Re:They Bypass YouTube Video Download Throttling
by js8 on Monday August 14, 2023 @05:26AM
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I would totally buy Premium subscription if they let me download the videos, and I told Google that. The way it is now - no deal.
Re:They Bypass YouTube Video Download Throttling
by Mindwipe on Monday August 14, 2023 @06:34AM
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Meh, Google know that nobody would pay for that as a selling point when it only applied to a third of videos, and they will never get copyright clearance from third parties for more than that.
Re:They Bypass YouTube Video Download Throttling
by js8 on Monday August 14, 2023 @09:10AM
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I think you misunderstood what I said. I would gladly pay premium/subscription for videos that are OK with it. I don't care about those that don't, they just won't get my subscription.
Re:They Bypass YouTube Video Download Throttling
by G3rn0ti on Monday August 14, 2023 @04:57AM
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I think parent means the YouTube app. On iOS (and android/chromos?) you can actually download videos and watch them offline if you got a premium membership. But then the videos are under control by the app.
Re:They Bypass YouTube Video Download Throttling
by mynameisvlad on Monday August 14, 2023 @05:34AM
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Yes, and I replied to that. It’s not really an alternative to an actual video download.
It’s not the raw video file, you can only access it from the app or website, and there’s restrictions on how long you can be offline before the app/website will stop you from watching it.
Even if you do it from a browser, it is only accessible from the YouTube website run offline as a SPA.
Even then, downloaded videos can only be played for 29 days before having to reconnect most of the time, with some regions restricting it to 48 hours.