After many years becoming a popular application among Android users, the developers of the YouTube Vanced application have just announced that they will stop all activities from today, March 14.
According to The Verge, a member of the development team said that the reason for this action came from a legal issue when Google asked Vanced to remove all links to “YouTube” as well as all links to other websites. related products.
In fact, YouTube Vanced is just a third-party YouTube viewing application, why can it make Google – the company that owns the official YouTube application – panic so much that it has to put legal pressure to force publishers to watch YouTube videos. Developers have to remove, not let it reach users?
Similar features to YouTube Premium but provided for free
Although it is only a free application, YouTube Vanced allows users to get many features only available to users of YouTube Premium – the paid version of YouTube. With YouTube Vanced, users can watch ad-free videos, watch videos while using other apps, or even listen to music when the screen is off. You can also customize the application interface according to the white background, the dark background to match the light conditions as well as save the device battery.
Users can still log in to their Google account on YouTube Vanced if they install an extra application called MicroG. After logging in through this app, users still get video recommendations based on their YouTube habits and interests, but still aren’t bothered by ads.
Features AMOLED dark background interface, blocking ads and running in the background like YouTube Premium
Not only that, as a third-party application that does not depend on Google, YouTube Vanced also has features to provide a better user experience – which YouTube Premium itself cannot have.
Outstanding features compared to Google’s official YouTube
In addition to blocking ads, YouTube Vanced’s SponsorBlock feature also allows users to skip sponsored videos nested in clips. This feature even allows skipping the intro and prompting users to subscribe in the video. As part of Google’s advertising ecosystem, these features are nearly impossible on YouTube Premium.
YouTube Vanced’s gesture control capabilities are also completely superior to Google’s official YouTube – even if you use the Premium paid version. In the settings section, there is a Swipe Control feature, allowing users to increase or decrease the brightness and sound of the video by swiping up and down the sides of the screen – similar to the dedicated video viewing applications MX Player or VLC. .
Features to block sponsored videos, display Dislike numbers, control brightness, volume by sliding – features that YouTube itself does not have
Now, while Google has turned off the ability to display the number of dislikes below a video, with the new YouTube Vanced you can bring this number back. Although Google’s aim is to encourage creators to get inspired to make new videos, many users still have the need to review this statistic before they continue watching the video.
In addition, users have countless other customizations so that they are free to optimize the experience as they want when watching YouTube, such as watching the VP9 codec or watching in high resolution even if your device does not support it.
Of course, the biggest strength of YouTube Vanced is still free. All of the above features are available to users at no cost, except for some calls for users to support by clicking on the Brave browser settings and AdGuard ad blocking application.
But is YouTube Vanced safe?
With YouTube Premium offering premium features for free, you obviously don’t expect this app to appear on the Google Play Store. But for Android, you can completely download the apk file of this application and install it on your device. This also means that you can run into security risks if you install a fake app.
The Return YouTube Dislike feature is provided with an API on GitHub for users to review and rate.
As for the YouTube Vanced application posted on the development team’s website, its important features are publicly available in the code on GitHub and Discord so that those knowledgeable in programming can evaluate the completion and its safety.
Free and user-friendly, even bringing many useful features that are superior to the official version, no wonder Google is so panic about YouTube Vanced.
Although this application has been in development for many years, until today, Google has pressured developers to stop providing the application, showing that this technology giant seems to have reached now. just beginning to feel the heat this app is causing the YouTube ad engine to start rolling.