I’ve tried SkyTube, NewPipe and Vanced and they aren’t very good or reliable. In which cases I just use the YouTube website. I’ve been using Invidious for a long time, it doesn’t work on 100% of videos, probably 96-97% of them, some just refuse to start buffering/loading even if I wait for them for 30 minutes. Now You: have other YouTube options that work on Android? Users can self-host a Piped instance to benefit from zero tracking, no ads and more.

Piped - Piped is an open source frontend for YouTube that several clients and services use.

Invidious - Another open source frontend for YouTube that blocks ads, disables tracking and offers lots of customization features.

The platform is ad-free and revenue is earned through crypto-currency earnings.

DTube - DTube is a decentralized platform that uses blockchain and P2P technology.YouTube users and creators who are looking for alternatives, may want to check out the following services: Functionality is limited to what YouTube's web version is offering.

When you visit YouTube in the browser, advertisement is blocked automatically.ĭownload to this is that you don't get any extra features that third-party clients offer, such as the downloading of videos. While it does not support all extensions available for Firefox anymore, it does support a few essential ones, including uBlock Origin.Īll you need to do is download Firefox, select Menu > Add-ons, and enable uBlock Origin. Firefox for Android with uBlock Originįirefox for Android is one of the few browsers for Android that supports extensions. The client, while in beta, supports major features such as an ad-free viewing experience and downloads. LibreTube is an open source YouTube frontend that is currently available as a beta. Still, features such as channel subscriptions, bookmarks or reading comments are all supported by it. The app offers a view-experience only, which means that it does not support signing in to a YouTube account. Videos play without advertisement and the option to download content is also provided. Like NewPipe, it is adding features that many users would call essential to the YouTube experience on Android.

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