Vanced discontinued

Orcvader · 13 Mar 2022 at 17:50

Vanced is no longer in development: https://www.reddit.com/r/Vanced/comments/tdazfr/discontinuation_of_the_vanced_project/

It still works but eventually YouTube will raise the working minimum app version before it forces you to "upgrade" to the latest version.

Alternatives to remove ads is either pay up for YouTube Premium, or if you don't mind not syncing your account, NewPipe:

https://newpipe.net/

There's also a fork of NewPipe with SponsorBlock:

https://github.com/polymorphicshade/NewPipe

If you have Android TV, there's SmartTubeNext:

https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/

Orcvader · 5 Apr 2022 at 17:32

jaybee said:
I'm going to go and read up on the reddit threads to try to understand this but it sounded like they got greedy with NFT's or something? Which gave google a route to be able to issue a C&D order.
Vanced has become one of the main reasons to use android for many people. What a sad day.
If people move to alternatives, how will they also survive?
I had been running a very old version of vanced as I prefered the way the interface worked for a couple of features. I updated it the other day because it stopped working on my phone - assume it must have been related to this - and now have only just come to experience the sponsor block stuff. Incredible. Love it.
I wonder when it will actually stop working then.

They claim it wasn't because of NFTs (they tried to turn their logo into one) but only Google and the developers will really know. Either way it was eventually going to happen since it was a modded version of the official app, surprised Google didn't clamp down on it sooner.

It'll stop working when Google changes the API. I'm guessing you were on version 14 or something with the old UI? Next branch to stop working is 15, then 16, and eventually 17 so Vanced should continue working for the next couple of years if you're on the latest version.

Orcvader · 7 Apr 2022 at 23:18

jaybee said:
The seek bar has extra features and is customizable for some things as well.

And one thing I never understood why Google killed it off, tap to seek.

But yes, it's little extra features that makes the app more comfortable to use. I don't mind paying for premium but the direction the app has been going isn't always helpful and can sometimes makes it feel more cumbersome to use.

Orcvader · 8 Apr 2022 at 14:43

ttaskmaster said:
My app has double-tap to seek. Seems to work the same...?

The double tap you're speaking of is where you double tap on the side of the video to either quickly go forward or backwards a few seconds.

The one I'm referring to is tapping on the seek bar itself to skip to another point in the video. This is handy if you want to go to a certain point of the video instead of tapping multiple times on the side. You now have to drag the seek bar to do the same thing.

Orcvader · 8 Apr 2022 at 14:57

ttaskmaster said:
Fair enough...
But unless you know exactly where on this bar the 41:28 marker is, and can tap that precision-point on a tiny phone screen with your large manly fingers, would you not need to drag the slider until it reaches the point you want anyway?

I just did a rough estimate tap, then switched back to the double tapping to get to the precise time I want. I always accidentally drag a little extra when lifting up after sliding hence why I prefer only tapping.

Orcvader · 22 Apr 2022 at 13:09

chrcoluk said:
All you guys dont watch youtube on a PC then? none of these methods needed on PC.

TV in the living room, PC in my room, tablet when travelling, and phone when I can't access the other devices. Everyone will have different ways watching YouTube with different reasons.

Orcvader · 16 Jun 2022 at 12:24

doodah said:
Any one able to help on this? I keep getting a notification about allowing vanced microG to run in the background (battery optimisation). Fine but the issue is that the app isn't in the list of apps for battery optimisation, YT Vanced is and already has 'no restriction' applied to it. vanced microG is nowhere to be found, have also expanded the list to include system apps.

Poco F3 Android 12.

It's a weird MIUI restriction, for some reason Xiaomi makes it hard to whitelist apps (not just Vanced). Not sure if it'll help but try the solution here?: https://www.reddit.com/r/Vanced/com.../?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Orcvader · 8 Oct 2022 at 12:51

I've not had any issues with the official ReVanced builder. Just had to make sure you grab the 17.36.37 APK from APKMirror. You need to apply MicroG support for it to coexist with the unpatched version. I also picked Custom Branding so it comes with the ReVanced name and icon. The unofficial manager mentioned previously however works fine too, and even grabs the correct YouTube version for you.

Only thing not working is casting but I hardly cast these days, mostly just run SmartTubeNext on the TV themselves.

Orcvader · 27 Oct 2022 at 12:20

Scort said:
This app is incredible! Only issue I have is trying to get my OLED 'magic remote' to get control of it/the Shield at times... nothing to do with the app really, just a gripe as I'm British andike to moan

More to do with HDMI-CEC, some TVs/devices don't always implement it properly. Notice it sometimes goes iffy with my Samsung and Shield as well, but I found using the Shield's remote to clear all apps allows the Samsung remote to work properly again, or use the Samsung remote to pick the Shield input, even if it's already on the Shield already. These solutions might work with your LG if I googled that remote right.

Orcvader · 28 Oct 2022 at 11:39

As above you need to make sure you've downloaded the recommended version (from places such as APKMirror) since the patches target that version, it won't work on the latest one. I also found certain patches don't work too well, example is the custom buffer patch can actually cause videos to not load.

Previous manager suggested 17.36.37 which is what I'm using and works fine for me, but I can see the current recommended is 17.41.37. Maybe rolling back to the 36 branch might work better.

Orcvader · 30 Oct 2022 at 07:22

A2Z said:
Seriously guys why not just spend the £14 for 12 months of YouTube Premium.

It's not just about the ads, premium won't have:
Sponsor block
Tap on seek bar
Removing unneeded buttons like Create, Shorts, etc
Old quality layout (so you can pick the resolution instead of YouTube's weird "high quality", "data saver", etc)
Return dislike button

And a few other features that can make using the app more comfortable.

Orcvader · 1 Nov 2022 at 14:11

A2Z said:
I've not used Vanced for a while so I'm not up to date with it's features, but..

Return dislike button - not sure what you mean? The dislike button works fine on YT, can press it then press it again to cancel the dislike no problems, if that's what you meant?
Resolution - I have it set to high quality and it always plays videos in at least 1080p. If I want it higher I can just select whatever resolution I want when the video plays, no issues.
Why is Shorts button unneeded? Shorts on YT are great watch them all the time, it's nice to have a button to go straight into it.
Tap on seek bar - as opposed to having to drag it? I would argue the opposite, dragging is better as can then select a specific time, instead of tapping which is guesswork.
Sponsor block - So Vanced will auto skip any sponsor stuff in a video? Is that only if it has 'Includes Promotion' thing showing? As a lot of videos don't have that and they still show sponsors.

With YT I can watch a video on my phone pause it, resume the same video at the same spot on my tablet, pause again, then resume at the same spot on my TV. Can I do that with Vanced?

1. YT killed the dislike feature. The button is still there but you can't see the dislike count, it's private. It's now done via a 3rd party service, via browser extensions or patched into the app: https://www.returnyoutubedislike.com
2. The classical picker is still there but it's now behind an extra tap. I often change it depending on where I am as some area's 4G/5G is just too slow/congested.
3. Personal choice. Not everyone likes shorts. If you like it, then you can keep it. If you don't bother with shorts then it's just crowding the bottom bar.
4. Again personal choice. Older versions had tap to seek, and I prefer it over dragging as it feels faster to seek, to me at least.
5. Any sponsor, not just the ones with "Includes Promotions", it's community driven: https://sponsor.ajay.app

I'm not saying YouTube themselves should change the app to suit the examples I listed (ReVanced has more patches that can do more things), but rather give the user to change the UI/UX to suit the user's preferences. ReVanced does this, you don't have to apply every patch, only the ones you feel will benefit the way you use the app. Old Vanced had all the extra features built in but they still allowed the user to enable/disable the features they wanted. Everyone is different, there's no best way to suit everyone's usage.

Orcvader · 6 Feb 2023 at 22:46

I've been using Revanced Extended, I found that's more stable than the usual Revanced.

I did try Firefox with uBlock Origin but the app experience is more comfortable for me personally.

Orcvader · 11 Feb 2023 at 20:08

2013 said:
I've never used Vanced, could someone tell me what Vanced is ?

A modded version of YouTube to block ads and skip sponsor segments. No longer in development but ReVanced has basically replaced it. More complex to use but you can pick what patches you want to use.

Orcvader · 13 Feb 2023 at 15:22

Scort said:
As @Orcvader mentions, there's also "Revanced Extended" - this is jsut a single APK download, and saves you having to run the patcher yourself etc - though as I found, it didn't work initially - though this seems to be a known fault; and mine just started working today.

Revanced Extended also requires you to use the official patcher, you just change the sources to "inotia00".

Orcvader · 13 Feb 2023 at 18:55

Scort said:
Odd - I downloaded an APK, no patcher was needed - maybe my Google-Fu just took me to someone's Git Repo where they'd already done the work.

Just checked and I'm guessing it pointed it to NoName-exe? Looking over their Github they use inotia00's patches so it looks safe. Even links to inotia00's microG fork which is an updated version of the original Vanced version.

Edit: Side note, not related to YouTube, but revanced manager can also patch other apps. I've been eyeing on Twitter patches ever since they removed support for 3rd party apps, but so far there's not that many useful patches yet.

Orcvader · 18 Apr 2023 at 14:05

silverblack said:
I was using Re-Vanced but it started buffering videos,seems i'm not alone after a google.
Tried the Turkey VPN method again and got official Premium for £12.57 for the year.

There's a spoof signature verification patch you need to apply to get around that. Google's been A/B testing ways to block users logged in via microG (affects other apps that relies on microG too).

Orcvader · 18 Apr 2023 at 20:10

Huxton said:
My phone isn't rooted? I use this : https://revanced.io/

Just install the manager, microg and the revanced app and job done.

I would advice removing that. The only official site is revanced.app, io is not affiliated with the developers and who knows what else they added in. There's a good guide here on how to use the official manager app: https://www.reddit.com/r/revancedapp/comments/xlcny9/revanced_manager_guide_for_dummies/

Orcvader · 18 Apr 2023 at 20:45

kakarott said:
I used that guide with recommended patch and it says my phone isn't rooted

You need to apply the microg patch, it should be part of the recommended patches but have a look at the list to see if it was selected.

Orcvader · 21 Apr 2023 at 10:31

Raggs said:
I've been trying a few solutions. I've never tried Vanced but had a go at the dummies guide to RE Vanced, but I couldn't get it to work on my tablet. The app would install but it would not launch anything For the Android TV, I've settled on smarttubenext which works great. I actually think it's faster than the YouTube app but on the phone and tablet it doesn't scroll correctly, but it's meant for TVs anyway.

got Cleantube and Newpipe on the phone. The former is available on the Play Store, which surprised me.

Are you patching a downloaded APK of YouTube or the YouTube app already installed on your phone? You need to select the storage option and then select the APK file. Currently doesn't work with the installed version since it's a bundled APK which doesn't have all the resources in it.