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vanced is just the normal youtube app with just some modifications to block ads and background playback. It is closed sourced, not to mention, and uses a modifi
by rex_lupi 6y ago
vanced is just the normal youtube app with just some modifications to block ads and background playback. It is closed sourced, not to mention, and uses a modified version of MicroG that works in unknown ways to access/sync with the google account, which is very different to the original MicroG (which has been developed to replace Google Services from your phone to minimize google tracking your activities.) . If you don't want unknown apps get access to your google account or if you care about your privacy/security, don't use Vanced, stick with NewPipe.
- ss3000 6y agoYes the app itself is closed sourced, but FWIW their MicroG fork is not: https://github.com/YTVanced/VancedMicroG https://github.com/YTVanced/VancedMicroG Their stance on why they can't open source it sounds reasonable: https://github.com/YTVanced/VancedWebsite/issues/10 https://github.com/YTVanced/VancedWebsite/issues/10 But I agree that if you have sensitive data on your google account you should make a value judgement yourself on if the extra convenience/features on Vanced is worth the risk over NewPipe. I personally use a different mail provider so I don't have much sensitive information on my Google account, basically just using it for YouTube and Play Store.
- herewulf 6y agoOr create a Google account just for this purpose (YouTube).
- bluedispatcher 6y agoIn case you care about these things you should be aware that Google can use your account to track you, assemble a profile on you and target you even if you don't explicitly hand them any data.