yuliskov/SmartTube

…tion to get rid of the ads, but that doesn't include the in-video ads that content creators put in there - but SmartTube has that covered too, in most videos I watch the in-video ads are skipped too. I have 5 chromecasts on the 5 TVs around my house, and every one of them has SmartTube installed. I wouldn't want to watch Youtube without it. https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube/releases

Try SmartTube ( https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube/ ) or PipePipe ( https://github.com/InfinityLoop1308/PipePipe ). They do a pretty good job of blocking Google's nonsense and just showing you the videos.

Just make sure you're using the new version (old one was compromised): https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube

Just do as the other commenter pointed out and install an alternate youtube frontend on your TV. I'd recommend https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube . Then you'll never see another ad again (including those sneaky ones that are embedded in the videos). And you can use the youtube app on your phone to search for videos and prepare playlists.

…t. However, concerningly, the SmartTube website (which I won't link directly) still offers undated "Stable" and "Beta" downloads. It sucks to deal with security breaches as an indie or solo dev, but I'll be waiting for a more detailed postmortem before assessing whether to install a future release... Hopefully one that details new security procedures to guard both the dev's key and the production build environment. Factory resetting my Shield as a precaution, but nothing sensitive was really on there, and Android's security model did exactly what it was supposed to and limited the damage. When using a third party app like this, it's prudent to use it signed out or else with a purpose speci…