ReVanced App

Proof

You can still patch RVX supported apps trough the storage button and selecting the apk you want to patch but you can also use Revancify or RVX Builder instead of RVX Manager to get the functionality back.

If you have an issue that's not listed here please explain it down in the comments I'll try to find a fix for it and add it to this guide.

#How to use ReVanced Manager

Check out the official ReVanced Docs to learn how to use it.

#ReVanced Manager aborting

Fix:

• Use the latest Revanced Manager Build

#ReVanced Manager aborting on supported versions (ReVanced Manager aborting when patching Instagram or using Universal Patches):

Fix:

When patching an app with a supported version and it doesn’t work exclude Universal Patches (Change Package Name, Enable Android Debugging, Export all Activities, Predictive Back Gesture, Remove Screen Capture Restriction, Remove Screenshot Restriction, Spoof Wifi Connection)

Why does this error occur:

Something is going wrong when compiling ressources when you exclude the Universal Patches it doesn’t need to Compile ressources because ressource patching is not required so it's not really a fix rather a workaround.

#Patching Tiktok and or Reddit doesn't work:

Reddit:

Before trying to patch Reddit close ReVanced Manager and long press on ReVanced Manager then click on App Info or and "I" Icon -> Storage and Cache -> Clear Cache once you've done that you should be able to patch Reddit without any issues.

TikTok:

Patching with ReVanced Manager won't work for most people since it aborts because of too less memory. Patching with ReVanced Builder also won't work since it can't apply the Settings Patch. The only way to patch it is with Revancify and Revancify X when patching it this way the apk will be store in Internal Storage/Revancify or RevancifyX/Tiktok. Or you use any of the following desktop builders Revanced-CLI, Docker-Py-Revanced, Revanced Magisk Module Builder.

#1 minute video buffering issue / Playback Buffering issue (1 minute video then doesn`t load):

Fix on ReVanced Extended:

• Use the latest supported RVX and MicroG Builds and Enable "Spoof player parameter" in Profile picture -> Settings -> ReVanced Extended-> Miscellaneous

• When patching follow the common steps (Opening the manager, giving permissions, go to "Patcher", select "Select an application", press "Storage" down below, select the downloaded APK, press on "Selected patches" and use the Default option, go back and press "Patch")

Fix on ReVanced:

• Use the latest supported RV and MicroG Builds and Enable "Spoof app signature" in Settings -> ReVanced -> Miscellaneous

• When patching the common steps (Opening the manager, giving permissions, go to "Patcher", select "Select an application", press "Storage" down below, select the downloaded APK, press on "Selected patches" and use the Default option, go back and press "Patch")

Why does this error occur in the first place?

• It occurs because of an A/B Testing Change, I haven`t been affected by this yet.

What MicroG Builds should you use?

I recommend these (Optional you can still use the OG Vanced Team MicroG Build):

• Inotia00 VancedMicroG
• Inotia00 mMicroG

If you don't have a custom ROM installed that doesn't use the official MicroG Build as Google Services then you can also use GmsCore.

#Seekbar Thumpnails not working/showing:

• RVX: Disable "Spoof Player Parameters" in Settings (Settings -> ReVanced -> Misc -> Spoof Player Parameters)

• ReVanced: Disable "Spoof app signature" in Profile picture -> Settings -> ReVanced -> Misc -> Spoof app signature)

When using RVX and ReVanced Methods you risk getting the 1 minute buffering issue

• Other ways: Use YT-Advanced Patches (Fork of RVX) this adds back being able to choose the Spoofing Type from Incognito to Shorts in the Settings.

#Unable to select Premium Bitrate Quality Option:

RVX:

• Settings -> ReVanced Extended -> Video -> Default video quality (Set to 2160p)

ReVanced:

• Settings -> ReVanced -> Video -> Default video quality (Set to 2160p)

This will force it to always select the highest available quality option. It won't actually select the premium bitrate quality option since it's server sided it just displays as if it has been selected.

#YT Music Official & RV & RVX & ReX draining battery fast and heating up the phone:

• Usually turning off the phone for a couple of minutes fixes the draining and heating (Temporary Fix)

#Please check your Network Connection in Account Selection Menu Error:

Fixes:

• First of all make sure to turn off Battery Optimization for MicroG in Settings -> Apps -> MicroG -> Battery -> Switch to unrestricted
• Log out of MicroG and log back in
• Try clearing the App Data of MicroG and log back in. Settings -> Apps -> MicroG -> Storage and Cache -> Clear Data

Reinstalling:

I recommend the following MicroG versions:

• Inotia00 VancedMicroG
• Inotia00 mMicroG
• If you don't have a custom ROM installed that doesn't use the official MicroG Build as Google Services then you can also use GmsCore.

#Unable to search for Shorts

ReVanced: Settings → ReVanced → shorts components → turn off "Hide shorts in feed"

RVX: Settings → ReVanced Extended → Shorts → turn off "Hide shorts shelf"

#Youtube crashing on startup or redirecting to a page after patching

• Make sure to patch full APKs instead of split APKs. Examples for a full and a split apk file:

Full apk file:

It always ends with ".apk" and looks like this on apkmirror

Split apk file:

It can end with ".apks, .apkm, .aab" and looks like this on apkmirror

• Make sure you have any of the above mentioned microg versions installed

#Watch history isn't being saved

• This typically happens when having AdAway or a similar adblocker installed and running to fix it just whitelist "s.youtube.com" in your adblocker

#The player UI doesn't disappear

Revanced:

• This issue occurs randomly currently there isn't a fix for it just restart the app and it should go away

RVX:

• Make sure you don't have it set to never go away in the Accessibility settings. To check, navigate to Settings -> Accessibility. Either disable the Accessibility settings or lower the timer so that it goes away sooner.
• If the previous step didn't work simply restart the app

#Shorts is gone/visbile

Shorts button:

ReVanced:

• Disable/Enable Settings -> ReVanced -> Layout -> Navigation button settings -> Hide shorts button.

RVX:

• Disable/Enable Settings -> Revanced Extended -> Navigation -> Hide shorts button

Shorts in feeds:

ReVanced:

• Disable/Enable Settings -> ReVanced -> Layout -> Shorts components -> Hide shorts in feed

RVX:

• Disable/Enable *Settings -> Revanced Extended -> Shorts -> Hide shorts shelf

#Links open in default youtube instead of patched youtube

• You can fix this by either deleting official youtube or going into "App Info" on the official youtube and disabling the app to open links by default then you need to go into patched youtube "App Info" and enable every link to open by default.

#"org.schabi.newpipe" is not installed

• This is caused because you don't have NewPipe installed make sure to install it here

#Installation is blocked due to conflicting with an existing installation

• Delete any previous versions of Revanced and try again

#Sponsorblock does not work

• The servers of Sponsorblock most likely have issues. To check the status please visit the status page.

#Ambient Mode doesn't work

• This is a side effect of the "spoof signature verification" patch. Check out the issue on GitHub for status updates.

#Zoom to fill sometimes doesn't work

• This is a side effect of the "spoof signature verification" patch. Check out the issue on GitHub for status updates.

#Home feed autoplay doesn't show close caption text

• This is a side effect of the "spoof signature verification" patch. Check out the issue on GitHub for status updates.

#Autoplayed videos from feed are added to history

• This is a side effect of the "spoof signature verification" patch. Check out the issue on GitHub for status updates.

• To fix it go into Profile Pic -> Settings -> General -> Playback in feeds = Off

#Shared clips do not playback from the clipped time region

• This is a side effect of the "spoof signature verification" patch. Check out the issue on GitHub for status updates.

#Issues signing into a Google Account

• Device Settings -> Accounts -> Manage Accounts -> Vanced MicroG -> Remove account. You can sign in again if you want.

• If that didn't work reinstall MicroG or use any of the above mentioned microg versions.

I never want the next video to automatically play. Videos in playlists specifically automatically go to the next and I cannot find a way to disable this.

Non-playlist videos have an autoplay toggle at the top I can turn off. Videos in playlists don't.

Android:

New Youtube Clients with Material 3 Design:

• Clipious
• Hyperion
• Libretube
• Lighttube

Old Youtube Clients with old design:

• Freetube
• NewPipe
• Newpipe X Sponsorblock
• PipePipe
• Skytube
• Skytube Legacy
• Skytube Extra

Android Browser Options:

Firefox Option:

• Ublock Origin
• YouTube High Definition
• Video Background Play Fix

Limited to a selection of pre-approved extensions (Ublock Origin is included in said list); however, you can get around this by using Firefox Nightly and enabling developer settings, which allows you to add a custom list of extensions, which can include any extension for desktop Firefox, including things like SponsorBlock. (Credits to https://lemmy.world/u/Pr0phet )

Mull Option:

• uBlock Origin + script to hide Shorts
• SponsorBlock (Credits to https://lemdro.id/u/Erunn )

For TVs:

• SmartTubeNext

IOS:

• uYou
• uYouPlus
• uYouPlusExtra
• CercubePlus

For PCs:

Brave Option:

• Sponsorblock Extension
• Return Youtube Dislike Extension
• Enhancer for Youtube Extension
• Unhock: remove youtube recommendations extension
• Youtube Shorts Block extension
• Autoquality for youtube extension
• Iridium for Youtube Extension

Firefox Option:

• uBlock Origin
• Return Youtube Dislikes
• Sponsorblock for Youtube
• Youtube Nonstop
• Enhancer for Youtube
• Youtube Audio
• ImprovedTube
• Unhoock: remove youtube recommendations

Windows:

• Freetube

Linux:

• Freetube

MAC OS:

• Freetube

Instance Sign-In support (No Google Login): Clipious, Libretube, Lighttube, Freetube

Google Login support: SmartTubeNext

I had the previous supported version and then it just stopped working. YouTube is not blocked in my network at all. I patched the latest supportid version and it keep showing this error after hanging for about 20 seconds.

What could cause this?

Just fyi for anyone else who's been having an issue with revanced buffering infinitely at around the one minute mark.

Credits for this guide: taku_the_sixteenth (from the discord channel for ReVanced) If you forgot how to patch:

Open google; search for apkmirror 18.23.35
Download new YT APK from apkmirror (18.23.35) (nodpi)
Open ReVanced Manager app
Make sure manager version is 1.8.0
Select Patcher
Select Application
Select from storage
Select YT APK you just downloaded
Select Patches
Press default (top left)
Done
Patch
Install

Make sure you have enough storage free (400MB)

You might have to disable Play Protect if the install fails or uninstall your old YouTube Revanced For YouTube Music

Same as above but: YT Music Version: 6.10.52 (arm64 v8a)

I kept getting an issue where youtube would stop buffering after around one minute and so went to update the manager and then re-install YT and YT Music. I did that just fine with YT and the issue seems to be gone (though I've only barely tested it, but regardless that's not the issue at hand). However, YT Music fails to patch. All the patches appear to go through ("Applied"), but an error occurs on "Compiling resources".

I've tried 3 of the latest YT Music apks to patch.

Here's the error:

Initializing installer
Creating working directory
Copying original apk
Unpacking input apk
Reading dex files
Decoding AndroidManifest.xml only, because resources are not needed
Merging integrations
Deleting existing resource cache directory
Decoding resources
Executing patches
Applied Background play
Applied Bypass certificate checks
Applied Codecs unlock
Applied Exclusive audio playback
Applied Hide get premium
Applied Minimized playback music
Applied Music video ads
Applied Upgrade button remover
Applied Vanced MicroG support
Repacking patched apk
Compiling resources
An error occurred! Aborted
Error:
brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [/data/app/~~cOsHdudq9VOmloDGwKZGTQ==/app.revanced.manager.flutter-sXh4vm8w4Q2J38Oz1y3LOw==/lib/arm64/libaapt2.so, link, -o, /data/user/0/app.revanced.manager.flutter/cache/patcher/tmp-QDVNZP/cache/aapt_temp_file, --min-sdk-version, 21, --target-sdk-version, 33, --version-code, 61352240, --version-name, 6.13.52, --no-auto-version, --no-version-vectors, --no-version-transitions, --no-resource-deduping, --allow-reserved-package-id, -e, /data/user/0/app.revanced.manager.flutter/cache/APKTOOL744672221559764561.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, /data/user/0/app.revanced.manager.flutter/cache/patcher/tmp-QDVNZP/cache/1.apk, --manifest, /data/user/0/app.revanced.manager.flutter/cache/patcher/tmp-QDVNZP/cache/AndroidManifest.xml, /data/user/0/app.revanced.manager.flutter/cache/patcher/tmp-QDVNZP/cache/build/resources.zip]
	at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aapt2Package(AndrolibResources.java:484)
	at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.java:619)
	at app.revanced.patcher.Patcher.save(Patcher.kt:128)
	at app.revanced.manager.flutter.MainActivity.runPatcher$lambda-32(MainActivity.kt:276)
	at app.revanced.manager.flutter.MainActivity.$r8$lambda$efRWk2Z7aIFbIqnpE9hv8LpAiuk(Unknown Source:0)
	at app.revanced.manager.flutter.MainActivity$$ExternalSyntheticLambda13.run(Unknown Source:24)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)
Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [/data/app/~~cOsHdudq9VOmloDGwKZGTQ==/app.revanced.manager.flutter-sXh4vm8w4Q2J38Oz1y3LOw==/lib/arm64/libaapt2.so, link, -o, /data/user/0/app.revanced.manager.flutter/cache/patcher/tmp-QDVNZP/cache/aapt_temp_file, --min-sdk-version, 21, --target-sdk-version, 33, --version-code, 61352240, --version-name, 6.13.52, --no-auto-version, --no-version-vectors, --no-version-transitions, --no-resource-deduping, --allow-reserved-package-id, -e, /data/user/0/app.revanced.manager.flutter/cache/APKTOOL744672221559764561.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, /data/user/0/app.revanced.manager.flutter/cache/patcher/tmp-QDVNZP/cache/1.apk, --manifest, /data/user/0/app.revanced.manager.flutter/cache/patcher/tmp-QDVNZP/cache/AndroidManifest.xml, /data/user/0/app.revanced.manager.flutter/cache/patcher/tmp-QDVNZP/cache/build/resources.zip]
	at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:99)
	at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aapt2Package(AndrolibResources.java:480)
	... 6 more

Any idea?

I used yt app version 18.23.35 on android 13 (Pixel Experience rom for pixel 3)

My old version started having playback issues. What's the new recommended YouTube version? Can't find it anywhere.

I've been hearing about a browser extension called DeArrow that replaces the thumbnails and titles with non-clickbait versions. Is that something that I can activate on Revanced?

As I'm scrolling the main feed the videos start to play in the thumbnail. These videos which have only played for a few seconds as I scroll past end up in my history, so it's messing up my suggestions.

Can this be disabled?

I've been using Revanced since it was just the CLI app and for the most part it has worked well for me(until recently). I have had an issue where the patching process finishes with no errors and installs fine, but when I open Youtube and try to play a video it stops immediately. I see the video advancedby a frame or two and hear a split second of the sound, but it stops immediately. I'm using the most up to date version of revanced with the suggested youtube apk version. I have root, but I have tried installing with and without root and tried with and without microg. Ideally I'd prefer not to use microg, because it consumes a lot of battery. I've tried building it many times with the default patches and even just the adblocking patches and still can't find any combination that works.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Sometime between 7-10 PM CDT 7/13, my Revanced YT started stalling all videos right at 1:10. Nothing but the spinner spinning away. Every video plays without any trouble up to 1:10. Subreddit is dead, don't know where to look for help. Anyone?

I've installed revanced just to make YouTube like some years ago and It's amazing. No shorts, no community posts, no BS. However, I like ads to be played before videos so the creators would earn money. I've disabled all the ad options but still there are no ads. Is it even possible to enable ads?

It must be noted that I have spoofed the app version, to v17.01.35.

This type of shelf never appeared in the previous version of the ReVanced Youtube [v18.16.37], with the same spoofed app version.

I am currently using v18.23.45.

Is there any way to get rid of these shelves in the homepage whilst keeping the spoofed version?

[Sidenote: just tried out this Lemmy app, seems pretty cool]

I've not been able to cast Twitch for a while now and today I started getting ads again. I don't know if Twitch is suddenly suffering from the same issue as YouTube with the lack of MicroG support but got the longest time I could still cast? Just curious if I'm the only one.

Hey, is Vanced still working for some of you guys? I noticed that i can still watch Videos in like 80% of the time if i close the app and microG, end all related processes, start the app and immediately open a Video. If i open a Youtube Short first, Videos will not start playing, which is weird. Any similar experiences?

I'm on a non-root so I need MicroG for account login, correct?

I think I ended up with an incorrect version because I logged into one Google account with it, and now it's trying to get access permissions to all the accounts on my phone.

Does anyone have a link to the official MicroG APK for Revanced, or is there one?

TL;DR

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