YouTube ReVanced Features - Complete Guide to All Capabilities
Discover all the powerful features that make YouTube ReVanced the ultimate YouTube Premium alternative. From ad blocking to background play, explore everything ReVanced offers for the best YouTube experience.
🔸 ReVanced Features Overview
ReVanced provides modular patches that modify specific YouTube functions. Unlike YouTube Premium, which is a subscription service, ReVanced patches are applied locally to your YouTube installation. Features depend on which patches you select during installation.
🚫 Advertisement Blocking Patches
ReVanced's ad blocking works by identifying and hiding ad containers in YouTube's interface. This method is more reliable than DNS-based blocking since it operates at the UI level.
Video Advertisement Removal
The "Hide ads" patch removes video advertisements by detecting ad playback states and skipping them automatically. This includes skippable and non-skippable ads that appear before, during, and after videos.
- Detects ad playback through player state monitoring
- Automatically skips to main content after ad detection
- Works with overlay ads and promotional banners
- No network-level blocking required
Interface Advertisement Hiding
Separate patches target promotional content in YouTube's interface elements. These patches identify sponsored content through CSS selectors and remove them from view.
- Homepage sponsored video removal
- Search result advertisement filtering
- Subscription feed promotional content hiding
- Shopping shelf and product advertisement removal
Shorts Advertisement Blocking
YouTube Shorts ads are handled by dedicated patches that detect the Shorts player state and skip advertisement content. This patch was added in ReVanced v19.x series.
- Shorts-specific ad detection algorithms
- Automatic progression to next Short after ad skip
- Maintains Shorts engagement metrics
- Compatible with Shorts swipe navigation
🎵 Background Playback Implementation
Background playback is achieved by modifying YouTube's player state management. The patch prevents the player from pausing when the app loses focus or the screen turns off.
Background Play Patch
This patch modifies the VideoPlayerService to continue playback when YouTube loses foreground status. It requires MicroG to maintain proper Google Play Services integration for media session handling.
- Hooks into MediaSession callbacks for lock screen controls
- Maintains audio focus during app switching
- Preserves playback position across app lifecycle changes
- Compatible with Android's notification media controls
Audio-Only Mode
The "Minimized playback" patch allows audio-only playback with video rendering disabled. This saves battery and data when only audio is needed, particularly useful for music content.
enhanced audio processing and quality options.- ✅ High-quality audio streaming
- ✅ Audio format optimization
- ✅ Volume normalization
- ✅ Audio codec selection
Playback Controls
Advanced playback controls including speed adjustment, repeat options, and custom playback behaviors.
- ✅ Custom playback speeds
- ✅ Video loop/repeat options
- ✅ Auto-play configuration
- ✅ Queue management
⏭️ SponsorBlock Integration
Automatically skip sponsored segments, intros, outros, and promotional content in YouTube videos with community-driven SponsorBlock integration.
Automatic Segment Skipping
Skip various types of video segments automatically based on community submissions and machine learning detection.
- ✅ Sponsor segment skipping
- ✅ Intro and outro removal
- ✅ Self-promotion skipping
- ✅ Interaction reminder blocking
- ✅ Non-music section skipping
SponsorBlock Customization
Configure which types of segments to skip and customize SponsorBlock behavior according to your preferences.
- ✅ Selective segment type skipping
- ✅ Skip vs highlight options
- ✅ Manual segment submission
- ✅ Accuracy threshold settings
Community Integration
Participate in the SponsorBlock community by submitting segments and improving accuracy for all users.
- ✅ Submit new segments
- ✅ Vote on segment accuracy
- ✅ View submission statistics
- ✅ Community leaderboards
👎 Return YouTube Dislike
Restore the YouTube dislike button and see accurate dislike counts that Google removed from the official YouTube app.
Dislike Count Display
View accurate dislike counts on all YouTube videos using archived data and community contributions.
- ✅ Real dislike count display
- ✅ Historical dislike data
- ✅ Estimated vs actual counts
- ✅ Percentage ratio display
Dislike Button Functionality
Fully functional dislike button that records your dislikes and contributes to the community database.
- ✅ Working dislike button
- ✅ Dislike submission to database
- ✅ Personal dislike history
- ✅ Dislike reason feedback
Content Quality Assessment
Make informed decisions about video quality before watching using like/dislike ratios and community feedback.
- ✅ Like/dislike ratio indicators
- ✅ Content quality scoring
- ✅ Community rating insights
- ✅ Trending video analysis
🎨 Customization and Themes
Personalize your YouTube experience with custom themes, layout modifications, and appearance customizations.
Theme Options
Choose from multiple theme options including dark themes, AMOLED black, and custom color schemes.
- ✅ Dark theme optimization
- ✅ AMOLED black theme
- ✅ Light theme enhancements
- ✅ Custom color themes
- ✅ Dynamic theme switching
Interface Customization
Modify YouTube interface elements to create a cleaner, more personalized viewing experience.
- ✅ Hide unwanted UI elements
- ✅ Custom button placement
- ✅ Player overlay modifications
- ✅ Home screen customization
Layout Modifications
Adjust layout elements for optimal viewing on different screen sizes and usage preferences.
- ✅ Player size optimization
- ✅ Comment section modifications
- ✅ Subscription feed layout
- ✅ Search result customization
📱 Enhanced Player Features
Advanced video player capabilities that enhance your YouTube viewing experience beyond what the official app offers.
Picture-in-Picture Mode
Watch YouTube videos in a floating window while multitasking with other applications.
- ✅ Resizable PiP window
- ✅ Position customization
- ✅ Auto-PiP activation
- ✅ PiP controls optimization
Gesture Controls
Intuitive gesture controls for brightness, volume, seeking, and other player functions.
- ✅ Swipe brightness control
- ✅ Volume gesture adjustment
- ✅ Double-tap seeking
- ✅ Pinch-to-zoom functionality
Video Quality Control
Advanced video quality settings with automatic and manual quality selection options.
- ✅ Default quality settings
- ✅ Auto-quality based on connection
- ✅ Quality override options
- ✅ HDR and high framerate support
⬇️ Download and Offline Features
Download YouTube videos for offline viewing with flexible quality and format options.
Video Downloads
Download YouTube videos in various qualities and formats for offline viewing and storage.
- ✅ Multiple quality options
- ✅ Audio-only downloads
- ✅ Batch download support
- ✅ Download progress tracking
Offline Playback
Manage and play downloaded content with full player functionality when offline.
- ✅ Offline video library
- ✅ Playback without internet
- ✅ Downloaded content organization
- ✅ Storage management tools
🔧 Performance and Optimization
Enhanced performance features that make YouTube ReVanced faster and more efficient than the official app.
Performance Optimizations
Various performance improvements for smoother operation and reduced resource usage.
- ✅ Faster app startup
- ✅ Reduced memory usage
- ✅ Battery optimization
- ✅ Network usage reduction
Codec and Streaming Optimizations
Advanced codec support and streaming optimizations for better video quality and performance.
- ✅ Optimized video codecs
- ✅ Hardware acceleration
- ✅ Adaptive streaming
- ✅ Buffering improvements
🆚 ReVanced Features vs YouTube Premium
Compare YouTube ReVanced features with YouTube Premium subscription to see why ReVanced offers superior value.
| Feature | YouTube Premium ($11.99/month) | YouTube ReVanced (FREE) |
|---|---|---|
| Ad-free videos | ✅ Basic ad removal | ✅ Advanced ad blocking |
| Background play | ✅ Standard background play | ✅ Enhanced background play |
| Downloads | ✅ Limited download options | ✅ Flexible download formats |
| Picture-in-Picture | ✅ Basic PiP mode | ✅ Advanced PiP controls |
| SponsorBlock | ❌ Not available | ✅ Full integration |
| Return YouTube Dislike | ❌ Not available | ✅ Complete functionality |
| Custom themes | ❌ Limited options | ✅ Extensive customization |
| Gesture controls | ❌ Basic controls | ✅ Advanced gestures |
| Cost | 💰 $143.88/year | 🆓 Completely FREE |
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