Go in your options and disable the app. I use Firefox as well and it opens them up directly in there now.

Use Newpipe. It plays youtube (and several video sites') videos without any ads nor trackings. No Google account needed.

Install it and set it as the app for opening youtube links in system settings.

Note that the app is not available in Google Play store. It can be installed from f-droid, or you can directly download its apk.

https://newpipe.net/

This issue is more of a problem with android itself rather than with jerboa... One of the easiest way to deal with it is to disable the official youtube app.

At least, that's what I do.

Press and hold the Youtube app icon. Click App Info. Choose More. Scroll down to Open by Default. Toggle off the Open Supported Links.

If you don't like the ads, you can use YouTube Revanced. The app offers a much better experience than in a browser (especially for me, with a slow device). Here's a website you can download a pre-built from: www.revanced.io

Youtube links open your browser if you uninstall the youtube app using adb

If you don't use the app at all just delete it. I did and my links open Firefox with ublock origin for an ad free experience.

I'm not sure if this is available on Android, but Vinegar, which is a Safari extension, for iOS basically gives you YouTube premium, except Vinegar is a one-time payment of something around $5.

There are no ads; it auto-plays videos at 1080p; AND you can swipe up to make the picture-in-picture (or whatever it's called) where you can go to other apps or turn off the screen and keep a video playing.

If you're on iOS, this is what you're looking for, my friend!

Android controls that, not Jerboa, unfortunately. But you can easily change it in settings.

Thanks for the help everyone I have disabled the youtube app while I check out alternatives! I really appreciate y'all not making me feel like an idiot.

Thanks for the help everyone I have disabled the youtube app while I check out alternatives! I really appreciate y'all not making me feel like an idiot.