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I switched to this YouTube client and I’m never going back

Nathan Drescher / Android Authority YouTube has been a part of my life since its early days in the late 00s. It’s no secret that today’s YouTube is a far cry from what it used to be. YouTube was free back then; free from subscriptions, free from ads, even free from terrible video suggestions. It was raw and real. Now when we open the app we’re bombarded with pop-ups and ads and the algorithm is awful at surfacing stuff we want to watch. So like many of you, I went searching for a replacement.

NewPipe adds Android Auto support, bringing YouTube to your car screen

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Android Auto still doesn’t support the official YouTube app, but NewPipe can now fill that gap. The update lets you access playlists, history, and search from your car’s screen. Of course, you’ll only be able to watch while parked. Android Auto has always been pretty strict about what kinds of apps are allowed, but Google is starting to loosen up now, and NewPipe isn’t wasting any time. Thanks to the latest app update, the open-source YouTube alternat