The developers of YouTube Vanced have announced that the development of the app and download links has ended. A decision generated by Google Actions.
It’s hard to be surprised by this change in YouTube Vanced mode. learn by The Verge . website The application will be removed in the coming days. Available on the app’s official website so far, the download links will disappear in the next few days and development will stop.
Google threatens and developers comply
Vanced developers explain that Google simply sent them an official notice to remove all references to the YouTube service, through description texts or even a logo. The project will simply stop, although the latest version of the application should continue to work for the time being.
Advanced options are turned off. In the coming days, the download links will be removed from the site. We know this is not something you want to hear but it is something we need to do. Thank you all for supporting us over the years.
—Advanced Administrator (@YTVanced) March 13, 2022
For now, the app download links will be removed. The dedicated Discord server, as well as the Telegram and Reddit groups, should be maintained for the time being.
Stop escaping from ads
Why is Google removing this app? Like we said, it’s hard to be surprised. YouTube Vanced is an app that offers to “improve” the experience offered by Google. It does this with objectively interesting functions such as the dark theme of the AMOLED screen, touch controls that allow you to adjust brightness and volume as in MX Player and VLC, or even more complex parameters to adjust the definition and encoding used for videos.
It’s not what really bothers Google, but rather Ad blocker built-in. In fact, with YouTube Vanced, you don’t need to pay a YouTube Premium subscription to avoid ads that push the service and creators a bit. YouTube Vanced incorporates a “sponsor blocking” program, which goes so far as to automatically skip certain clips of a video when a channel thanks its subscribers or introduces a sponsoring brand.
These functions are not hidden, Vanseed puts them in the spotlight Even on her official website, over and over again. So we can’t be surprised to see Google request removal of such an app, even if it is popular and convenient to use.
Other apps must follow
Vanced is one of the most well-known and popular apps to offer this kind of functionality, but it is not the only one. SmartTubeNext (STN) It offers the same kind of functionality on TV products like Android TV, Nvidia Shield, or even Amazon Fire TV. from his side, U Plus It targets users in the Apple ecosystem with an app for iPhone and iPad. It wouldn’t be surprising to soon see them also announce the end of support if Google contacts them.
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