Android Ad Blocker

NewPipe. https://f-droid.org/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/

I like revanced

https://revanced.app/download

Firefox + ublock origin = zero youtube ads. Fuck the app.

LibreTube, comes with SponsorBlock builtin and uses the Piped backend.

YouTube revanced is awesome but theres a bit more to it than installing a single apk

Never use a proprietary app for what should be done in a browser.

I don't have a good ad blocker for you other than AdAway. It won't block YouTube ads on an unrooted phone, but it can on a rooted one. You can try in-browser mobile YouTube with Firefox + uBlock, but I would suggest switching away from the native YouTube app and getting NewPipe with SponsorBlock from F-Droid.

https://github.com/polymorphicshade/NewPipe

EDIT: Corrected link to current NewPipe.

Aside from Revanced, you can't really block ads on the Youtube app. You can use your browser or Newpipe/Libretube as an alternative, but that's it.

Firefox for Android with uBlock. I get the YouTube front end (live subscriptions, recommended home feed, livestreams etc.) but no ads.

Alternatively, you can use the official YouTube site with Mull browser or Firefox with the ublock origin extension installed. But NewPipe offers a better experience since you can download videos etc.

Sign up for YT premium using a vpn to a cheap country. I pay $2 a month. Once you sign up you can cancel the vpn and it keeps the same price

NewPipe or LibreTube.

Use LibreTube.

If you have a rooted device you can always rely on AdAway

For YouTube I think the only options are revanced/ revanced extended or Firefox Nightly with a whole bunch of extensions.

Browser with extensions is great and all but Youtube Revanced still way better option it support gesture google account (that google can't track you) picture in picture and it's easier on your device's ram/cpu, for in app ads you can try Lucky Patcher to remove ads as long as the app is not using account to buy premium features LP should work on most app

i suggest to use a open source front end (such as newpipe). and use adayaw (a hosts based ad blocker) for the generic ads

Use " dns.adguard.com " for your dns.

I haven't had an ad since making the switch.

Kiwi browser with ublock origin extension or revanced or newpipe

Would recommend using nextdns for all other ads

revanced.app. there's also an app on f-droid called adaway.

Thank you all for your comments ! I appreciate the help.

I would usually suggest Newpipe but that's a little buggy rn so Libretube is probably your best bet, that even has sponsorblock aka it skips in video promotions from influencers too!

TrackerControl may work for this if you must use the stock app, newpipe is probably the best solution and finally, you can also use ad blocking dns and there may be VPN solutions as well.

Good luck

See this: https://adguard-dns.io/en/public-dns.html -- specifically "Method №2: Configure AdGuard DNS manually" for Android. It does wonders for me.

Apps like AdAway and Blokada can work without root but in my experience they aren't reliable (they sometimes disconnect, create weird issues with DNS, etc), and when they do work battery life takes a noticeable hit.

Youtube revanced