Android:
New Youtube Clients with Material 3 Design:
Old Youtube Clients with old design:
Android Browser Options:
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 )
- uBlock Origin + script to hide Shorts
- SponsorBlock (Credits to https://lemdro.id/u/Erunn )
For TVs:
IOS:
For PCs:
- 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
- uBlock Origin
- Return Youtube Dislikes
- Sponsorblock for Youtube
- Youtube Nonstop
- Enhancer for Youtube
- Youtube Audio
- ImprovedTube
- Unhoock: remove youtube recommendations
Windows:
Linux:
MAC OS:
Instance Sign-In support (No Google Login): Clipious, Libretube, Lighttube, Freetube
Google Login support: SmartTubeNext
You go through the usual patching process, only you shouldn’t have to reinstall but simply click on the newly generated APK and update in place
Am I supposed to download a new YouTube apk from the site to do it?
Depends, usually yes, just check out what the updated Manager says is the latest supported YouTube version and if it’s newer than what you have then yes, you’ll have to download it