YouTube app ever increasing ads - alternative?

Space Monkey · 29 Apr 2021 at 16:08

What address did you enter when signing up? It's asking for an Indian address?

Space Monkey · 29 Apr 2021 at 16:20

Ignore, sorted it, so got both YouTube Premium and Music Premium for £1.25 per month, plus a little for conversion by the bank no doubt. Not a bad deal

DJ85 · 29 Apr 2021 at 16:22

Was the Indian pin number that threw me, the music apps good for the car

gpuerrilla · 29 Apr 2021 at 20:21

David Flett said:
Was the Indian pin number that threw me, the music apps good for the car

Whats an Indian pin number?

DJ85 · 29 Apr 2021 at 20:25

Was when I put in an address it wouldn't let me continue unless I put In an I didn't pin number take it its a post code. I used Mumbai 101111

Kyle009 · 30 Apr 2021 at 11:39

Thanks for the Indian VPN tip - signed up last night. Great stuff.

GMac11 · 30 Apr 2021 at 11:47

Yeah the VPN thing is great. It's not as daunting as you'd think even for people like me who have next to no experience using VPN's in general.
Everyone says it's really simple but I was always wary that if someone could balls it up it would be me but it was simple as anything.
I'd definitely recommend it over using 3rd party apps such as Vanced.

I'm amazed Google haven't clamped down on it, they must know people are at it?
Maybe it isn't worth their while.

something daft already!! · 1 May 2021 at 12:46

YouTube vanced updated today and installed an app called puretuber which is full of ads and sits running all the time. I have removed this app.

james.miller · 1 May 2021 at 13:11

something daft already!! said:
YouTube vanced updated today and installed an app called puretuber which is full of ads and sits running all the time. I have removed this app.

scam app. Did you install vanced from the playstore? If you did, uninstall it follow the instructions here: Download YouTube Vanced APK [NON-ROOT] for your Android smartphone (xda-developers.com). Any copy of Vanced you see on the playstore is fake.

This website = fake (mentions the 'upgrade' to puretuber):
No ads, background play and download - YouTube Vanced APK, Vanced | YouTube Vanced

This is the real website:
YouTube Vanced (vancedapp.com)

something daft already!! · 2 May 2021 at 10:32

james.miller said:
scam app. Did you install vanced from the playstore? If you did, uninstall it follow the instructions here: Download YouTube Vanced APK [NON-ROOT] for your Android smartphone (xda-developers.com). Any copy of Vanced you see on the playstore is fake.

This website = fake (mentions the 'upgrade' to puretuber):
No ads, background play and download - YouTube Vanced APK, Vanced | YouTube Vanced

This is the real website:
YouTube Vanced (vancedapp.com)

Thank you for that.

I have chosen to remove the app and avoid watching YouTube on my phone. I mostly use chrome and ABP.

flexo786 · 4 May 2021 at 23:31

hey which free vpn are people using that has servers in india as the one i have subscribed to doesnt
thanks

Space Monkey · 5 May 2021 at 00:17

Used a free trial with SurfShark

Kyle009 · 5 May 2021 at 09:15

I used my Windscribe account

LordBeggar · 6 May 2021 at 16:25

If you are using android, then you can use adguard to block adds

Faded · 6 May 2021 at 22:03

When doing the Indian VPN thing are you creating a 'dummy' Google account to do the whole process? Or is it safe to just use your normal account?

tom_e · 7 May 2021 at 07:53

Faded said:
When doing the Indian VPN thing are you creating a 'dummy' Google account to do the whole process? Or is it safe to just use your normal account?

No, just use your normal account.

Faded · 7 May 2021 at 10:11

Space Monkey said:
Used a free trial with SurfShark

Is there actually a free trial? The only option I can see is to pay and then get a refund.

tom_e said:
No, just use your normal account.

Great, thank you.

Space Monkey · 7 May 2021 at 21:55

Faded said:
Is there actually a free trial? The only option I can see is to pay and then get a refund.

Great, thank you.

Yeah through the mobile app, using Android here, website seems to want to charge

krooton · 12 May 2021 at 20:29

Vpn family plan, as it means all our phones, pcs, and tvs are covered.

IC3 · 13 May 2021 at 13:19

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/youtube-premium-ps113month-argentina-3589627

I'm on Argentina plan, paying 90p a month for premium.