YouTube Vanced Features - What Made It the Most Popular YouTube Mod
YouTube Vanced features like ad blocking, background playback, SponsorBlock, and AMOLED dark theme made it the most downloaded modified YouTube app on Android. Here is a complete breakdown of every feature the discontinued app offered.
🎵 Background Playback
Continue listening to videos with the screen off or while using other apps. One of the most requested features that normally requires YouTube Premium.
🚫 Ad Blocking
Remove video ads, banner ads, and interstitial advertisements from the YouTube experience.
🌙 AMOLED Dark Theme
True black dark theme optimized for AMOLED displays, saving battery and reducing eye strain in low-light conditions.
⏭️ SponsorBlock
Automatically skip sponsored segments within videos based on community-submitted timestamps.
👎 Return YouTube Dislike
Display dislike counts on videos after YouTube removed public dislike visibility.
⚙️ Playback Controls
Override default resolution, playback speed, and codec preferences. Force maximum quality or set preferred defaults.
📱 Picture-in-Picture
Watch videos in a floating window while using other apps, available even on devices that don't officially support PiP for YouTube.
👆 Swipe Controls
Swipe to control brightness and volume directly on the video player.
📺 Cast Support
Cast videos to Chromecast and other compatible devices while using the modified app.
🔓 No Root Required
Vanced worked on non-rooted devices through the MicroG companion app for Google account features.
Feature Availability Today
| Feature | ReVanced | NewPipe | LibreTube | YouTube Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background playback | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ad blocking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SponsorBlock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Google account | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| AMOLED theme | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Return YT Dislike | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |