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## End-User FAQ
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### Can I use MinPluto on this device?
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For devices with a web browser built-in, MinPluto will run in it. However, MinPluto does not have a dedicated app for devices like Roku, Amazon Firestick, Google TV, and any other Smart TV device along with gaming consoles.
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For mobile users, you can install MinPluto from your browser as an app, if the browser has that option.
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### Will there be a Android/iOS app?
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For now, MinPluto is planned to be only a web application that can be accessed via a web browser. There are currently no plans to build a mobile application.
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### What data does MinPluto collect?
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MinPluto by itself does not collect any data about you or any other user.
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If you decide to opt-in to the telemtry, the Telemtry page will list what is logged and what is not logged.
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However, please keep in mind that on other MinPluto instances, the instance operator can log your IP address like any other server could.
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### What is a YouTube/Twitch frontend?
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A frontend is it’s own UI and service that serves data from another platform such as YouTube, Twitch, X, Reddit, etc.
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### Why use a different frontend and not use the real thing?
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There are multiple reasons to use a frontend like MinPluto. Reasons such as like privacy, to avoid being tracked from invasive companies; speed, to avoid the bloated pages that these platforms have…frontend alternatives are commonly lightweight; and another reason is to avoid ads, all frontends don’t serve ads like these platforms do.
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### Why is the player different for Twitch Streams?
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In order to support playing live streams for MinPluto a technology known as HLS(HTTP Live Streaming) has to be added to a supported player, in this case VideoJS. Using your browser's built-in player will not work and this has not been tested for for MinPluto's custom player yet.
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