[Feature Request] Login To PeerTube

[seniorm0ment]

The ability to login to PeerTube instances would be great.
I can understand not giving users login ability to YouTube, but I think the ability to login to our PeerTube instances would be a nice feature.

[FinixFighter]

Why do you think it's better not giving the login ability to Youtube?

[Stypox]

@FinixFighter from the FAQ:

NewPipe's goal is to as effectively as possible protect its user's privacy. This means, the app only sends information to external servers which is needed to view search results or watch videos.

Having said this, the developers of NewPipe hope it is understandable that they will not implement any form of authentication which might allow tracking a user.

[B0pol]

Login to YouTube or Google account will not be implemented in NewPipe:

YouTube / Google login

NewPipe's goal is to as effectively as possible protect its user's privacy. This means, the app only sends information to external servers which is needed to view search results or watch videos.

Having said this, the developers of NewPipe hope it is understandable that they will not implement any form of authentication which might allow tracking a user.
https://newpipe.schabi.org/FAQ/bugs

edit: I'm slow oof

[FinixFighter]

thank you for the answers :)

[seniorm0ment]

@B0pol I wasn't requesting Youtube login, but instead login to Peertube. Or was this reply not meant for me?

[B0pol]

It was meant to @FinixFighter.
PeerTube is made by Framasoft which is an association working for a better web, FLOSS and privacy friendly, then I think it agrees with NewPipe privacy policy.

[bleedingcrow]

not giving the login ability to Youtube?

I prefer to think you are asking in jest to trust the largest purveyor of online privacy rape.

[3risian]

It was meant to @FinixFighter.
PeerTube is made by Framasoft which is an association working for a better web, FLOSS and privacy friendly, then I think it agrees with NewPipe privacy policy.

I am a supporter of PeerTube, but it should be noted that individual instances cannot be assumed to be good actors. A review of the top 10 most popular instances a few months ago showed three had ad trackers in use.

I have not used Thorium yet, but it is a dedicated PeerTube app which does allow users to login to PeerTube instances. Maybe contributors who want to improve PeerTube on mobile can assist that project.

[seniorm0ment]

but it should be noted that individual instances cannot be assumed to be good actors

as with all Fediverse instances, but you have the OPTION to not use them. That's the real power.

Do we have any word on where we stand on introducing logging into PeerTube through Newpipe though? Is it planned within next one or two NP versions? Or kinda far away still?

[trymeouteh]

I would like an optional feature to be able to login to any or multiple peertube instances and be able to get my video subscription feed, subscribe to channels, create playlists, like videos and comment on videos within NewPipe.

I would also like an optional login to multiple invidious accounts from any invidious instance.

#3198

[B0pol]

but it should be noted that individual instances cannot be assumed to be good actors

as with all Fediverse instances, but you have the OPTION to not use them. That's the real power.

Do we have any word on where we stand on introducing logging into PeerTube through Newpipe though? Is it planned within next one or two NP versions? Or kinda far away still?

1. You can preview what will be in the next versions here: https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/milestones
2. It's far away still, because it requires lots of thing: protect privacy, be secure. See Account/Cloud sync support #2668 . And also UI changes: currently, the UI is not designed for that at all. It was firstly designed not to login to Google and for YouTube. + the backend changes needed.

[ballo]

Anyone not interested in being tracked by Google already has de-Googled their life like I have. Saying that, I have a YouTube account because MANY of the videos I watch are not publicly available and require subscription. If you want to provide so-called "non-tracking" (if you don't have a VPN don't fool yourself; I've gotten ads purely based on sharing an IP. Fact.) you should have an option to turn it off and login so you can access subscribed media. As YouTube inevitably cracks down more and more on videos and streams which offend Silicon Valley a-holes, more and more videos aren't available for public search (which Google crippled anyway, so why even bother).

[muznyo]

any progress?

[tsilvs]

@muznyo Seems like this feature is out of main priorities of the team. But if you want, you can cotribute a pull request implementing that feature yourself!