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I've clicked through all the options in the settings and no matter what I click I can't seem to get YouTube videos to play in the boost app. Every time I click on one it opens my YouTube app and I don't know how to get that to stop happening. I'm on a galaxy s22 ultra if that helps.

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[-] RaulitoElLobito@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just like on boost for reddit, youtube changed their api for this, that's why it no longer works. Ruben is gonna have to implement an old youtube player just like most apps are doing to allow youtube videos to play.

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Did not know this. I fucking hate youtube and I wish there was a good alternative.

[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Does newpipe not work for you? That's what I'd use if I didn't have a YouTube adfree subscription.

It would be cool if more people would host using peertube but it never seems to really get off the ground.

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'll be honest I've never heard of it until just now. But after reading about it I'm gonna give it a shot. I'm sick of youtubes bullshit.

[-] danielfgom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Settings > General > Tick the box for Internal You Tube player

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I've done that and it still opens in the external YouTube app.

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] danielfgom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Remove the tick in General, Settings and it will work.

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just tried it and it still opens in the external YouTube app.

Besides that check says if you uncheck it then it will open youtube in the external youtube app.

[-] zenharbinger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Same for me.

[-] arniegeddon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Same for me also.

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You need to change:

Settings -> Apps -> Boost -> Open By Default -> Add Link

In that list box, you can pick all YouTube links and select that they should open with Boost. May work, haven't tried with Boost, just with Newpipe.

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ok I got it working using this method but instead of adding youtube to boost I instead went to YouTube and unslected all its links.

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

Very good. :)

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just tried that and there is no option to add a site to that list.

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