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Is it possible to black ads on the Android YouTube App?

  • 23-02-2023 03:01PM
    #1
    monkeyactive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 302 ✭✭


    Hi there,


    Is there any work around to block the ads on the YouTube app?


    So I could also access youtube via chrome on my Android phone instead of the App. Maybe there is a way to use an Android Chrome adblocker to watch you tube through chrome sans adds?

    Thanks for any ideas



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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,045 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Not sure how possible it is via adblocker but there are plenty of apps out there which do this. Look up youtube vanced (advanced without the 'ad'), smarttube and similar.

    I have been using mobile phones for about 25 years at this stage. One of my first smartphones was the original Samsung Galaxy S, and when I upgraded to a newer model, the youtube app lost plenty of the functionality that came with the previous versions. Things like being able to play music videos while the phone was locked etc. I transferred the original youtube APK file over from the Galaxy S to the new phone and didn't update it so I could keep going as I used to. I did this up until the S4 mini (I think) when it stopped working altogether. Now this feature (and quite a few more) are hidden behind their Youtube red premium subscription service.



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