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It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware. (mastodon.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (6 children)

some small problems i face is that

while i use youtube it runs slower.

and the quick image search feature using google lens is not present.

and telegram voice call does not work.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 10 months ago

Where as,
youtube = googlie
google lens = googlie
and
telegram via web requires chromium api, so = googlie

Hmm, proprietary things that are totally under the control of the corpo in question run slower or not at all on the corpo's competitor's browser. I wonder if that isn't exactly what avoid a monoculture is all about preventing?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 10 months ago

Ah yes, google nerfing its own services under another browser for its own gain definitely isn’t the issue here.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You can use a different frontend for YouTube. You’ve got Freetube for pc, Yattee for MacOS and iOS and piped on any platform. These solutions also protect your privacy and block ads.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If only they actually worked. Never understand how they get recommended constantly and yet repeatedly I try to use them and they don't work.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’m using Freetube on Windows, it works like a charm. Feel free to dm me if you need help.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is that one a desktop app? I primarily use pop_OS and would prefer a web solution. I've tried piped, invidious, peertube, and libretube iirc

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

My problem with these is that the quality is always bad. Usually 720p max and only H.264 instead of VP9. YouTube quality is already bad enough as it is and nerfing it even more feels awful.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's because YouTube detects the browser you are using, and slows it down for browsers that aren't their own.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Would changing the user_agent be helpful here?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I've seen mixed reviews on whether or not that's effective.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

and the quick image search feature using google lens is not present

There's an addon that not only adds that back into the right click menu but also adds support for other image searching services!

Its called "search by image" and it works very well ime

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

You use TG in a browser?