YouTube Vanced is shutting down ‘due to legal reasons’

The popular Vanced YouTube app is being discontinued. The creators of Vanced have revealed the project will be shut down in the coming days, with download links set to be removed. While the app will continue to work for anyone who currently has it installed on Android, the Vanced owners say they’ve had to discontinue the project “due to legal reasons.”

Vanced is a popular third-party YouTube app for Android, particularly because it allows YouTube users to download videos without a Premium subscription and even block all video ads on YouTube. Vanced also includes a true black theme, and customizations not offered in the official YouTube for Android app.

Vanced has been discontinued. In the coming days, the download links on the website...