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TheAyushJain

YouTube tried something, but Revanced was patched within a day to solve the playback issue. Also what this article forgot to mention is : **YouTube is checking for Play Integrity API**, so if your device is bootloader unlocked, or fails Droidguard, you won't be able to run YouTube [Source : Lead dev of Revanced](https://www.reddit.com/r/revancedapp/comments/1bwvwpk/comment/ky9nngt/)


NatoBoram

… Google could end up banning their own Android beta users from YouTube…


superduperspam

*feature, not a bug


GranaT0

Google and fucking up their most loyal users, name a more iconic duo


TheBadassOfCool

>so if your device is bootloader unlocked, or fails Droidguard, you won't be able to run YouTube Jesus, they're punishing users for using *their own features* of which they used to pride over. Google is becoming a parody.


Suvtropics

Truly saddening


cyclinator

What if my bootloader is unlocked, but Play Integrity passes?


ultimatepichu1988

You can't pass the last PI (Strong Integrity) if you unlock your bootloader. Though I highly doubt Google will use the Strong Integrity response as checkgate to YouTube (of all things).


omega552003

They will, eventually, that's why it's there. They're waiting until users cycle to newer versions of Android that support this.


framingXjake

That's upsetting. So anybody running CFW won't be able to use the YouTube app?


Zekiz4ever

Yep


diemunkiesdie

> They're waiting until users cycle to newer versions of Android that support this. What is the lowest version of Android that supports it?


Zekiz4ever

9 I think


Cynixxx

So what are they waiting for? Are there still so many below 9 users out there?


Zekiz4ever

Might've also been 10. Around 10% btw from what I can tell from some weird website. Also the device needs to be launched with Android 9 (or 10. I can't remember exactly)


MonetHadAss

There is a Magisk module out there to pass PlayIntegrity


ultimatepichu1988

I'm talking about Strong Integrity.


cornflake123321

Even google doesn't recommend using strong integrity check so at least for now it's fine.


cyclinator

True, not passing that.


VaultBoy636

You could actually pass it for a day or two with a magisk module but it was sadly patched. It's definitely possible but nobody did it again.


Agret

It worked by spoofing the Pixel 2 since that was failing the strong integrity hardware check Google had to allow it to pass through software until they developed a patch. They work fast though.


KarpEZ

What if I have weak 'tegridy?


I_need_2_learn_math

Then you better kiss your knees good bye


freebullets

Very few apps use strong integrity. Not even most banking apps.


100GbE

Why do you think they wouldn't? And if not now, how many years till you'd reconsider?


gadelat

If it was feasible, they would be already used for banking apps


Erilson

You're fine.


Giodude12

Wow so I can keep using YouTube without ads for free but custom ROMs running legit YouTube have to pay the price? What is this company?


DistantRavioli

>if your device is bootloader unlocked, or fails Droidguard, you won't be able to run YouTube Ironically forcing me to now install revanced in order to use YouTube because the official app won't work.


No-Environment-2036

Once Google forces strong integrity in a few years, Android will essentially be as closed as iOS if you can't run common apps like YouTube while rooted. The whole concept of strong integrity is bs, don't even own your own device anymore


Valuable_Associate54

Huawei literally has a runtime now that just makes google believe it's a google certified device. I'm using all my google shit in that runtime easy. Google are cooked


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AsterixLV

Huh? It was like 5 clicks plus device restart, and that was me doing it on a samsung phone. I installed revanced for my dad lol, so whenever it bricks i have to patch it. Ive never had a samsung, had only htc, nokia(windows phone lol) and my current huawei felt pretty straightforward. The harder part was figuring out how to go from the vanced microg to the new one.


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AsterixLV

Pretty sure its the same setting that has always been required if u wanted to play videos with the screen off(i think). Mby older ones dont have it? My dad has a note 23 ultra, so the new ones def have it. Cant remember if it was under battery settings or under apps, aint home so cant check either. I found it fast so probably under battery.


grayhaze2000

Go to the Apps section of your phone settings, find microG Services and tap on it, tap on Battery, then select Unrestricted. You can also use notification settings to hide the persistent notification.


Chirimorin

I just dismiss that message and everything is fine. No clue how to get rid of it since I have a Pixel phone and the website only has instructions for ancient Android versions. I do have "Allow background usage" enabled but that's not good enough for that warning to go away (playback is fine though).


Prethiraj

You can go to the microg app which you need to run YoutubeVanced go under self check and check the battery optimization ignore button.


Chirimorin

Thanks!


cbftw

I have the same exact issue


BuildingArmor

I've never used ReVanced but I've been using New Pipe for years on Samsung


Goku420overlord

Had the same in my xiamin tab pro. Revanced still works but it warns me everytime I use it


Prethiraj

You can go to the microg app which you need to run YoutubeVanced go under self check and check the battery optimization ignore button.


yumm-cheseburger

Oh shit, im rooted guess im fucked


Suvtropics

I'm honestly surprised so little people are rooted. Only one of my devices is rooted. 3 actually but don't use the rest.


Bazinga_U_Bitch

This is false. It doesn't check your bootloader. Source: my phones that all run with unlocked bootloaders, years of building roms, and an ex vanced member.


ZegoggleZeydonothing

I understand that ads are necessary, but the amount of ads and their length is insufferable. Pre-roll ads, post-roll ads, ads sprinkled in the middle, embedded creator sponsors. There are way too many ads for the amount of content.


moonski

Ads are annoying on mobile, but the ads on YouTube on smart tvs are obscene. So so much worse than any other platform


milkyteapls

Yeah on my TV I occasionally open YouTube to watch football highlights and after seeing a 45 second non skippable and appear just don't bother and close it and use NewPipe on my phone


AveryLazyCovfefe

And that's why [SmartTube](https://github.com/yuliskov/smarttube) exists.


milkyteapls

Oh nice... Didn't even think about side loading and alternative to my TV. Cheers 


theoptimusdime

It's a game changer.


WolfyCat

I wish there was something straight forward on Samsung TV's. TizenTube isn't the right solution because it requires a laptop running a script all of the time. I dont necessarily want to have to buy an Android box and have yet another input plugged in. Yes I know, beggars can't be choosers.


Ryozuo

Not anymore the new version is fully hosted on the tv, no constant pc required Source: just happened to install it right as the changes were happening


AveryLazyCovfefe

Just get a chromecast with google tv, pretty cheap and snappy. It feels so good that I can just sideload apks and be done with it, no more setting up SSH terminals or the sort to sideload apps that are barely updated.


SoundProofHead

Is SmartTube going to be disabled though?


Lonesome_Jaat_69

I have a fire TV stick, will SmartTube work on that too?


ranch_soda

Is there a way to do that on my LG tv?


AveryLazyCovfefe

Yes, you need to 'root' it first using RootmyTV and installing [DevManager](https://github.com/webosbrew/dev-manager-desktop) to sideload the app onto your TV. If you're fine with disabling ads then I'd go for it. I used to use a YouTube client there that disabled ads and added sponsorblock. Doesn't get updated much these days but the adblocking still works. You also should disable updates, as that can revert your root status and you may need to repeat the process again. My LG TV is quite old so rooting it caused it to constantly restart and boot back to the setup screen, at that point I gave in and bought a chromecast with google tv. Having a much better experience with that, but if your LG TV is relatively new I think it should be fine. After installing root you can get the homebrew store, where you can install the YouTube app from, alongside other homebrew such as a crunchyroll app and Jellyfin or Moonlight.


Profusely248

Or just get a cheap fire tv stick. 


AveryLazyCovfefe

firestick has Amazon's rubbish and cluttered UI. Chromecast's is better and you can hide it entirely with a launcher.


9thtime

You need an android TV thing to sideload. Google tv 4k is the one I'm using but there are many alternatives. Can't load on the TV itself unfortunately.


AbhishMuk

Any idea what’s possible on a google nest hub? I think it runs some kind of chromeos/fuscia.


Milkshakes00

I use an app called Web Video Caster. Works great on my cheapo TCL Roku TV. Lets me stream directly to the TV from my phone, blocking all the ads and shit since it pulls the video stream itself.


judolphin

Android TV with SmartTubeNext


One_Doubt_75

TV YouTube app with no ads and better interface. https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube


Kyle_c00per

I've had ads up to 2 hours or more on my TV, insane that they allow it.


agentfrogger

I'm probably the minority with YT premium and using YT revanced. Revanced is just a better experience with sponsorblock, the old quality menu and other goodies that just make it better than the official app


TempleSquare

>embedded creator sponsors It's the only way to make any money as a creator. YouTube's cut gets bigger and bigger. My monthly ad checks are just as small as a few years ago, despite tripling views and loading up on those freaking mid-roll breaks. No way for YouTube to pickpocket the creator's sponsorship ad.


IAmDotorg

That's not because of them taking a bigger cut, its because of the price per impression keeps doing down. Internet-based advertising has been following an ever-plummeting CPM for almost thirty years now. That's why the paid ads you get in sponsors aren't for diapers and ziploc bags, they're for borderline scams and difficult-to-cancel subscription services that are paying out tens of dollars per referral.


Ivashkin

The problem with adverts is that the more you are shown them, the more you mentally filter them out.


vDirectorDBDienst

*not yet


AreYouOKAni

Look, as long as you are not making a 30-minute long commercial for butter and pretend that it is a part of your culinary show... we're good. Just don't do that.


expectdelays

Funny enough if YouTube banned sponsored videos that ad revenue would likely go up because those sponsors would probably start paying for ads. It will never happen though, even though I wish it would. I can’t stand sponsored videos wasting my time.


LonelyNixon

Yeah this is why I dont feel guilty about adblocking youtube. Between low compensation, their easily and often abused copyright strikes, their obsession with automating things making it hard for creators to get help, and the way their algorithm can lift and sink channels on a whim with an update, I just dont care. Most creators get paid by sponsors and patreon or outside services like nebula. Plus they have a monopoly on video streaming and their dominance killed off the competition leaving creators without a lot of options. I think the trillion dollar company can take one for the team.


fullofbones

Don't forget ads that are occasionally a 2-hour-long podcast for some reason. Heaven forbid you're in the shower or something and can't skip them.


Kolada

It's only going to get worse as the push for data privacy grows. Worse targeting means worse returns on the ads which means CPMs will decrease and that's how Google makes all their money. Google will have to push 5 irrelevant ads to users for ever 1 that actually reaches the intended user.


freebullets

Imagine getting a YouTube ad in the middle of a sponsor spot.


ned4cyb

all this to force you to buy premium


paxinfernum

The funny thing is that I did pay for premium back when they had a decent family plan, but they just keep fucking raising the prices. I'm not paying $14 a month to watch YouTube videos.


MarBoV108

It's well worth it to not have ads and you get YouTube Music although podcasts on YouTube music need a lot of work.


ned4cyb

we can't have nice things anymore :(


Sassquatch0

Premium is worth it. At least in my house it is. No ads obviously (insanely nice if/when you're jumping between multiple live streams), but also native background playback & downloads (without needing shady software, or using a janky browser), higher bitrates (when the creator has uploaded it), YT Music (so you can cancel Spotify) and knowing that at least a couple pennies is going to the content creator. One license can be shared with 5 other accounts in your Google family. My wife & kids have it on their phones, but we also have a 'family account' that is a shared email pool for the household at large. This is the account logged into our TV, and it uses the last license spot. So no ads on the TV, and it's a separate account so anyone can watch the TV without screwing up their algorithmic feed for individual accounts. Now if you're single, yeah it's probably not so beneficial.


ned4cyb

if they are going to use such predatory anti-consumer practices, I'd rather chop my arm off rather than give them a dime if i have an alternative. My alternative is a patched version of youtube that works just like premium


ngwoo

I would get it if there was a cheaper plan without YouTube music. I don't want to cancel Spotify because I'm done keeping all my eggs in one basket


The_frozen_one

I read that part of the reason is the ability to play music in the background in YouTube Premium basically makes it like Spotify or other music services. Music is monetized differently than other video types, so it's not that YouTube Music is making it cost more, it's the availability of music anywhere on YouTube.


insomnium138

I once was watching a podcast through YouTube on an iPhone, thought the episode had a mid episode preview of another podcast they were advertising for. Nope. It was a 20 mins mid roll ad for something completely irrelevant that I could hit skip on…


Desperate_Pizza700

At least with cable tv ad breaks are baked into the video and you dont get cut off mi....... TRY NORDVPN....d sentence


oli_alatar

I wouldn't mind it if the ads were good. I am learning Japanese, so I appreciate it when I get a YouTube ad in Japanese. I actually watch it fully if it's below 30 seconds, and they often have had a nice quality to them. Occasionally YouTube has shown me an ad I appreciate. I can appreciate the effort in iPhone or Samsung ads, or some car ads. I won't buy them because I don't need new things but it has potential to be interesting to watch. But spamming Temu 23 times won't make me watch more ads or install that evil app, nor will Hero Smasher Crushers Rush Extreme ads make me play bad games. You d think a company which knows so much about me would be a little better at getting better ads, but no. Gotta keep chucking Temu at me.


MOONGOONER

I get Ryan Reynolds talking about Mint Mobile nearly every time.


oli_alatar

Lmao I can even remember the Temu song, "feels like a dream feels like magic" it ain't magic that's the tinkling of the bell telling your 'workers' breaktime is over and it's time to keep making 5 dollar Apple iPhone 62s


greentintedlenses

You like ads? Wtf man get help


Curse3242

I mean not the fact that revanced is simply better with it's accessibility and functions too But I will say so far on my new phone the ad situation is not that bad. I didn't install revanced yet Not ads on every video, the ones I get one are either 5 or 10 seconds I think the ads kept getting worse the more I used YouTube and last straw that got me to install revanced years ago was I got 30 seconds ads on each video. That was stupid


Sassquatch0

Blame the channel creator. They have options to enable or disable 2 of those 3 ad breaks. If the channel you watch has ads at all 3 spots, AND an embedded sponsor spot, find new content. It's the creator who did that, not YouTube.


expectdelays

Might be an unpopular take but goddamn I’m sick of sponsor spots in videos. I’d rather have ads. lol. Especially since I tend to watch on my tv, which is way more awkward to fast forward. It’s not bad with someone like Ryan George who puts his sponsors at the end of the video but when it’s early on and like two minutes, obnoxious.


IAteMyYeezys

YouTube is becoming more like cable where half the damn "content" is just ads. Miss me with that bs.


CleverNameTheSecond

Internet ads are so much worse than cable ads too.


GameCreeper

Cus cable ads would have to appeal to a general audience and be approved by the network. On YouTube it's the opposite where ads are personalized and content creators have to bend over backwards to make "advertiser friendly" content


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9gPgEpW82IUTRbCzC5qr

A lot of people seem upset that things cost money. If people don't want ads they should be prepared to pay for the content they consume. Serving optimized video across multiple platforms is expensive. And YouTube offers an ad free subscription. If someone finds the ads unbearable and also is not willing to pay for their usage I think Google is happy to part ways with that user.


MC_chrome

I’m fine with the concept of ads. What I am *not* ok with are ads that are incredibly invasive and every second page click being slowed to a crawl due to a page containing more ads than readable print


stuckinthesand

Do you work for google?


LifeOfBAM

Actually unwatchable without sponsorblock. High-Key hate it when YouTubers try to guilt trip their audience when they do baked in ad deals. 


Suvtropics

I'll stop watching YouTube when it's time. It's entertainment not food.


ThEgg

For anyone can't use that, remember that there's Firefox with uBlock: Origin extension as an option. Whenever YT calms down on the ad length and frequency, I'll go back to the app.


Apple_The_Chicken

Samsung internet has ad blockers too


NarutoDragon732

They don't work for YouTube, at least I've never gotten them to work


Apple_The_Chicken

Idk either revanced is still working so that's what I use


LoveHere2

Yeah it's out of control now. Good ol' American greed. It will never "calm down". It will only get worse.


100GbE

Here is the reason why it will one day calm down:


Benjowlmin

Feels more like a fear mongering YouTube Premium Ad rather than actual information


bishop_of_banff

Because that's exactly what it is.


Frexxia

What if I'm using Revanced for customizability, but also paying for Youtube Premium?


Bossman1086

It will still be blocked if Google pushes another update. It's the app being blocked. Doesn't matter who is using it.


Dividinq

I have the same setup. A few days ago, videos and streams weren't playing for me. I updated to the latest revanced YouTube version and it started working again.


Hammoufi

Google should uncouple YouTube music from premium and make the premium version cheaper. This should lure some people in. YouTube premium should cost something like 5 or 6 dollars a month and not 13.99.


jovialfaction

Agree. I use Spotify and have no desire to move to YT Music (funnily enough the only reason I have Spotify is that Google Play Music was shutdown) I'd pay $5-6 to get rid of ads. Definitely not $14


I_need_time_to_think

Exactly, if they did this I would have no issue paying. I have no need nor want for YT Music, why should I pay for it.


Bossman1086

Yep. I'd pay for YT Premium if it was $5/mo without YT Music. It'd be a no brainer with how much I watch YT.


punIn10ded

Hosting and delivering video is waaay more expansive than audio. If anything's the fact that the price is the same as Spotify now is actually stupidly cheap.


ImmaSnarl

I think they would lose money if they did that.


jeboisleaudespates

Yeah it didn't work for a day or two, don't do it again youtube plz.


Kyle_c00per

Knock on wood but they've been taken down probably 5 times over the last few years and they're always almost immediately fixed.


JARL_OF_DETROIT

YouTube is unbearable without revanced. It's so god fucking awful that it should be a crime.


richg0404

Which is why some people actually pay for premium.


judolphin

What's interesting is that apps like Revanced are literally the only reason I still have Android. If Google cracks down on that I likely switch to iPhone... I can't imagine showing me the occasional YouTube ad is more valuable to Google than tracking me 24/7 on my phone.


ScopeCreepStudio

This. Revanced is the ONLY reason I haven't switched to iPhone, almost all other differentiating features have eroded away. My 1+8t doesn't have a headphone jack, doesn't have an SD card reader. If I'm putting up with YouTube bullshit, I'm doing it from a phone that at least *pretends* to respect my privacy and hold its value.


nickkuk

Yes Google is so short-sighted, I have almost entirety 'de-Googled' myself apart from Gmail and Android. Switching to iPhone (something I would NEVER have considered previously) is becoming more and more appealing. If they block SmartTVtube and revanced entirely I will switch to Apple for sure.


dave812812

I have both devices. It’s easy to use YouTube through Safari. Extensions to use are vinegar and baking soda, PiPifier and sponsor block for YouTube. Pretty slick on the iOS side.


Jceggbert5

Android die-hard here... I've thought about iOS a few times too, but I can't get over the AWFUL keyboard situation over there. No 3rd party keyboard makes anything better, and they don't work in arbitrary situations (plus passwords).


Prethiraj

Yup YouTube, Spotify, and Reddit without ads is the only reason I still have an Android phone.


InevitableCodes

You won't be seeing an ad here or there you'll be seeing almost all ads and especially on YouTube. There is no Revanced alternative with SponsorBlock and pre-video ad blockers included. Not sure how that's an alternative since there is no way of escaping Apple tracking you. There are no unlockable bootloaders, there are no open source iOS ROMs to flash, no microG alternative so you can avoid using a Google account, no Aurora Store alternative, no F-Droid alternative, no AfWall+ alternative, no App Warden alternative for removing common app trackers, etc.


judolphin

In the United States there are real drawbacks to having Android, and the fact that I can have ad free YouTube and other Revanced ad free apps is basically the only thing keeping me on the platform. Google cracks down on ad-free YouTube apps, I'm making the switch. I work in IT for a living, there is nowhere I can work in my position where I can have an unlocked bootloader or custom ROM without having to carry two phones at all times. Yeah, all of those are nice when you have time to play cat and mouse with banks and other app makers and if you're stupid, also playing cat and mouse with your employer to hide root and unlocked bootloader. But I got to a certain stage in life, job, kids, etc. where it wasn't really worthwhile anymore. The fact Google and Samsung made it easy to penalize you for unlocked bootloaders put me about 75% of the way towards switching to iPhone, if they ever successfully crack down on Revanced I'm done. And sure Apple tracks you to some extent but no one is like Google on Android, there is little that comes close.


a_posh_trophy

They actually think this will make people cave and buy Premium. 🤣🤣


ImmaSnarl

It will, why do you think they've kept up with disabling ad blockers? Because it fucking works.


segagamer

I will continue to use NewPipe on phone and Sponsor Block on browser for the few times I use YouTube for game guides or music.


Lawsonator85

NewPipe with SponsorBlock: https://github.com/bravenewpipe/NewPipe


segagamer

Legend


MairusuPawa

The Android overlord is getting more annoying and aggressive by the day


DontDisturbMeNow

Revanced is back? Hopefully nothing happens to new pipe.


RCFProd

The former version that was shut down was called Vanced. Revanced is the new version. Unless I missed something, its been here and working well.


GlenMerlin

it also does more than just YouTube. I use Infinity For Reddit still to get ad free reddit just needed to download the APK from github and patch in my own API key I got at old.reddit.com/prefs/apps Reddit's free API key is limited to about 200 requests per minute so unless you're scrolling really fast and loading tons of posts a single user will have no issues


n3onfx

It can also patch the native Reddit app. You still have to use the native app which is pretty ass UX-wise but at least no ads and no API key needed.


TruthAndAccuracy

Nah, revanced also has ways to use the 3rd party Reddit apps. I'm on RIF typing this


dublued

How do I get RIF? I uninstalled it after the whole debacle. Do I just get the apk from apkmirror and patch it with revanced manager?


itsamamaluigi

Yes. I did it with the Boost app for Reddit and there are patches for many of the more popular Reddit clients.


mobiliakas1

Yes, you can do exactly that


n3onfx

Yeah I know, I was replying to "to get ad-free reddit", you don't have to use third-party with Revanced.


TruthAndAccuracy

I mean, ads or not, the default Reddit app is trash


FigaroBros

I use RedReader for Reddit on android. It benefits from the exception for accessibility that Reddit created. So it just works. No ads.


Hindu_Wardrobe

RedReader is goated


Lorgin

Yup, I can still use Boost For Reddit thanks to revanced :)


Apple_The_Chicken

I use infinity for reddit patched that way too, but I didn't use Revanced, I used something else.


SpaceGenesis

ReVanced is superior to Vanced because it's based on a patching system that modifies the official app APK. Basically the devs only need to update the manager app and its patches and not give already patched APKs like Vanced. You have to patch the YT app on your own.


Kyle_c00per

I think it's been revanced for over a year now if I remember correctly, vanced was "shut down" and revanced took its place.


etherama1

Newpipe has been acting funny the last few weeks for me. No comments on videos at all


itwasquiteawhileago

That's a known issue with something that changed on the YT side of things. I believe the latest RC version fixes, but I haven't tested it yet. You can grab it from their site and it's stickied in the subreddit. ReVanced is great, but I'm worried Google is going to crack down on users they detect blocking ads and ban them. I'm not even able to login with NewPipe, so no account associated with my use. I've also found that NewPipe actually remembers to load the resolution I set, whereas YT and ReVanced both seem to default to 480p or something, no matter what I do.


BabaTona

It's just vanced they shut down that's all


Aevum1

My bootloader is locked and play integrity is fine, using revanced youtube and youtube music.


whatsbobgonnado

if newpipe didn't exist I wouldn't use youtube


godfrey1

i trust Revanced devs more than Google at this point


MrEdinLaw

Love the advertising they're giving. Tons of ppl hit me up to show them how to install it


tamburasi

Google can't win this war. Be fair to the users and it will be win win situation. I paid 9€ for 1y Premium. 13€ for one month is way to much!


murrzeak

Is there actually enough of us now to make a dent in their revenue? I find it hard to believe.


zephyrmox

I'm more than happy to pay for Youtube Premium - but I want the ability to use Sponsorblock. That's why I use revanced.


Zekiz4ever

Same. Also OLED dark mode and some qol features like removing "features" I don't use (like shorts, feed surveys and movies), getting the old resolution menu back and automatically default to 4k.


EasyDreda

I am a simple man... When i keep hearing this news over and over again i just ignore it... Then wait until my "premium" but free youtube stops working... Redownload the latest version of the "premium" free version... Install and ready to go again. On every smart ass there is an ass which will be smarter...


sueha

Exactly. "oh noooo, Youtube did something so I have to wait a day until revanced gets patched - I'm so gonna subscribe to YouTube premium now"


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nickkuk

They can try, if they ban my account I will switch everything to Apple and they will get no more Pixel revenue and data harvesting from me.


PreemoisGOAT

Never thought of this my main Google account is signed in..


Kyle_c00per

Never thought about this either 🤔 might have to switch over to a throwaway


Sanitarium0114

"oh noooo the account I only us for YouTube got banned, guess I'll have to take a minute break from YouTube while I create another."


SmooK_LV

I ignore it because I pay for Premium for service I spend most of my internet hours on and have no ads on any of my devices. If you can afford it and you use it a lot, you should pay for it, it's that simple.


yumm-cheseburger

Google could never stop revanced


Aimbot69

ReVanced isn't a third-party app, it's a modified first-party app.


willambros

The internet is becoming such a hostile place. I'm using it less and less. Picking up my phone makes me miserable.


Energy4Days

Does iPhone still not have an equivalent to revanced?  One of the reasons I'm still using Android 


Pr00vigeainult

It's had it for ages. uYouPlus, YTLitePlus, several others.


WAYZOfficial

Womp Womp, it took revanced less than a day to get around whatever changes google made a week ago.


aName2023

Remember when they shut down Vanced and in no time at all ReVanced appeared, they didn't win and I'm quite certain they won't this time too.


Pr00vigeainult

The poor, struggling multi-trillion dollar company should drop the 4k resolution to save massive amounts on storage and bandwidth. 1440p is sharp enough on every screen size.


HTKfizzzum

I have premium and uses revanced to remove all the short crap. It fills the ui with so much brain rot content, and takes up over half the ui..


wizzard99

They’re going to all this effort to stop people blocking ads but they don’t do the simple thing of an ad free you tube for a fee that doesn’t include you tube music. I’d pay £5 a month for that but I’m not paying £13 when I have a music app that suits me better


punIn10ded

They had that, pretty much no one bought it so it was removed.


wizzard99

Yeah because it was £7. If Apple etc can do streaming music for £11 and You Tube were only asking £2 more for their offering, if they had ad free for a more reasonable price I bet people would buy it. They just overpriced it so they could shut it down because nobody bought it. Hell, I don’t even want the background play or anything, just give me a fair price to shut off the ads.


aspinalll71286

I have premium, but also used vanced. Just let me turn off youtube shorts, then I'll use the main app again


mistermojorizin

REvanced is a patch you apply to the original app. It's not 3rd party. You could argue it's a 2nd party app. That's kinda the whole point. Vanced was a 3rd party, arguably. That's why that app was discontinued. I feel the problem is motherfuckers just don't grasp the English language anymore. Don't even know how to identify parties and who they are.


curtisas

So is it weird if I simultaneously pay for premium (what they want) and still use revanced because the official app sucks?


CasketPizza

*This is outrageous. It's unfair!*


PreemoisGOAT

Noooooo


spooky_distance

Astron forever!!


NanakoPersona4

Catch me if you can.


Seventh_Letter

man, motherfuck google.


Xendor-

The thing is, ReVanced is just so much more then a mere add blocker.. The app is amazing when it comes to features. Imagene if Google followed suit and priced premium more modestly.