Videos looping infinitely in SABR requests and becoming unwatchable.

Comments unavailable to read because of “TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘endpoint’)”.

These have been a problem for like at least 2 weeks now. Before there were like 3 refreshes due to SABR and you could open up comments by spamming the button despite the error.

Now however, it’s completely unusable.

Is this the death of FreeTube? I’ve really loved this software and would hate to have to permanently return to the website with all that tracking bullshit and no offline subscriptions :(

edit: An update was released, it is now possible to watch videos but the comment section is still broken.

  • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
    18·
    5 days ago

    The devs just released a new version that fixed the issue. When use Freetube, you have to be ready for Google fucking everything up and then the Freetube devs working to fix it.

    It’s literally a game of cat and mouse.

    On a slightly related side note. I would hazard a guest that people who use Freetube, Invidious, Newpipe, etc make up like at most 5% of people who use Youtube. I am being very generous with the 5%. Google will do anything to make sure that they maximize profits.

  • mrchampion@lemmy.world
    4·
    3 days ago

    Nope. As a longtime user of FreeTube, breakages like this is entirely normal. Give it some time and the devs will find a fix.

    For what its worth, I usually rely on Invidious when Freetube breaks. So whenever Freetube breaks, try seeing if Invidious works. As a last resort, you can always use mpv + ytdlp.

  • SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml
    14·
    5 days ago

    Naw, that’s just Alphabet being a fucking removed, what happens regularly. Freetube and Newpipe are always being patched to circumvent some new shit in YouTube’s code.

  • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
    16·
    5 days ago

    Youtube regularly makes changes that break third party apps/clients/frontends.

    Give it a couple days, the devs will catch up and fix the issues/incompatibility.

  • ZeroHora@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    The new update has a new problem. If your IP or VPN Server is marked you cannot watch anything because youtube will show the stupid reCaptcha page and Freetube can’t bypass it.

  • kixik@lemmy.ml
    5·
    5 days ago

    I you use the external player, and mpv in particular with yt-dlp installed, then you’ll have an alternative still using freetube as frontend to navigate YT.

    I do prefer ytcui with yt-dlp backend, which is native, low on resources and I really like ncurses, but that’s up to anyone.

    That said, yt-dlp also gets IP blocked every once in a while, and also find itself non working at all depending on G. moves…

  • provectus@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    5 days ago

    You can always use a invidious instance to watch YouTube. Last time I tried it was not bad, but some instances use anubis so I cannot watch YouTube without JavaScript.

  • goreverminski@lemmy.world
    2·
    5 days ago

    Not familiar with the app, but PipePipe and other NewPipe forks have had similar issues lately. They have been fixed recently, however, so one could assume they will be similarly fixed in FreeTube too.