A lot of android apps made using YouTube music api stopped working. Like vi music, ri music , innertune is no longer working. Google is trying their best to stop them. But you can still use them if you log in with your Google account.

  • Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Not really “doing their best” if they’re still usable. Would be pretty simple for them to stop others from being to use it.

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        28 days ago

        If you have to reverse engineer an API you’re effectively using a private undocumented unsupported API. Why would you be surprised that a private implementation has changed without notice?

        This basic programming.

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          28 days ago

          Idk if it surprises anyone, really. Besides, given those apps are trying to eat yt music’s lunch, it was more or less a matter of google considering them popular enough to take actively hostile measures… So, unsustainable in the long term, I guess.

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    28 days ago

    Oh, thats why RiMusic stopped working for me 3 days ago… Now I have to find an alternative. Any recommendations?

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      28 days ago

      You can still use them if you log in . can’t remember if you can log in rimusic. But innertune has. Or you can try spotube for Spotify. Or go revanced

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        28 days ago

        I tried spotube few months ago and it sounds worse for some reason and thats as bad as it can gets for a music player. And revanced is closed source with patches… something sketchy…

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    29 days ago

    Vimusic has been abandoned for like 2 years already. As for the others, there were issues for a quite while; besides, it’s not the 1st time yt changing some crap broke them. IMO, it’s about the right time to go navidrome + headphones + whatever provides recommendations (if you need those)

  • SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    29 days ago

    Yeah I’ve been having issues with innertune and have been using ytm revanced now. The big issue for me is whether or not my innertune history will be merged once I login. I fear it won’t and so haven’t signed in at all.

    Edit: I said fuck it and logged in. All worked out fine.