Quote from: Tony on May 13, 2024, 15:42:44Woooo.  Half a page of instructions. My steps to block YouTube ads.
Step 1:
Download the brave browser.
Step 2:
Watch Youtube

Yeah, I tend to avoid installing apps if possible. Have to worry if it's from a trusted source or a telemetry vector. If the functionality I need is in browser, that's usually always my first point of call.

Unless the experience is significantly improved in app version I rarely ever download them.

From my limited experience using the official YouTube app it was just a downgrade and browser works just as good (if not better with brave or kiwi + ublock extension). So why on earth somebody would need to do or go through all this effort is beyond me.

YouTube Revanced just block explicit version/implicit in music video,need assistance, regular video just to adjust

youtube is best ads free music player

To keep blocking YouTube ads on Android despite Google's crackdown, use a third-party app like YouTube Vanced or an ad-blocking browser such as Brave. These options effectively bypass ads while offering a smoother viewing experience.

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Whenever I go to look for an app, I always search for its git first. Then go from there.

I suggest doing that in the future

Thank you so much !!!! i just comment to say that.

I just use Windscribe on my phone to block ads. You gotta subscribe to their "ROBERT" thingy but if you build your own plan you pay as little as $3 a month. Can't help with other devices, I'm afraid.

It keeps failing at the patch and building phase. No instructions for when this happens  . Will take other commenter suggestions and try a different app altogether

This article is why we can't have nice things. Sure reveal to everyone including Google and YouTube how the workaround works, perhaps they get a chance how to stop it or fix it.

If people really want to find a workaround I trust them to find out how to and not by this article.

This article and it's author is the reason why revanced soon will be unusable.

Quote from: Mr Majestyk on May 13, 2024, 02:25:01And what about Android TV's, what options are there. I've stopped watching YT on Android entirely, so fcuk you Google. You make billions just from advertising revenue and still it's never enough.

Very simple and far more elegant solution than having to manually patch the official YT client on Android devices, it's called Smart Tube. I can't post the link. So, just go to GitHub and search for Smart Tube. It's developed by yuliskov.

Pretty much all the same functionality of revanced, if not more with auto-updating functionality. And the app is in active development with updates occurring frequently. It's a god-send.

You can absolutely have the revanced app take the place of the stock YouTube app. It takes about ten minutes to uninstall the official YouTube client on unrooted devices utilizing standard adb commands. No computer or other devices is needed. It can all be done on the phone itself with USB debugging and LADB. There are plenty of guides online detailing how to uninstall any app, even system apps via these steps. Also, once it's uninstalled, then patch the YouTube app with revanced manager and it will automatically have the same icon and app name as the official YT app by using the default patch settings. Lastly, go into the default app settings for "Open by default" settings section of your newly patched YT client and toggle "Open supported links" to on. Then below that check all four boxes for each type of YouTube URL link. After these steps, the patched YT client will behave exactly as the stock YT app. Links will open in the patched app and you'll never encounter all the garbage and smut that comes with th official YT client. Also, since this uninstalled the official YT app, there's no need to worry about the stock app being automatically reinstalled over time via Play Store updates. The official app will only reappear if manually re-installed by the user.

There are some great browsers that work just as well, also, while simultaneously protecting you from trackers and other things. *Taps nose*

Quote from: Stephen626 on May 14, 2024, 01:39:06Yeah, now you have just told Google to concentrate on the only remaining ways to bypass the abundant adds. Nice job, hope you get a good a** chewing when these methods are ruined. Thanks allot

Do you think they're really going t notice this tiny little thing? I  suppose they could search for relevant stuff...

Yeah, now you have just told Google to concentrate on the only remaining ways to bypass the abundant adds. Noce job, hope you get a good a** chewing when these methods are ruined. Thanks allot

Just use Firefox web browser on the phone. All of the sites get blocked ads. Music.youtube and YouTube. No stopped videos no ads. 100% easy