• Default Username@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 day ago

      I started using PipePipe, which is a fork of NewPipe that allows for signing into a Google account to authenticate.

      I create dummy Google accounts using an old Android phone, as that doesn’t require a phone number.

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        1 day ago

        Every video fails to play, the only solution I’ve been recommended SK far is to disable my VPN but I don’t want to for privacy reasons.

            • dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works
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              That sucks.

              A thing you can do is change the endnode of your VPN. Some smaller countries are not blocked but your connection will be slower.

              For a while a hammered the reconnect button until it worked but at this point I just went with split tunneling.

              I think freetube let’s you configure proxys. Maybe that could be another way to attack the problem

        • Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          Oh, that’s cause YouTube is blocking a lot of unsigned requests (from non-logged users). I have my own VPN on a popular VM provider and it’s blocked too.

          Not really a newpipe fault, and not much to be done unfortunately.

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        1 day ago

        That seems like a good solution for some people, but personally I would like to keep Google Play off my device unless I’m actually forced yo install it.

        • Default Username@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          1 day ago

          IIRC Revanced uses its own microG fork.

          The original YouTube app that it’s pafching is obviously still proprietary, but all patches and the patcher are open source.