YouTube Vanced

YouTube Vanced
Other namesVanced, iYTBP
Original author(s)Master_T, ZaneZam, laura almeida, Razerman, Anova's Origin, arter97
Developer(s)bhatvikrant, milindgoel15, mlnrDev, Vendicated, X1nto
Initial releaseFebruary 21, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-02-21)
Final release
17.03.38 / February 17, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-02-17)
Operating systemAndroid
LicenseGNU General Public License v3.0 (Vanced Manager)[1]
Websitevancedapp.com

YouTube Vanced (or simply Vanced, formerly iYTBP) was a modified third-party YouTube application for Android with a built-in ad blocker.[2][3] Other features of the app included SponsorBlock, background play, free picture-in-picture (PiP), an AMOLED black theme, swipe control for brightness and volume, and implementation of the Return YouTube Dislike browser extension.[2][3][4][5][6] Modified versions of YouTube Music and MicroG were also developed.[2][7]

The name Vanced originates from the word advanced but with ad removed, in reference to the software's ad blocking features.[8]

On March 13, 2022, the developers of YouTube Vanced announced that the application would be shut down after they received a cease and desist letter from Google, which forced the developers to stop developing and distributing the app.[2][3][7][9][10][11] The app continued to function for remaining users until late April 2023, when the core playback feature of YouTube Vanced was rendered nonfunctional without any further updates.[12][13] After the discontinuation of YouTube Vanced, similar applications, such as ReVanced, emerged as replacements.[14]

In late March 2024, Vanced MicroG was also rendered nonfunctional to all ReVanced users who still used it, prompting users to use the latest version of the app.[15]

Features[edit]

YouTube features[edit]

YouTube Premium features[edit]

Vanced allowed access to multiple YouTube Premium features, such as the picture-in-picture mode, which allowed for videos to be watched in a floating window, ad block, which removed advertisements in the app, and background play, which allowed for videos to be played as audio in the background.[16][17]

Other features[edit]

Vanced granted access to many other features, such as SponsorBlock and its database, which skip sponsor segments within videos, an AMOLED black theme, forced HDR mode along with the VP9 codec, maximum resolution override, swipe control for brightness and volume, the enabling of pinch-to-zoom on all devices, the ability to automatically repeat videos after finishing, carrying over video quality and speed preferences from video to video, the re-enabling of the dislike counter on videos, and the ability to log in using a modified microG.[18][19]

YouTube Music features[edit]

YouTube Premium features[edit]

YouTube Music Vanced offered YouTube Premium-like features similar to those of YouTube Vanced, including ad block.[20]

Vanced Manager features[edit]

Installation[edit]

YouTube Vanced and other modded apps from the Vanced Team were downloaded and updated via the Vanced Manager using pre-built APK files.[18] For users of Vanced who had rooted their phone, the app could be installed and recognized as the phone's default YouTube app, rather than installing as a separate app.

History[edit]

in 2015, an xPosed module named "YouTube Background Playback" was developed by GitHub users pylerSM, esgie, and sigv.[21] In 2016, user th3an7 started maintaining the module, later becoming the most active maintainer.[22] On February 21, 2017, XDA user Master_T injected the functions of the xPosed module into the YouTube APK file itself, releasing it as iYTBP (short for injected YouTube Background Playback).[23] It could be installed without Magisk by using an official "iYTBP Vanced Universal Installer".[24] The project name was changed from iYTBP to Vanced on March 4, 2018.[25]

The YouTube Vanced logo used until June 2021.

On June 30, 2020, after 3 months of development, Vanced Manager was released to ease the installation of newer versions of Vanced, which came as an APKS (Split APK) file rather than an ordinary APK.[26]

On September 27, 2020, YouTube Music Vanced was released.[27]

An update in June 2021 brought a redesigned logo.[20]

On March 13, 2022, Google sent a cease-and-desist to Team Vanced, causing the project to be shut down.[3] At the time of shutdown, it was maintained by GitHub users bhatvikrant, milindgoel15, mlnrDev, Vendicated, and X1nto.[28]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "VancedManager/LICENSE". GitHub. March 6, 2020. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Li, Abner (March 13, 2022). "Ad-blocking 'YouTube Vanced' will be 'discontinued' over legal reasons". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Warren, Tom (March 13, 2022). "YouTube Vanced is shutting down "due to legal reasons"". The Verge. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Knight, Jon (September 4, 2020). "How to Skip Intros, End Screens & Other Annoying in-Video YouTube Distractions on Android". Gadget Hacks. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Murphy, David (July 25, 2018). "Get YouTube's Dark Mode (and Ditch Ads) with 'YouTube Vanced' for Android". Lifehacker. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Brown, Arthur (February 21, 2022). "YouTube Vanced Brings Back The Dislike Counter". Android Headlines. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Amadeo, Ron (March 14, 2022). "Google shuts down YouTube Vanced, a popular ad-blocking Android app". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "AMA with TeamVanced". Reddit. September 2, 2018. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
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  10. ^ Pritchard, Tom (March 14, 2022). "RIP Vanced — the best YouTube app just got shut down". Tom's Guide. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "The excellent YouTube Vanced app has been shut down due to a Google threat". Android Authority. March 15, 2022. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  12. ^ thetmpguy (April 20, 2023). "[Other] At last, RIP vanced". r/Vanced. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  13. ^ ciano (April 26, 2023). "Good night, sweet prince [other]". r/Vanced. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  14. ^ Maxwell, Andy (December 11, 2022). "Unofficial YouTube App 'ReVanced' Hit With DMCA Takedown Notices". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  15. ^ "YouTube videos are not playing · Issue #373 · TeamVanced/VancedMicroG". GitHub. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  16. ^ "An Ad Free Youtube? With this app, you can!". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  17. ^ "YouTube Vanced is a modded version of YouTube that adds much needed features". gHacks. August 24, 2020. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  18. ^ a b "How to Skip Intros, End Screens & Other Annoying in-Video YouTube Distractions on Android". Gadget Hacks. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  19. ^ Fedewa, Joe (July 11, 2018). "YouTube Vanced Features". XDA Developers. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  20. ^ a b "YouTube Vanced update brings redesigned logo, fixes login bug, & more". PiunikaWeb. June 10, 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  21. ^ "Commits · pylerSM/YouTubeBackgroundPlayback". GitHub. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  22. ^ "Commits · pylerSM/YouTubeBackgroundPlayback". GitHub. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  23. ^ "[APP][MOD][Magisk][Root][NonRoot] iYTBP - YouTube with background play and much more!". XDA Forums. February 21, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  24. ^ "[APP][MOD][Magisk][Root][NonRoot] iYTBP - YouTube with background play and much more!". XDA Forums. February 21, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  25. ^ Kostadamus (March 4, 2018). "iYTBP is now "YouTube Vanced Edition" and updated to 13.x". r/androidapps. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  26. ^ Vanced Manager, Vanced, December 5, 2023, archived from the original on December 7, 2023, retrieved December 5, 2023
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External links[edit]

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