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I've clicked through all the options in the settings and no matter what I click I can't seem to get YouTube videos to play in the boost app. Every time I click on one it opens my YouTube app and I don't know how to get that to stop happening. I'm on a galaxy s22 ultra if that helps.

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[โ€“] RaulitoElLobito@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Just like on boost for reddit, youtube changed their api for this, that's why it no longer works. Ruben is gonna have to implement an old youtube player just like most apps are doing to allow youtube videos to play.

[โ€“] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did not know this. I fucking hate youtube and I wish there was a good alternative.

[โ€“] seaQueue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Does newpipe not work for you? That's what I'd use if I didn't have a YouTube adfree subscription.

It would be cool if more people would host using peertube but it never seems to really get off the ground.

[โ€“] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'll be honest I've never heard of it until just now. But after reading about it I'm gonna give it a shot. I'm sick of youtubes bullshit.

[โ€“] danielfgom@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Settings > General > Tick the box for Internal You Tube player

[โ€“] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I've done that and it still opens in the external YouTube app.

[โ€“] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[โ€“] danielfgom@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Remove the tick in General, Settings and it will work.

[โ€“] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Just tried it and it still opens in the external YouTube app.

Besides that check says if you uncheck it then it will open youtube in the external youtube app.

[โ€“] zenharbinger@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Same for me.

[โ€“] 1984@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

You need to change:

Settings -> Apps -> Boost -> Open By Default -> Add Link

In that list box, you can pick all YouTube links and select that they should open with Boost. May work, haven't tried with Boost, just with Newpipe.

[โ€“] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok I got it working using this method but instead of adding youtube to boost I instead went to YouTube and unslected all its links.

[โ€“] 1984@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years ago

Very good. :)

[โ€“] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Just tried that and there is no option to add a site to that list.

[โ€“] arniegeddon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Same for me also.