I prefer “list” view over grid view. Switching to grid view shows six videos before the break, but significantly less information about the video.
I prefer “list” view over grid view. Switching to grid view shows six videos before the break, but significantly less information about the video.
If you’re on Android check out ReVanced. It lets you patch YouTube to disable shorts and even get rid of all ads, bring back dislikes, and sponsorblock. Just have to get an apk since it can’t handle stock installs, and also microg_vanced for login. No root required.
What does any of that jargon mean?
ReVanced (manager) is the program name that creates changes in the YouTube program. apk is the android package format. Like an exe or msi file on windows it installs the program. Sponsorblock is an addon that uses community submitted timestamps for videos that tells it where sponsorships, music, intros, outros, subscribe reminders, etc are in the videos and can be set up to automatically skip them.
How do I set up the first one? I don’t want the second one.
It’s just an option given during the patching process. I’ll send you a link to my private server so it’s not hammered. It’ll have all the files needed to get going. Let me just make sure to update it to the current versions.
All I want to do is stop shorts from playing when I open the app.
That was included in the patches. Disable shorts on startup.
I’m not a programmer if I haven’t made that clear. I’d rather deal with the ads and sponsors and invasive shorts than risk exploding my phone by miscoding something.