The YouTube app Google won't make.

The global video streaming market crossed $188 billion in valuation in 2026, yet a parallel and growing segment of users is opting out of the subscription model entirely for their offline video needs.

Get the good parts of YouTube without any of the bad parts. YouTube's Android app is cluttered, slow, and full of ads. Even worse: It tracks every video you watch. NewPipe is a free and open source ...

I swapped five of my most-used Android apps for open-source alternatives, and the only thing I miss is the ads I left behind.