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- Using invidious
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- Using invidious
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* [Can I use Invidious on my device?](#q-can-i-use-invidious-on-my-device)
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* [Can I use Invidious on my device?](#q-can-i-use-invidious-on-my-device)
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* [Do you plan to make an Android/iOS app?](#q-do-you-plan-to-make-an-androidios-app)
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* [Do you plan to make an Android/iOS app?](#q-do-you-plan-to-make-an-androidios-app)
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* [What data is collected by Invidious?](#q-what-data-is-collected-by-invidious)
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* [What data is shared with YouTube?](#q-what-data-is-shared-with-youtube)
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- Commonly encountered errors
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- Commonly encountered errors
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* [The media could not be loaded…](#q-the-media-could-not-be-loaded)
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* [The media could not be loaded…](#q-the-media-could-not-be-loaded)
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## **Q:** What data is collected by Invidious?
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**A:** Invidious by itself does not collect any data about its users, but
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keep in mind that instance owners can log your IP address (like any other
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server on the internet).
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By default, the server logs which URLs were accessed, the associated error
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code (e.g 404 if the URL was not found) and the time it took for the server
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to respond.
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Here is what the server logs looks like:
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```
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2021-08-30 18:15:44 UTC [info] 200 GET /watch?v=GIAKHj9uJtM 781.21ms
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2021-08-30 18:15:49 UTC [info] 200 GET /api/v1/search?q=Fly%20away 500.0ms
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2021-08-30 18:15:49 UTC [info] 200 GET /vi/lJcqAzWFWLs/mqdefault.jpg 15.82ms
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2021-08-30 18:15:49 UTC [info] 200 GET /vi/JoP_Tte7z7o/mqdefault.jpg 70.64ms
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```
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When you create an account, your watch history and the list of channels you
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subscribed will be stored in the server's database. You can export, migrate
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or delete these data at any time from your user account page.
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## **Q:** What data is shared with youTube?
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**A:** By default, the video stream is fetched directly from Google's servers
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(`googlevideo.com`) in order to reduce the bandwidth required by invidious,
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meaning that Google will be able to see your IP address and some other data
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commonly sent by web browsers, like your user-agent string.
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If you don't want that to happen, you can go to the `preferences` page and
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check the `Proxy videos` option. When this option is enabled, the invidious
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instance will be used as a relay (also know as a "proxy") between you and
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Google's servers, which will hide your IP address and the other information
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sent by your browser.
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# Commonly encountered errors
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# Commonly encountered errors
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