I have an old Samsung Galaxy (2016) with Android 7.1 and all the recent Youtube ReVanced apps require Android 8+. The latest version you can use on Android 6+ is 17.36.37

My problem is videos stop loading after like a minute of playing, it gets stuck infinitely. I tried installing Vanced, which doesnt load videos at all anymore. Older versions of ReVanced, doesnt work. Other apps like NewPipe, but i dont like that they dont allow you to log-in to Google account. Also i heard that Youtube flags certain accounts like that, so you have to make a new one, but i dont want to abandon my 10 year old acc and build up my recommended page from scratch.

Is there anyone with old Androids? What is the solution here?

  • Automated_Handprint@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Playback stopping after a minute isn't an Android version problem.

    This setting in revanced extended fixes it.

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    Don't know if it is available in revanced. Check settings - revanced - miscellaneous , scroll to the bottom.

    If not try switching to rvextended

  • Fisch@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Only solution is probably to get a newer android version. Check if a custom rom like LineageOS is available for your device.

    • Mimia@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      that would be too much work for me, i would rather buy myself some cheap Redmi instead. i mean there has to be a huge chunk of people that use older phones because they dont care about playing games or (what else would you use new stronger phones for?). i think im gonna try to install default Youtube app, since we get no ads in russia anyways. but im gonna miss out on other Premium features

  • rush@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    lol that sounds like an existing old-YouTube bug that ReVanced also suffered of a while ago.

    You'd wanna use an up-to-date version, but that's hard on such an old android version

    I'd suggest - even tho it isn't 1:1 the same - that you export your subscriptions from Google and import them either into LibreTube (closer to the official YT app) or NewPipe.

    Because LibreTube uses the (awesome) Piped Project to load videos and info, you can also sync data using it and your favourite piped instance. (piped.video, piped.smnz.de, piped.adminforge.de are personal recommendations)

  • TokyoMonsterTrucker@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Find your exact device here and then look at tutorials for unlocking your bootloader and installing a custom ROM. I had a Galaxy from that era and it's relatively easy to pwn them. As a noob, you should set aside a day for the process and make sure you've carefully read all the tutorials before that day. Careful prep will save you a lot of stress.