split fog
This started a few days ago, the usual token time out happened after some time, which is fine.
But now, tokens are lasting maybe 2-3 hours before I have to refresh again.
there are no real errors, just telling you to refresh, interestingly sometimes it says the cookie is no longer valid and it still works, but then it stops working.
I am on the latest beta.
umbral moat
This started a few days ago, the usual token time out happened after some time, ...
Are you using a dedciated account for MA?
split fog
No, but I never have. It used to work a good few months without having to refefsh.
umbral moat
No, but I never have. It used to work a good few months without having to refefs...
YouTube are a law unto themselves. I dont use it but that is a clear recommendation in the docs.
split fog
yeah, but thats to just get away from the greater issue of refreshing every X weeks or months, not hourly. This is an entirely new behaviour, but OK
cedar gull
This is all security stuff on Google's side. They will invalidate your cookie as soon as you start playing from the same account on the web app for example. Rumour has it that grabbing a cookie from an incognito window might improve things, but other than that, the only thing that will help here is a dedicated MA account for YTM
split fog
Well, I've done it from an incognito window from the beginning (which of probably years ago now) and then this change last week. Just expiring every few hours. So I would argue something changed. I do have a family account thing, where you can have six accounts I think it is but only three people in my family. The trick there is sharing the play lists.
Seems to be working for the moment.. Should we try and get official support from Google? Is that a thing?
cedar gull
What I did is I made my playlists public, added them to the library of my MA account so it automatically picks up any changes I do on my personal account.
Unfortunately, YTM support is one big dirty hack. Official support from Google is non-existent 🥲
split fog
Yeah, really? How about with like my Sonos I can add ytm. So it's a thing. Anyway, I'm just thinking out loud I'm sure the team has covered all these things. All good.
umbral moat
Yeah, really? How about with like my Sonos I can add ytm. So it's a thing. Anywa...
They pay
split fog
Yep, Fair enough. Thanks for the chat. Please don't think I am complaining or something. I get it, it's a best efforts hack. I just use the integration for music in my home office. So I use it ten hours a day, five days a week. So I am quick to notice issues and feedback.
cedar gull
Yea Sonos pay google to use a 'private api' for YTM access that is not accessible to the public. I wish one day we get our hands on that too 🙂