I am looking for for an app that registers as a YouTube endpoint, but has no ads and tracking (or backdoors). I had one (forgot the name) which stopped working. Please advice.

  • @WindowsEnjoyerEnglish
    13•9 months ago

    Revanced instructions (official Youtube app, but with adblocking, sponsorblock and other nice improvements).

    1. Uninstall Youtube (or disable if not possible)
    2. https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/releases
    3. Install
    4. Open, go to “Patcher”, find “Youtube” and download the specified recommended version from https://www.apkmirror.com/
    5. Patch it, install it.
    6. Install MicroG if you want to use your Google account with it: https://github.com/TeamVanced/VancedMicroG/releases
    7. Launch your installed youtube app. You will need to login from within the app if you are using MicroG.
    • @[email protected]English
      1•9 months ago

      Also you have to patch the app yourself

      I thought I read someone was providing “clean” patched APKs now?

      • @WindowsEnjoyerEnglish
        3•9 months ago

        Google might go after pathed apks, but you can’t go after patches (which isn’t apk).

        EDIT: Google actually went after patched Vanced apk and got it off the internet. ReVanced was born afterwards shortly :)

        • @SethayyEnglish
          1•9 months ago

          with some nft bullshit from the cancer creators too, tbf