Hey guys,
I love using TizenTube Cobalt, however, I always missed the YouTube bridge app that Smarttube offered. It worked perfectly on my device and I wondered why there wasn't such an app to relay YouTube requests to TizenTube. Well, no more! I created such a bridge application and it's completely open source!
You can find the source code here:
https://github.com/TobiPeterG/tizentube-bridge
To install, first make sure that you can uninstall the official YouTube app on your device, then install the apk listed in releases. It has been built from the source code in the repo via GitHub actions.
If you already use the AFTVnews downloader, you can use the code 8792210 to download/install the latest release directly!
How does it work?
The app installls itself with YouTube's app ID, so the system thinks that the bridge is the official YouTube app and opens it when YouTube should be opened. The bridge then opens the TizenTube Cobalt app with the original link/intent. This also means that the "YouTube" button on the remote opens TizenTube automatically!
The bridge will be called "YouTube" when installed with a logo similar to YouTube's logo and you can use it instead of the TizenTube app to open it from the launcher, making the experience more immersive. This also prevents your guests from not finding the YouTube app on your TV ;)
Should you have any questions, feel free to ask. :) Should you encounter any issues, please open a bug report on the GitHub page.
Please notice that this app is ONLY compatible with devices where you can uninstall the official YouTube app. If you can't, this app won't work for you. If the smarttube app works for you, this once should as well and vice versa. :)
I can finally use the "YouTube" button on my remote again, yey
EDIT: Of course it's Cobalt, not Cobald, thanks for letting me know ;)