Have you been able to get NewPipe freeware running yet on Windows?

[arlen michael holder]

*Have you been able to get NewPipe running yet on Windows?*
*How did you get past that final stumbling block?*

It almost works.
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How to run Android F-Droid New Pipe YouTube replacement on Windows
o No ads
o No login
o No tracking
o Download & rip as desired
o etc.
NewPipe website: https://newpipe.schabi.org/
NewPipe at F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/
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o Install a free Android tablet emulator (current version is 47.0.1096)
For this experiment, I chose Andyroid (but there are about a dozen overall).
<https://www.andyroid.net/>
o Installing the emulator on Windows is just a doubleclick on this file:
<https://andydownload.azureedge.net/downloads/installer/v47/Andy_47.260_1096_26_x64.exe>
o This puts a "Start Andy" shortcut on your desktop, whose target is:
C:\Program Files\Andy\Andy.exe
o There is also a desktop "Andy Launcher", which I'm not sure is needed:
C:\Program Files\Andy\AndyLauncher.exe
o Doubleclick the "Start Andy" shortcut & up pops Android 7.1 Nougat!
o Notice you instantl gain the Android Google Play app running on Windows!
o Test that Android emulator on Windows by installing & running any app!
o My grandkids were around, so we installed & tested CandyCrush first.
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o Once you're assured apps work, now it's time to get NewPipe...
o On that tablet, in a browser, point a browser to the F-Droid site:
https://f-droid.org
o Download the F-Droid app (note there is no need to allow 3rd-party apps)
o On that Android tablet, using Amaze, navigate to the Downloads folder
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o Doubleclick on the F-Droid APK in Downloads to install F-Droid
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o The first time F-Droid runs, let it update its repositories over the net
o The APK package we want to download & install on Windows is NewPipe
<https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/>
(The current version is 0.14.2)
o Search F-Droid for "NewPipe" and install it on the emulator
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o Run the latest open-source NewPipe app on Windows
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o I arbitrarily ran a search for the "Alice Xu" Android clock tutorial
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o I could hit "Play All", but I chose just the first tutorial & hit Play
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o Drat. It crashed. Sigh.
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I'll try a different emulator on Windows.
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The question here is to ask if experts have been successful,
since NewPipe is, arguably, one of the best examples of
useful free open source useful apps in existance.

*Have you been able to get NewPipe running yet on Windows?*
*How did you get past that final stumbling block?*

[arlen michael holder]

On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 03:19:12 -0000 (UTC), arlen michael holder wrote:

> *Have you been able to get NewPipe running yet on Windows?*
> *How did you get past that final stumbling block?*

SOLVED! (I almost never fail!)

Woo hoo!
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*This is something extremely few people can do until today!*
The simplicity and power is fantastic!

NewPipe ran perfectly inside a different freeware emulator!
Bluestacks4 Android 7.1.1 emulation freeware on Windows
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/JBRjZ39w4Ok>

This is the holy grail for a YouTube interface!
(Basically it's far MORE than YouTube Red on steroids, for free!)
<https://newpipe.schabi.org/>

(It's even a boon for those who want a simple GUI for YouTube-dl.exe!)

Finally, Windows has a free YouTube clone that is so much better than
anything you've ever seen in your life for such things, that it isn't
funny!

Literally, you get working Android-app shortcuts on your Windows desktop!
[You can't get better integrated than that!]

For example, the "Chrome" desktop shortcut has a Target of:
"C:\Program Files\BlueStacks\HD-RunApp.exe" -json "{\"app_icon_url\": \"\",
\"app_name\": \"Chrome\", \"app_url\": \"\", \"app_pkg\":
\"com.android.chrome\"}"