version 0.2.12

absidue notes that blockage of the android client is collateral
damage due to YouTube's war with ReVanced. Switching to iOS should
keep us out of the line of fire for now:
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/9554#issuecomment-2026828421

README.md

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ For coding guidelines and an overview of the software architecture, see the [HAC
 
 yt-local is not made to work in public mode, however there is an instance of yt-local in public mode but with less features
 
-- <https://1cd1-93-95-230-133.ngrok-free.app/https://youtube.com>
+- <https://m.fridu.us/https://youtube.com>
 
 ## License
 

youtube/util.py

@@ -667,6 +667,25 @@ def to_valid_filename(name):
 
 # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py#L72
 INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
+    'android_music': {
+        'INNERTUBE_API_KEY': 'AIzaSyAOghZGza2MQSZkY_zfZ370N-PUdXEo8AI',
+        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
+            'client': {
+                'hl': 'en',
+                'gl': 'US',
+                'clientName': 'ANDROID_MUSIC',
+                'clientVersion': '6.44.54',
+                'osName': 'Android',
+                'osVersion': '14',
+                'androidSdkVersion': 34,
+                'platform': 'MOBILE',
+                'userAgent': 'com.google.android.apps.youtube.music/6.44.54 (Linux; U; Android 14; US) gzip'
+            }
+        },
+        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 21,
+        'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False
+    },
+
     'android': {
         'INNERTUBE_API_KEY': 'AIzaSyA8eiZmM1FaDVjRy-df2KTyQ_vz_yYM39w',
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
@@ -690,6 +709,22 @@ INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
         'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False,
     },
 
+    'ios': {
+        'INNERTUBE_API_KEY': 'AIzaSyB-63vPrdThhKuerbB2N_l7Kwwcxj6yUAc',
+        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
+            'client': {
+                'hl': 'en',
+                'gl': 'US',
+                'clientName': 'IOS',
+                'clientVersion': '19.12.3',
+                'deviceModel': 'iPhone14,3',
+                'userAgent': 'com.google.ios.youtube/19.12.3 (iPhone14,3; U; CPU iOS 15_6 like Mac OS X)'
+            }
+        },
+        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 5,
+        'REQUIRE_JS_PLAYER': False
+    },
+
     # This client can access age restricted videos (unless the uploader has disabled the 'allow embedding' option)
     # See: https://github.com/zerodytrash/YouTube-Internal-Clients
     'tv_embedded': {

youtube/version.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '0.2.11'
+__version__ = '0.2.12'

youtube/watch.py

@@ -372,17 +372,7 @@ def extract_info(video_id, use_invidious, playlist_id=None, index=None):
     tasks = (
         # Get video metadata from here
         gevent.spawn(fetch_watch_page_info, video_id, playlist_id, index),
-
-        # Get video URLs by spoofing as android client because its urls don't
-        # require decryption
-        # The URLs returned with WEB for videos requiring decryption
-        # couldn't be decrypted with the base.js from the web page for some
-        # reason
-        # https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/574#issuecomment-887171136
-
-        # Update 4/26/23, these URLs will randomly start returning 403
-        # mid-playback and I'm not sure why
-        gevent.spawn(fetch_player_response, 'android', video_id)
+        gevent.spawn(fetch_player_response, 'ios', video_id)
     )
     gevent.joinall(tasks)
     util.check_gevent_exceptions(*tasks)