Why “newpipe” is being discussed
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No (realistic) amount of money can protect an app like this from Alphabet. It's their service, and clients like NewPipe are always at risk of being depreciated forever.
by bigyabai · Sep 26, 2026
Delivering the bits is a part of it though. When youtube changes its api in a way that forces NewPipe to change its algorithm, they have to push out a change that forces users t…
by idrios · Sep 26, 2026
I have watch history in NewPipe just fine? And I find it very convenient to know what I've already watched. All local, Google doesn't need to store it for you / you can't l…
by Aachen · Sep 26, 2026
I've been using Tubular which was a NewPipe fork that implemented SponsorBlock. Works really well, and I was going to see what the differences are. Just noticed, now that Tubula…
by aembleton · Sep 26, 2026
Freetube is pretty great, also you can import your newpipe subs. Http://Freetubeapp.io
by dddw · Sep 26, 2026
I think part of the reason why NewPipe is so slow is that they are in the middle of a rewrite/redesign. All the focus is there and the current app is in the maintainance mode.
by simur · Sep 26, 2026
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