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[Q] Chrome Beta for Android Laggy?

Chrome Beta for Android is ALWAYS laggy for me and when I stream from Google Play Music it always stutters. Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me? PS if your Chrome to Mobile keeps adding duplicates of your Xoom or phone and you can't find out how to remove the duplicates, they're removable through your Cloud Print Beta devices page. I just found that out. Anyway, does anyone know how to stop all of this Chrome lag and stutters?!?

Rblacula said:
PS if your Chrome to Mobile keeps adding duplicates of your Xoom or phone and you can't find out how to remove the duplicates, they're removable through your Cloud Print Beta devices page. I just found that out.
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I think you can remove them in Chrome Beta by long-pressing on the name of the device and then click 'remove'. I notice the option is there, but have'nt actually tried it myself.

Oh you mean where you can see all tabs open on the other devices. I meant Chrome To Mobile, like Chrome To Phone but easier to use and built in to Chrome (well, built into Chromium and Chrome Canary anyway).

Rblacula said:
Oh you mean where you can see all tabs open on the other devices. I meant Chrome To Mobile, like Chrome To Phone but easier to use and built in to Chrome (well, built into Chromium and Chrome Canary anyway).
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sorry i misunderstood. thanks for the tip though.

Block This Ad Blocker (no root needed!)

I found this in a US S7 Edge discussion and I was very happy to know that it actually works (brilliantly) in stock devices too! :good:
What's more it dosn't suffer (so far) from the known AdBlock Plus issues with unrooted phones (Internet stops working, apps crash from time to time, bank/eBay apps don't work properly, etc.).
https://block-this.com/

But you're routing through their DNS - which isn't a very privacy-friendly or safe option - you're putting your entire mobile internet activity in their hands...

Just use Netguard and import adaway hosts file. Ive done this since day one with edge and it uses very little battery.

Whoa! No thanks!!!
Surely you have to ask yourself what is in it for them right? Free Ad cleansing and free bandwidth through their DNS? Oh come on, they must be getting something out of it or maybe I have just jumped on the conspiracy bandwagon

You should ping Block It! Dns before dismissing it. Its a dummy DNS that collects no precious data of yours.
Block It! simply supplies ads with a fake DNS and its not a VPN. It works exactly like Adaway but does not require root.

anyway to get rid of the VPN key notification.......its annoying as hell.

saveferris said:
anyway to get rid of the VPN key notification.......its annoying as hell.
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Unfortunately no options to do that =( Its alright though, it doesn't pop up, it just stays on the notification bar.

babylordx said:
You should ping Block It! Dns before dismissing it. Its a dummy DNS that collects no precious data of yours.
Block It! simply supplies ads with a fake DNS and its not a VPN. It works exactly like Adaway but does not require root.
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Is it faster than adguard?

I've just used crystal for the Samsung browser and it's been great at blocking ads with low battery drain and no annoying notification in the bar. Only works on the stock browser though. However the browser itself is very snappy and optimized on the s7e and there's even a slight performance increase to chrome IMO

tiskewlio said:
I've just used crystal for the Samsung browser and it's been great at blocking ads with low battery drain and no annoying notification in the bar. Only works on the stock browser though. However the browser itself is very snappy and optimized on the s7e and there's even a slight performance increase to chrome IMO
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How does it compare to block this?

tiskewlio said:
I've just used crystal for the Samsung browser and it's been great at blocking ads with low battery drain and no annoying notification in the bar. Only works on the stock browser though. However the browser itself is very snappy and optimized on the s7e and there's even a slight performance increase to chrome IMO
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Thanx man. I was so sad that i could root and use adaway but this crystal app is amazing. No ad what so ever and browser now is freaking fast. My only question is why such a great app that does what adguards does is free? Any catch i should be aware?

jsminor said:
Just use Netguard and import adaway hosts file. Ive done this since day one with edge and it uses very little battery.
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Tried that, ads still appear in apps. With block this they're completely gone in apps.

Block this is blocking connections to google apps, i would assume due to the heavy ad content in things like the play store.
After testing again it seems that block-this is not blocking google as I previously thought.

Milimbar said:
Block this is blocking connections to google apps, i would assume due to the heavy ad content in things like the play store.
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What Google app?
I got them all working.
Anyway to everybody wondering what this VPN does here is the answer from the author on Google+:
Since this is not a real VPN, your traffic does not get tunneled through a remote server. All we do is give your phone information about what to do with request to ads/malware/spam using DNS
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Cr4z33 said:
What Google app?
I got them all working.
Anyway to everybody wondering what this VPN does here is the answer from the author on Google+:
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I was unable to use google now and now on tap with block-this enabled the other day.
I checked again today and all is working fine, maybe google was just having issues.
I will edit my previous post so people do not think that was a block-this issue.

Is Block This free for good? Looks like there is a premium version?

i'm a bit confused now as i've found it on play store... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.savageorgiev.blockthis&hl=en

It just seems too good to be true. Has anyone had any issues with this??

It looks very attractive to use, but it changes your DNS. So, all your internet traffic will pass the DNS servers of block-this. Free of use, to good to be true.
Does anybody has the ip-address of their servers? Where are they located?

tiskewlio said:
I've just used crystal for the Samsung browser and it's been great at blocking ads with low battery drain and no annoying notification in the bar. Only works on the stock browser though. However the browser itself is very snappy and optimized on the s7e and there's even a slight performance increase to chrome IMO
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How does crystal compare to the other 2 samsung browser ad blocking apps? (Adblock Fast & Adblock Plus)

Getting rid of Samsung internet andx use chrome instead.

Anyone been able to disable Samsung internet in favor of chrome?

paniro187 said:
Anyone been able to disable Samsung internet in favor of chrome?
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I'm not sure why you would need to disable It? Just set Chrome as To The default I think...
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

You can use package disabler pro to disable if you really want too
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

paniro187 said:
Anyone been able to disable Samsung internet in favor of chrome?
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Only had the device several hours. I downloaded chrome and even my favorites list came with it. I deleted the Samsung internet app. For sure you can do the same. :good:
Ryland

dogredwing1 said:
You can use package disabler pro to disable if you really want too
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
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Lol I was literally just about to post that I figured it out when I used package disabler

No 3rd party app needed for me, I just went into app mgr, found the Sammy internet and cleared the default. Then was going to click a link hoping it would prompt me to choose Chrome, but when I went in app mgr to check Chrome settings, it was already default...

Why would you get rid of Samsung Internet?
You can use your fingerprint reader or the Iris Scanner (i think) to log in on websites and so on with it, which is a really nice feature. You can't do that with Google Chrome (correct me if i'm wrong on that).

Big Chrome user here but I honestly prefer the UI and the look of the samsung browser. Would definitely switch over to it if I had all my bookmarks and settings synced as easily as Chrome does.

Kinarb said:
Big Chrome user here but I honestly prefer the UI and the look of the samsung browser. Would definitely switch over to it if I had all my bookmarks and settings synced as easily as Chrome does.
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I agree. Samsung browser is also a smoother experience.
Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Few Key differences between chrome and Samsung Browser.
Chrome : can easily sync your bookmarks, history across devices and is very convinient.
Samsung Broswer: History and bookmarks are synced under samsung email ( I really hate this and want to sync eith google) but fingerprint login to websites, ad blockers which works like a charm and video assistant which works grest on many anime sites is a big plus for me.
I use chrome on my work and personal laptops but samsung broswer on mobile.

neles86 said:
I agree. Samsung browser is also a smoother experience.
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Actually just tried this and it worked surprisingly smooth. I may just end up switching to the Samsung browser now to give it a try.

Tom-Helge said:
Why would you get rid of Samsung Internet?
You can use your fingerprint reader or the Iris Scanner (i think) to log in on websites and so on with it, which is a really nice feature. You can't do that with Google Chrome (correct me if i'm wrong on that).
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Google chrome autofill Passwords and that is cross platform if you login.
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Just uninstall it. On my international version i am able to do it out of the box.

Thanks for the post Sammy Internet is crazy and glad it's gone, use package disabled. Look at this insanity using sammys 'smooth' brower, never had a ad in years, all rooted up and then this thing pops up using sammysnet!
App I used was called
'Service disabler' and it was free, disabled 48 foul things associated in Sammy net

YouTube background playing

Hi everyone,
I've noticed that I can no longer play YouTube videos in the background on my s8+ bought unbranded from the UK.
The video details with the play button still shows up on the AOD or lock screen but pressing the buttons or using the headphone buttons don't work anymore.
Has anyone else noticed this on their device and is there a workaround?
Thanks in advance.

I know this will not provide the same reliable interface as the official YouTube app. But I installed Firefox and a few add-ons to give myself the background play function back on a nonrooted phone (s8+ U.S. version G955U).
My add-ons were 1. A YouTube adblocker
2. Background play fix (since Firefox latest version crippled it, taking Alphabet payoffs perhaps?)
3. Desktop mode always on add-on (since the resolution is crippled on Firefox mobile version)
Since I use Firefox as my primary browser I used the app Lucky Patcher to clone the Firefox app so I can use one for YouTube with add-ons exclusively.
I know this is pretty convoluted. But ask me if you have any questions.

shorty_blitz said:
Hi everyone,
I've noticed that I can no longer play YouTube videos in the background on my s8+ bought unbranded from the UK.
The video details with the play button still shows up on the AOD or lock screen but pressing the buttons or using the headphone buttons don't work anymore.
Has anyone else noticed this on their device and is there a workaround?
Thanks in advance.
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Anti- said:
I know this will not provide the same reliable interface as the official YouTube app. But I installed Firefox and a few add-ons to give myself the background play function back on a nonrooted phone (s8+ U.S. version G955U).
My add-ons were 1. A YouTube adblocker
2. Background play fix (since Firefox latest version crippled it, taking Alphabet payoffs perhaps?)
3. Desktop mode always on add-on (since the resolution is crippled on Firefox mobile version)
Since I use Firefox as my primary browser I used the app Lucky Patcher to clone the Firefox app so I can use one for YouTube with add-ons exclusively.
I know this is pretty convoluted. But ask me if you have any questions.
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Just use iYTBP. It can be found in the thread below.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-iytbp-injected-youtube-background-t3560900

Remeved this feature. Buy YouTube red. Or a lot of YouTube player apps in play store.

dynospectrum said:
Just use iYTBP. It can be found in the thread below.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-iytbp-injected-youtube-background-t3560900
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I'm using a nonrooted phone. Can't wait for the blasted U.S. snapdragon based S8+ to get root.

Google wants you to buy YouTube Red, Samsung's implementation was technically a "cheat".
No wonder they "fixed" it. Google loves $$$.

Anti- said:
I'm using a nonrooted phone. Can't wait for the blasted U.S. snapdragon based S8+ to get root.
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When will that be? Lol
---------- Post added at 07:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:22 AM ----------
I'm using og YouTube from ogmods....but of course we can't have nice things because development of his app has stopped due to....I don't wanna get into it but yeah I'm glad I still have his latest version

canbotek said:
Remeved this feature. Buy YouTube red. Or a lot of YouTube player apps in play store.
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If only YT red was available in my country...

some browsers allow background video play as well, like habit browser, very customisable browser, heaps of settings.

sonhy said:
some browsers allow background video play as well, like habit browser, very customisable browser, heaps of settings.
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I installed habit browser, what settings do I change to enable background play? Is there a page with trusted add-ons or scripts?

Anti- said:
I'm using a nonrooted phone. Can't wait for the blasted U.S. snapdragon based S8+ to get root.
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There is a non-root version of iYTBP out now ^_^
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=193602

dynospectrum said:
There is a non-root version of iYTBP out now ^_^
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=193602
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That is an amazing app but it doesn't allow crop to fit for the S8 18.5:9 aspect ratio. It was explained in a couple of posts in that thread:
laura almeida said:
So, I guess the ROM has to detect YouTube app which cannot be done because we changed the package name in order for it to install on stock non-rooted phones which comes with pre-installed YouTube app as system app.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72808506&postcount=1862
So it seems like we're SOL on that perspective unless there is another workaround solution?

alexcapone said:
That is an amazing app but it doesn't allow crop to fit for the S8 18.5:9 aspect ratio. It was explained in a couple of posts in that thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72808506&postcount=1862
So it seems like we're SOL on that perspective unless there is another workaround solution?
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Sadly the only workaround is to root your phone.
If you root your phone, you can use our root version of iYTBP and have adblock + background playback + crop to fit feature.

laura almeida said:
Sadly the only workaround is to root your phone.
If you root your phone, you can use our root version of iYTBP and have adblock + background playback + crop to fit feature.
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Thanks for the info Laura. I don't think I would be willing to root considering that I would be losing Samsung Pay.

As a workaround I can suggest that if you use chrome browser in desktop mode you can use the same trick as before to play videos at the screen off, this also works with BBC iPlayer via chrome in desktop mode.

Anti- said:
I installed habit browser, what settings do I change to enable background play? Is there a page with trusted add-ons or scripts?
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sorry for the late reply, i checked and habit browser continues to play youtube videos after screen turned off with these settings.
Goto settings, then Tabs, then Disable (uncheck) :
* Stop hidden tabs
* Stop tabs in the background
if i enable them, the audio stops when I turn off the screen.
hope it works for you, also there is another browser with heaps of great settings like habit browser, called ZuYu browser, it also works with screen off. ZuYu seems more stable.

yes Magisk + iYTBP mod , its work background playing
Have it too

laura almeida said:
So, I guess the ROM has to detect YouTube app which cannot be done because we changed the package name in order for it to install on stock non-rooted phones which comes with pre-installed YouTube app as system app.
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laura almeida said:
Sadly the only workaround is to root your phone.
If you root your phone, you can use our root version of iYTBP and have adblock + background playback + crop to fit feature.
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Laura,
For non rooted devices what if I was able to uninstall stock youtube via this method:
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
In that case, could you keep iYTBP package name the same as the stock version so that the ROM could recognize it and enable crop to fit? Could that potentially work?

alexcapone said:
Laura,
For non rooted devices what if I was able to uninstall stock youtube via this method:
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
In that case, could you keep iYTBP package name the same as the stock version so that the ROM could recognize it and enable crop to fit? Could that potentially work?
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I can build you a test version if you are willing to test it.

laura almeida said:
I can build you a test version if you are willing to test it.
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Absolutely. Let me confirm with you later today that I was able to uninstall stock YT as per the XDA article.

Ad block for YouTube app?

What are you guys using to block ads in the YouTube app? I used to use an xposed module. Not sure if that will still work or if there's another method these days. Any suggestions?
Thanks!

0reo said:
What are you guys using to block ads in the YouTube app? I used to use an xposed module. Not sure if that will still work or if there's another method these days. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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Just install the app called YouTube Vanced from their website. It will just skip right over the ads like they're not even there. You'll need to install that plus MicroG in order to be able to login.. IF you use and have Google Chrome browser running you need to force stop it and disable it until you're done signing in otherwise the sign in will just sit there and not work.. You can enable it again after it's installed and you're logged in to.. Choose one of the NON ROOT versions and install both YouTube Vanced and MicroG found here. https://www.mediafire.com/folder/773e97cz2ezx1/AddFree_Youtube_BackgroundPlay_Enabled

They released a manager (check their website) so you can check for updates and install the app and requirements easily.

I'm using 14.99 a month lol

0reo said:
What are you guys using to block ads in the YouTube app? I used to use an xposed module. Not sure if that will still work or if there's another method these days. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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When you use either samsung internet or beta ver., in their bucket under app settings they call ad-ons, there is an ad-block app selection called ad-block for YouTube(you'll see it in the drop-down menu), and that's probably the same one the other gentleman already responded to you with?
It's by-far, the best one I've ever test drove, as I'm not a great fan of those!:laugh:

lol I remember when you tube did not have any adds, then it was short ads every few videos, then it was ads at the beginning and end of video now there are more ads than videos. I would love to strip all the ads out of you tube, but don't want any malware installed on my phone.... lol

Vanced

Fatmonk8 said:
Vanced
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Interesting
https://youtubevanced.com/
I use utube less and less now especially for movies. Give Google time and they will screw up the their best apps.
Remember how good gmail -was- over a decade ago?
Liberals think everything needs fixed and proceed to do so until broke:silly:

blackhawk said:
Interesting
https://youtubevanced.com/
I use utube less and less now especially for movies. Give Google time and they will screw up the their best apps.
Remember how good gmail -was- over a decade ago?
Liberals think everything needs fixed and proceed to do so until broke:silly:
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Didn't know this was a political question. I simply said Vanced...

Try this manager its
one all in one
https://vancedapp.com/

Im very new to Android and finally made the switch after over a decade using iPhone, Question that I can't find a true answer to is would I possibly get banned for using YouTube Vanced and being logged in on my main google account on the app?

I-Siamak-I said:
Im very new to Android and finally made the switch after over a decade using iPhone, Question that I can't find a true answer to is would I possibly get banned for using YouTube Vanced and being logged in on my main google account on the app?
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No mate I have no issues using vanced

Vanced...since years now..another reason for sticking to android

I-Siamak-I said:
Im very new to Android and finally made the switch after over a decade using iPhone, Question that I can't find a true answer to is would I possibly get banned for using YouTube Vanced and being logged in on my main google account on the app?
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My advice would be plain and simple.
Use Samsung Internet Browser.
I know it's not perfect, but for me not bad at all.
I'm sure it's a good alternative.?
I really got so fed up with YouTube ads that i looked for a good straight forward alternative...
(I also did not want to use YouTube Vance etc..)
Saw remarks about Samsung internet browser,
started using it,
Very surprised, it was fast smooth etc.
With Samsung offering , free to install, add ons, to the browser....
AdBlockers and also a free to install, YouTube AdBlocker,
See screenshot.
i must admit i have not seen one advert, when browsing YouTube.
Note
I'm logged into YouTube with my Google account.
So my advice is to use Samsung Internet Browser
to browse YouTube until you get a better option.?
Good luck.

papubhai said:
Vanced...since years now..another reason for sticking to android
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This and notifications making me stick with Android ..

Cercube is available on iOS too . IN jb you can install tweak in even latest version of youtube app.

The beauty of vanced if you turn your screen times off
YouTube will continue to play
Perfect for me as I do a lot of driving...
Just tried it with Samsung browser screen times out youtube stops playing
Something for you to maybe think about?

I use YouTube Premium to block all ads while still supporting my favorite creators.

Vote for Vanced. The latest version has an option to remove (+) button even. It allows to hide all these distracting tiles, gifs, stories etc, leaving the pure video clips only.

I'm a long time Adguard user, no adds in apps, browser, nowhere