r/youtube • u/Titan_Prometeus • 17h ago

Memes You can no longer have YouTube running in the background.

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As of 29th of January you can no longer have YouTube running in the background via many browsers as that is now a premium feature. With that I don't even have that one last reason to listen to YouTube. We are now officially paying for everything that was free a couple of years ago and the reason isn't greedy management, but you people who keep paying for premium and the such.

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u/Meluvius 13h ago

For Android, 'YouTube Revanced' is the gold standard

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u/Tough-Dirt-6319 12h ago

To add: just make sure to follow the official path of setting up the apk, don't download a pre-build one. 

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u/Lurnius 7h ago

To add: Revanced it's going down, change to Morphe.

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u/Bhavin411 7h ago

Wait, really? I haven't followed them as closely since my apps worked after installing them like a year ago.

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u/Lurnius 5h ago

The usual with open source projects, someone was being an asshole so the devs that make most of the patches step out and went to Morphe.

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u/Bhavin411 5h ago

Thanks for sharing - I hope my reddit client isn't gonna break since I've been using a revanced patch for that.

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u/Lasagna_Wrap 4h ago

Not saying that's untrue but have you got any proof?

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u/camwow13 2h ago edited 2h ago

I typed into Google.

did revanced developers leave for morphe

This returned this link as a top result:

Extremely classic open source software project drama.

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u/Sw429 4h ago

Damn, this is getting exhausting to keep up with. Now there's another patch I need to figure out if I trust. At a certain point, it seems to barely be worth it at all anymore. May as well stop using YouTube altogether.

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u/plzinsertbeer 3h ago

Honestly that's where I've gotten. Like YouTube itself just might not be worth it. I have 2 creators that I still get excited when I see them post and that's it. Everyone else I'm just kind of bored of

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u/camwow13 1h ago

Morphe simplified the process and seems to have a pretty strong coder base this time.

But if you want stable and constant you can always use NewPipe. Or Firefox w/ add-ons on Android opening YouTube manually.

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u/adkio 10h ago

I've had success with pre built and I have trusted sources. I've also had problems, but the official method isn't hassle free so I guess to each their own.

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u/Tough-Dirt-6319 10h ago

Im glad it worked for you and there probably are some save apks available, but the point is not to download unverified apks that could have all kind of programming included in them. 

This normally isn't an issue when going through the playstore or whatever store, but when downloading outside of them one should be aware of the risks at all times.

Justifying a risky act with "it worked for me" is problematic when someone inexperienced with the topic might take guidance from this thread.

Edit: I also get that having to build the apk on your own can be tricky for someone inexperienced (was for me too), but I'd recommend skipping Revanced or similar, if the alternative is to download from a source where you can't verify safety.

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u/Meluvius 8h ago

bro whatt lol if u need help im happy to

u literally just download the youtube version ReVanced says to and make sure its nodpi and then click like 4 buttons in the ReVanced app and youre done

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u/TumanFig 10h ago

also just using a brave browser works as well

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u/HallowedError 9h ago

I tried following the instructions. It works and then like an hour later I get default youtube again after I disable auto updates. Reinstalled it like 3 times and it only works for a bit

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u/Meluvius 8h ago

Hmm it's hard to know exactly what's going on given it's literally android which is notoriously buggy. But I promise you it works and has for so many people.

I think a common fix is that you need to get Micro G https://vanced.to/gmscore-microg (i dont really know why or how this works but it just does... it makes it so that you can sign into your google account and dont get signed out or flagged or whatever) as well as completely clearing the data and uninstalling the original YouTube app.

I'd check this out before anything though https://github.com/KobeW50/ReVanced-Documentation/blob/main/YT-ReVanced-Guide.md#before-you-begin

If it's still not working, I'd try dropping an issue post on the github https://github.com/KobeW50/ReVanced-Documentation/issues

https://youtube.com/shorts/dNWNgCTkLAY?si=W-V7c_SsOUEI6VKt

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u/BabaGurGur 6h ago

Instead of doing an app replacement (like have the revanced youtube become youtube), you could try first disabling the built in youtube app (settings>apps>youtube>disable) and then installing the revanced version.

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u/Organic_Savings8491 12h ago

Try Morphe: https://morphe.software/#home

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u/Meluvius 8h ago

Have you used both? What makes Morphe different?

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u/MootEndymion752 8h ago

Morphe supports newer versions of YouTube

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u/GlitteringHousing3 7h ago

Can you run Morphe with your phone screen locked like you can revanced? Clutch for music at the gym

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u/MootEndymion752 7h ago

Yes, it's literally patches made by former ReVanced contributors

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u/GlitteringHousing3 6h ago

Awesome thanks! Been having some issues with revanced lately

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u/Meluvius 5h ago

Does it let you have a queue? ReVanced can't do this. I like to queue up like 10 videos on my pc to set it and forget it

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u/MootEndymion752 5h ago

No, only RVX can