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Google just broke all third-party YT clients, including yt-dlp; a full JS implementation is now required. (github.com)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.org/post/1872634

So, starting now, Google started mandating full JS for YT, effectively breaking all third-party clients and locking the site to their official client.

This reeks of DRM.

UPDATE: Installing Deno and installing yt-dlp through PyPi fixes yt-dlp but the very idea that Google is mandating JS to lock down YT in an attempt at pseudo-DRM is still crappy.

UPDATE #2: inv.nadeko.net is working again for now.

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 44 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Revanced is working just fine.

[–] DFX4509B_2@lemmy.org 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

For now, it's probably going to break at some point too. Invidious, FreeTube, and Grayjay are all screwed atm, and yt-dlp can be fixed by installing Deno and the PyPi version of that front-end though.

[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 60 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Revanced actually is the official YouTube client, just modified on the users device before installation.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I actually did not know that. I mean I should have figured cause the patching looked really similar to when I soft modded my Wii, but I'm not a very bright man.

[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you patched it yourself, surely you must have noticed downloading the official YouTube client to modify, haha

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago

Oh yeah, but I really just clicked on the build number in the patcher app and it brought me to apkmirror automagically

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 day ago

Revanced manager just installs it. You can do it manually, but it's way less of a faff to use the manager, it keeps everything up to date as well

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It has never worked for me. Always within minutes of an update or install, videos stop buffering and the whole thing is bricked.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

Well I watched a couple videos, went to pick up some meds, and watched a few shorts in the drive thru.

But I am on Android and followed the instructions closely just a few days ago.