YouTube Vanced, which can be called the YouTube artifact in the minds of many people, has given many people great "convenience" in a free way. It can not only block advertisements but also obtain the function of floating playback of picture-in-picture windows without subscribing. However, it is not surprising. , after all, it encountered "due to legal reasons" and could no longer continue the service. Continue reading YouTube Vanced was forced to be removed due to regulatory issues, so... Can it still be used? Text of the report.
YouTube Vanced was forced to be removed due to regulatory issues, so... can it still be used?
Because some of its main functions are consistent with YouTube Premium paid subscription projects. Such an application can last for such a long time It’s quite surprising that it was shut down by the authorities with “legal threats”.
In short, the developer of this third-party playback application that can block ads and provide advanced YouTube functions recently announced through Vanced Offical The social account of the website revealed that YouTube Vanced will be discontinued. The download link will be removed in the next few days. According to the information received by foreign media, the reason for this is because Google has filed a legal complaint with the YouTube Vanced development team. Action.
It is reported that Google has officially sent a "cease and desist letter" to YouTube Vanced. The intention of this document is exactly the same as its name, which is to Force developers to stop distributing and developing such applications. Also require the YouTube Vanced team to remove all mentions of YouTube, change the logo and remove all links to YouTube products.
Although it involves the rights of subscriber users The function is indeed illegal and controversial. But in fact, YouTube Vanced still has many thoughtful theme functions, etc., so it is loved by many users – that is to say, the new version of YouTube requires many steps to set the image quality. It's good, but it's really annoying, and it does make people want to seek a better third-party application experience (the default high quality is 480p for me, hello?).
As for the existing Users should be very concerned, can it still be used? Such a question. According to the YouTube Vanced development team, although the download URL and update development will no longer be provided, the current version is confirmed to continue to operate. Years or so – Of course, this is without incident. After all, it will not be updated again.
Currently installed versions will work just fine, until they become outdated in 2 years or so.
— Vanced Official (@YTVanced) March 13, 2022
The YouTube Vanced team also stated on Twitter that it understands that such a result is not what users want to see, but this move is still imperative. And I am very grateful to users for their support over the past few years.
It must be said that it is not an accident that YouTube Vanced is officially targeted. If you really like the paid functions, it is still recommended that you pay for a subscription in a legal way. But said When it comes to better player experience, it may be worthwhile for the official to reflect on whether these needs should be met as much as possible besides charging.
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