Video ownloader it works but not very convenient
Tested it, and can second that this does technically work.
That took one agonizing hour to download but the video seems to work.
Thanks.
Seems like internal A/B testing. happened to me few weeks ago in whatever device/front ends. I tried Tor but maybe it is already blocking Tor, still requires sign in. Using VPN finally works in few countries.
But 3 days later I can use NewPipe as normal.
Well except I think age-restricted videos are never accessible without login from any frontends
I understand the sentiment, but gotta say YouTube is one service that is much better when logged in. I have my history and personalization disabled everywhere except YouTube. If I open YouTube’s front page in an incognito tab, it’s wall-to-wall trash on the level of Jerry Springer. Meanwhile I’ve been getting recommendations to my precise taste for years. Lots of good music found in the recs.
I don’t even open random YouTube links from social media under my account, so as to not mess up the recommendations. Always using an incognito tab instead (which is admittedly foiled by the ‘sign up’ thing when I have to use a vpn).
It’s less about privacy more about minimalism…
I don’t want too many accounts to manage… I just wanna watch a bunch of stuff and forget it
Invidious is what I’ve been using forever. On mobile, PipePipe and a VPN set to Brazil or France is the best solution.
Unfortunately, thats only true for the, “Please sign in to confirm you’re not a bot.” gate. The age gate is a separate system, that blocks on a per-video rather than per-user basis.
Yes.
Don’t Open Youtube
Can you YouTube-dl it?
Invidious
Tried… it doesn’t work for age restricted videos.
