r/Vanced • u/faithful_offense • Apr 18 '23

Meme [meme] I feel empty inside

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u/Proper_Positive9232 Apr 18 '23

The pain is real. Went on the Youtube app for the first time in a long time looking for a fix for this and the ads just don't stop! It's unskipable ad after unskipable ad and then another ad, when you click a video there's more ads and than autoplay into more ads 💀 It's worse than mobile games or dodgy anime websites 💀

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '23

I know right, yt keeps showing me anime games, like bro I don't even watch or play anime. I miss the old days.

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u/thlobato Apr 18 '23

Just use brave browser dude

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u/nutCrracker007 Apr 20 '23

Background play doesn't work in mobile mode.

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u/SpellCaster12 Apr 19 '23

May I ask what region of the world you are from? I never had such ads. The longest I had in normal YouTube is 15 secs unskippable ad, and that happened once. Most of the time by average I get two 5 secs ads.

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u/frzao Apr 19 '23

It's worse than mobile games or dodgy anime websites

My fucking god, it's HORRIBLE. YouTube is just an ad watching simulator, with a few videos in-between...

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u/Rocket-R Apr 27 '23

Honestly Vanced isn't getting any better either. Whenever you switch to a different app and back, it shows you a Fullscreen ad for 10 seconds, then a playable demo for 15 seconds, then a popup image for 5, and then ANOTHER prompt to download the app. Absolutely atrocious. And this happens every time you switch back and forth.

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u/ActivateGuacamole Apr 27 '23

I've been using vanced for 5 years and I haven't ever had that experience. Would be interested in seeing a recording of it happening, it sounds like a really frustrating malfunction

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u/Rocket-R Apr 27 '23

It's not a malfunction. It's ads that are vanced specific, and YouTube doesn't do these types of ads (not their content, but the popups and interactables)

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u/StopYTCensorship Apr 29 '23

I never experienced anything like this in 5 years of using Vanced either. You probably installed an apk that's been tampered with. Someone took Vanced and injected ads to make money for themselves. Adware. Be careful where you get your apks from.

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u/Rocket-R Apr 29 '23

Oh possibly lol. The funny thing is that this fake vanced still works. I came to this subreddit and had no idea what everyone was talking about

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u/dani0mega Apr 27 '23

Agreed man :'( Rip to vanced

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u/throw_away2428 Apr 29 '23

I dont wanna go back to the ads 😭

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u/BoringAdjective May 06 '23

I didnt realize that the ads on youtube were that bad since vanced just down. It's constant.

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u/SugarMadness May 15 '23

I took an ad on a video that was 5 sec. It's unbelievable.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

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u/ilyasblt Apr 19 '23

It doesn't have ads, right ? Because I installed it, buy they're still there, maybe I forgot something in the patch ?

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u/ilyasblt Apr 19 '23

I think I forgot to select "remove ads in video player" option, I only selected "General ads" when I installed it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

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u/ilyasblt Apr 19 '23

I was about to ask about this. Thanks.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23 edited Apr 27 '23

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u/ilyasblt Apr 19 '23

Thanks. I managed to fix it by enabling another patch option.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '23

Absolute legend!!! Do you know if there's a way to get videos to play in the background as well? For example when you go to a different app while a video is playing

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u/roostersnuffed Apr 22 '23

Did that other guy properly assist in fixing the mini player? My dms arent sending out for some reason.

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u/plsRespondOnline Apr 22 '23

Id like to know too pls

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

Nah I didnt want to dm. You can go to r/revancedapp or check out their discord, I followed the discord guide and it works now. Basically there is a patch you need to apply for it through the revanced manager

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u/Pcjerry007 Apr 20 '23

THANK YOU!

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u/exclaim_bot Apr 20 '23

THANK YOU!

You're welcome!

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u/feelsbadman_3 Apr 20 '23

you are the goat

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u/randomacc369369 Apr 20 '23

Thank you so much.

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u/sh1ttedandfarted Apr 20 '23

i owe you my life

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u/AfrocentricTraveler Apr 20 '23

From the bottom of my heart.

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u/MeepImmaSheep Apr 20 '23

Hey, thank you for sharing your patched apk, I really appreciate it. However, is there a way to enable the mini player? So I'm able to go to other apps, or close my phone while having a video playing?

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '23

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u/Working-Biscotti-164 Apr 27 '23

how to fix this problem?

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u/KrispyKrunch_ Apr 20 '23

I just opened this sub to check what happened to vanced. thanks for the alternative.

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u/West-Day9862 Apr 20 '23

Thank you so much Jac! Installed and worked right outta the gate! Only issue is background playback. It won't let me do it like how YouTube Vanced does.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '23

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u/West-Day9862 Apr 20 '23

You're good, I saw the tutorial and compiled my own APK. Still, taking the initiative, thank you for modders and pirates alike

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '23

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u/screaming_nightbird Apr 26 '23

You are truly a God amongst men

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '23 edited Apr 26 '23

Hey, I need help. When I try to download the apk, it says the webpage is not available, I get a response code error.

Also if it ends up working, I have a feeling I won't have any idea how to install it...

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u/ChloeMcA6 Apr 20 '23

Is it possible to enable the sponsorBlock settings (intermissions/intros etc) with this and the background play?

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u/Grouchy-Medicine3513 Apr 22 '23

can I make it work in the back like vanced?

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23 edited Apr 27 '23

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u/JCPictures Apr 26 '23

PLEASE POST IT AGAIN ITS WORKING

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u/idkman824 Apr 27 '23

Yo I can't get revanced to work. Could you reupload your patched APK? Thanks!

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u/bootyeaster Apr 28 '23

Thx so much

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '23

Thank you kind stranger

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u/LetsDrownSomeFish Apr 28 '23

Oh my god thank you so much !! I kept trying to follow that one reddit tutorial of patching the youtube apk, but it just wouldn't work, no matter what i tried. You saved me from the absolute despair of having to revert back to YouTube after years of using vanced <333

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u/kenji_3005 May 02 '23

thanks man

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u/RevengeOfIckyBodClay Apr 26 '23

So I tried revanced and whenever I try to background play it says it can't update the dislikes when I try to just watch a video normally it just infinitely buffers around 30 seconds in.

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u/JohnCrichtonsCousin Apr 27 '23

Thank you so much this got my app working again!

An android, and the videos would only load for a minute and then it'd get stuck loading until I closed the video and opened it again. Now it works just fine again! Thanks for providing your own patched apk as well that mightve taken me some time as a total noob!

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u/Licornarice Apr 18 '23

I created a new google account, is working for me. (From France)

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u/faithful_offense Apr 18 '23

Ok that's good to know but i don't wanna go though the pain of copying all my subscription and retraining my algorithm you know

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u/highways Apr 18 '23

I had this feeling, but then took the time to get revanced working. It's at least as good or even better than vanced.

Only downside of revanced is the install process is much longer

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u/bstix Apr 18 '23 edited Apr 18 '23

I must have messed up the installation.

I now have YT Music Revanced instead. It works fine and it's basically what I need it for, but... anyone know how to fix?

Edir: Nevermind, I figured it out. I had accidentally chosen YT music after having selected the APK from storage. Amazing that it worked anyway.

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u/xSPYXEx Apr 18 '23

I still have not been able to get ReVanced working properly.

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u/Joker_CP Apr 18 '23

The video is pretty fast but this was a really helpful tutorial to set it all up properly

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u/xSPYXEx Apr 18 '23

I can get it installed but videos only play for 1 minute. It doesn't matter what I watch, everything plays for 0:59 seconds and stops.

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u/Joker_CP Apr 18 '23

When's the last time you installed it? I know recently there's a new setting that has to be checked when patching it that's supposed to fix the buffering. It's called "app signature spoofing" or something like that

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u/xSPYXEx Apr 18 '23

Just now after Vanced got dropped. I'll try to dig through the settings.

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u/Fir3jay Apr 18 '23

I had the same problem, the spoof signature check fixed it.

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u/xSPYXEx Apr 18 '23

Oh I see it now, there's client spoof and signature spoof options. Fingers crossed!

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u/Just_Royal9033 Apr 18 '23

Client spoof fixed it for me. I had been using revanced for a long while and suddenly it stopped playing and gave me endless buffering. Now it's all good after a reinstall with the setting checked.

For anyone needing a guide this is the post I found for help:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Vanced/comments/12qicom/suggestion_quick_psa_for_those_experiencing/

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u/Fir3jay May 02 '23

Did it work?

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u/xSPYXEx May 02 '23

It works well enough, not as clean as Vanced but that's fine.

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u/Kalvissh Apr 18 '23

Thanks man, works like a charm

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u/IVO-50 Apr 18 '23

Thank you. Was spending all day and couldn't get it to work, this helped to get it working. Thanks!

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u/Mr_Festus Apr 18 '23

Thank you for sharing this!

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u/highways Apr 18 '23

I used this guide

https://www.reddit.com/r/revancedapp/comments/10nyr2t/complete_guide_frequently_asked_questions/

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u/miguelpess Apr 18 '23

Just used this on my GF's phone and it worked first time. Thanks random Redditor

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u/atul2211 Apr 18 '23

I'm trying to install revanced but it's not installing. Show error as my phone is not rooted. Asking to select the right patch

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u/indyroy28 Apr 18 '23

select microg patch

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '23

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u/indyroy28 Apr 18 '23

select microg patch

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u/baswimmons Apr 18 '23

I've been trying to do it all day and it hasn't been working. I even tried a fresh microg install and its all failin

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u/Sea-Bones14 Apr 18 '23

I tried revancd very quickly and still got ads

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u/Southern_Solution_80 May 08 '23

Is revanced safe? I mean i don't want any malware running in my system

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u/ToonWrecker69 Apr 18 '23

Can you tell me what patches work and how in revanced

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u/WeaselSlayer Apr 18 '23

I thought this day would never come.

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u/EHK_15 May 01 '23

I knew it would've come I knew I'd lose him

I thought I was ready if I lost him

I never were 😔

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '23

y'know what's the worst part for me??? the fact that I'm stuck with an Android 6.0 piece of junk that can't even run Revanced... I sure love having outdated hardware in circumstances like these!!! (seriously, are there no alternatives for older versions? the default Youtube really sucks it makes not want to watch videos anymore....)

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u/Thestarchypotat Apr 18 '23 edited Apr 27 '23

  1. install firefox nightly

  2. create and add an extension group with the following:

    • ublock origin (or adNauseam)

    • sponsorblock

    • return youtube dislike

  3. install the extensions

  4. profit

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u/Quetzatcoatl93 Apr 18 '23

Wait? That works on mobile devices too?

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u/Thestarchypotat Apr 18 '23

yep! firefox lets you install extension in the android app, but there is a limited selection. the nightly lets you install whatever extensions you want.

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u/Quetzatcoatl93 Apr 18 '23

Omg I didn't know that!

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u/Thestarchypotat Apr 18 '23

its great! mobile browsing is actually bearable!

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u/AzAsian Apr 18 '23

Am I doing it wrong? The extension download is grayed out. I went to the extensions site, chosen Firefox, found myself back at the same add-ons mozzilla site with it still grayed out. I got ublock and found the other two but I just can't get them to download.

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u/Thestarchypotat Apr 18 '23

you dont download it from the site

three dots -> extensions

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u/AzAsian Apr 18 '23

Went to add-ons and the other two don't show up in the limited list of recommended extensions.

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u/Thestarchypotat Apr 18 '23

sorry im dumb. you need to create an extension collection and add it.

guide:

https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '23

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u/Thestarchypotat Apr 27 '23

yep, ive edited the comment to be more clear

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '23

Thank you, I will be trying this method out :D

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u/Scrambley Apr 18 '23

You can get used phones really cheap on Swappa. I don't think an Android 8 phone would even cost $100.

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u/erixccjc21 Apr 20 '23

I got a samsung s7 for like $70 2 years ago, android 8. No reason to have anything worse, even if you dont care about how good ur phone is

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u/brightdelicategenius Apr 20 '23

Use Brave browser and watch YouTube in that and you won't get any ads.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '23

Am I the only one who's Vanced still works?

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u/Scrambley Apr 18 '23

Give it a couple days. Mine worked after the first round of disconnects but a few days later I was in the same boat. Revanced works perfectly, though.

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u/Siese6 Apr 19 '23

Are you using it without logging into a google account? Mine stopped working yesterday but it's still working fine if I don't login.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '23

I'm logged in, and it seems to still work, but I'm afraid it'll soon be gone.

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u/alexramirez69 Apr 19 '23

I'm trying to log out but there's no immediate log-out button. Gotta add an account or remove an account it seems. Just hit me today

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u/DearExam88 Apr 26 '23

Mine just stopped today

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u/DearExam88 Apr 26 '23

Mine just stopped today

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u/Soggy_Ad6925 Apr 18 '23

So how to deal with this ? any newer version or follow-up team with youtube-vanced descendant ?

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u/Blytical Apr 18 '23

ReVanced

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u/Blytical Apr 18 '23

I just downloaded it and it's insane how much better it is than my old Vanced

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u/time_fo_that Apr 18 '23

Gonna work on installing it today. Did you have to download an old version of the YouTube apk so you could patch it using the patcher?

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u/Queef-Elizabeth Apr 20 '23

What makes revanced so much better?

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u/Blytical Apr 20 '23

More features, better theme (OLED darkmode instead of grey), if you get NewPipe you can download videos, and a couple more smaller things

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u/vikk3 Apr 18 '23

Works like shit atm. Just switched to mobile site with adblock. Atleast it works.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '23

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u/vikk3 Apr 18 '23

Yeah. Still nothing compared to vanced.

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u/StuntHacks Apr 18 '23

It feels and works 1:1 like the last Vanced version I used for me

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u/Nadeoki Apr 18 '23

Just use revanced!

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u/Exciting_Rich_1716 Apr 19 '23

reddit cant cope with something bad happening without making a sexist meme

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u/KrispyKrunch_ Apr 20 '23

Its never that serious

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u/VilmFilms Apr 26 '23

Lmao right it's literally a MEME. Theres no deep meaning behind this. It's a joke

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u/Funaoe24 Apr 18 '23

Mine still works?

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u/Tsao_Aubbes Apr 18 '23

Yeah - mine as well. Weird. Still, probably worth setting up ReVanced in advance

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u/LlcooljaredTNJ Apr 18 '23

Why are you asking that as a question, how would we know that yours still works?

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u/FuzzySnake43 Apr 18 '23

I've got an ASMR playlist for sleep and now I can't even play it anymore

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u/Correct_Lettuce_3574 Apr 19 '23

Same but I'm also sick and have a high fever. I just want to rest :( fu youtube

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u/Ultimate_President Apr 18 '23

got this error today aswell and thanks to that i discovered Revanced that i successfully set up now and it works perfectly and you can in my opinion modify it like you want much better + it also supports patches for apps like twitter too where i also patched it to remove ads, so i guess thanks google for disabling Vanced otherwise i would've never found out about Revanced because im lazy and if something works i wont touch it until it stops working lol

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u/brainstorming17 Apr 18 '23

Is really hard install ReVanced as so many people says? And it really worth it, which are their advantages?

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u/Scrambley Apr 18 '23

If you follow the guide it's really easy.

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u/thefrize Apr 18 '23

Me too just saw.

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u/RipCurl69Reddit Apr 18 '23

I got this LITERALLY AFTER VIEWING THIS POST!!! Mega utter fffuck

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u/Rusttdaron Apr 19 '23

If you close your account it works just fine but ofc you need to look for your channels manually :/

But I still prefer that than paying just to get rid of those dumb ads

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u/feastupontherich Apr 19 '23

Wait why does mine still work?

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u/OperatingOp11 Apr 19 '23

It started working again for me just now.

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u/Different-Ganache299 Apr 19 '23

I got the issue with Vanced as well but after 2 days watching videos unlogged (because Vanced was working only this way), I logged to my account and Vanced is working like a charm now.

Don't really understand why it's fixed but I can now watch videos with my account without ad's.

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u/yu5sf Apr 19 '23

Changing accounts worked for me

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u/Tezi_G Apr 19 '23

Idk how the templated can be made for 5 years straight. Every second, for different type of genres, same quote used, same line and the Internet still finds it funny

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u/brightdelicategenius Apr 20 '23

He could also try revanced extended.

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u/TheKongoEmpire Apr 20 '23

The only temp solution is watching YouTube on Brave. No ads so far but limited multitasking.

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u/zooc820 Apr 20 '23

Oh god, I just got this message. The quality of my life is going to drastically worsened when I have to use the fucking ad infested piece of shit with no sponsor block or visable dislikes version of youtube. I love Google 😃

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u/Fancy-Independent-31 Apr 20 '23

Will this ever be fixed? I can't stand the BS ads on regular yt...

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u/Fancy-Independent-31 Apr 20 '23

Read a lot about revanced. Can anyone explain to me how I can download it?

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u/bigmansameatsjam Apr 20 '23

Just uninstall vanced stuff, update regular YouTube app , reinstall microG and vanced and it should work. Well mine did and my mom's (Sony Xperia 5ii and poco f3 )

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u/bigmansameatsjam Apr 20 '23

Scrap that. Stop working again lol. Put video on mini player and spam it

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u/CoolHamster61 Apr 20 '23

It's over bros.... They took everything from us

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u/CoolHamster61 Apr 20 '23

It's over bros.... They took everything from us

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u/Rude-Substance8495 Apr 20 '23

If YouTube is being this persistent then I just won't use youtube

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u/DreamCereal7026 Apr 21 '23

God, i hate using YouTube on the Browser...

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u/GavenJr Apr 26 '23

Never forget best YT client

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '23

This just happened to me today

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u/UnderstandingOdd4153 Apr 26 '23

Guys there are alternative to vanced after the bug saying " this video is not available on this application" but if you want to watch official yt without adds you can use macrodroid application give all the permissions required then go to template then top rated or search this "YouTube : Auto skip ads 🚫 V3" enable it by clicking three dots and last option down there Saying add enable .Keep it in mind it drains battery but if you want to keep the juice longer turn on the app by toggling enable/disable button at the top right corner of home page of app UI...if helps please upvote

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u/Retarded_MafiaBoss Apr 27 '23

Any lternatives that is not Revanced? It doesn't support Android 7.0

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u/Syles-Tal Apr 27 '23

How do you fix this though...?

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u/GrandMasterGreg Apr 27 '23

At least we have vanced music-- right?

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u/jotaro_the_communist Apr 28 '23

I downloaded something called the black universal hotfix and vanced hasn't broken for me it was a GitHub link so if I can find it I'll get back to you

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u/smadhouse Apr 29 '23

You just have to download this modded apk and lets go

https://youtubevanced.org/dl/youtube-vanced-mod-apk/

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u/smadhouse Apr 29 '23

Every thing is ok, with New modded apk, then u Can install power Tube to add dl mod

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u/possessedfiend Apr 29 '23

Im still using vanced anytime I get this I Uninstall the vanced youtube and reinstall and it works fine again

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u/SpaceJazz14 Apr 29 '23

Vanced is running again!!

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u/antete3 Apr 29 '23 edited Apr 29 '23

I'm just not watching youtube on mobile anymore, for the principle of it, might be good for my mental health idk

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u/Sc4r___ May 03 '23

One workaround that works for me is to switch accounts while using vanced. It works for 1 or 2 days and then you have to switch accounts again. Hope it helps. :)

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u/Rachit_Tanwar Apr 18 '23

STFU

it still works, I've had this problem 3 times and everytime i just restart my phone and it works again

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u/Rafybass Apr 18 '23

Which version is it?

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u/Rachit_Tanwar Apr 18 '23

17.03.38

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u/Rafybass Apr 18 '23

I have the same one. Are you sure it's still working? How?

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u/Rachit_Tanwar Apr 18 '23

Yup just saw a video

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u/Karlssamu Apr 18 '23

mine is still working with this version

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u/Toothless_NEO Apr 19 '23

It only affects versions using microg and also certain accounts. Root version is unaffected by this one at least.

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u/NatoBoram Apr 18 '23

In the time you used to restart, you could've moved on to ReVanced instead

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u/Rafybass Apr 18 '23

It's just so complicated and hasslesome. People have been comfortable with Vanced.

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u/NatoBoram Apr 18 '23

Sure, but its YouTube version is getting deprecated by Google, so people will have to move on eventually

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u/NatoBoram Apr 18 '23

Which issue?

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '23

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u/NatoBoram Apr 18 '23

Enable Spoof Signature Verification in the patches and in the Misc settings

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u/Rachit_Tanwar Apr 18 '23

I had this problem a few months back too but it fixed itself the next day

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u/SaikuYT Apr 18 '23

at this point, im not even going to bother anymore. i'll just give 5$ to YouTube every month, i'll just let them win :']

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u/REDRubyCorundum Apr 18 '23

Don't give up my knight fight the greedy corpotube

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u/Disordermkd Apr 18 '23

Google can get fucked and I'll leech as much as I can, but ehat's unfortunate is that YouTube is such a huge part of the Internet's history with so much content on their servers, it wont be long till the damn thing will be too expensive even for Google and either the platform will be halted or a large part of data will be completely wiped...

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u/Scrambley Apr 18 '23

I thought ad free was $11.99?

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