In the course of this process, you will download several apps from external sources. To be on the safe side, you'll want to check each APK with https://www.virustotal.com/ before installation. You are also encouraged to use Firefox with uBlockOrigin and the Badware Risks filter list enabled, as a precaution against scamming sites.
- Install ReVanced Manager from https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/releases/latest or https://revanced.app/download
- Open ReVanced Manager (grant permission to install apps when asked for). Tap
Patches -> Select an app
. Look for YouTube and theSuggested:
version. It should be in the 3rd line. (Do not use the 1st line, that's your installed version of YouTube.) - Go to https://www.apkmirror.com/ and search for
YouTube $VERSION
, where$VERSION
is the suggested version you have determined in (2). (Alternatively, tap on theSuggested: ...
field to do a browser search that may lead you to the apkmirror site in question.) Once you've found the right APK, downlo