diff --git a/usage/common-issues.md b/usage/common-issues.md index 1013d3fb..62927076 100644 --- a/usage/common-issues.md +++ b/usage/common-issues.md @@ -11,15 +11,13 @@ There are a few problems that you might encounter when using FreeTube, this incl A 429 Error means that FreeTube has sent too many requests to the YouTube / Invidious server and the server has blocked your IP address. This can commonly happen if you refresh your subscriptions fairly often. When blocked, videos will also not play. -This error will go away after some time. The exact time frame is not known however. Switching to using [RSS Feeds](/usage/subscriptions/#methods-of-generating-your-feed) can greatly help, as RSS feeds do not count towards your daily request limit. FreeTube will automatically force RSS feeds if you have more than 125 subscriptions active to attempt to avoid this. +This error will go away after some time. The exact time frame is not known however. Switching to using [RSS Feeds](/usage/subscriptions/#methods-of-generating-your-feed) can greatly help, as RSS feeds do not count towards your daily request limit. If you happen to use a VPN, switching the VPN server you're connecting to can also bypass this. ## My Subscription Feed Is Not Showing the Video Duration -Your subscription feed is being generated by the channel's RSS Feed instead of the traditional method. This happens automatically if you have more than 125 subscriptions in your active profile. You may also have this option enabled in your settings. If you have less than 125 subscriptions, disabling this in settings can prevent this. - -If you have more than 125 subscriptions, you can create a new [Profile](/usage/profiles/#creating-a-new-profile) that has less than 125 subscriptions. Refreshing your subscriptions while in your new profile will then show the full information in your feed. +Your subscription feed is being generated by the channel's RSS Feed instead of the traditional method. You may have this option enabled in your Subscription settings. Disabling this in settings can prevent this. For more information, check out the [Subscriptions](/usage/subscriptions) page. diff --git a/usage/subscriptions.md b/usage/subscriptions.md index 2566ef62..7cffd11f 100644 --- a/usage/subscriptions.md +++ b/usage/subscriptions.md @@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ When using the Invidious API and using the RSS method, FreeTube will grab a prox YouTube has a limit on how many requests per day an IP address is allowed to make. If you exceed this limit, you will be greeted with a 429 error and will not be allowed to browse using FreeTube any more. This limit can be reached much faster if you have a large amount of subscriptions. As mentioned above, using RSS does not count towards this limit and can be safely used even when you have a large amount of subscriptions. -As a safety precaution, FreeTube will automatically force the RSS method whenever you have more than 125 subscriptions in a profile. This will happen regardless of your settings and there is no way to disable this. Creating a new [profile](/usage/profiles/#creating-a-new-profile) with less than 125 subscriptions will bypass this however. - For more information, check out the [Common Issues](/usage/common-issues) page about 429 errors. ## Fallback