Hey all
My mom has an old Samsung phone (I think it's a Samsung S4). She mostly just use WhatsApp and Youtube on it. Unfortunately, when we open the YouTube app now, it shows a message saying that the app must be updated to use, but we can't even update it because the android version is old and not supported anymore. I tried some things like clearing cache, tried installing an old Youtube APK, but none worked.
Is there any way to bypass this forced update?
Just install YouTube vanced. You'll have the bonus of no ads.
Vanced
The official website of Vanced - a Video client for Android (Not affiliated with Google/YouTube).
vancedapp.com
mx597turbo said:
Just install YouTube vanced. You'll have the bonus of no ads.
Vanced
The official website of Vanced - a Video client for Android (Not affiliated with Google/YouTube).
vancedapp.com
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Thank you very much! I installed an old version of Vanced (since the newest version won't work on old phones) and it's working perfectly.
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Hey there, whenever I watch any video on the youtube app, I always see some mod edit ads, at a point of time, I saw so many mod edit ads, and was way too pissed off, so I decided to block them once and for all!
I tried this, and it worked for some time.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/app-t2547316
Now, as usual, I am using a rooted phone and flashed xposed, installed youtube AdAway, and.....................................
Whenever I play a video on the official YouTube app.............
NOTHING'S mod edit HAPPENING, THOSE IRRELEVANT mod edit ADS PLAY (WHETHER THE VIDEOS ON THE OFFICIAL YOUTUBE APP PLAYS PROPERLY OR NOT) DESPITE THE YOUTUBE ADAWAY APP INSTALLED (WHICH CLAIMS TO BLOCK ADS)
PLEASE HELP.
Thanks
and sorry for the bad language, cos I'm a lot frustrated.
Every time you update the YouTube app ,you also have to reinstall YTadaway.
Actually, I noticed the same thing a few days ago, but I never updated YouTube or changed any of my settings for my rooted device. Not sure why the ads started appearing on their own without any software updates.
Sometimes certain modifications for applications only work for a specific update. Check if you have the same update version that supports Ad away.
Apurba99 said:
Every time you update the YouTube app ,you also have to reinstall YTadaway.
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I did it, I did as described on how to block YouTube ads, but still those horrible ads creep up, ads play whether the video plays or not.
Apurba99 said:
Every time you update the YouTube app ,you also have to reinstall YTadaway.
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Nowadays YouTube ads are annoying AF, I don't know why the YouTube Adaway app isn't blocking any ads
Figured this has been discussed many times, but could not find the details?
Was wondering if there was a way to get a youtube app installed on Webos that will play videos without ads? I know it may need to be rooted, so if thats needed thats ok. It seems like there is a way root now with 3.5 or lower.
I know with Android this is easy with or without root. So would like to do the same with LG SmartTV running WebOS.
you can probably add the urls for the ads to the hosts file which should stop them from loading
NO_ob said:
you can probably add the urls for the ads to the hosts file which should stop them from loading
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Can I do that not rooted?
URL blocking hasn't worked for well over a year with YouTube. PiHole and the like are ineffective.
You need a modified app that doesn't play ads, like you get for Android. I don't think one exists for LG WebOS.
Run youtube without ads on LG-TV
Have the Youtube app installed on the LG-TV (Useing this app direcly will always show adds on all youtube videos), if you have an android phone -Then google "YouTube Vanced" -its a modded adfree Android YouTube client, works on none rooted android phones. Run the app on your phone search for the Video then use icon to cast screen to the TV. Youtube app on TV will show the video without ads.
I guess you can do the same if you have iPhone and an youtube adfree app.
banshee28 said:
Figured this has been discussed many times, but could not find the details?
Was wondering if there was a way to get a youtube app installed on Webos that will play videos without ads? I know it may need to be rooted, so if thats needed thats ok. It seems like there is a way root now with 3.5 or lower.
I know with Android this is easy with or without root. So would like to do the same with LG SmartTV running WebOS.
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any update on this subject? unfortunately casting from Vanced is not a solution anymore, TV keeps showing ads which can be skipped after 5s of viewing. What is interesting - Vanced even displays a notification that TV is going to show the ad in a few secs
I just went to https://rootmy.tv from my LG TV web browser and it installed the homebrew channel, from that I was able to install the adfree youtube mod and disable my TV checking for new updates which might lose my root. It also includes SponsorBlock in the mod so it will skip annoying subscription reminders & in-video promotions.
Can you revert back if needed?
I have a 2019 model
OGYouTube is probably the best YouTube download client you can find on Android, even if there are others that are also very good. It is unique YouTube client that lets you download any video from YouTube directly to the memory of your Android device. Best of all, you can do it in any of the available resolutions, and even directly in MP3 format. OGYouTube act as interface to make the best possible alternative for downloading videos.
In general, OGYouTube works exactly as the official YouTube client. Actually, it's an older version of the official client, with just one small difference.
OGYouTube allows you to do that you can with the official YouTube client, like playing videos in the background. That said, it is important that you*don't log in with your account on OGYouTube. If you do, you won't be able to download videos anymore. For this reason, it's very important not to log in.
What is microG ?
microG APP
“A free as in freedom re-implementation of Google’s proprietary Android user space apps and libraries.”
microG APP*for supporting*OGYouTube on android devices to use without any problem. It is the best android app to support OGYouTube.
microG is not available on Play-store. You are able to get OGYouTube app on your device once you install microG app on your Android device without any barriers.
Microg app*is need for functioning*OG YouTube*program. It is the program that fix bug and supply upgrade so as the keep you program update to latest version.
MicroG APK Features For OGYouTube
Modded YouTube without ads
You can control option like volume, brightness
Background videos playback
OG YouTube APK use without any problem
Final Words
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Hope you got good idea about OGYoutube and MicroG. Microg for ogyt will change your day when you watching YouTube videos. Give it try OG YouTube. You will able to see youtube videos better way.
It crashes on mine every time I try to use it. Wondering if any of the older versions of the apk work ok?
good question ... I installed microG and Amazon Photos works perfectly now .. I have not installed any other google stuff.
instructions to install microG ...
post #18 here ... (use chrome translate) ...
https://www.android-hilfe.de/forum/huawei-p40-pro.3659/keine-push-benachrichtigungen.944363.html
or here in better english ....
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82576547&postcount=17
This is interesting, I have microg installed already for youtube vanced. I did this after first trying amazon photos and it did make any difference.
arsenal74 said:
This is interesting, I have microg installed already for youtube vanced. I did this after first trying amazon photos and it did make any difference.
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bit hard to help you if you dont provide much information ...
did you install amazon photos after you installed microG?
did you copy the above steps .. or do a youtube vanced microG installation?
have you installed microG core, microG framework, microG fakestore? are you connected to GCM in the microG app?
I installed amazon photos day one and it did not work. I then installed microg purely to get youtube vanced working and this did not change amazon photos at all. I only did the Youtube vanced instructions so only microG not the others.
arsenal74 said:
I installed amazon photos day one and it did not work. I then installed microg purely to get youtube vanced working and this did not change amazon photos at all. I only did the Youtube vanced instructions so only microG not the others.
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ok .. then ...
1. uninstall amazon photos
2. install microG as per other thread (the x3 components) and dial the *#*#etc number if needed to connect
3. install amazon photos
amazon photos is stable and does not crash (with prime for slideshow etc).
I was using happily Bromite with adblock on and Blokada for last few years but recently noticed youtube ads showing up. I tried DNS66, Adaway, without success. Newpipe blocks YT ads but I need YT in browser.
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mt12345 said:
I was using happily Bromite with adblock on and Blokada for last few years but recently noticed youtube ads showing up. I tried DNS66, Adaway, without success. Newpipe blocks YT ads but I need YT in browser.
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YouTube Vanced of course!! It's the ultimate YouTube app. Its built off the stock YouTube app so it's UI is nearly the same but blocks all the ads in YouTube and has many more features not normally available for YouTube that make it this app so dam good. The developers are from right here on XDA. I'll link below to main site. Check it out...
Vanced
The official website of Vanced - a Video client for Android (Not affiliated with Google/YouTube).
vancedapp.com
DroidFire said:
YouTube Vanced of course!! It's the ultimate YouTube app. Its built off the stock YouTube app so it's UI is nearly the same but blocks all the ads in YouTube and has many more features not normally available for YouTube that make it this app so dam good. The developers are from right here on XDA. I'll link below to main site. Check it out...
Vanced
The official website of Vanced - a Video client for Android (Not affiliated with Google/YouTube).
vancedapp.com
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As I mentioned, I need youtube in browser.
mt12345 said:
As I mentioned, I need youtube in browser.
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There's an extension for desktop chrome and Firefox called YouTube adblock. Google how to add extension to mobile browsers, and you're set.
I am using a Lenovo Tablet K10 for watching YouTube and I tried several ad-blockers but most of them hardly work and YouTube would force you to go for premium subscription.
mx597turbo said:
Google how to add extension to mobile browsers, and you're set.
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Kiwi browser! Thanks.
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