Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored
by slimginz on Monday November 16, 2020 @03:36PM
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I think the difference is that offline playback and background playback on iOS/Android can be unlocked through YouTube Premium so those apps directly interfere with YouTube's bottom line. YouTube-dl I don't really see as directly competing with that because it's not trivial to download a YouTube video from it to your phone.
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Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored
by devit on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:34PM
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You can use Firefox mobile and the "Video Background Play Fix" addon to disable the browser APIs that allow the background play blocking antifeature.
Alternatively, the NewPipe app available on F-Droid can be used to both play videos in the background and download them.