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Invidious is the best known private front end for YouTube. Its pages are made on the server and work without JavaScript.
Status on 9 November 2026: Search works on invidious.tiekoetter.com and inv.nadeko.net; their watch pages run a short bot check first.
Read the full guide
https://conscryption.com/blog/privacy-frontends-29/youtube-without-google-tracking-a-guide-to-invidious-5117: instances, step by step use, iPhone 7 notes and how to run your own copy.
Does &local=true&quality=medium play for you on iOS 15? Which resolution did you get?