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Re:Show HN: NewTube – a fast, touch-first, open-source YouTube client ...
on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @08:59AM (#50070982)
SmartTube is how I watch YouTube on the TV, so I built the same thing for Android phones. Same open-source engine, with a new touch UI built to feel fast and smooth, and a lot of work on networking for speed and stability. Sign-in is optional and needs no microG. Appreciate feedback :)
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Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Saturday November 12, 2022 @06:49PM (#33578441)
Yh probably :')
Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Saturday November 12, 2022 @09:33AM (#33573391)
I got the idea myself on a bar, did a quick look online and didnt find anything, later on when I had it built I found that 8 years ago this guy did a similar one: https://github.com/matiasinsaurralde/facebook-tunnel but probably wont work since its using curl
Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Saturday November 12, 2022 @09:30AM (#33573366)
Sure, just like any proxy though
Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Friday November 11, 2022 @09:42PM (#33569450)
Yes, used different messages max sizes, with 2000 characters got the best speed but got the account banned, using 20000 is a great middle term and not banned for now, could get banned anyway, its an educational project
Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Friday November 11, 2022 @09:02PM (#33569260)
you are totally right
Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Friday November 11, 2022 @08:59PM (#33569246)
Yes, in the own project there is a disclaimer that using this software might get your WhatsApp account banned so use with caution, and anyways is just a fun project for educational purposes. But good to know ofc
Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Friday November 11, 2022 @08:56PM (#33569223)
Couldn't find any other library that actually worked with HTTPS traffic also, do you have any? Thanks :)
Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Friday November 11, 2022 @08:49PM (#33569181)
Yh it's awesome this project could run on termux without having to modify much or even iodine https://github.com/yarrick/iodine which is another awesome tool to avoid network restrictions.
Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Friday November 11, 2022 @08:47PM (#33569173)
I'm not encouraging anyone to use this by saying this but WhatsApp traffic it's encrypted and the traffic through the socket its also encrypted, I guess you can't get in trouble for sending and recieving lots of weird messages? Again, intended for educational usage
Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Friday November 11, 2022 @08:44PM (#33569159)
That would be the human version of this, awesome to know :)
Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Friday November 11, 2022 @08:44PM (#33569156)
Depends on the throttle you add and then risking to get your WhatsApp account banned, but can be used to surf when you have no data or use other apps which can be useful, not intended for large files downloading or video streaming although got like 300kbps which wasn't too bad
Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usage limits
Re:Tunneling Internet through WhatsApp to get around network data usag...
on Friday November 11, 2022 @08:17PM (#33568995)
Side project tunneling a TCP port through WhatsApp, can be useful on airplanes or any WiFi/carrier that has unlimited social network data limits. Appreciate feedback :)