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YouTube → LiveContainer (iOS)

Redirect YouTube links to LiveContainer so they open in the containerized YouTube app.

作者
sharmanhall
日安装量
0
总安装量
1
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版本
0.5
创建于
2025-09-23
更新于
2025-09-23
大小
4.7 KB
许可证
MIT
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YouTube → LiveContainer (iOS)

Redirect any YouTube HTTPS link (including youtu.be) to the LiveContainer app on iOS so it opens in your containerized YouTube. No tracking, no external requests—just smart link handling.

Author: @sharmanhall

What it does

  • Auto-redirects when you’re browsing youtube.com / youtu.be in Safari to LiveContainer.
  • Rewrites YouTube links on any site so tapping them opens YouTube inside LiveContainer.
  • Uses the LC scheme:
    livecontainer://open-web-page?url=BASE64(https://…youtube or youtu.be link…)
  • Adds a tiny lc=1 guard to avoid bounce loops.
  • Catches dynamically inserted links (MutationObserver) and uses a global capture fallback for delegated clicks.
  • iOS-only safeguard (won’t trigger on desktop).
  • Runs at document-start for quicker, more reliable redirects.
  • @noframes so embeds/ads in iframes aren’t touched.

Requirements

  • iPhone/iPad with Safari.
  • LiveContainer installed.
  • YouTube installed inside LiveContainer.
  • A userscript manager on iOS:
    • Tampermonkey for Safari, or
    • The free Userscripts app.

How to use

  1. Install/enable this userscript.
  2. Make sure YouTube is installed in LiveContainer.
  3. Visit any youtube.com / youtu.be page or tap a YouTube link anywhere.
    → Safari hands it to LiveContainer, which opens YouTube in the container.

Options (edit at top of script)

  • VERBOSE – console logging.
  • AUTO_REDIRECT_ON_YOUTUBE_PAGES – bounce automatically when already on YouTube.
  • REWRITE_LINKS_ON_ALL_PAGES – intercept YouTube links anywhere.
  • ADD_LC_FLAG – append lc=1 to prevent back/forward loops.

Privacy

  • No analytics, no remote calls.
  • Operates entirely on-device by intercepting clicks and changing navigation.

Known limitations / notes

  • This script targets HTTPS YouTube links (youtube.com and youtu.be).
    It does not chase arbitrary third-party shorteners unless the page exposes an expanded URL attribute pointing to YouTube.
  • If nothing happens when tapping a link, confirm:
    • LiveContainer is installed and opens via livecontainer:// URLs.
    • YouTube is present inside LiveContainer and can handle https://youtube.com links via “Open in App”.

Uninstall / disable

  • Turn off the script in your userscript manager.
  • Or set AUTO_REDIRECT_ON_YOUTUBE_PAGES = false to keep browsing the website but still rewrite links elsewhere.

Changelog

  • v0.5 – @run-at document-start, @noframes, double-hook guard, global click fallback, safer Base64.
  • v0.4 – First public release: auto-redirect, link rewriting, loop guard, dynamic link handling, iOS check.

License

MIT