Decent adblockers for Youtube

[101_North]

For anyone with Android 9 or above a great way to ad block (excluding YouTube) is to use the Private DNS feature within network settings and change the dns server to 'dns.adguard.com'.

Also - for a system wide blocker on Android (also works on Windows, OS X etc) this is a great deal and works well for me. Allows up to 3 devices. I have it on my phone and the laptop. Doesn't work great on YouTube but for general browsing, in app adverts etc.

https://stacksocial.com/sales/adguard-personal-plan-lifetime-subscription

[Carnage]

Installed Vanced earlier today, jaysus there's great comfort with it.

[Trev]

Installed Vanced earlier today, jaysus there's great comfort with it.

Did the same meself, hopefully I'll never have to hear about getting a free audible book again in my life

[Blackout]

Sorry how does vanced work? Does it block ads on the YouTube app for your phone?

[Carnage]

It's essentially Youtube without the ads, and a couple of other features unlocked, from what I can tell. If you sign in to your Google account all your saved videos, playlists, histories etc. are there.

[Carnage]

One thing I've noticed with Vanced - when casting a playlist to the TV, the transition between videos is a lot smoother than it is with Youtube.

[StoutAndAle]

Anyone have a recommendation for an ad blocker for Mac? I'm using an old iMac as my TV currently while everything else is in storage. I was watching an old Fugazi live video the other night and the amount of ads nearly drove me nuts - every few minutes, in the middle of songs, etc.

Funnily though, I gave up and picked another Fugazi gig and there was only one at the start and one near the very end of a 90min+ show.

[Giggles]

Lost my phone, got another one and it looks like Vanced is unavailable to download.

Has anybody tried Revanced?

[The Butcher]

Lost my phone, got another one and it looks like Vanced is unavailable to download.

Has anybody tried Revanced?

Got a new phone myself - I just followed the first step on this reddit link (I picked the 2nd link and downloaded the apk)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AfterVanced/comments/tk1fdr/so_you_want_to_install_andor_reinstall_vanced/

[Giggles]

Nice one. I ended up downloading a packer from github on my PC, and then transferred the .apk to my phone. Seems to work fine so far although 1 ad did manage to snake its way in somehow!

[The Butcher]

On Firefox on the laptop, I run Adblock Plus, Ghostery, and uBlock Origin; ultimate hassle free surfing!

You can also do this on your phone - install Firefox app - add Adblock extension - go onto youtube from there and no ads. Cast the phone to the TV. Not exactly free flowing like using the youtube app on your Smart TV but I've noticed a huge increase in the frequency of the youtube ads nowadays.

[Carnage]

Vanced finally stopped working for me today, I'm assuming Youtube changed their code or something techy like that. Installed something called Playtube, big pile of shite. I must have a look at Revanced.

[Giggles]

Revanced been working fine for me since last August anyway. Youtube music won't work, but that might just be my android firmware and I haven't looked into rectifying it yet.

[Carnage]

Installed ReVanced there and it seems to work alright, more or less the same as Vanced (as you'd expect I suppose). Took a while but worth the wait.

[Trev]

Yeah, Vanced stopped for me too, is Revanced the only other decent option?