YouTube Vanced FAQ

A modified YouTube app for Android with no ads, background playback, SponsorBlock, dislike counts and many layout options. Today it is built with the open-source ReVanced patches on top of the current YouTube app.

It is the same app with extra features and without ads. It installs next to the official app, so you can keep both.

The build here is made from open-source ReVanced patches, and we check each file before publishing. Download only from sites you trust, and get MicroG from its official source. Play Protect warns about every modified YouTube app — that warning is expected.

Using a modified client can break YouTube’s Terms of Service. Google sent Team Vanced a legal notice in 2022, which ended the original project. We are not aware of action against individual users, but you use it at your own risk.

Yes. Install MicroG first, then sign in inside Vanced. Your subscriptions, playlists and history sync as normal.

No. The APK on the homepage is the non-root build.

Install MicroG, install the Vanced APK, then sign in. See the step-by-step guide.

Vanced does not update itself from the Play Store. Check this site for new builds and install the new APK over the old one — your settings are kept.

An older build with a different signature is probably installed. Uninstall it (not the official YouTube app) and try again.

Old builds stop working when YouTube changes its servers. Update to the latest version from the homepage.

No — it is Android-only. See Vanced for iOS for what works on iPhone.

No. It is built for phones and tablets. On a PC, a browser with an ad blocker gives a similar experience.

Like any app: long-press the icon and choose Uninstall. Uninstall MicroG too if you no longer need it. The official YouTube app is not affected.