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YouTube Vanced icon

YouTube Vanced

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Vanced is a modded version of YouTube with many features such as adblocking, background playback, PiP mode and several other customizable ones.

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License model

  • FreeProprietary

Platforms

  • Android
  • Android Tablet
Discontinued

YouTube Vanced has been discontinued as of 03/13/2022, as announced by its developer on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Vanced/comments/tdazfr/discontinuation_of_the_vanced_project/

4.8 / 5 Avg rating (13)
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Features

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  1.  Background playing
  2.  Background Music
  3.  Picture in Picture
  4.  Advert blocking
  5.  Optimized for Windows
  6.  YouTube Downloader
  7.  Video overlay
  8.  Ad-free
  9.  Playlists management
  10.  Tabbed interface

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Top Positive Comment
munteanzeno
Apr 27, 2019
5

Other apps like ogyoutube do not have overlay. Just delete the original YouTube with root and you will have a perfect experience

Shoji
Mar 21, 2022
1

Enhanced Youtube With Dark Theme, Ad Blocking, Background Playback And Many More.

Guest
Jun 17, 2021
0

It has background play, ad blocking, and doesn't rely on play services to run, so you can get it on an amazon fire.

smevan
Feb 26, 2021
1

In recent versions the watch history is not saved. I didn't find any solution to this issue. Anybody else facing this problem

lpstandardrp
Nov 19, 2021

I was trying to figure that out! I figured it was something I did regarding changing my g..gle history settings or something. I did not fully consider it might be a YouTube back-end and/or Vanced change in code or inter-operability/compatibility; I hadn't (until today) updated Vanced in a couple years-ish. My "Watch History" stopped working on or about Sept.1,2021... I might check out XDA for a solution because this feature was pretty smooth and appreciated (if not clutch!)... it made switching between devices even more seamless!...butter-smooth cross-platform transitions. Now I just add whatever video I want to watch on a different device to my "Watch Later" playlist, which is annoying and less-user-friendly now that it's serving dual-purposes (quick save to "watch later" AND "watch later" on other device) and thus growing in size rapidly. I have tried using a "watch later(continue)" to serve the watch history purpose– it's clunky relative to having watch history integration.

lpstandardrp
Nov 19, 2021

Watch History seems to be working with my updating Vanced and MicroG via (installing and) using Vanced Manager (to update Vanced and MicroG) today.

DireChocobo
Jun 14, 2019
1

Not really an alternative, but a mod, and a rather nice one at that. I did have an issue with having to uninstall and reinstall this and the associated log in package when I changed my password, so that can be a nuisance. Rather nice though, and it doesn't appear to have as many tracking issues as YT proper. There has not appeared to be a sync between what I watch via Vanced, and what I watch on desktop.

Minor con: You can't remove a song from a playlist, and mother of god, YT playlists are insane. I said Minor Threat, and it plays the BeeGees good lord man.

Jimbo Styles
Dec 17, 2018
1

There are some small bugs that need to be ironed out. Otherwise great app, I refuse to pay for background play.

DireChocobo
Jun 14, 2019

"I refuse to pay for background play"

As you should!

Nick Romson
Dec 13, 2018
0
Harvey Williams
Dec 15, 2019

I found the download links didn't work well, probably because it's been downloaded too much.

Getting the app straight off XDA worked better for me.

lpstandardrp
Nov 19, 2021

I found this XDA post by user ipdev helpful (only attaching a portion of the OP), the link (to original post) is at the bottom:

The official Vanced manager and microG releases are on GitHub. YouTube Vanced - GitHub - Link

Releases. Vanced Manager - Link Vanced MicroG - Link

Go to the version you want and click on Assets to show the files. Click on the apk name to download.​


A while back I posted some links to the Vanced Telegraph pages. Post # 19,258 - Link You might find something in the FAQ or troubleshooting links.



Link (XDA post): Post in thread '[APP][MOD][ROOT/NONROOT] YouTube Vanced Edition' https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-mod-root-nonroot-youtube-vanced-edition.3758757/post-85410657

  • ipdev, Recognized Contributor, Aug 1, 2021, #19,273"


Lastly, Vanced Installation instructions (link found on one of the Vanced Github pages): https://telegra.ph/Installation-for-Vanced-09-01

jimmy max
Mar 13, 2023

YouTube Vanced is a popular modded version of the official YouTube app for Android devices. It offers many features and customization options that are not available in the regular app, such as ad blocking, background playback, and the ability to override resolution and speed limits.

jimmy max
Mar 13, 2023

YouTube Vanced is an Android app that provides a modified version of the official YouTube app with additional features not available in the original app. These features include ad-blocking, background playback, and the ability to play videos in a pop-up window. YouTube Vanced also allows users to change the app's theme, enable/disable features like resolution and speed control, and more. https://vancedyoutube.org

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What is YouTube Vanced?

Download YouTube Vanced APK for Non-Rooted, Rooted, and Magisk Android devices. Vanced also was known as iYTBP icon iYTBP is a new modded version of YouTube which contains ad blocking and background playback features.

This concept has been carried over to ReVanced icon ReVanced.

YouTube Vanced information

  • Developed by

    Team Vanced
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.8 (13 ratings)
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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 8 comments and reviews about YouTube Vanced, and it has gotten 102 likes

YouTube Vanced was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on Jun 15, 2018 and this page was last updated Jun 26, 2023.