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Is NewPipeX a legit project? (github.com)
submitted 4 months ago by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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I was searching for any native(non-proxied) YouTube client for Android in kotlin.

I found this which is making me excited, but in the same time I am worried about its security and privacy that make me unable to install it.

Does anyone know the developer and is the app safe and private?

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[-] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 months ago

Asking out of ignorance, is there anything wrong with NewPipe rn?

[-] Joker@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

The codebase is in Java.

[-] mintdaniel42@futurology.today 20 points 4 months ago

I'm sorry but that is really the dumbest argument that I've ever heard. How in the world does that affect the user when it's compiled anyways? If you want to modify the app then just do it in kotlin. They are interoperable

[-] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 months ago

What's wrong with that?

[-] rozlav 4 points 4 months ago

I'm curious, why is kotlin interesting here ?

[-] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

A good portion of Android itself is written in Java, and is not expected to get ported to Kotlin any time soon

[-] Neon@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Just the UI

[-] rozlav 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

did you try pipepipe ? https://github.com/InfinityLoop1308/PipePipe

[-] Joker@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

PipePipe is not written in kotlin.

[-] xrtxn@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 4 months ago

And?

[-] Undertaker@feddit.org 10 points 4 months ago

And:

I was searching for any native(non-proxied) YouTube client for Android in kotlin.

[-] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

What do you mean with non-proxied?

[-] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

Not using the Piped or Invidious API to proxy the video stream, since these tend to get blocked by YouTube really quickly

[-] lps@social.trom.tf 1 points 4 months ago

@Andromxda @naeap it's odd but the mobile app versions of these proxies services seem to work longer vs the desktop versions... #freetube for example, android app now connects, but desktop says you can't view since you're not logged in.

[-] Joker@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Does not use projects like piped.

[-] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Ah, ok, thanks

Was thinking like, opposite of native. Aber that didn't really made sense for me.

[-] n3cr0@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Dunno, but another fork popped up, recently on F-Droid. And I like it. It's name is PipePipe.

[-] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

PipePipe has been around for quite some time, at least 2 years I believe

[-] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

I was searching for any native(non-proxied) YouTube client for Android in kotlin.

You can always turn off the proxying in LibreTube

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