Vanced has been discontinued • Hacker News Board

Re: Vanced has been discontinued

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Post by dymk » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 11:10 PM UTC

nextaccountic wrote: post #48

izacus wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There isn't really a "source code" per-se for Vanced, they took the official YouTube app, decompiled it, applied hacks and recompiled it - pretty much very much the same way we hacked key checks and CD copy protections back in the day. So if there's anything resembling source, it's more of a diff of a certain YouTube app version you can't just cleanly upload somewhere or even apply to new versions.

But the source for the hacks could be made open, so that other people could work on it.

Good way to get a bunch of lawyers at your door

Re: Vanced has been discontinued

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Post by CPAhem » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 11:11 PM UTC

For those who have the ability to do so, please make an Archive of all the Vanced Versions before the download links are taken down

https://mirror.codebucket.de/vanced/

Re: Vanced has been discontinued

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Post by cosmiccatnap » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 11:12 PM UTC

0des wrote: post #30

causality0 wrote: post #28

Dammit I knew this would happen after it hit the top of HN. RIP Vanced, you were the best Youtube experience bar none.

NewPipe is next.

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Re: Vanced has been discontinued

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Post by gundamdoubleO » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 11:14 PM UTC

Welp. Using the official Youtube app is a miserable experience. Guess it's time to check out NewPipe again.

Re: Vanced has been discontinued

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Post by collsni » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 11:16 PM UTC

Firefox mobile with ublock, no YouTube app at all. Suck it google.

Re: Vanced has been discontinued

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Post by malwarebytess » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 11:16 PM UTC

Google Sucks.

Re: Vanced has been discontinued

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Post by corndoge » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 11:17 PM UTC

Shared404 wrote: post #54

metadat wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry to shit on this, but NewPipe sucks. In my experience it's a waste of time to try and use it as a YT client replacement. It barely works, if at all. Casting definitely never ever worked for me, not even once. The user experience is unfamiliar and seems significantly worse than Vanced. Vanced is what the official youbutt app should've been. RIP.

> Sorry to shit on this, but NewPipe sucks. In my experience it's a waste of time to try and use it as a YT client replacement. Hard disagree. NewPipe is the only way I use youtube on mobile. > It barely works, if at all. Casting definitely never ever worked for me, not even once. Because casting requires usage of Google API's and NewPipe is privacy oriented. It's not broken, it's as intended. > The user experience i…

> Because casting requires usage of Google API's and NewPipe is privacy oriented.

Do you happen to have a link to a GitHub issue or some other background? I'd like to learn more about this, I was under the impression cast-type devices (including Chromecast) usually implement DLNA which should be interface-able without any proprietary APIs. This is just from vague readings and recollections though.

Re: Vanced has been discontinued

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Post by sbmthakur » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 11:18 PM UTC

metadat wrote: post #18

fuckcensorship wrote: post #2

NewPipe [1] is an open-source alternative, although latest versions of Vanced will supposedly keep working for the foreseeable future [2]. [1]: https://newpipe.net/ [2]: https://nitter.net/YTVanced/status/1503055442506915846#m

Sorry to shit on this, but NewPipe sucks. In my experience it's a waste of time to try and use it as a YT client replacement. It barely works, if at all. Casting definitely never ever worked for me, not even once. The user experience is unfamiliar and seems significantly worse than Vanced. Vanced is what the official youbutt app should've been. RIP.

> Casting definitely never ever worked for me, not even once.

How did you cast it? It worked perfectly when I casted it with Kodi.

Re: Vanced has been discontinued

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Post by Shared404 » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 11:18 PM UTC

metadat wrote: post #60

Shared404 wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Sorry to shit on this, but NewPipe sucks. In my experience it's a waste of time to try and use it as a YT client replacement. Hard disagree. NewPipe is the only way I use youtube on mobile. > It barely works, if at all. Casting definitely never ever worked for me, not even once. Because casting requires usage of Google API's and NewPipe is privacy oriented. It's not broken, it's as intended. > The user experience i…

If the casting isn't meant to actually work, it'd be great if the devs would get rid of the button... Sorry, but until such things are rectified, New Pipe is a hell no for me; -10/10, worse than vanced, cannot recommend sharp-edged user-unfriendly software. Even when it's OSS and privacy friendly. For a similar case, see gnuPGP. We all know how that one ended up not saving the world :(

I should specify I was talking about chromecast specifically - I think it may support other protocols.

That being said, I can't find the cast button you're talking about.

I also can't find the sharp edges you mention[0] could you give other examples? In my experience I've just had it do what it says on the box with no fuss.

[0] though I'll admit my tastes are minimalistic and I avoid cloud tools as much as possible - either or both of those may color my views.

For example, I see not having access to Youtube account information as a positive.

Re: Vanced has been discontinued

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Post by jesprenj » Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 11:19 PM UTC

fuckcensorship wrote: post #2

NewPipe [1] is an open-source alternative, although latest versions of Vanced will supposedly keep working for the foreseeable future [2]. [1]: https://newpipe.net/ [2]: https://nitter.net/YTVanced/status/1503055442506915846#m

A great issue for me with NewPipe is the fact that it does not support signing into an account. The developers claim it's a feature that will not be implemented.

Without the great music recommendation system I might as well just listen to my Jellyfin song collection. What value does YouTube even have without recommendations?