Seems like Tubular is dead and no updates since July.
The main problem with new YouTube alternatives is that creators rely on Google for income, switching to a new platform means becoming destitute. No premium content means no big audience means new platforms fail. It’s the one social media I really don’t see having its monopoly broken.
Revanced hasn’t let me down. Sometimes Google will update something and cause a minor issue like loading shorts upon opening the app, or (in a previous version) not properly load comments.
Whatever version of Revanced i have currently is flawless, and has adblock+sponsor block built in.
I use NewPipe when I’m on mobile, assuming that you’re talking about YouTube client software.
Is it working normally for you? Today the videos just stopped loading properly for me and now it just shows an error no matter how many times I retry to play a video.
Edit: Downloaded the new version on their website and now it works 👍
Yeah, YouTube broke something. They just updated it to fix it.
They have their own F-Droid repo that I think gets pushed to faster than the main F-Droid one, so if you’re willing to use it, that’s working now.
https://newpipe.net/FAQ/tutorials/install-add-fdroid-repo/
If the updated version isn’t in the main F-Droid repo as well, I assume that it will be before too long.
I’ve used a few different Android apps and I always end up going back to NewPipe.
Besides the Newpipe mention by @tal@lemmy.today
You also have the option of Freetube which works like Tubular, the only downside is that there’s no mobile app but it’s available on Windows, Mac, and Linux via Flatpak/Flathub and distro repositories like the AUR or Nix Packages.
