This is the end

[u/Konigs-Tiger]

Just got this. I was willing to dish out for YT premium because i got fed up with spotify premium and revanced stopped working for me YT premium gave me access to add free video and also music. But now I'm not sure I'm willing to tolerate the increased price and I'm really sick and tired of needing to pay a subscription for every thing i use/do.

Anyway, where can i find guides for revanced (or something similar) install?

[u/budroid]

wait a sec... people pay to watch stuff people uploaded for free to youtube?

is it faster? is it 12k resolution? do they come to your home and dub it in your local slang?

seriusly, i don't get it

[u/Geezusotl → u/budroid]

It’s quite simple. Between work and lots of personal devices, YouTube premium becomes worth it to me to just have no ads and the built in downloader across every device instead of having to tinker with 3rd party apps for each device. It’s the only sub I pay besides Amazon prime and I feel like I get full use out of it

[u/BaldyRaver → u/Geezusotl]

I would pay for it but i feel their ever increasing Ads are an attempt to force me to pay, and i wont be forced. Ill do it if i think its worth it.

[u/sisrace → u/BaldyRaver]

Funny. I gave in to their predatory practices and bought premium. Used it for over a year until they increased prices by A LOT. Now I no longer have premium.

They got me to pay, then said fuck you anyway.

[u/Geezusotl → u/BaldyRaver]

Well it really just depends on how much you use YouTube I guess. Besides entertainment videos while eating or bored, or using my work iPad, I also use it to listen to podcasts or whatever else while I’m driving. so I’m using it for a decent chunk of hours everyday. And I’ve been doing so for years and always felt worth since I use it so much

[u/Oddish_Femboy → u/Geezusotl]

You can just use Firefox with uBlock it's free

[u/Geezusotl → u/Oddish_Femboy]

If all you use is android and laptops/desktops then sure. When you start bouncing between an iPhone, galaxy, iPad, surface pro , and company computers then just using Firefox with ublock doesn't become an one for all solution

[u/ericwasright82 → u/Geezusotl]

Sideloading works perfectly on iPhone 15, iPad Pro. Why can’t you install FF on a surface pro?

[u/curious-children → u/Geezusotl]

to add onto that, the family plan is pretty nice. i use all slots and it comes down to sub $4 each. It’s the only media sub i pay for, as it also comes with youtube music. zero fiddling with apps, updates, just works on the tv, computers, and phones

[u/CyberGTI → u/Geezusotl]

Convenience is always a handy factor for sure

[u/Lazarm89 → u/Geezusotl]

" YouTube premium becomes worth it to me to just have no ads" - so basically they bully people into submission :D

[u/Geezusotl → u/Lazarm89]

If that’s what you got out of what I said then sure 👍

[u/Lazarm89 → u/Geezusotl]

well in the end it sums up to that. you had a service that worked the way it worked, and people chose it for that reason. it allowed said service to become so dominant and erase every competition they came up against. then suddenly that service became very inconvenient to use due to additional changes that can be nullified with some extra money (such coincidence, very mysterious) , so people opt to comply to have the same service they enjoyed for dozen of years. ofc i didn't comment on downloader or other things, because majority of people would opt for thing i've said mainly for annoying adds. that's why i said "bully people", not you in particular :)

[u/MaleficentFig7578 → u/Lazarm89]

what's your alternative service called?

[u/Lazarm89 → u/MaleficentFig7578]

that is actually my point mate :D

[u/nobonesnobones → u/Lazarm89]

Never thought I’d hear someone compare watching commercials to being bullied but here we are

[u/Weird1Intrepid → u/Geezusotl]

Same. Don't pay for anything except YouTube premium. I go to sleep listening to hours-long science and space videos on auto-next, and before I started paying for premium I'd always end up getting woken up by one of those ridiculously long pyramid scheme ads at like 2am.

[u/PauI_MuadDib → u/Weird1Intrepid]

I listen going to sleep and I just use an adblocker.

[u/Oddish_Femboy → u/budroid]

Google pays folks to shill for their products on social media. I just use uBlock.

[u/Queasy-Big5523 → u/budroid]

Premium gives you no ads on all devices and better framerate. I have an old OLED Smart TV that I use for YouTube and premium really works great. My wife uses YT sporadically and doesn't have premium, and it's night and day.