Minimizer for YouTube
With Minimizer for YouTube, watch YouTube videos while performing other tasks!
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3.65
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Allows listening to videos while the screen is off
- Customizable viewing options
- One ad on startup, followed by ad-free usage
- Excellent multitasking capability
- Responsive developer updates for bug fixes
Cons
- Frequent crashing and instability
- Intrusive and sometimes unskippable ads
- Slow response and functionality issues
- Problems with the minimized control bar and playback controls
- Network issues and privacy concerns raised
Most mentioned
- Crashes and bugs
- Ads and their intrusiveness
- Playback functionality issues
- Usefulness for multitasking
- Developer responsiveness
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-19 |  | | I used to work perfectly , but crashes all the time on pixel 8 : " something when wrong , refresh and try again " , after 10_15 sec of play. Also the button on the top are not accessible anymore, hence cannot see menu or ghost mode or anything else... Can it be fixed ? Thanks |
| 2024-09-22 |  | | Reinstalled the app and am so happy it works better aside from taking me to fake Amazon pages. I fixed the screen not showing up all I had to do is uninstall and then reinstall again. A lot of bugs were fixed though and many people may not like it but I prefer the one ad when you first start up the app compared to an ad everytime you go back to the app. |
| 2024-06-25 |  | | This app has caused network problems and slowed down my device. It is very problematic and slow, leading to potential exposure of sensitive information and posing privacy risks. The crashing and instability are extremely frustrating and have resulted in data loss. Additionally, this app has introduced malware and viruses, further endangering my phone's security. Moreover, it drains battery excessively |
| 2024-02-07 |  | | I used this app for 12+ hours a day for the last 2 months - during my hour commute to/from my job where I use it for my 10 hour shifts. Having a music player with minimal ads locked in my pocket was a game-changer. This morning I can't use it if my phone screen is locked, and overheats my phone to discomfort when the screen is unlocked. I tried uninstalling, clearing the cache, restarting my phone... Everything I can think of. So disappointed it no longer is usable. |
| 2023-10-09 |  | | I've been using this app for roughly two years now, and it is absolutely fantastic. You get to play vids while the screen is locked, popout a window to show above other apps, its excellent. Not perfect, it has a few minor bugs, but the dev is very good at fixing them within a short amount of time, and even then...it's minor bugs. Genuinely fantastic, I use this app daily. |
| 2023-08-06 |  | | You get one ad. One. One ad per launch of the app, and this ad supports this app, not YouTube. After that, you're free to watch whatever you want interrupted. It works completely bug free from my experience, and being able to listen to videos while my phone is in sleep mode is incredibly nice. |
| 2023-05-20 |  | | Review edited: Random halting during playlist resolved after phone restart. App is very improved lately! Only remaining gripes: (1) -1★ When it's playing in the background, everytime a new video starts in a playlist, Minimizer, well, maximizes, interrupting whatever I was doing in another app (& often making me tap another video in the playlist). (2) -½★ Can't edit my own comments. If I notice a typo or realize I said something wrong, I have to scramble to the computer or YT app to fix it. ★★★½ |
| 2022-07-28 |  | | Edit: Done with this app. Too buggy. YT app easier to use. The only positive that Minimizer has is Ghost, but it's not worth the hassle. I paid, too. Edit: Any way to save video speed? It resets every time when going back to home or a new channel. Doesn't save time stamp on videos consistently when exiting or going home etc. Ghost position resets to lower right after closing the app instance. Sometimes the bottom toolbar doesn't load correctly and there's only 3 icons, requiring an app restart. |
| 2022-03-30 |  | | Every fresh opening of the app ads run which is fine. But recently ads doubled and are no longer properly skippable (you only have about a half second window which if missed forces you to watch the entire 45 second ad). Again, now it runs 2 of these busted ads every time. It also lost proper functionality and stays on top of all apps even after the home button or any of the intended pop out buttons in the app are pressed. Busted ads and lost functionality. Not to mention all the other latent bug |
| 2022-02-14 |  | | this is a fairly good app, i have been using it for well over a year in a half. the ads arent annoying and dont even bother me when watching videos. but other than that, recently i dont know if its just me, but it seems the notif bar and home bar in-app has removed the ability to loop videos. i want to have that back, please and thank you. |
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