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Netflix in the UK

Now Netflix is launched in the UK, I expected to be able to download Netflix in the UK marketplace, but it doesnt appear to have been added.
Does anyone have the Netflix XAP? So I can sideload it onto my phone.

loomx said:
Now Netflix is launched in the UK, I expected to be able to download Netflix in the UK marketplace, but it doesnt appear to have been added.
Does anyone have the Netflix XAP? So I can sideload it onto my phone.
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Just FYI ive tried this form the usa XAP but it just hangs after enter my details,, maybe it will come soon

Yeh, I managed to get it too. I also have the same problem, just keeps trying to log in, but nothing happens.

I've been trying the US app since the day Netflix launched, and I've not been able to log in. Eventually, if you keep the phone alive long enough, it'll give a login failed message.
Maybe they're waiting to release a Mangofied version of the app, since the current version doesn't support resuming and stuff?

Just a heads up this is in the marketplace now

This is the link to Marketplace online. You can get it from here if you can't see it on your phone yet.
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-GB/apps/c3a509cd-61d6-df11-a844-00237de2db9e

Downloaded but very disappointed that it requires a log in to do anything at all.
Would have been much better if you could browse the contents and app.

v_garg said:
Downloaded but very disappointed that it requires a log in to do anything at all.
Would have been much better if you could browse the contents and app.
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You'll be disappointed much more: Netflix also requires a monthly payment
P.S. You should be kidding, correct?

I was quite impressed, would like the ability to preload for watching later though,

sensboston said:
You'll be disappointed much more: Netflix also requires a monthly payment
P.S. You should be kidding, correct?
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Netflix requires a login before the person can even use the app in contrast to HTC Watch or the new 7Digital app for example which lets you view the contents of the markets and lets you play demos.

NETFLIX cannot be compared to HTC Watch. NETFLIX > HTC Watch in terms of streaming and contents.
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v_garg said:
Netflix requires a login before the person can even use the app in contrast to HTC Watch or the new 7Digital app for example which lets you view the contents of the markets and lets you play demos.
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Netflix is always (as far as I can remember) offering a free month of service. You also may get paid for that month (via eBay, Bing etc. - google for that). So, I believe it's more than enough for adult (who has a valid cc and can legally sign for service). Of course for child or teen it's a big obstacle

stream Ip camera

gents
I have Nokia Lumia 800 on the WP7 platform, and I have installed at home on my network a security camera " Tenvis ip602w". I have this camera working on my network and was hoping to be able to stream the video to my phone.
I have contacted tenvis help and support and have just be told by them that they do not support WP7 at present.
Is there away to connect my phone to my camera,
I have down loaded apps off the market place...AALTRA IP Camera which will get me to the interface screen of the camera,but uable to see video.
" Stream is not recognised as an MJPEG stream. Please check your camera URL"
thanks inadvance
op

Install Web UI from http://www.tenvis.com/web/firmwaredownload.html
and try attached program (but provide your credentials and correct camera streaming url)
P.S. By default app displayed mjpeg stream from Tenvis demo cam in China - I've found demos on their website.

Hi
Will have a look tonight, after work.
will keep informed
Thanks
Op

hi sensboston
i have tried to dwn load the surgested file, but just get a page failure. so i have contacted tenvis direct again and have pointed them in the direction of your surgestion. They said they will confirm .
fingers crossed i will get this sorted. will keep all updated
thanks again
op

Sorry, I don't get you. What file you've tried to download? Attached xap? Is your phone dev/Shevron unlocked? Are you able to sideload apps on your phone? If "no", homebrew can't help you. I do not have a plans to work on the security cam application for markeplace.
BTW, attached xap works fine with Tenvis'es demo cams even in emulator.

hi
thanks for the reply....i was trying to dwn load the "device embeded web UI"
mine is 1.2.2.16 and the upgrade is 1.2.2.17 for my Tenvis camers IP602w
on the phone ,how do i load the emulator to run the mjpegtest.xap file on my
Nokia Lumia 800 WP7
thanks
mark

Mark, you need dev unlock to be able to sideload application to phone. Regular dev unlock costs $99, ShevronLabs just $9 but all tokens sold out now; you may also apply for students account and receive dev unlock for free (search for details here).
You may also install WP7 SDK http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27570 and try app on Windows Phone emulator.

Hi sensboston
thanks for the reply.. I understand now... I will jailbreak the phone with chevron and load side apps.. Once I have done this and got phone unlocked, what can I install app wise to get ip camera to work..
Is it the mjpegtest.xap
Thanks
Op

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Is it the mjpegtest.xap
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Yes, you may try it. As for "thanks", you saw my signature Also, there is "Thanks" button, close to "Reply"...

Backup YouTube NOW! Google pulling support for YouTube on FireTV!

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/5/16738748/google-amazon-feud-youtube-pulled-off-fire-tv-echo-show-nest-devices
Back it up while you can!
Link to the current APK: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjlFvM-kUCwh-j5XfAMn9ySTPBp3
I think they will shut it down from their end. Unless someone can hack the apk, it will cease to work on January 1st.

I read about this yesterday and saw a notification on my fire today. I'm sure a modded apk will resolve this. I also wonder if playing you tube from within kodi will work. Not as nice but it does the job. I went into youtube in kodi and it did not have that notification so that may be a work around. Not the bet but better than nothing. Really sucks that it doesn't show history and has no "home" per say.
Dave

I decompiled the YouTube app. I'm not convinced Google knows it's coming from a FireTV from the user agent string. Here's what the app uses:
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/27.0.1453.93 Safari/537.36 Mozilla/5.0 (PLAYSTATION 3; 3.55)

So that begs the question, how can they block it? Is it just a scare tactic? If they don't know the source is an amazon fire they cannot possibly block it unless they put a youtube update to look for certain hardware criteria to ID it as a fire. If that's the case we just don't update the apk.
Dave

they seem to know how, since they are displaying the warning message on fire tvs only

What about alternative apps like Newpipe?

Im sure the hardware is identified by the build.prop...

The YouTube "app" is really just a webview to https://www.youtube.com/TV plus a shim to translate remote control commands. It seems very likely that any block should be trivially evadeable as long as that website remains available-- and since androidTV and smart TV UIs also use the HTML5 website, that isn't going to happen.
My guess is it is indeed something to do with the HTTP user-agent or some sort of other easily cloned fingerprint.

don_ernesto said:
they seem to know how, since they are displaying the warning message on fire tvs only
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Well when I play youtube from kodi it does not display that message so..
Dave

TT_Vert said:
Well when I play youtube from kodi it does not display that message so..
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Right. So the question is how does Google know it's the app vs. Kodi? The user agent string seems pretty generic. Therefore, something else is going on that needs to be found.

The Kodi YouTube addon uses the API, which ultimately would be pretty easy to block. The FireTV literally connects to a public website, which is much more difficult. There are tons of ways to fingerprint a browser beyond the user agent.
https://amiunique.org/

This is exciting! It's a technology war. Doesn't effect me in any way. I rarely use YouTube on my fire tv and I'll just use chromecast if I need to watch it on my TV. Sure their will be an easy workaround. I'm team google. F amazon! Lol

look at this website.
https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/en/
there is a working apk to get YouTube back working on the stick. it is recognized as a lg tv

Yes, that app works perfectly. Good stuff.
I still think Amazon and Google will work it out, but if they don't, use that.

Is this better than the regular youtube app anyway?

That app is basically identical to the FireTV app, being a HTML5 webview of https://www.youtube.com/TV, but it supposedly also blocks their ads.

LOL NM I'm an idiot. I saw 1080 and instantly went for it without reading. FAIL.
Dave

mijorus said:
look at this website.
https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/en/
there is a working apk to get YouTube back working on the stick. it is recognized as a lg tv
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I sideloaded this today and also can confirm that it works.
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

you tube is still working for me. i get the warning message but it load just fine.

tw39515 said:
you tube is still working for me. i get the warning message but it load just fine.
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Eventually it'll quit. Mine was the same way for a little while.
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Medical app not compatible - is it potentially achievable for me to get it to work?

Hi,
I use continuous glucose monitoring to monitor my blood sugar, as I am a type 1 diabetic. The CGM I use uses Bluetooth to sync with an app (Medtronic's Guardian Connect app) and gives blood sugar data, safety alerts etc., but this app is only compatible with selected Android phones, which doesn't include any Oneplus phones. I really like the Oneplus 7t so I would rather not sell it if possible, so I was thinking of trying to make it compatible with the Oneplus and removing the phone model block. This has been done before with a different medical manufacturer's CGM app ( https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7t/help/medical-app-compatibility-t4015519 ), so I think it should be possible. Given my lack of programming ability, I was wondering if there are resources anywhere that might help with learning how to do this? Obviously they're not going to tell me "This is how you make this specific app work", but I'm just hoping to find some general resources on this type of coding. I have searched around with no success as I am not sure where to look. I gather it would take more than simply changing the buildprop file to trick the app into thinking it's a compatible phone.
Thanks.

Would help to know the app and what issues you're having. Is it not showing up in the play store? Does it give an error?

ziddey said:
Would help to know the app and what issues you're having. Is it not showing up in the play store? Does it give an error?
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Sorry, not sure how I managed to omit all those details. The app is Guardian Connect (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.medtronic.diabetes.guardianconnect&hl=en). I am able to download it, but when I open it it says "incompatible with your device", as it's only officially compatible with a limited subsection of Android phones (https://guardianconnect.medtronic-diabetes-mena.com/en_gb/app-compatibility). However, the Dexcom app that I linked in the first post also has limited compatibility, yet people have managed to get it to work with other android phones, so I'm cautiously optimistic that it will be possible for me to do the same.
I can't link URLs properly yet as I'm a new user, so I had to add those spaces in the links.
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Riveon said:
Sorry, not sure how I managed to omit all those details. The app is Guardian Connect (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.medtronic.diabetes.guardianconnect&hl=en). I am able to download it, but when I open it it says "incompatible with your device", as it's only officially compatible with a limited subsection of Android phones (https://guardianconnect.medtronic-diabetes-mena.com/en_gb/app-compatibility). However, the Dexcom app that I linked in the first post also has limited compatibility, yet people have managed to get it to work with other android phones, so I'm cautiously optimistic that it will be possible for me to do the same.
I can't link URLs properly yet as I'm a new user, so I had to add those spaces in the links.
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Hello. Just wanted to inform you that I inserted the working links on your behalf (at least I assumed so).
I hope you'll find a solution for the issue soon.

Oswald Boelcke said:
Hello. Just wanted to inform you that I inserted the working links on your behalf (at least I assumed so).
I hope you'll find a solution for the issue soon.
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Thanks for that

I have diabetes and want to use this app for checking my blood glucose level continiously on my oneplus 8pro phone but the app says its not compatible with the device. I don't know how to solve this problem.
Is there anybody who can help us with this?

Have you you guys tried to email the developer of the app to fix this?

I have diabetes and want to use this app for checking my blood glucose level continiously on my oneplus 8pro phone but the app says its not compatible with the device. I don't know how to solve this problem.
Is there anybody who can help us with this?

v.konvict said:
Have you you guys tried to email the developer of the app to fix this?
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Yep, they weren't helpful at all though, unfortunately - they just gave a generic "keep an eye on the compatible device list" response. In the end I gave up and sold a Oneplus and got a Samsung.

Hi!
I just had contact with medtronic Belgium and they said; the more people call us the more 'problem cases' go to the IT'ers in America. So they mean how faster the problem will be solved so just give them a call
Greetings

https://m.apkpure.com/guardian-connect-us/com.medtronic.diabetes.guardianconnect.us/download?from=details
Needs stock, unrooted, bootloader locked, oos10

How can we fake the phone ID for an app?

HueyT said:
https://m.apkpure.com/guardian-connect-us/com.medtronic.diabetes.guardianconnect.us/download?from=details
Needs stock, unrooted, bootloader locked, oos10
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Can this unlocking of phone be done for two other apps from Medtronic as listed below please?
CareLink™ Connect - Apps on Google Play
Diabetes data sharing
play.google.com
MiniMed™ Mobile - Apps on Google Play
Insulin pump display
play.google.com
Same error message as original post...
I am using an Asus ROG 5s Pro
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help

Can't use unlocked bootloader or rooted phones for medical apps as less secure

volkslove said:
Can this unlocking of phone be done for two other apps from Medtronic as listed below please?
CareLink™ Connect - Apps on Google Play
Diabetes data sharing
play.google.com
MiniMed™ Mobile - Apps on Google Play
Insulin pump display
play.google.com
Same error message as original post...
I am using an Asus ROG 5s Pro
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help
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https://apkpure.com/developer/Medtronic%2C%20Inc.
Here is the list of all Medtronic's apps. Download the APK, then select the file from your Downloads folder in the Files app.
You may be prompted about the app being from an unknown source or risk to your device. Ignore the warning, tap OK, yes, or allow if prompted.
Hope this helps and as the post above already said I would consider calling Medtronic customer service and asking them to make the app available to all phones.

KemikalElite said:
https://apkpure.com/developer/Medtronic%2C%20Inc.
Here is the list of all Medtronic's apps. Download the APK, then select the file from your Downloads folder in the Files app.
You may be prompted about the app being from an unknown source or risk to your device. Ignore the warning, tap OK, yes, or allow if prompted.
Hope this helps and as the post above already said I would consider calling Medtronic customer service and asking them to make the app available to all phones.
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Was actually hoping for a work around to use on phones that are not on the compatible list, i.e. for the app to not check for phone compatibility before starting.

volkslove said:
Can this unlocking of phone be done for two other apps from Medtronic as listed below please?
CareLink™ Connect - Apps on Google Play
Diabetes data sharing
play.google.com
MiniMed™ Mobile - Apps on Google Play
Insulin pump display
play.google.com
Same error message as original post...
I am using an Asus ROG 5s Pro
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help
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I second this; rooted OnePlus 8 Pro running an A12 custom ROM
Personally I've actually come pretty close and was able to hide both Root and Developer Options from being detected using XPrivacyLua, but was unable to get MagiskProps working properly to get around the final "Your Phone is Incompatible" by spoofing as a Google Pixel (one of the primary "approved" devices) message, even after trying multiple older APKs combined with clearing data/cache

Zilch163 said:
I second this; rooted OnePlus 8 Pro running an A12 custom ROM
Personally I've actually come pretty close and was able to hide both Root and Developer Options from being detected using XPrivacyLua, but was unable to get MagiskProps working properly to get around the final "Your Phone is Incompatible" by spoofing as a Google Pixel (one of the primary "approved" devices) message, even after trying multiple older APKs combined with clearing data/cache
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Thanks.
Actually the logic behind limiting the compatible devices boggles my mind because, other than replicating the screen of the insulin pump and sending data downloaded from the pump to health care providers, the app does not allow pump to accept commands from external devices. So I do not see what the concern is with allowing more devices to use the app...

volkslove said:
Thanks.
Actually the logic behind limiting the compatible devices boggles my mind because, other than replicating the screen of the insulin pump and sending data downloaded from the pump to health care providers, the app does not allow pump to accept commands from external devices. So I do not see what the concern is with allowing more devices to use the app...
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There is no logic, just retarded medical industry bureaucracy BS.
I've contacted customer support multiple times and asked them the same question, only to get the same useless response of pretending to "pass on my feedback".
It's actually one of the reasons I wanna find out how to work around the problem even more; like who needs them to take proper control of a medical device that I own.
Would also be amazing to get a Wear OS app that displays the same or similar information to the app, but I don't see that being made by Medtronic for at least a decade.

Zilch163 said:
I second this; rooted OnePlus 8 Pro running an A12 custom ROM
Personally I've actually come pretty close and was able to hide both Root and Developer Options from being detected using XPrivacyLua, but was unable to get MagiskProps working properly to get around the final "Your Phone is Incompatible" by spoofing as a Google Pixel (one of the primary "approved" devices) message, even after trying multiple older APKs combined with clearing data/cache
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Hi! Im struggling with getting this app working on my rooted xiaomi. Do you remember how exactly did you bypass those checks with xprivacylua?

Help, Uninstalled YouTube [noob]

So i was tinkering with phone and YouTube app kept replacing vanced, so I uninstalled it with de-bloater app. Now when I tried to install vanced(root version) it gives error and I can't install YouTube from play store either. I am rooted with magisk and on derpfest os 12. Please help.

I'll try to help you as I don't use Youtube myself, preferring the FOSS alternatives also...
While I don't know the reason you can't install YouTube Vanced (which allows YouTube users to block video ads & play music in the background), I know that Google has sent them a "cease-and-desist" letter and the owners of Vanced have shut it down... so even if you did install it - it wouldn't likely work anymore anyway.
EDIT: It actually still works - they just have to remove the installation links according to information that came up later in this thread.
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My suggestion?
Give up on YouTube Vanced and maybe try the FOSS "NewPipe" YouTube replacement... which, as far as I know, still works fine (and Google has known about NewPipe for many years so they haven't been sent that same cease-and-desist letter AFAIK that Vance was sent. (Probably because they use only public API's, as stated in their web site.)
For your reference, below are some NewPipe screenshots from my tutorials on how to use NewPipe to replace YouTube.
Please let us all know how it works out so we all benefit from this joint effort. Thanks!

GalaxyA325G said:
I'll try to help you as I don't use Youtube myself, preferring the FOSS alternatives also...
While I don't know the reason you can't install YouTube Vanced (which allows YouTube users to block video ads & play music in the background), I know that Google has sent them a "cease-and-desist" letter and the owners of Vanced have shut it down... so even if you did install it - it wouldn't likely work anymore anyway.
My suggestion?
Give up on YouTube Vanced and maybe try the FOSS "NewPipe" YouTube replacement... which, as far as I know, still works fine (and Google has known about NewPipe for many years so they haven't been sent that same cease-and-desist letter AFAIK that Vance was sent. (Probably because they use only public API's, as stated in their web site.)
For your reference, below are some NewPipe screenshots from my tutorials on how to use NewPipe to replace YouTube.
Please let us all know how it works out so we all benefit from this joint effort. Thanks!
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Hi, thanx for replying. I totally am going to try newpipe. But my question was that would there be any problem if YouTube (a system app) is uninstalled. Like a bootloop if i tried to reboot without fixing it?

I have the same issue too at the moment and I'm going to try this alternative, hoping it would work for me cause I've tried everything before this.

kimof said:
I have the same issue too at the moment and I'm going to try this alternative, hoping it would work for me cause I've tried everything before this.
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Hi kim, can you share screenshots of what error you getting.

iamslimshady said:
my question was that would there be any problem if YouTube (a system app) is uninstalled.
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I'm trying to be helpful so don't hold me to my own experiences if this information below is wrong, but I've personally, one by one, disabled (or deleted) EVERY Google app in the past that I could, and VERY FEW cause major problems such that I have to re-enable them (e.g., disabling Google Play Store causes no major problems but disabling Google Play Services does cause major problems).
As for YouTube, as far as I've ever seen, disabling it causes no harm. Same with the GMail app. And Google's phone and contacts and messaging apps.
Of course, you have to REPLACE them with something if you want that functionality, but that's what third-party apps like NewPipe are for.

GalaxyA325G said:
I'm trying to be helpful so don't hold me to my own experiences if this information below is wrong, but I've personally, one by one, disabled (or deleted) EVERY Google app in the past that I could, and VERY FEW cause major problems such that I have to re-enable them (e.g., disabling Google Play Store causes no major problems but disabling Google Play Services does cause major problems).
As for YouTube, as far as I've ever seen, wiping it out causes zero problems. Same with the GMail app. And Google's phone and contacts and messaging apps.
Of course, you have to REPLACE them with something if you want that functionality, but that's what third-party apps like NewPipe are for.
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Can you specify on which rom on which android version you tried this and the method too. I recently uninstalled YouTube with de-bloater and at first everything seemed fine but then root version of vanced wont install and started giving error and then i couldn't install original YouTube from play Store either. And the cherry on top my device was sent straight into a bootloop when I restarted it. Iam running derpfest os android 12 on hotdogb. Btw everything is fine now I managed to recover.

iamslimshady said:
Btw everything is fine now I manager to recover.
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That's what matters most!
Good for you!
iamslimshady said:
Can you specify on which rom on which android version you tried this and the method too.
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I put all the version information in the screenshot below for you.
iamslimshady said:
I recently uninstalled YouTube with de-bloater and at first everything seemed fine
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To be clear, I merely disabled mine (see screenshot below for details).
iamslimshady said:
but then root version of vanced wont install and started giving error
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Given that Vanced is currently defunct (due to legal issues with Google, apparently), I don't think Vanced would work even if you could install it.
iamslimshady said:
Then i couldn't install original YouTube from play Store either.
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Luckily, the FOSS NewPipe app functionality completely replaces that of YouTube.

GalaxyA325G said:
That's what matters most!
Good for you!
I put all the version information in the screenshot below for you.
To be clear, I merely disabled mine (see screenshot below for details).
Given that Vanced is currently defunct (due to legal issues with Google, apparently), I don't think Vanced would work even if you could install it.
Luckily, the FOSS NewPipe app functionality completely replaces that of YouTube.
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Thanx for being helpful dude but remember that disabling and uninstalling aren't the same thing. Anyway, now that the problem is solved it doesn't matter.
Edit- vanced is working perfectly fine and I like more over newpipe because it offers a more complete experience, newpipe also does the job pretty well but I guess its on personal preference.

iamslimshady said:
vanced is working perfectly fine
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What matters most is that it's working now for you!
iamslimshady said:
I like more over newpipe because it offers a more complete experience, newpipe also does the job pretty well but I guess its on personal preference.
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I'm glad it worked out for you and that you compared YouTube Vanced & NewPipe to find that you enjoy one over the other, as a lot of people don't know that these are each alone far better than YouTube itself ever can be, especially in terms of privacy & download functionality.
Since every thread should help as many people as possible, I'll also note for the lurkers that there are others such as SkyTube and LibreTube which can also be used to replace YouTube.
For those reading this who are wishing to replace YouTube, there are also options such as the Kiwi Browser Chromium-based browser apparently developed by arnaud42 which has support for extensions that are specifically tailored for YouTube functionality.
There's also plain old AdBlock but it only blocks ads and doesn't give the users anything like the functionality of the others.
iamslimshady said:
Anyway, now that the problem is solved it doesn't matter.
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I dug deeper into what happened to YouTube Vanced recently and it was "only" taken offline because of Google's cease and desist letter ordering them to stop using YouTube's name and distributing packages that violated YouTube's terms of service so they had to pull down the links... but as you noted, the product still works (thank God!).
Apparently you can't download Vanced Manager from the Vanced website but if you have Vanced Manager already installed then you can download and install Vanced microG, Vanced Music, and, of course, YouTube Vanced. (Thank you for clarifying that data!).

GalaxyA325G said:
What matters most is that it's working now for you!
I'm glad it worked out for you and that you compared YouTube Vanced & NewPipe to find that you enjoy one over the other, as a lot of people don't know that these are each alone far better than YouTube itself ever can be, especially in terms of privacy & download functionality.
Since every thread should help as many people as possible, I'll also note for the lurkers that there are others such as SkyTube and LibreTube which can also be used to replace YouTube.
For those reading this who are wishing to replace YouTube, there are also options such as the Kiwi Browser Chromium-based browser apparently developed by arnaud42 which has support for extensions that are specifically tailored for YouTube functionality.
There's also plain old AdBlock but it only blocks ads and doesn't give the users anything like the functionality of the others.
I dug deeper into what happened to YouTube Vanced recently and it was "only" taken offline because of Google's cease and desist letter ordering them to stop using YouTube's name and distributing packages that violated YouTube's terms of service so they had to pull down the links... but as you noted, the product still works (thank God!).
Apparently you can't download Vanced Manager from the Vanced website but if you have Vanced Manager already installed then you can download and install Vanced microG, Vanced Music, and, of course, YouTube Vanced. (Thank you for clarifying that data!).
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It's always pleasure sharing information. And I would like to add one more thing, you can download vanced manager from its site. I did that countless times past week switching between roms.

Much agreed that it's a pleasure sharing solutions as I hadn't used YouTube Vanced and you hadn't used NewPipe and now we both know more about each.
To save people time who are new to Vanced stuff, as I am, here's a quick synopsys of what I found just now going to the Vanced canonical site.
What is YouTube Vanced?​YouTube Vanced is a Youtube client that allows you to stream videos on the famous video website while also providing some extra features. It's important to note that these extra features do not include the ability to stream videos.
The most intriguing feature of YouTube Vanced is that it allows you to listen to your videos in the background, even when your phone's screen is turned off. That way, you can easily listen to music and even podcasts on Youtube whenever you want.
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1. On Windows, I went to the Vanced Manager canonical site
One of the most common moded YouTube versions is Vanced Manager. It has a lot of cool features like ad-free, background video replay, dark themes, and so on.
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Vanced Manager is a YouTube Vanced Download Manager program that lets you install MicroG and YouTube Vanced Apps without using the SAI Installer.
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2. Interestingly, on the top bar of the site is a link to NewPipe!
a. Vanced Manager
Vanced manager allows you to quickly install and uninstall vanced and microg, as well as customize your experience.
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b. Vanced Music
YouTube Vanced Music is a modded version of the YouTube Music app, developed by the same team that brought you YouTube Vanced. The mod enhances the official app with features such as built-in ad blocking and background playback without pauses.
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c. Vanced MicroG
MicroG is an open source alternative to Google Play Services for Android devices. Install Vanced MicroG APK on your android device to login to YouTube Vanced app with your Google account. A must needed app for the Vanced users who use services such as YT Vanced and Vanced Music.
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d. NewPipe
This Could Be the Best Alternative for Team Vanced's Recent Vanced Edition Creation. Unlike its competitor YouTube Vanced, this app does not require the installation of an additional app named MicroG in order to sign into a Google account.
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3. I pressed the Download Vanced Manager 2.6.0 button which downloaded "manager.zip" from my PC directly to the Android phone (which is mounted over Wi-Fi as a drive letter onto my PC)
Name: manager.zip
Size: 3355776 bytes (3277 KiB)
SHA256: 50748270ED3939C7992C7393F7EE02CFF0E8BE57CEAAB4C39A502F581999869D
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4. I also pressed the MicroG button at that site which downloaded "microg.zip" directly from Windows onto the Android phone over Wi-Fi.
Name: microg.zip
Size: 5357944 bytes (5232 KiB)
SHA256: B49D65C895C631FEBAD779CF8D834F8EE9DA2FE2E801F5792D13B4DC50779F38
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6. After unzipping, the respective APKs showed up on Android:
Name: manager.apk
Size: 4509298 bytes (4403 KiB)
SHA256: 89A8E2F21774209B3D8250E3B9E89CCA9D96E1B9312A86E300A651AAB033FDC4
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Name: microg.apk
Size: 6186551 bytes (6041 KiB)
SHA256: 8C6E74A0B183E9954C0F4DA150F002DF11AF0661CF21C5635E5672F6D745740E
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In summary, I confirmed that I was wrong in my initial post in assuming Google's cease-and-desist letter had put YouTube Vanced out of operation, and I thank you for clarifying that it can still easily be obtained.
Bear in mind I don't have a Google Account on my phone, so I'll be interested to see if YouTube Vanced sets up its own anonymous account (as does, for example, NewPipe and the Aurora Store).
This is the conclusion at the end of the Vanced MicroG FAQ for example:
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Conclusion​To put it another way, using YouTube Vanced without a Google account is a chore. So, follow the steps above to download and install MicroG on your computer. Not to mention that you can use Vanced Manager to update YouTube and MicroG at any time. Finally, share it with your YouTube Vanced-using friends' networks.
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GalaxyA325G said:
3. I pressed the Download Vanced Manager 2.6.0 button which downloaded "manager.zip" from my PC directly to the Android phone (which is mounted over Wi-Fi as a drive letter onto my PC)
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That's sounds awesome how'd you set that up? (Phone mounted over wifi as a drive on pc)

iamslimshady said:
That's sounds awesome how'd you set that up? (Phone mounted over wifi as a drive on pc)
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Like we were saying, it's great to learn from each other, as we each have knowledge in some areas that others don't, and vice versa.
There are quite a few ways to set up the entire phone (even the root partition for a non-rooted phone!) as a "share" and/or "drive" letter on Windows, where I've tested EVERY free solution known to man over the years (if I do say so myself).
Offhand, off the top of my head, that includes...
a. adb/vysor/scrcpy
b. SMB/Cifs/Samba
c. FTP/FTPuse
d. LibMTP
e. WebDav/HTTP
f. Kies/KdeConnect/Nitroshare
etc.
It would take forever to describe them all, as it's not intuitive that, for example, SMB has fatal flaws related to port 445 when you'd "think" that's the way to go (given Cifs is native to Windows and Samba is robust on Linux).
It's also not intuitive that FTP doesn't reliably mount the device as a drive letter (even with FTPUse, which some people find useful but I don't).
My point is that when you actually test them each like I did, you find out that each is slightly different of course, and all work, but I find overall the best two methods with the fewest gotchas are:
1. WebDav
2. Adb/Vysor
I wrote up a tutorial for how to do each of those (so look up my posts) but we had to delete the tutorial because of a technical problem, so I need to spend the hours (and hours) to write it up again for people to benefit here.
Suffice to say that the WebDav setup is simple.
a. You install any decent free webdav server on Android
b. You run the native "net use" commands on Windows
CSS:
C:\> net use Z: \\[email protected]\DavWWWRoot /user:foo bar
Where "foo" & "bar" are the username & password defined in the webdav server on Android.
Note: Neither foo nor bar needs to be what you use on Windows or Android as they are both internal to the webdav server.
Note nothing needs to be installed on Windows and it works fine.
As for Adb/Vysor, suffice to say the setup is simple too:
a. You install adb.exe on Windows (you only need the executable)
b. You install Vysor on Windows
Code:
C:\> adb pair 192.168.0.2:12345 654321
C:\> adb connect 192.168.0.2:12345
C:\> adb devices
Note you only need the adb.exe executable which I get from the scrcpy download on SourceForge.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/scrcpy.mirror/
Note nothing needs to be installed on Android and it works fine.
Below are some representative screenshots.

GalaxyA325G said:
Like we were saying, it's great to learn from each other, as we each have knowledge in some areas that others don't, and vice versa.
There are quite a few ways to set up the entire phone (even the root partition for a non-rooted phone!) as a "share" and/or "drive" letter on Windows, where I've tested EVERY free solution known to man over the years (if I do say so myself).
Offhand, off the top of my head, that includes...
a. adb/vysor/scrcpy
b. SMB/Cifs/Samba
c. FTP/FTPuse
d. LibMTP
e. WebDav/HTTP
f. Kies/KdeConnect/Nitroshare
etc.
It would take forever to describe them all, as it's not intuitive that, for example, SMB has fatal flaws related to port 445 when you'd "think" that's the way to go (given Cifs is native to Windows and Samba is robust on Linux).
It's also not intuitive that FTP doesn't reliably mount the device as a drive letter (even with FTPUse, which some people find useful but I don't).
My point is that when you actually test them each like I did, you find out that each is slightly different of course, and all work, but I find overall the best two methods with the fewest gotchas are:
1. WebDav
2. Adb/Vysor
I wrote up a tutorial for how to do each of those (so look up my posts) but we had to delete the tutorial because of a technical problem, so I need to spend the hours (and hours) to write it up again for people to benefit here.
Suffice to say that the WebDav setup is simple.
a. You install any decent free webdav server on Android
b. You run the native "net use" commands on Windows
CSS:
C:\> net use Z: \\[email protected]\DavWWWRoot /user:foo bar
Where "foo" & "bar" are the username & password defined in the webdav server on Android.
Note: Neither foo nor bar needs to be what you use on Windows or Android as they are both internal to the webdav server.
Note nothing needs to be installed on Windows and it works fine.
As for Adb/Vysor, suffice to say the setup is simple too:
a. You install adb.exe on Windows (you only need the executable)
b. You install Vysor on Windows
Code:
C:\> adb pair 192.168.0.2:12345 654321
C:\> adb connect 192.168.0.2:12345
C:\> adb devices
Note you only need the adb.exe executable which I get from the scrcpy download on SourceForge.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/scrcpy.mirror/
Note nothing needs to be installed on Android and it works fine.
Below are some representative screenshots.
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Thank you soo much definitely gonna try this.