YouTube Vanced announced that it will discontinue the app, due to a legal threat from google. The creators have announced that the project will be shut down in the coming days, with download links set to be removed.
For those unaware, Vanced is a popular third-party YouTube app for Android, particularly because it allows YouTube users to block all video ads on YouTube without a Premium subscription. Vanced also includes a true black theme, picture in picture video, background playback, Force HDR Mode and other customizations not offered in the official YouTube for Android app.
Vanced has been discontinued. In the coming days, the download links on the website will be taken down. We know this is not something you wanted to hear but it's something we need to do. Thank you all for supporting us over the years.
— Vanced Official (@YTVanced) March 13, 2022
After google sent a cease and desist letter to Vanced owners, they were forced to stop distributing and developing the app. Admin from the Vanced team said, “We were asked to remove all references to ‘YouTube’, change the logo, and remove all links related to YouTube products.”
Vanced is the most recent target of Google’s action against third-party apps that access YouTube. Previously, the search giant also targeted Discord music bots resulting in the popular Rhythm bot to seize operation.
“Vanced has been discontinued,” read a Telegram message from the Vanced owners. “We know this is not something you wanted to hear, but it’s something we need to do.”
The team also informed that the current app may still work for about two years, but after that, there will be only one alternative left that is Google’s own YouTube Premium which, despite being a paid app, is far away from all the features that Vanced offered. Hopefully, YouTube will take a page from the Vanced app to improve the YouTube Premium making it more appealing.
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