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Why not just use an adblocker?
by JSavageOne 6y ago
Why not just use an adblocker?
- tdrgabi 6y agoHarder to do in the youtube app. You need a pihole server.
- 72deluxe 6y agoI have one of those but I can't seem to block them effectively. I think the advert URLs are not specific to adverts, ie they're the same as normal YouTube videos. Any tips??
- andrewl-hn 6y agoOn Android there are third-party apps that are not available on Market but are very popular. Most wrap YT's website, add an Adblocker, and block certain APIs that prevent Picture-in-Picture, background playback, etc. The small downside is that these apps can't use play services and thus you can't login to leave likes, comments, etc. Though you can use "Share" to open the same video in browser where you can login normally. Google creates a shadow profile for you in that 3rd-party app, and after a few videos you watch the quickly associate you with your other profiles / shadow profiles. So, in a matter of hours or days YouTube will start recommend you content tailored to you, even though you are not logged it. Works remarkably well.
- 72deluxe 6y agoThanks! Do you have the name of one of these popular YouTube alternative apps? I don't want to download SpyWareYouTube.APK
- badRNG 6y agoXDA Dev team released an Android app called "YouTube Vanced" that is an ad-blocked YouTube app that you sideload (plus a couple of other minor changes like additional themes)
- JSavageOne 6y agoNewPipe blocks Youtube ads on mobile https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe