I've originally created this repository for testing and to determine if it's still possible to use YouTube on Android 5. I only intended to fix the patches that are essential to have the app running.
When Google started blocking access to YouTube altogether I noticed the only way to keep using the app would be to apply the patches from this repository, so I decided to start fixing all the remaining patches.
Bug Fixes
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Fixed the following patches (they produced an error while patching)
hide-general-adshide-time-and-seekbarthemedefault-video-qualityhide-shorts-componentreturn-youtube-dislikeremove-player-button-backgroundoverlay-buttonshide-firsttime-background-notificationhide-channel-watermarkhide-crowdfunding-boxhide-fullscreen-panelshide-autoplay-buttonsponsorblock
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Properly fixed
enable-minimized-playback
Changes
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Merged the commits from upstream
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Disabled the following non-working patches
hide-auto-captionshide-create-buttoncustom-seekbar-colordisable-haptic-feedbackhide-endscreen-cardshide-filmstrip-overlayhide-info-cardshide-mix-playlistsoptimize-resourcehide-auto-player-popup-panelsenable-seekbar-tappingenable-wide-searchbar
Most of these patches will be fixed some time in the future.
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Excluded
sponsorblockfrom the default patch selection. The patch itself works but it has issues with the seekbar and voting button. -
Excluded
hide-startup-shorts-playerfrom the default patch selection because the feature is not present on v16.40.36. -
Replaced references to RVX for Android 6-7
Known Issues
Please open an issue if you encounter a bug that is not listed here.
- Seekbar thumbnail doesn't appear on livestreams
- Dislikes don't appear on videos (but it does when app version is spoofed to 17.30.34+)
- Opening the video settings menu crashes the app when the app version is spoofed to 17.06.34+
switch-create-notificationpatch doesn't work as intended- Cannot close the app when pressing the back button