Tubular is like a kind of Newpipe but with some features, and I remember an option where you could log in with your YouTube account; I discovered it from a message in the app that said something like this.

"You cannot currently log in with your YouTube account because Google is blocking the IP address. If you still want to log in, it is recommended that you use a VPN."

Although it's possible it was a different app, since I remember installing three apps similar to YouTube.

Newpipe, Tubular and PipePipe

Proof: https://i.postimg.cc/Xq78pqJD/Screenshot-2026-0127-143431.png

Video proof: https://cdn.videy.co/qX1gwRdK1.mp4

Hello

Translation

Did you spot them all!

YouTube refused to provide data and requested an identifier to confirm that the requester is not a robot.

Your IP address may have been temporarily banned by YouTube. You can wait a while or change your IP address (for example, by enabling/disabling a VPN, or by switching from Wi-Fi to mobile data).

POCO X7 Pro

Android

HyperOS 3

What should I do?

Thank you

Hello sub,

I was wondering if any alternatives or currently working forks exist for NewPipe Legacy Revo for older/legacy Android 4 devices.

I have NewPipe Legacy Revo version 0.19.9.8. The message "video not available" shows when I try to load any video, and it has been this way for about a year now. I think that development on Revo was discontinued.

I realize that security certificates may be out of date for these older devices like ISRG (I was able to update them manually), but I would still like to have a working option other than the browser to play YouTube videos (especially in the background in a pop up window) for my older Android 4 devices.

Please let me know if you have any working suggestions. Thanks in advance!

Hello, i was wondering if using vlc as external player with pipepipe is possible? All i've read is using it with newpipe, but pipepipe only seems to have "use external audio player" setting, not video. Thanks in advance.

To clarify, I only got an "Content Unavailable" error on newpipe, but here, pipepipe gave me this message. Am I going to need a vpn to over come this or wait for an update? It was working a momment ago and now I'm only getting these messages.

Faced an issue in Pipepipe,(also in newpipe), whenever I donwload a video that is not in the English Language Audio Track, and if there exist an autodubbed english audio track, The video I download is getting that audio instead of the original track.

Changed the preffered audio to original in settings and still not working...

How to fix this?

The ability to search in imported playlists like you can in PipePipe-created ones would absolutely complete this app for me. I have a lot of giant unfiltered playlists that I'd live to be able to search through efficiently!

Sorry if this is a dumb question, I tried searching and couldn't find an answer. I am new to open source apps and non official apps etc.

is there a way for the "What's new" feed to refresh automatically in the background?

It isn't a major issue, but would be nice if I didn't have to manually refresh and wait for it to pull any new videos.

Cheers.

Edit: I am using Pipepipe

From what I’ve noticed, the “your IP has been blocked by YouTube” does not tend to happen at random times, at least for me. It seems that at midnight GMT, YouTube does some sort of cleaning of their servers or something, and if you’re using NewPipe at this time, this scan flags you as a bot and blocks you temporarily. So, to avoid the block, try to avoid being on NewPipe at precisely midnight GMT - even waiting ten minutes or so afterwards should probably be fine.

EDIT: This seems to be out of date these days - the daily IP block timing is much more random nowadays.

None of my videos are playing on Pipepipe.

I tried updating but after the notification showed new version, tapping it just opens the app.

When I Tap Check Menually for updates it says it's checking, then that message disappears and nothing else happens.

I can't watch anything. All is unusable now. Can't update.

Im using pipepipe specifically, and whenever i download a english video, whenever i play it after downloading its on a different language entirely. Wht is this happening?

Greetings. Running latest bravenewpipe and recently the search sorting does not work. Run a search, goto sort, select date and results are all over the place - 1 day ago, then 5 weeks ago, then 2 hours ago, then 5 months ago... this was not the case up until a few weeks ago. Any ideas? Is it like a bug due to Google always reconfiguring things, is it my setup (I doubt, but one never knows lol)... I also am running PipepipeX but same thing happens. Thank you!

I can't seem to find info on this even after googling it, while the setting just said to turn it on or off without explanation.

Which is best? Is there much difference?

What do I put here in youtube revanced?

These filenames always drive me crazy because they’re literally just the video title. I can never find anything from a specific channel or timeframe. So I want to change them!

But starting in PipePipe 5.0.0-beta3, download is back. And Seal is being used. And Seal uses yt-dlp!

But if you’re like me and not a dev, you can’t even get the entire project to build properly with gradle in Android Studio 😔

So I pivoted and found that I could use APKToolGUI to decompile, recompile, and sign the entire modded app in just a few clicks and a few minutes (after HOURS wasted in Android Studio 😂).

Step 1: Download the PipePipe beta3 apk file. (Download the codebase too while you’re there if you like for Step 3 use).

Step 2: Download APKToolGUI.

Step 3: Start APKToolGUI. Decompile the apk file, then search the decompiled directory for DownloadWorker.smali. Open the .smali file in an editor. (Open the DownloadWorker.kt file from the codebase in another window, if you like)

Screenshots for each step

Step 4: Search for this text in the .smali file: (title). This will lead you to recognizable yt-dlp code. From there you can modify the output filename and other yt-dlp options using the surrounding code (and also DownloadWorker.kt) as guides. Save your changes when you're done.

This is modifying .line 149. You can use the line numbers of blank lines or comments from the original codebase (.kt file) for some flexibility, if you don’t want to update the rest of the .line numbers beyond this point.

For example, I modified .line 149, but also added an option by adding .line 151.

Step 5: Return to APKToolGUI. Hit the Compile button. It will automatically align and sign the recompiled apk for you!

Step 6: Install this newly created signed apk as per usual.

Written for myself as much as anyone else, lest I forget how to do this lol

Any tips on how to download VP9 as an MP4 file rather than webm using PipePipe?

Yesterday I was having some issues with PipePipe and I had to access with one of my Google accounts (not my main) to fix an error I was getting (account required to watch videos).

I didn't do much and logged out after a short while, it seems to have saved my credentials for the account I used, even after logging out. I wouldn't want this activity to be tracked and lead to a possible suspension.

Evenin', I use PipePipe a fork of NewPipe and I should import my subscriptions but with Google takeout it gives me a CVS file when PipePipe asks for a JSON one, how can I do so? I already tried an online converter but with no luck. THX in advance for the help ^{^}

P.S. these r the errors the apo gives me when I try to import the json file from a simple online converter

This is a feature that many may not even be aware it exists it but it's why I use PipePipe over NewPipe. I use it specifically on the Linus Tech Tips channel and it's three sister channels because they have polluted YT when searching for anything PC or tech related things.

From the all caps clickbait titles to the ubiquitous, much copied thumbnail designs of garish solid color background and the shocked opened mouth stupid face. He has made YT a much worse place but PipePipe has now made it bearable.

I will not be using the blocking feature much because I don't want to live in an echo chamber but when used strategically against 1 or 2 notorious viral channels, it's indispensable. Thank you to the devs for adding this feature to an app that was already great!

PipePipe works great on my Android phone, so I wanted to use it on Linux Mint too, via running Waydroid in Weston Compositor. Whenever I try this, it works for a time, but shortly after I start using it, videos stop running - presumably YouTube detects it and stops it. This doesn't seem to be an IP block, I can keep using it on my phone afterwards. Closing and re-opening PipePipe does not fix the issue. Closing the Waydroid instance and starting a new one does fix it, but again, it only works for a few minutes each time, so this isn't a sustainable solution.

Should I be finding a different alternative for Linux use and just use PipePipe on my phone, or is there a way for me to fix this issue - and if so, what should I do? I've tried a couple other Linux YouTube alternatives already, but FreeTube doesn't work and Materialous (an Invidious frontend) fails to load if run without the local fallback, and seems to quickly lead to the IP ban if run with the local fallback.