Bitter for Android users: Ad-free YouTube app before the end
YouTube Premium costs EUR 11.99 per month. If you want to save yourself that, but still want to enjoy YouTube without ads, you used YouTube Vanced. But that's over now.
Advertising is a double-edged sword: It can often be annoying and get out of hand. On the other hand, it enables the many free services that are available on the Internet - for example YouTube. If you still prefer to use the video platform without advertising, you had two options as an Android user: take out a subscription to YouTube Premium or use YouTube Vanced. But the latter is now gone.
Ad-free YouTube app for Android is being retired
The makers behind the alternative YouTube app announced their end on Twitter. "In the coming days, the download links on the website will be removed," the tweet reads. This was apparently preceded by a legal dispute with Google , the YouTube operator is said to have warned the makers behind YouTube Vanced (source: The Verge).
Anyone who has YouTube Vanced installed on their Android smartphone should be able to continue using the app : "Currently installed versions will continue to work without any problems until they become obsolete at some point." The developers assume that this will be the case in about two years .
However, this is probably a rather optimistic assumption. Without constant updates from the developers, Google will probably quickly find technical means and ways to block the alternative YouTube app. So YouTube Vanced shouldn't work for a long time .
What else has made YouTube Vanced so special besides the freedom from advertising can be seen here:
Xiaomi smartphone owners get up to 3 months of YouTube Premium for free
This leaves YouTube users who want to continue using the video service free of charge to use YouTube Premium. The monthly fee is EUR 11.99, access to YouTube Music and a download function are included. Those who use a Xiaomi smartphone can consider themselves lucky. You can get up to 3 months of YouTube Premium for free.
Use the Vanced app to watch YT videos without ads.
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