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minus-squarevala@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 hours agoSample size one but I’m on Fedora with Firefox and uBlock. Not seeing any issues yet.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workscakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoSame setup, same results. I do intentionally keep the resolution low though.
minus-squareTurret3857@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoI’m on Android w/ PipePipe & GrayJay and have been experiencing issues with videos loading a little then buffering for like 5 minutes
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoSame with Piped. Pinchflat downloads it so even if it were throttled when it fetches, it will play at local speeds
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoSame on FireDragon with Garuda.
Sample size one but I’m on Fedora with Firefox and uBlock. Not seeing any issues yet.
Same setup, same results. I do intentionally keep the resolution low though.
I’m on Android w/ PipePipe & GrayJay and have been experiencing issues with videos loading a little then buffering for like 5 minutes
Same with Piped. Pinchflat downloads it so even if it were throttled when it fetches, it will play at local speeds
Same, using CleanTube.
Same on FireDragon with Garuda.