Has NewPipe v0.27.0 stopped working for anyone else? It won’t play anymore. It loads the video page and comments, but throws an error when attempting to play or download the video. I’ve submitted an error report, but was wondering if anyone else is experiencing this.

Edit: thank you, everyone! I figured it was google being a giant turd again, but want sure, since it worked perfectly fine for me yesterday, and I didn’t see anything pop up on Lemmy yet. I understand the logistical and costing nightmare of this, but we really need a FOSS decentralized video sharing platform to take hold and take off. Let google and other bigturdtech die where they made their beds.

Update: newpipe 0.27.1 was just released, which fixes this deliberately google-caused issue. As I understand, some other frontends implemented their own fixes, too. These teams are amazing!

  • HexesofVexes
    link
    641 month ago

    Yup, Google are launching their yearly attempt to convince folks YouTube premium is worth it.

    Think of this time not as an annoyance, but as a time to reflect on how shitty Google has become.

    • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘OP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      151 month ago

      Lol I don’t need this to remind me. I already know and think of it (regrettably) often.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      11 month ago

      I’ve recently started a personal quest to de-google all my logins. I mean, oauth is super convenient, but I’ll stick to the tried and tested password manager rather than google, these days.