Desktop and Android YouTube No Ads Tips and Tricks

TAMADIGI - With tools like Adblock, you can get desktop and android YouTube no ads without annoying ad interruptions. The tools mainly work with the desktop version, but with an alternative app for YouTube they also work on any device. We explain how to block YouTube ads.

Why are There So Many Ads on YouTube?

Ads usually appear when you want to watch a trailer on YouTube for a while or focus on an important tutorial video. Ad breaks are part of everyday life on YouTube. Many users would confirm that the number of ad breaks is on the rise. Also, banner ads around videos are annoying and even questionable due to tracking by third party companies. This leads us to ask: Why is there so much advertising on YouTube?

There are two reasons that influence: YouTube offers most of its content for free. Thus, users can consume an unlimited number of YouTube videos for free. YouTube and YouTubers generate revenue through on-page and video advertising. At the same time, the advertising makes some users opt for the YouTube Premium payment model to enjoy YouTube without advertising.

How Can YouTube Ads be Blocked?

Advertising on YouTube can be blocked by special browser extensions, an ad-free browser, or a YouTube premium subscription.

With ad blockers in the browser version of YouTube

Ad blockers are browser extensions that block ads. As a rule, adblockers not only remove ads from YouTube, but also ads and advertising content from other sites. The most popular ad blockers are Adblock Plus (Chrome, Firefox, Android), SponsorBlock for YouTube (Google Chrome and Firefox), and Adblock for YouTube.

Proceed as follows to install an ad blocker:

Step 1: Depending on the browser, download the selected Adblock extension from the add-on pages of Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari or directly from the provider's website. In this example, we use the free Adblock Plus extension for Edge. As a general rule, extensions are added to the browser through “Install” or “Add”.

Step 2: On the top toolbar you will now see the Adblock Plus extension icon.

Step 3: Now it's time to configure the blocker, as the extension comes with no ad filter by default. To block ad scripts, subscribe to block lists that include the most common ad scripts.

Step 4: You can also make custom settings by clicking the Adblock Plus icon and “Turn off: on (page name)” when you visit a page you want to exclude from ad blocking. This ensures that the ad-supported pages you frequently visit continue to receive ad revenue.

Android YouTube no ads

The Adblock app

While there are numerous ways to block YouTube ads in the browser, it's not as easy with the YouTube app. Ad blockers such as Adblock Plus can also be installed as an app, but the blocking feature usually only works for the browser app. One option is YouTube Premium subscription, another is apps like NewPipe or YouTube Vanced, which are alternative YouTube apps that offer YouTube videos without ads or tracking.

How to use NewPipe for YouTube without ads:

Step 1: First of all, you need to allow the browser app to install unknown apps in the app settings of your Android device. This works through “Settings” > “Apps & notifications” > “Special app access”.

Step 2: Download the installation file of the NewPipe application. To do this, pull the APK file from a portal like Github, for example. However, it is better to download the NewPipe app through an alternative official app store like F-Droid. To do this, please install the F-Droid app first and authorize the app to install unknown apps. Then download the NewPipe app and disable the authorization to install unknown apps in the F-Droid app again for security reasons.

Step 3: Now install NewPipe and use the app to access YouTube videos and channels completely without ads or tracking.

Use an Android browser without ads

Instead of browser extensions, ad-free browsers from AdAway, Adblock Plus or AdGuard are also a good option to get android YouTube no ads. The popular Brave browser is also a solution. Just download the corresponding browser on your mobile device (or PC) and browse completely ad-free with it, even on YouTube. Since ad blocking hurts YouTubers' income, at least the Brave Browser offers an alternative source of income for YouTubers with Brave Tokens and Brave Payments in the form of donations, monthly budgets, and payments based on the length of YouTube views.

Subscribe to YouTube Premium

If you don't want to overlook YouTube, but still want to support it, subscribe to YouTube Premium. With the Premium version, starting at around $16 a month, you not only get a lot of extra features, but you can also block YouTube ads, quite officially.