I know FF + ublock allows you to do that, but I’m looking for an app solution. Plus, FF on Android is buggy sometimes. I’m looking for things like background play, PiP play and adblocks. Google sign in is optional.

I have tried:

  • Newpipe: works ok. You can even download the videos. The downside is I dont know how to get Newpipe to customize the trending videos. E.g. I want only trending in topics I care about, not trending becsuse the video has the most views during that time.

  • Youtube Vanced: very nice app, you have everything: adblock, PiP, Google account sign in, background play. The downsides are you install YT Vanced from Vanced Manager and there is a lot of fake sites with fake Vanced Manager apk. In addition, I also get a lot of frozen videos and have to relaunch the app - not sure it it’s adblock problem or anything similar.

  • MuttMutt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    4 days ago

    Brave browser. It’s simple and it works. Also don’t allow links to open up the Youtube app.

    As an added bonus it blocks other stuff on websites too.

    • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      22·
      4 days ago

      As an added bonus it mines crypto in the background without your knowledge.

      FTFY.

      Use Firefox with uBlock Origin. Same thing, but not made by a company led by a total wackjob.

      • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        I’m not going to defend Brave but they stopped doing that a long time ago, so you’re just spreading misinformation.

        Use Firefox with uBlock Origin. Same thing

        Not even remotely. Brave has a myriad of other privacy protections.