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Re:NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client by tobylane on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:31PM (#23873126)
That’s not live playback, and I think it’s a scraper rather than using the API.
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Re:NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client by 5evOX5hTZ9mYa9E on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:41PM (#23873240)
Newpipe does not use Youtube APIs.

https://newpipe.schabi.org/FAQ/

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Re:NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client by yjftsjthsd-h on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:06PM (#23873546)
Ytdl is use by other programs as a backend and can so indirectly support streaming rather than downloading; ex. if you have both installed, you can `mpv $YT_URL` and it'll work.
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Re:NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client by mintplant on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:38PM (#23873197)
NewPipe doesn't use the API, it scrapes everything from the website. And it includes its own youtube-dl-like library.
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Re:NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client by techntoke on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:03PM (#23873512)
Yes, it has live playback with mpv and you can even use it on Livestreams.
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Re:NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client by megous on Friday July 17, 2020 @04:17PM (#23875005)
And it can also get around the age block without logging in...
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Re:NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client by techntoke on Friday July 17, 2020 @06:12PM (#23876568)
The best part is being able to play videos without the bloat of JavaScript
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