Yesterday broke the news of YouTube's dark theme as if it were a miracle from heaven itself (which does not exist, eh), but it is already we have that same and much more on YouTube Vanced. An app that you can install without being ROOT and that, apart from the dark theme, also allows you to play in the background and remove ads without being root.
The only thing you will need is I really want to forget about the official YouTube app and install a second apk to be able to log in with your Google account. In this way you can have your favorite channels, history and launch the content you like through Chromecast or a Smart TV. Let's do it with YouTube Vanced.
YouTube Vanced has it all
We would like YouTube to be like this, but no, we have to relegate in third-party developers in order to get a great user experience. That we could get it with the official app, but right now you have to go through the box to be able to enjoy background playback, a dark theme or without advertising.
Luckily this is Android and we always have an alternative to enjoy the same, but without leaving us a damn euro or dollar on it. Before showing you the steps to follow to have YouTube Vanced properly installed. We review in the list its best virtues:
- Playback in the background.
- Force VP9 or HDR.
- Overwrite the maximum resolution.
- Pinch gesture on all devices.
- Cast can be activated
- You can switch between different themes.
- PiP or floating window on the desktop to continue playing the video. Only available on Android Oreo.
- Function of repeat video.
- You can choose a default resolution as well as change the viewing speed.
- Gesture controls for volume and brightness.
As you can see, it lacks nothing and is simply a perfect app to take the YouTube experience to the fullest. Best of all, it's free. You can go to the forum on XDA to be attentive to new versions and the details that may appear. Although to tell the truth, the app goes smoothly.
How to install YouTube Vanced on your Android
We strongly recommend that you download all versions of YouTube Vanced from the official app of the team behind its development. The first thing we are going to do is download and install MicroG Vanced, which will allow us, as we have said, to use our Google account to log in.
- Download MicroG Vanced from here: Vanced official website.
- We install this app and we will have everything ready for Vanced.
- We download YouTube Vanced from the same link above, although from the Non-Root Downloads area.
- You have a white / pink version and another in white / blue apart from the normal white / black.
- Click on the one you want, and you will have everything ready to install it.
Actually we have version 13.34.50 as the newest, but they are updating it. To really know if you have to install, remember that a notice will appear on the Vanced welcome screen that you must update to the latest version. We go to the official YouTube Vanced page and look for it.
With MicroG and YouTube Vanced installed, we launched the app and we will have YouTube as if it were the official version. You can log in to find yourself at home with the history, favorites and the option to be able to cast content via Chromecast or a Smart TV to your TV screen.
YouTube Vanced is the app taken from the official one that gives it a thousand turns to create an experience that we have always wanted on YouTube. Google has always been determined to offer these special functions for YouTube Music and other apps, so in the end we have to look for life. The only thing we touch wood, since it will be a matter of time for the big G to get angry and throw Vanced.
Ugly to encourage the use of an app that skips the developer's source of income, be it a humble developer or a great company. So we are not promoting the development of new apps, content or functionalities ... but quite the opposite.
Not to mention that you are installing an apk in which you then enter your Google account and password. Would you really do that?
Do you really say it?
This apk comes from xda forums, a prestigious Android forum where the best third-party developers are. And that I know no one has complained on your thread.
To complain there are also the adblocks or that Firefox is going to block the trackers; which will hinder the work of those who are dedicated to digital marketing.
Each one to do what the body asks, of course. This type of initiative seems regrettable to me.