• Tja@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    I pay for it and I like the perks. You are giving YouTube money, but also the creator of the video. And synchronizes the view with your account. And takes it into account for the dreaded “algorithm” (which I also find useful, plenty of cool channels discovered thanks to it).

    What did you expect, exactly?

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      2 months ago

      Ever go to a video website, click a download button under a video, and NOT have that video in your downloads folder? Literally that. That’s what i expect from a download button.

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        2 months ago

        On android the download folder is a mess. I honestly prefer to have the videos in the app. I used newpipe before and it was a bit less convenient (although more flexible).

        Never used it on a computer, tho, that would make sense there.

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          2 months ago

          I get that. It would be totally fine if it just gave the option. But yes the issue is more egregious on PC.