Being allergic to ads, I can’t watch YT on the default app. Google isn’t one of my favorite companies, so getting premium isn’t on my wishlist either.
When at home, I use a computer with Firefox and uBlock origin, but now I’m traveling light , so I left my laptop at home. Previously, it was possible to use my iPad to block YT ads, but that stopped working about two months ago. There are ways to watch those videos anyway, but I thought it would be fun to see if I can avoid YT instead.
Currently, I’m traveling with a tablet and several video apps, such as Nebula, Odysee and even Loops. My local TV channels have made some video apps, and nextDNS can block those ads without any issues, so now is the time to explore those as well.
Got any thoughts, questions, comments, or random stuff?
1blocker + sponsor block + safari is what I’ve used when I had to use iOS or iPadOS. Never installed the YouTube app.
Added benefit of being able to airplay video to the TV and have it skip ads and utilize sponsor lock without needing to set up smarttubenext on the TV.
Great! I’ll try that out when I get back home.