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What third party (preferably FOSS) YouTube client runs properly on Android TV?

NewPipe teeeechnically runs but the UX is unusable on Android TV.

SkyTube simply doesn't launch.

LibreTube launches but doesn't let me select an instance.

Do any others have even basic Android TV optimisation? So it's usable and I can watch YouTube without two unskippable ads every five minutes and without paying Google money to give them my data. Plz.

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Pablo Xannybar 2y ago

Found the answer to this myself: Clipious!

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Pablo Xannybar 2y ago

Nope sorry spoke too soon... lists Android TV support on the Git but then...

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TKay 2y ago

What’s don’t you like about the YouTube app?

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Pablo Xannybar 2y ago

Constant unskippable ads interrupting videos literally every few minutes. It's unwatchable.

And I'm not paying Google $20/m just to not be bombarded with ads.

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TKay 2y ago

Would a vpn with ad blocking capabilities help?

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Pablo Xannybar 2y ago

No, VPN ad blocking is DNS level, that doesn't stop YouTube ads. I already have AdGuard Home on my LAN, even with long blocklists it doesn't help with YouTube.