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YouTube just made it harder to avoid ads with a tiny skip button
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This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Because the browser sucks more
A dedicated app is prettier, more functional, and (feels) faster than Firefox + Ublock or Newpipe, actually plays in the background (seamlessly, I might add... looking at you, Newpipe), and allows for more player options.
that's maybe your opinion. I have absolute no problems with the look and feel of youtube in safari and I have all the functionality I need (play videos with screen off and on).
It is nearly identical to the app.