That’s a rhetorical question, in case there’s any doubt. I know the exact what and why of their bullshit.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    Yeah, I did everything the documentation asked of me and did every relevant troubleshooter, just couldnt get that shit to work 🤷

    NewPipe, on the other hand, just works perfectly immediately. Other than temporarily falling to Google’s evil machinations against alternative frontends once, there’s been absolutely no trouble with it.

    • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlEnglish
      21·
      3 months ago

      One thing most guides don’t show is that you have to match the YouTube app version with the suggestion. They implemented a handy search search button which searches for the needed app version in your browser too.

      But if you do not need your account then Newpipe is excellent too.