I can't tell, I have a youtube account.
If the communities are on instances with Lemmy 0.17.x and older, the join function doesn't work properly. You have already joined (and will see updates in your feed) and can interact with it.
Joining really doesn't mean "ask for approval", it means "subscribing to their feed". There are no private communities and commenting restrictions.
Another issue could be that the instance was offline while you tried to subscribe, which leads to a missing ping back, but again you are subscribed regardless.
Joining communities sucks in many apps. Sync does a great job here; but if indeed the instances are not federated with the ones you are using in the first place, that will lead to issues.
One of the reasons why I created a backup account with infosec.pub, which is federated with just about anyone.
Workplace policy leading to inherent familiarity with the system.
Plus most people aren't heavy users or particularly tech-savvy. Installing an OS from scratch is already too much to ask for most.
An inactive account is just an entry in a database. The impact on the server is negligible.
https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext is the only app you'll need on a TV. It's designed for it and fully syncs with your original youtube account.
Direct download: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext/releases/download/latest/smarttube_beta.apk
Um, no. It flags it for the user to review and urges a removal, that you can ignore. That's it.
I live in China and have a Xiaomi phone as a work device, and use all sorts of apps the powers that be don't like on it.
Maybe put it on the github tracker as a feature request so you can be certain to get a reply?
https://github.com/laurencedawson/sync-for-lemmy/issues/new/choose
They have pirated apps? That's news to me.
Works for me.
Device information
Sync version: v23.08.03-16:15
Sync flavor: googlePlay
Ultra user: true
View type: Cards
Push enabled: false
Device: OP516FL1
Model: OnePlus NE2211
Android: 12
2033, yes.
2034 felt disjointed to a point I wasn't even sure it was written by the same person. Gave up reading eventually, about 1/3 in.
Nah. They don't know Google translate. Or Google, for that matter. They know what they are supposed to know.
Of course some people know better, and those are the ones who will eventually get around the block - finding and installing a VPN is not rocket science, not even here. But if you keep 98% of the population contained, the rest won't reach critical mass.
If you open the instance in your browser, the version is displayed in the footer on the very bottom. Alternatively you can also go to https://lemmy.world/instances, and they show the version number of every instance in the second column.