I wonder could someone write an app that watches the clipboard for YouTube URLs and auto launches the desired app?
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Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 months agoI use SmartTube on my TV and NewPipe on my phone. Except for links from Lemmy.
If this bullshit is/becomes a thing for every YouTube video, I’m gonna have to do a lot of annoying copying and pasting or just eschew pretty much all videos on Lemmy 🤬
Agreed on Peertube btw.
I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Moonrise2473@feddit.it 4 months ago
You can uninstall YouTube and set newpipe as default “YouTube” app, all links will be open in that
314xel@lemmy.world 4 months ago
UntrackMe, does’t open an app, but redirects to a chosen Invidious instance. I use farside.link/invidious which chooses a random instance closer to you.
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Alternatively, just use the share link on any function, and route it to the appropriate app. In this case, share a Youtube Link to the official app or to NewPipe.
GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Not necessary, apps can register to open links from specific domains.
The only caveat is that if they don’t also own the domain - like Google owns both youtube.com and the YouTube Android app - you have to manually go to the settings for the app in System Settings and enable them, under ‘Open by default’.
serpineslair@lemmy.world 4 months ago
There is a similar thing already written, minus the automatic part. You set it as your default browser and lets you do all sorts of things to the link before opening it in a browser. It lets you choose which app to use the link in afterwards. You can unshort urls, it checks for malware or redirects… You get the picture. Not sure if this helps with what you are after:
tacofox@lemm.ee 4 months ago
- 1000 for SmartTube!! I finally side-loaded uYou for my iphone and last time I used my android tablet I was able to update reVanced but thats been forever ago.
expatriado@lemmy.world 4 months ago
i got NewPipe set as default, so links from Lemmy open there instead of the YT app
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I finally managed to do that too, so there’s that 🖕 to Google. And then the specific video hit me with the dreaded “not available in your country” bullshit 🤦
Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Thank you for letting me know this was a thing!! Total game-changer.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 months ago
You’re so very welcome! 🙂