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[–] 55 points 3 days ago* (19 children)

PSA (I honestly don't know anyone else who does this) the Android version of Firefox supports the uBlock origin extension (among other things) and plays YouTube videos perfectly fine.

I haven't had to watch a single ad on YouTube on my phone for years and well over a decade on any PC or Mac.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    There's also LibreTube and Grayjay, which don't show ads at all anyway, and also come with a skip button that turns on for in-video sponsor ads / asking you to like and subscribe.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago*

    I'm using Firefox with ublock on android and also Firefox klar (as default for links) but for YouTube I use newpipe. No ads but occasional blocking but I really don't care.

    I mean it's not only ads but the other lists against popups and other annoying stuff too.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago (10 children)

    How do you stop the YouTube app from trying to force open?

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  • [–] 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Assuming Android, for me the following worked:

    • Go to app info.
    • Open 'Set as default'.
    • Turn "Open supported links" off.

    Though I'd wager that the above may be variant dependent.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    Get an OS that doesn't fill your phone with unremovable bloat ware. You can also turn off opening links in apps in the Firefox settings, or install NewPipe and make that the default app for YouTube links.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago

    or install NewPipe and make that the default app for YouTube links.

    tat seems to have been stopped ? all of a sudden it opening links in the YT app, and bypassing Newpipe, started about 2 weeks ago. I was shocked by the ads. How to change it back ?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago* (2 children)

    Android has a full app replacement. It's called ReVanced. Use version 20.31.42 rather than the latest, though. The latest has been partially broken by YouTube and freezes often.

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