Technically my device does that, but I found out that if I open videos in a defunct old browser (probably not a necessary component, just the one I use) that randomizes fingerprint information, if you long-press the video name and open in a new private tab (so new randomized fingerprint) it treats you for that one video as a new user.
So just have to open each video I want to watch in a new private tab, and good to go, no ads ever. Yes this is a lot of work, but I’m not aware of other options on iOS. On my desktop I use freetube.
I’m sure they will change this soon, but I’ll just stop using YouTube then. I’ve been full-on blocking sites through pihole that have started self-hosting their ad content, or where blocking the ad content breaks the page like IMDb. idgaf. I won’t use your site.
On ios I use Unwatched and it is fantastic, almost as good as tubular, freetube et al on other platforms. It allows you to curate a nice upcoming ‘diet’ of just the videos you intentionally want to watch, nothing else.
Don’t know how long it will survive on the AppStore but it’s been there for a little while now.
Once in a while, You use someone else’s device, go on YouTube and see 2 minutes of ads before a video and wonder “how can somebody live like this?”
Technically my device does that, but I found out that if I open videos in a defunct old browser (probably not a necessary component, just the one I use) that randomizes fingerprint information, if you long-press the video name and open in a new private tab (so new randomized fingerprint) it treats you for that one video as a new user.
So just have to open each video I want to watch in a new private tab, and good to go, no ads ever. Yes this is a lot of work, but I’m not aware of other options on iOS. On my desktop I use freetube.
I’m sure they will change this soon, but I’ll just stop using YouTube then. I’ve been full-on blocking sites through pihole that have started self-hosting their ad content, or where blocking the ad content breaks the page like IMDb. idgaf. I won’t use your site.
On ios I use Unwatched and it is fantastic, almost as good as tubular, freetube et al on other platforms. It allows you to curate a nice upcoming ‘diet’ of just the videos you intentionally want to watch, nothing else.
Don’t know how long it will survive on the AppStore but it’s been there for a little while now.