Post 3554563 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
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(DIR) Post #3550387 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-30T15:03:38Z
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NewPipe is a really great app, we should use it more as an example of why FOSS puts users first and proprietary software doesn't
(DIR) Post #3550507 by burek@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-30T15:06:11Z
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@sir The only thing that's kinda broken at the moment is watching live streams on youtube. But apart from that, it's probably the best thing i've ever come across for youtube AND frigging souncloud :OBless that devs good soul. 🙏
(DIR) Post #3550608 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T15:09:52Z
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@sirI really wish I could switch over completely but it still doesn't have a chronological feed.
(DIR) Post #3550639 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-30T15:11:21Z
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@jeffalyanak this is a really bad reason to not use NewPipe
(DIR) Post #3550645 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-30T15:10:47Z
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@burek install the latest update!
(DIR) Post #3550689 by burek@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-30T15:12:35Z
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@sir Oh shieee... Thanks for the heads up.
(DIR) Post #3551346 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T15:37:58Z
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@sirWell, I only really watch videos from channels that I'm subscribed to and I can't find them in NewPipe.Right now I use a Greasemonkey script that lets me see see a feed of locally stored subscriptions, but I'd switch to NewPipe in a heartbeat if I could actually find the videos that I want to watch.
(DIR) Post #3551382 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T15:40:31Z
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@sirAs it is, with NewPipe I'd have to open and check every one of my subscriptions one at a time for new videos with no indication as to which might have new videos, which is a really *good* reason not to use NewPipe.
(DIR) Post #3551419 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-30T15:42:53Z
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@jeffalyanak ...no, no it's not.
(DIR) Post #3551984 by Canageek@cybre.space
2019-01-30T16:00:45Z
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@sir yeah, except for the fact that it's obviously not finished by the fact that it crashes a significant percentage of the time I try and use it...
(DIR) Post #3552002 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-30T16:01:13Z
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@Canageek you have to keep it up-to-date. Every time YouTube changes how their player works, adds more encryption, etc - NewPipe has to be manually fixed.
(DIR) Post #3552018 by Canageek@cybre.space
2019-01-30T16:02:15Z
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@sir yes, that makes sense, but you think it could fail gracefully rather than crashing...
(DIR) Post #3552035 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-30T16:02:45Z
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@Canageek I think it fails reasonably gracefully, don't you get the error screen with details and instructions on reporting it?
(DIR) Post #3552630 by Canageek@cybre.space
2019-01-30T16:28:31Z
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@sir Failing gracefully would be 'YouTube has changed, update NewPipe' not 'click video, crash to home screen'
(DIR) Post #3552645 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-30T16:28:45Z
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@Canageek crash to home screen hasn't been my experience
(DIR) Post #3552996 by Canageek@cybre.space
2019-01-30T16:41:51Z
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@sir I uninstalled it after the tenth time
(DIR) Post #3553455 by aminb@pleroma.site
2019-01-30T15:57:28.024558Z
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@sir @jeffalyanak not sure if you're aware of this, but you can go to Settings -> Appearance -> Content of main page and add "What's New" to your tabs, which will contain the newest video from each of your subscriptions roughly in the order you subscribed to them
(DIR) Post #3553456 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T17:00:40Z
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@aminb@sirYeah, but because this isn't actually chronological I get many, many videos that are years or months old. The channels that I subscribe to are a mix of those that update frequently and those that don't, so that view doesn't work well for my use.
(DIR) Post #3553527 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T17:03:33Z
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@sirSir, could you give me a good reason to switch away from my current solution (which actually solves my problem) to NewPipe (which doesn't)? You say that the software not working for my use-case is not a good enough reason to not use it? Why would I arbitrarily switch to it and make my experience a lot harder? What benefits would I hope to expect?
(DIR) Post #3553560 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-30T17:03:40Z
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@jeffalyanak @aminb some day you'll learn that you're better served by prioritizing being in control and not being taken advantage of before the little things. Until then, use whatever you want.
(DIR) Post #3553606 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T17:05:50Z
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@sir@aminbHow am I being taken advantage of with my current solution? I am *not* logging into a Google account nor using the YouTube app.
(DIR) Post #3553636 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-30T17:06:11Z
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@jeffalyanak @aminb what is your current solution?
(DIR) Post #3553655 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T17:07:18Z
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@sir@aminbIf I didn't prioritize being in control I'd just use the YouTube app and subscribe to channels through a Google account.
(DIR) Post #3553713 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T17:09:33Z
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@sir@aminbI run YouTube in a Firefox container and rather than logging into Google I use a custom Greasemonkey to take my subscription list and build a chronological list. My subscription list stays on my end.
(DIR) Post #3553743 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-30T17:09:57Z
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@jeffalyanak @aminb that sounds miserable compared to NewPipe. But you do your thing
(DIR) Post #3553785 by aearil@pleroma.site
2019-01-30T15:46:25.763297Z
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@jeffalyanak @sir Did you know, every channel on youtube has an RSS feed you can subscribe to :)(I don't remember the URL of the back of my head)
(DIR) Post #3553786 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T17:11:53Z
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@aearil@sirYeah, that's what I leverage for my Greasemonkey script. Unfortunately, I don't have a mobile option that is quite as nice as that. Currently on mobile I just use the raw feed, but it's awkward to click a video and have it open in my browser. Hopefully NewPipe adds chronological timelines soon.
(DIR) Post #3553818 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T17:13:16Z
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@sir@aminbWell, for desktop it works great. It looks and feels very close like YouTube's own subscription page. NewPipe literally won't do that, so I can't use NewPipe for that, miserable or not.
(DIR) Post #3553886 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T17:16:03Z
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@sir@aminbI use NewPipe for casual exploration and watching videos that people link me, it just doesn't work for me for keeping up with my subscriptions without a chronological feed. Why is that so upsetting to you?
(DIR) Post #3553912 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-30T17:16:40Z
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@jeffalyanak @aminb I'm not upset, I'm just tired of this conversation.
(DIR) Post #3553922 by aminb@pleroma.site
2019-01-30T17:15:48.560997Z
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@jeffalyanak @sir i guess you could consider contributing that feature to NewPipe, given that it's Free Software :)
(DIR) Post #3553923 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T17:17:12Z
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@aminb@sirYeah! I was considering asking whether it was something they would be interested in before I made a pull request, but yeah.
(DIR) Post #3554562 by aminb@pleroma.site
2019-01-30T17:22:58.013082Z
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@jeffalyanak @sir i know i'd be interested and appreciative of having that feature 🙂
(DIR) Post #3554563 by jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja
2019-01-30T17:36:10Z
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@aminb@sirWell, SkyTube has that feature already. Apparently the NewPipe team has been having issues with implanting it for some time now.