So i watch youtube a lot and i am now using invidious, i can subscribe to all my previous channels but what i am missing a lot is the recommendation algorithm, like it would show me different videos based on my interests etc and finding new content would be easy.

But this would also mean my data would be sold to companies.

Is there something similar for these youtube frontends which can recommend me stuff without sacrificing my privacy?

  • GunpachiEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    On android there’s libretube. I think it has some recommendation/related content suggestion functionality in the app.

    On the web version of piped, i do not know of any recommendation feature.

    • @Gush@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Yes LibreTube shows recommendations under the video that you’re watching based on that video

      • LinkOpensChest.wavEnglish
        3•1 year ago

        I used LibreTube for a while, and I really preferred many things about its GUI and recommendations, but I switched back to NewPipe because I found myself having to fiddle with it too much to make it work. For example, if one instance isn’t working it’s easy enough to switch to another in settings, but it doesn’t remember your login details for your NewPipe accounts, so I felt frustrated that I’d then have to launch Bitwarden and copy/paste my logon info every time.

        If you’re not concerned about your NewPipe accounts and only want it local to your device, it’s not a problem, but I like to try to make things like my history sync between my phone and in browser on PC. (Probably not ideal for privacy, I admit.)

        • @NR8@reddthat.comOPEnglish
          2•1 year ago

          I tried out libretube yesterday and it seemed a bit buggy. It seems great with the recommendations and GUI but not so much feature wise. Guess i will keep using newpipe locally

        • LemongrabEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          You can setup bitwarden to auto fill by allowing it to use the android accessability option. Makes frequent sign ins easier. Had to sign into a bunch of apps after a factory reset and it was a breezy.

          • LinkOpensChest.wavEnglish
            2•1 year ago

            I know, but I’m not a big fan of using autofill, and it’s not worth it for this niche scenario. LibreTube is literally the only app I have that behaves like this.

            I can see why it would be handy in a factory reset situation, but in such a case I could just toggle it on temporarily and then turn it off again.