It’s an open source app https://newpipe.net/ and it has a lot of features and doesn’t requite a Google account.
It still connects directly to Youtube’s servers tho so keep that in mind privacy wise. It’s obviously way better than using Youtube’s app
Here is how to add Newpipe repository to F-droid so that you can get the latest version as soon as it’s available https://newpipe.net/FAQ/tutorials/install-add-fdroid-repo/
F-Droid is an open source alternative to Google Play and it only has free open source apps! I really recommend it!
Newpipe also let’s you download audio or the full video, vanced doesnt. Newpipe is also working on soundcloud support! It mostly works, every once in a while it just randomly stops being able to connect to soundcloud (like once a month or less) but the newpipe team is pretty quick about getting out updates to fix it. And you can download audio from soundcloud through it no problem!
I prefer newpipe even though I have newpipe and vanced installed.
been using it for about a year and i can confirm, newpipe slaps. watching adds is for nerds.
F-Droid
hmm so I could buy a Huawei phone and not care that they’re banned from the play store?
