the experience is different in other apps.
So no… not a strange reply.
A helpful and considered reply…
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 8 months ago
Miracast isn’t supported on a lot of Android devices. Google naturally removed it in favor of their own Chromecast solution
Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Is that just on pixel phones? Im pretty sure thats just pixels. Miracsst is possible via some third party apps.
My lg tv allows screen casting via the lgtv app for example. Would that work on a pixel?
EqMinMax@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Revanced has an app and works like ok.
Jako301@feddit.de 8 months ago
The only app revanced has is the “revanced manager”, any finished revanced youtube client you find online is done by a third party and is very risky to use.