For that, there's ProTube[1]. On the surface it behaves like YouTube Premium, under the hood it's just the mobile version of YouTube bundled into an iOS app. I have no idea why ads aren't served, I analyzed the network requests with Fiddler Everywhere and saw nothing nefarious.

[1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/protube-block-ads-on-video/id6...

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flyingshelf 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Why not use YouTube in Safari then? Haven't seen ads in years. Plenty of options to block them already.

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skarz 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Does YouTube in Safari play in background/with the screen off?

	▲	qwerpy an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I’m doing it right now. It does pause when you switch away from safari but you swipe down to get the control center and then resume play.

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cedws 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Holy crap I didn't know such a thing could exist, thank you. It's so responsive too.

Please delete this before anyone sees it :)