We are not sure why Google has decided to take action on Vanced after all these years. It supports web extensions that can be installed to stream ad-free videos, and you get to sign in to your account for other features like sync watch history, give comments, etc.Īlso Read: Android Smartphone Users, Watch Out for This New Security Risk Called ‘Dirty Pipe’Īccording to reports, the Vanced team was sent a cease and desist letter from Google, which clearly stated the platform needs to remove all the references to YouTube, change the logo, and remove all the links that are related to YouTube or its products.

Kiwi BrowserĪnother non-app option for users is Kiwi Browser which is also built on the Chromium engine like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

You can try out this add-on extension on the Firefox browser to get ad-free YouTube videos and other sites as well. With UBlock Origin, you can sign in to your Google account, which means you get browsing history and the ability to comment on videos if required. The content will stream ad-free and users can subscribe to the channels, create a playlist as well and even block the channels which you don’t want to see on the feed. SkyTube is another alternative to Vanced that offers its services without having to sign in to your Google ID. Add to that, YMusic gives you the download option. You can stream music on the app, which might sound limiting to some of a few, but the option to play music, that too without ads, and in the background is probably something that most of us would happily get. Another option for freeloaders is YMusic which is much closer to YouTube than NewPipe.

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