I’m using GrapheneOS, the default Vanadium browser works great but it doesnt block ads. I want to install a 2nd browser just for youtube and my specific Google account for youtube. I also tried Newpipe and similar apps, but they cant use my Google’s playlist and comments. I need them, that is why I think to use a 2nd browser.
Is there a way to set Youtube links (youtube.com, m.youtube.com…etc) to be opened in a non default browser, say Brave or Firefox?
No need for outside tools, go to Settings>Apps>Default Apps>Opening Links and set which apps open which links. No idea if it’s an Android or a Graphene feature, since I’m on Graphene as well. I’ve set up Revanced to handle all my Youtube links, works flawlessly.
that unfortunately only works if you have another app (not browser) that can play Youtube video like Revanced or NewPipe. If you have 2 browsers and no Youtube apps installed, there will be no options to select the youtube.com links.
i thought its overkill too, but i tried it out and it works surprisingly well. I use the Automation script like this, alao using Via because for some reasons Firefox/Brave keep playing audio even when you minimize. Everything from Unshort to Toast are the defaults, I only added the last 2:
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No need for outside tools, go to Settings>Apps>Default Apps>Opening Links and set which apps open which links. No idea if it’s an Android or a Graphene feature, since I’m on Graphene as well. I’ve set up Revanced to handle all my Youtube links, works flawlessly.
that unfortunately only works if you have another app (not browser) that can play Youtube video like Revanced or NewPipe. If you have 2 browsers and no Youtube apps installed, there will be no options to select the youtube.com links.
There’s things like URLCheck that allow you to check and decide on how URLs are handled, but it might be overkill
i thought its overkill too, but i tried it out and it works surprisingly well. I use the Automation script like this, alao using Via because for some reasons Firefox/Brave keep playing audio even when you minimize. Everything from Unshort to Toast are the defaults, I only added the last 2:
{ “Unshort bit.ly”: { “regex”: “https?:\/\/bit\.ly\/.", “action”: “unshort”, “enabled”: false }, “Send everything to webhook”: { “regex”: ".”, “action”: “webhook”, “enabled”: false }, “Toast example”: { “regex”: “TrianguloY”, “action”: “toast”, “args”: { “text”: “👋🙂” } }, “YouTube to Secondary Browser”: { “regex”: “.(youtube\.com|youtu\.be).”, “action”: “open”, “args”: { “package”: “mark.via.gp” }, “enabled”: true, “stop”: true }, “Everything else to Vanadium”: { “regex”: “.*”, “action”: “open”, “args”: { “package”: “app.vanadium.browser” }, “enabled”: true, “stop”: true } }
It works. If I tap a Youtube link, Via / Brave / Firefox opens. Otherwise, it is Vanadium.
Have you tried Grayjay? It’s supposed to support using your account.
Alternatively there are a couple browsers specifically for making a website behave like an app: Hermit and Native Alpha.