Vanced Shutting Down ‘Free YouTube Premium’ Service

Used as a ‘pirated’ alternative to Google’s YouTube app for years vancedToday, it came to the fore with a news that its users will be very upset about. In the sharing made from the Twitter account of the popular application, the application is now will not continue to be developed. announced. It has been announced that the download link of the application will be removed from the websites in the coming days.

Vanced cited the reason for this sudden announcement as ‘legal reasons’. The team behind the app told The Verge that Google told them to develop and distribute the app. forcing to stop He said he had sent a letter. In that letter, it was stated that requests were made from the team to remove all references to YouTube, change the logo, and remove all links to YouTube products.

Vanced will still be available on phones with installed:

The Vanced app, which has been in operation for years, is especially useful for those who want to watch YouTube without the need to purchase Premium. ad-free video watching was known for its However, customization options that were not available in the official YouTube application also made Vanced preferable to YouTube.

Vanced, which will no longer be available for download and development, states that the app is currently it will continue to work on phones where it is installed. However, the application will not receive any new features or updates as of today.

Vanced is the latest victim in YouTube’s war with third-party apps. Before that, Google finally released two popular Discord music bots. It hindered the activities of Rythm and Groovy. Both of these apps surpassed Google’s ads and offered an ad-free music experience.