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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.

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[–] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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.
[–] jollyroger@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Does this require your phone to be rooted?

[–] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] jollyroger@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

Weird got a message saying I needed root I'm switched to libretube for now, it's good

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also you have to patch the app yourself

I thought I read someone was providing "clean" patched APKs now?

[–] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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 :)

[–] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

with some nft bullshit from the cancer creators too, tbf