So far I am really liking FreeTune as an alternative to UBO. However, my family really hates it. One of the reasons for this is because it doesn’t have a recommended vidoes section. Is it possible to download an addon for that, or is there an alternative to FreeTube that works more like YouTune?

Another thing that I can’t seem to find a solution for is that when you use an external player from FreeTube, some age restricted videos won’t play on the external player. Is there a solution for this?

Any help is appreciated, thanks for reading.

  • Moonrise2473@feddit.it
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    1 year ago

    They have to turn on the brain, gather a list of their favorite creators, subscribe in freetube, then it can have an home page with “recommended” videos

    The lack of the algorithm is exactly why I like freetube

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      1 year ago

      Yeah I get that but they are unwilling to make the effort.

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    1 year ago

    There is an app created by Louis Rossman which is called “Grayjay” you can give it a try. It has adblock on videos and show recommended if you signed in, and many more features

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    1 year ago

    Unfortunately that’s the point of FreeTube precisely, that’s why it uses libre instances like Piped or Invidious, I think what you mention is impossible.

    The closest thing you can use is ReVanced, which is Youtube but without ads, keeping the analytics and recommendations.

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    1 year ago

    Maybe your family would accept ads to get YouTube the way they like?

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      1 year ago

      I just found out that UBO fixed it, but who knows how long that will last.