<s>
YouTube	B-Application
Vanced	I-Application
(	O
or	O
simply	O
Vanced	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
,	O
modified	O
third-party	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
application	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
ad	O
blocker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
include	O
SponsorBlock	B-Operating_System
,	O
background	O
play	O
,	O
free	O
picture-in-picture	O
(	O
PiP	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
black	O
theme	B-Application
,	O
swipe	O
control	O
for	O
brightness	O
and	O
volume	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
restore	O
dislike	O
counts	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Vanced	B-Application
was	O
also	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Vanced	B-Application
originates	O
from	O
the	O
word	O
advanced	O
but	O
with	O
ad	O
removed	O
,	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
ad	O
blocking	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
YouTube	B-Application
Vanced	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
application	O
would	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
after	O
they	O
received	O
a	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
letter	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
which	O
forced	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
stop	O
developing	O
and	O
distributing	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
June	O
2021	O
update	O
brought	O
redesigned	O
logo	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fixing	O
login	O
and	O
SponsorBlock	B-Operating_System
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventhough	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Vanced	B-Application
project	O
is	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
alternatives	O
on	O
the	O
GitHub	B-Application
that	O
are	O
easily	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
