NewPipe
/ mediaNewPipe is the liberation of your mobile viewing experience. It is a lightweight YouTube client for Android that doesn’t use the official YouTube API and requires no Google Play Services. This means you can watch everything without logging in, without ads tracking your behavior, and without feeding the Google algorithm.
It brings premium features to the masses for free: background playback (listen to videos with the screen off), pop-up player, and direct video/audio downloading. NewPipe is a privacy-preserving powerhouse that proves you don’t need to sell your data to enjoy online content.
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