Software:YouTube Vanced

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Short description: Modified third-party YouTube application
YouTube Vanced
Youtubevanced.png
Other namesVanced, iYTBP
Original author(s)xfileFIN, Laura, ZaneZam, KevinX8, MxskedDx
Developer(s)Vanced Team
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
SuccessorReVanced
Websitevancedapp.com

YouTube Vanced (or simply Vanced, formerly iYTBP) was a modified third-party YouTube application for Android with a built-in ad blocker.[1][2] 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.[1][2][3][4] Modified versions of YouTube Music and MicroG were also developed.[1][5]

The name Vanced originates from the word advanced but with ad removed, in reference to the software's ad blocking features.[6]

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.[1][2][5][7][8][9] 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.[10][11][12] After the discontinuation of YouTube Vanced, people began migrating to similar services such as ReVanced.[13]

Features

YouTube features

YouTube Premium features

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.[14][15]

Other features

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.[16][17]

YouTube Music features

YouTube Premium features

YouTube Music Vanced offered YouTube Premium-like features similar to YouTube Vanced, such as ad block.[citation needed]

Vanced Manager features

Installation

YouTube Vanced and other modded apps from the Vanced Team were downloaded and updated via the Vanced Manager using pre-built APK files.[16] 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.

Development

On February 21, 2017, The first version of YouTube Vanced was released as iYTBP (short for injected YouTube Background Playback).[18] The project name was changed from iYTBP to Vanced on March 4, 2018.[19]

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 file rather than an ordinary APK.[20]

On September 27, 2020, YouTube Music Vanced was released.[21]

An update in June 2021 brought a redesigned logo, as well as fixing login and SponsorBlock bugs.[22]

On March 13, 2022, Google sent a cease-and-desist to Team Vanced, causing the project to be shut down.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Li, Abner (March 13, 2022). "Ad-blocking 'YouTube Vanced' will be 'discontinued' over legal reasons" (in en-US). https://9to5google.com/2022/03/13/youtube-vanced-shutting-down/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Warren, Tom (March 13, 2022). "YouTube Vanced is shutting down "due to legal reasons"" (in en). https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/13/22975890/youtube-vanced-app-discontinued-shutting-down-legal-reasons. 
  3. ↑ Knight, Jon (September 4, 2020). "How to Skip Intros, End Screens & Other Annoying in-Video YouTube Distractions on Android" (in en). https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/skip-intros-end-screens-other-annoying-video-youtube-distractions-android-0331437/. 
  4. ↑ Murphy, David (July 25, 2018). "Get YouTube's Dark Mode (and Ditch Ads) with 'YouTube Vanced' for Android" (in en-us). https://lifehacker.com/get-youtubes-dark-mode-and-ditch-ads-with-youtube-van-1827853878. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Amadeo, Ron (March 14, 2022). "Google shuts down YouTube Vanced, a popular ad-blocking Android app" (in en-us). https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/google-shuts-down-youtube-vanced-a-popular-ad-blocking-android-app/. 
  6. ↑ "AMA with TeamVanced". September 2, 2018. https://www.reddit.com/r/Vanced/comments/9cdnf3/comment/e5aceuw/?context=3. 
  7. ↑ "YouTube Vanced App Forced to Shut Down 'For Legal Reasons'" (in en). https://torrentfreak.com/youtube-vanced-app-forced-to-shut-down-for-legal-reasons-220314/. 
  8. ↑ Pritchard, Tom (March 14, 2022). "RIP Vanced — the best YouTube app just got shut down" (in en). https://www.tomsguide.com/news/rip-vanced-the-best-youtube-app-just-got-shut-down. 
  9. ↑ "The excellent YouTube Vanced app has been shut down due to a Google threat" (in en). 2022-03-15. https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-vanced-discontinued-3132147/. 
  10. ↑ "r/Vanced" (in en-US). https://www.reddit.com/r/Vanced/top/?t=month. 
  11. ↑ thetmpguy (April 20, 2023). "[Other At last, RIP vanced."]. http://www.reddit.com/r/Vanced/comments/12ssflz/other_at_last_rip_vanced/. 
  12. ↑ ciano (April 26, 2023). "Good night, sweet prince [other"]. http://www.reddit.com/r/Vanced/comments/12z13pr/good_night_sweet_prince_other/. 
  13. ↑ Maxwell, Andy (December 11, 2022). "Unofficial YouTube App 'ReVanced' Hit With DMCA Takedown Notices" (in en). https://torrentfreak.com/unofficial-youtube-app-revanced-hit-with-dmca-takedown-notices-221211/. 
  14. ↑ "An Ad Free Youtube? With this app, you can!". The Sunday Times. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210627/magazine/an-ad-free-youtube-with-this-app-you-can-447330.html. 
  15. ↑ "YouTube Vanced is a modded version of YouTube that adds much needed features" (in en-US). August 24, 2020. https://www.ghacks.net/2020/08/24/youtube-vanced-is-a-modded-version-of-youtube-that-adds-much-needed-features/. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "How to Skip Intros, End Screens & Other Annoying in-Video YouTube Distractions on Android" (in en). https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/skip-intros-end-screens-other-annoying-video-youtube-distractions-android-0331437/. 
  17. ↑ Fedewa, Joe (July 11, 2018). "YouTube Vanced Features" (in en). https://www.xda-developers.com/youtube-vanced-features/. 
  18. ↑ "[APP[MOD][Magisk][Root][NonRoot] iYTBP - YouTube with background play and much more!"] (in en-US). February 21, 2017. https://xdaforums.com/t/app-mod-magisk-root-nonroot-iytbp-youtube-with-background-play-and-much-more.3560900/. 
  19. ↑ Kostadamus (March 4, 2018). "iYTBP is now "YouTube Vanced Edition" and updated to 13.x". http://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/821pcs/iytbp_is_now_youtube_vanced_edition_and_updated/. 
  20. ↑ Vanced Manager, Vanced, December 5, 2023, https://github.com/TeamVanced/VancedManager, retrieved December 5, 2023 
  21. ↑ "Release Vanced Manager 1.3.0 (Arcturus) · TeamVanced/VancedManager" (in en). https://github.com/TeamVanced/VancedManager/releases/tag/1.3.0. 
  22. ↑ "YouTube Vanced update brings redesigned logo, fixes login bug, & more" (in en-US). June 10, 2021. https://piunikaweb.com/2021/06/10/youtube-vanced-update-brings-redesigned-logo-fixes-login-bug-more/. 

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