From my experience, if you’re on iOS then Brave is the only browser I know of that includes a built-in adblocker (although I have my own issues with Brave).
If you’re on Android, should be able to just install Firefox (or a fork like Fennec), tap the three dots in the app > Extensions > uBlock Origin
If you’re otherwise using the YouTube app, I don’t have much to add in that respect as I usually use Invidious or NewPipe.
superkret@feddit.org 2 months ago
Use your app store to install Firefox.
Install ublock origin Firefox extension.
Go to Youtube using Firefox.
snooggums@midwest.social 2 months ago
This is literally all the steps.
cyborganism@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
You can also download and install Newpipe
You can then subscribe to your favorite channels through that app without subscription and view videos without ads and even download the video or audio to your phone!
Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
In the last few days it stopped working. Well, more like google maked it stop work.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Thats a much higher hurdle for a noob tho. You either need to install fdroid or get the apk for that.
Banichan@dormi.zone 2 months ago
Tried to import, Google doesn’t let you have the subscriptions file anymore
Gigasser@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Revanced is nice
winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Grayjay is another good alternative
Fribbtastic@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I tried it but it doesn’t seem to work for me correctly or maybe I am doing something wrong. I patch the YouTube app and install it but as soon as I close and open it, all the changes made by the patch are apparently gone. Shorts that are hidden on the first start after the patch are visible again, ads seem to be reduced but still happen occasionally.
I disabled the default YouTube app, gave the patched version a different name, disabled auto update, repatched it but nothing seems to stick after opening it again.
And then the whole “I have to download the apk so that I can use it” because I don’t have rooted my phone is just inconvenient.
I stick with my yt-dlp server and Plex instead.