The most popular official YouTube app alternative, YouTube Vanced, announced it will cease operation, most likely under pressure from Google’s lawyers.
The current app may still work for about two years, the team informs, but after that you are only left with Google’s own YouTube Premium which, despite being a paid tier, is a far cry from all the nifty options that Vanced offered.
Another fan favorite was the dark mode which painted the whole interface in deep black as opposed to YouTube’s gray zone. In any case, YouTube Vanced is no more, at least as far as new versions or installation ease are concerned, but hopefully Google will take a page from its better range of options for its own Premium tier.
Currently installed versions will work just fine, until they become outdated in 2 years or so.
— Vanced Official (@YTVanced) March 13, 2022
