If you have a television with Android TV or Google TV, YouTube will come standard among the applications of the operating system, and I personally appreciate it: it is great for me to see a piece, recipes, follow a tutorial or follow a tutorial. to leave this as background music. However There’s something I don’t like about the Google video platform.: advert.

There’s an easy solution: sign up for YouTube Premium. However, adding another fixed expense in the form of a subscription is quite difficult for me because my usage varies slightly from month to month. Luckily I found another alternative: A free Open Source app to continue watching YouTube ad-free.

YouTube is great but full of ads

Go ahead and get rid of ads on YouTube, there are a few alternative apps like NewPipe for Android phones and tablets. What about Android TV? Not available, but SmartTubeNext is available, be careful, you will not only see videos without ads, but also stores your favorites, playlists and subscriptions.

In short, I have YouTube and an alternative application on my smart TV and yes, it makes sense. If improving the experience is what you’re looking for.

How to download and use SmartTubeNext?

SmartTubeNext I already told you this Not available on Google Play Store, so it requires a little more work to install, but not too much: you need to download its APK from its Github page to an Android phone, and from there, launch it on the TV with the specific app installed on both of you, just like the first download. It’s something you can do on a device (we used a mobile phone as an example, but it could be a tablet or PC) with Send Files to TV or by using file management apps for Android TV like TV File Commander. Another alternative: Download directly to TV using the Android TV browser.

Important: To install applications that are not available in the official Google app store on your TV, it is an important requirement that you enable the permission to install applications from unknown sources; this is something you can do from settings (gear icon). follow this path: ‘System’ > ‘Information’ > ‘Android TV OS Build’; Here you need to enable developer options by tapping a few times. Then go back to the settings and in ‘Apps’ > ‘Security & restrictions’ > ‘Unknown sources’, grant the relevant permission to install apps outside the Google Play Store.

When we finally install the app, there isn’t much mystery left anymore, thanks to it. intuitive interface perfectly adapted to televisionAs you can see below these lines, which actually remind us of the original:

Because there is Key features of YouTube: Generous-sized cards for videos, categories, a side menu with recommendations and lists, a magnifying glass for searches… it also lets you sign in with your Google account, so what you’re following is at your fingertips, too. platform authority, including its history.

Truth be told, everything you do once you log into your account is recorded just like on YouTube, and you can see it both on the original platform and on SmartTube. Finally, you will also be able to configure elements such as quality and playback speed, subtitles or movement within the video. Come on, The best of YouTube but without ads.

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