I’ve used most available services, but discontinued one after another along with promises that a better user experience will be provided with reduced content and removed functionality with the slight price hike. YouTube was my first and last video service I paid for, only Spotify remains on the borderline.
Based on the screenshot I assume that you used youtube premium lite (what ever this was…) on your smartphone. Therefore, here the obligatory recommendation for NewPipe. Quasi Youtube Premium as apk. It has all the features you need:
- no ads
- you can close the app and your videos keep running in the background
- you can turn off the screen and your videos will continue to run in the background
There is also the fork NewPipe x SponsorBlock (link to repository) which integrates SponsorBlock into the app. (duh…) This will also skip the creator’s ad blocks in the video.
Missing too much. I get all that with Revanced and my subs and saves and downloads.
You get downloads and subs with NewPipe, too. But it boils down to preference. And I prefere a open source app to begin with instead of patching something.
On Android just use Brave browser and turn on the setting to allow tabs to play media in the background. Opera does the same thing.
Not sure what iOS options there are.
These companies are really shooting themselves in the foot with this shit.
W the F was premium lite?
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I recommend a trip to India (VPN) for buying YT premium. Together with family I got my monthly price to approx. 1$
In addition to Newpipe, there is Freetube for desktop: https://freetubeapp.io/
Fortunately there’s newpipe and libretube, though the latter feels like regular YouTube app.
Also ReVanced!
Revanced
It was a good run since the first days of mainstream Netflix. Now, I can’t keep up with all these services and subscriptions.
Who would name their child that?
Brave browser on my phone and PC, no ads, no popups. I’d recommend to anyone.
