LogFAQs > #979305684

PraetorXyn posted...

For Android, install ReVanced Manager, then use that to install ReVanced Extended (they also have ReVanced versions of Spotify, Twitch, YouTube Music, etc., if youre so inclined, but at least with the Twitch one I had some audio issues after it worked fine for months and I havent tried the other two).

TLDR: Please consider using an open source youtube app instead of hacking the official app using revanced. Proper open source app is generally safer, both security and privacy-wise.

You can install an open source youtube client like Tubular which includes SponsorBlock and ReturnYoutubeDislike. Go here for screenshot video and download:
https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular

Revanced works by patching / hacking the official apps. It's a convenient and lazy method but keep in mind that such user practice works by circumventing your phone's own security measure which is signature checking. It's not a good user practice.

The patches themselves are open source but the target apps are closed source. Because the patch author doesn't have access to target apps' source code and has to rely on reverse engineering; the patches might introduce unwanted vulnerability as a side effect. Please use a properly written open source app if you can.