#ReVanced

[frogliftcertified]

(Edit 2: Closing replies for this and muting the post, if you have issues just leave a message in my PM's, I promise you it'll be my pleasure to (try to) help.)

Good news, the ReVanced project (of YouTube ReVanced fame) has added Tumblr patches to their arsenal, so not only can you patch YouTube with it now, but also Tumblr (and more, even). This can let you remove ads from the Tumblr app, and even nuke Tumblr Live.

Grab the ReVanced Manager and give it a shot. Android only, sorry.

Edit, FAQ:

Disable Play Protect in the Google Play store, it's useless anyways.

You don't need to update your app to the newest version, pick an APK of any Tumblr version you want and patch that. Not all will work, but just keep trying different versions if so.

For the old layout and the ability to go directly to previous reblogs, patch an APK of this version: 29.7.0.110

For users without root access, you need to find an APK for the Tumblr app (a version of it of your choice), then uninstall Tumblr from your device, THEN use the patcher, and install it when prompted.

Do not download "split", "bundle", or "xapk" when given the choice.

You don't need MicroG unless you want to use non-root patched YouTube.

[leumasme]

Looks like tumblr accidentally broke all old versions of the app in the last few days while removing leftovers from tumblr live ( @engineering ). /dashboard requests from old app versions now error with

Unknown attribute 'live_now' requested

This also means that Tumblr ReVanced is currently broken, since it seems that some of my patches don't work anymore for the latest version.

I'll look into adding a patch to fix old versions by prevening them from requesting tumblr live-specific data, and fixing the existing patches for the latest app version. I'm not sure how well I can manage supporting multiple app versions at the same time in the ReVanced framework, but I'll try to keep support for old app versions since some people seem to prefer them due to the old image viewer/video player.

[fablethevoid]

Somewhat recently I've been made aware of the "filler" category in sponsorblock and I have some thoughts. Read below the cut.

Recently, either reinstalling youtube vanced or an update to sponsorblock added the "filler" category to the sponsorblock on my phone. Now I think this is a good idea on paper, after all youtube videos often times do have a lot of space of essentially nothing in them. This, however, becomes very apparently a flawed idea when you consider that sponsorblock is based on user input, meaning that anyone can submit a section of content in a video to be "filler" and it will be marked as such until enough people go out of their way to vote it as a bad submission.

I have noticed that people's use of the "filler" category is very broadly applied. Two prominent examples I've seen are entire segments of Stephanie Sterling videos where she talks about old toys or her own sexuality and sexual desires (which arguably are as much of the main content of their show as the talk of video games), and stumbling over words that only lasts less than a second of a video essay that really benefits from a minor pause in the scripted talk in my opinion.

Now this wouldn't be such a big deal to me were it not for the fact that sponsorblock seems to have "filler" content set to automatically skip by default. This means that people that use the extension might just assume these likely trivial breaks from the main content of the videos they watch are just not worth seeing, which I find disheartening and disappointing. I would at the very least suggest that sponsorblock makes the "filler" category either something that requires user input to skip or just entirely untouched by default.

Now while I was thinking about this, it led me to think about the fact that people so commonly label the content they do as "filler". Personally it brings to mind how short form content such as social media posts on platforms like twitter (suck my cock elon) and tiktok are most likely training people to shorten their attention spans and patience. Even a slight pause in a video for someone to stumble or think over their words a disruption that's proven to be good for discussions, is noticeable enough of a disturbance to people to get cut out of videos. Personally it has me rethinking my use of social media (even without platforms like tiktok on my phone) and pondering the fact that I seem to struggle with finding the mental patience and capacity for the deeper games I used to enjoy when I was a child such as factorio and modded minecraft. Games that require the use of your mind and patience no longer come nearly as easy to me and that has me concerned.

If you read this far, thank you. I'd ask that you maybe make the efforts to give your brain more time to breathe and think, and perhaps reconsider how media has shaped the way your brain works. I'm going to certainly try and do the same myself.

[davepaste]

I've written a guide on our forum for my friends who aren't the most tech literate, on how to keep an up to date ReVanced Tumblr application. This gives you some nifty features, like a faster app experience (anecdotal)

Feel free to ask me for support directly on tumblr. Do not ask me for a pre-patched apk. Look up base64. Don't download random files off the internet.

[squaduck]

Recently I haven't been able to find any non-split Tumblr APKs. (which are required to patch with ReVanced currently)

The last version to have a normal APK was 35.3.0.110 [APKMirror]

I tried merging the latest version with some random GitHub project, which seemed to work until ReVanced threw an error trying to resign it.

It doesn't really matter if I'm using the latest version of Tumblr today, but I'm concerned about what might happen when they make breaking changes or purposefully block older versions. (Or make another April Fools event. [I don't want to miss any of those :) ]).

Also, the split APKs I got from APKMirror and APKPure were entirely different for some reason. (APKMirror had a lot of languages, whereas APKPure just didn't). (Also, they were different file extensions for a zip. That's expected though).

[waspsinyouryard]

[spectralan0maly]

OH FUCK OFF

[disabletblrlivereminder]

New update to the revanced patches for Tumblr. This makes being able to go to the person's blog who wasn't the last person to reblog the post as well as being able to view notes and replies now.

[inkedbantam]

Totes magotes don't download the revanced modded apps guys. It's a baaaaaaaaad idea

[river-taxbird]

Just updated my Tumblr Android app to disable Tumblr live, disable the reminder to turn on notifications, get rid of all ads, turn off the reminder to buy gifts, and stop the app from updating on its own using ReVanced manager. Finally this hellsite will be fully usable on my phone.

If you want to do this, should build the APK yourself. Don't try to download pre patched apks from third party websites as they could have been tampered with. Here's a Reddit guide on how to do it for blocking ads on YouTube. You can then do it on Tumblr by downloading a Tumblr apk and going through the same process.

https://www.reddit.com/r/revancedapp/comments/xlcny9/revanced_manager_guide_for_dummies/

[ttngummybear]

The next time I go to try and ask for tech support from the revanced team, someone PLEASE just slap me so I don't do it.

[clangpan]

Thank you Revanced for fixing the app on older versions, I can finally browse without it bugging out or crashing all the time because staff is being fucking incompetent 👍

[leumasme]

You can now get an Ad-Free, Tumblr-Live-Free version of the Tumblr Android app

I've been writing some Patches for the Tumblr app in the ReVanced framework, and they just got released in the ReVanced patches Pack, so you can install them too! No computer is needed, and everything is open source, meaning anyone can look at the code and verify that it's not malicious.

Patches

Disable Dashboard Ads (Currently not perfect - doesn't block blazed and doesn't block Tumblr's own "Sponsored" posts that aren't real ads, like the ones that are just a cat sitting in front of a Tumblr logo)

Disable Tumblr Live (Fully and forever!)

Disable "Enable notifications when this person posts" popup

Disable "You can send gifts to people" bubble

Disable the update checker (Tumblr annoys you to update if you're on an old version, who knew?)

Maybe more to come. Please suggest new ones!

Installation

I'm not good at writing beginner-friendly guides, so this one might be hard to understand if you're not a somewhat experienced user - there's already a bunch of guides for ReVanced, and they have a support discord where you can ask for help. I encourage anyone to write a better guide for this.

First we need to download and install the ReVanced Manager. You can get it here: https://revanced.app/ Just download and install the APK.

Just like with any android app download that doesn't use the Google play store (or similar stores), you'll get some warnings that the file could be dangerous (since it's an app installer package), and you'll likely have to give your browser or File explorer permissions to install apps.

Next, we'll need a Tumblr APK to patch it. We usually can't use your already installed Tumblr since it's a Split-APK, and ReVanced doesn't really support those. Get one from APKMirror (preferred) or alternatively from APKPure (often doesn't have all app versions). Make sure you're selecting the download to a normal APK, not a Split-APK/XAPK. Also probably don't download a version that has alpha or beta in the name.

If you downloaded the Tumblr apk, don't install it. Open the ReVanced Manager we installed earlier, click Patcher->Select an Application->Storage (bottom right)->Pick the Tumblr APK you just downloaded.

Now you can de-select patches if you want, but the default is fine, it includes all patches made for Tumblr. Then click Patch in the bottom right and wait for it to finish. Before you install the patched Tumblr, you'll have to uninstall the old Tumblr since they have the same package name but our patched one isn't signed by the Google Play Store. So uninstall the Tumblr app now (and probably save/reblog this post if you're on your phone right now so you don't lose it), then switch back to the Manager and click Install to install the patched app.

Yay, now you have patched Tumblr. Everything should work as normal otherwise. If you're reading this in the (far) future and Tumblr ever updated the app and broke the patches and no one updated them to work with newer versions, you can use an old Tumblr APK and it should keep working forever. Right now, I am using v31.5.0.110 and everything is working fine.

Tell me (asks/dms/rbs) if anything is broken or you have more ideas for patches I could add. I have like 10 followers so no one is gonna see this without reblogs. Oki bye!

[definitelynotafox]

had this lying about and figured itd be good to put here, those of you on android who use youtube, do this! other apps too, but this tutorial is for youtube. its the same basic steps. you got this.

the tutorial is markdown formatted, even though tumblr doesnt use markdown. sorry! it wasnt ment for this site, and the only changes i made were updating information. i wanted to be quick about it.

eta: this may not work on all devices. if it aborts, sorry. try revanced builder. its more difficult to use, but seems to work even when the manager fails. i dont have a gide for it yet, but the link has instructions.

this is a sequel to my general adblocking guide for android

Goodbye Vanced, hello ReVanced!

1. Install ReVanced Manager: https://github.com/revanced/revanced-manager

2. Install Vanced MicroG: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/team-vanced/microg-youtube-vanced

3. Open the manager, switch to the "patcher" tab, and find the reccomended version (ex: `18.23.35`)

4. Go to APKMirror and download the Universal APK (not bundle) for that version (ex: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/youtube/youtube-18-05-40-release/youtube-18-23-35-2-android-apk-download/)

5. Go to *⚙️ Settings > Apps > See all apps > YouTube* and tap **🚫 Disable** (optional)

6. Go to *App details* and tap **Uninstall** (optional)

7. In ReVanced Manager, go to *🔧 Patcher > Select an application > __💾 Storage__* and pick the downloaded YouTube APK (ex: `com.google.android.youtube_18.23.35-1538252224_minAPI26(arm64-v8a,armeabi-v7a,x86,x86_64)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk`)

8. In *Select patches*, tap **Recommended** a few times to make sure you have 50+ patches selected

9. Tap *✔️ Done > 🔧 Patch > Install > Install anyway*

[betterdonutgalaxy]

I think this is related to revanced does anyone know why the fuck this is happening

[otthonzulles]

kitört a nagy reklámblokkoló-háború

már olvastam valahol, hogy a tyúb a közeljövőben a reklámblokkolókat használóknak elérhetetlenné teszi a videókat. amiket én látok:

illegális tyúb appok (vanced, revanced): a vanced támogatása megszűnt. utódját, a revanced-ot feltettem, nagyjából ugyanaz, microG-t frissíteni se kellett. azonban, olvasgattam, a google shadowbannol ha ezeket használom, vagy el sem indul a videó (vanced) vagy kb. 80 másodperc után megáll (revanced). a több accountomat ide-oda váltogatva használhatóak, a kedvenceim playlistet nyilvánossá tettem az elérhető minden accountommal :D

pc.: firefoxon vörös riasztás van, először látok reklámot hosszú évek óta, az adblock plus elvérzett. ublock origint felrakom.

jó lenne megtalálni azt a threademet, amiben további tippeket írtatok! :'D