SmartTube is a free and open-source YouTube client for Android TV and TV boxes. It removes ads, supports SponsorBlock, works without Google Services, and is designed for large screens and remote controls.
Note: the developer recently disclosed a build environment compromise and has since rotated keys, rebuilt the environment, and added additional verification steps. Users should update to the latest version and verify sources. GitHub: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube
It does and its what I’ve been using. But its the Desktop Site and I assume they want to (as I do) use a controller or remote and a TV optimized interface.
Just looked up VacuumTube, that they mentioned, and it seems to fit the bill perfectly (for me) and I’ll check it out later
Yup that’s why I liked it. I of course use Firefox with all the extensions too on the steamdeck as the other person mentioned, but it’s just not as nice using a controller to browse sites as easily. You should check it out, you can even cast to it like a TV. VaccumTube works fine, see my edit. Just pray your account isn’t a part of that experiment that encrypts all the video streams. Seems YT is trying to get really strict with adblockers.
Ok, thanks for the heads up. I installed the Flatpak and works great so far. I’ll know what the cause is if I get a similar error