How To Watch Youtube Without Ads On Iphone

There are various conventional methods to watch YouTube without ads. Of course, you can pay for the YouTube Red subscription fee, but you don't have to. In this article, I will show you 5 ways to block YouTube ads for free.

Watch YouTube Videos without Ads on Android TV

Some TVs have some problems with YouTube, especially those without Google Service. Fortunately, there is open-source software dedicated to solving this problem and blocking all YouTube ads.

Previously, I found YouTube for TV APK that works on Android TV without Google Service, but that does not allow me to log in to my YouTube account. After a few searches, I found this Smart YouTube TV that works even better than I expected.

You can download it from Github . Once installed on your Android TV, you sign in using a web browser on a phone or PC. As you see from the screenshot, go to youtube.com/activate and then enter the code displayed on your TV. Viola, you can now check videos from your subscribed channels and your liked videos.

The video ads are automatically blocked. I have been using it for a few months now and I have not seen a single ad from YouTube. What's more, the search feature is so great that I usually don't need to use my Bluetooth keyboard.

Remove YouTube Ads on Android Phone

You can also install the Smart YouTube TV app on your android phone if you don't mind watching videos in landscape always. Besides that, it works very great on Android phones.

There is also a dedicated YouTube for Android phone application, which is also open source. Besides removing YouTube ads, it allows you to download any YouTube videos on your phone. There the only problem is that it does not allow you to log in with your YouTube account. Luckily, it allows you to import all your subscription channels, so it also shows you your YouTube feeds.

Alternatively, you can also use YouTube Vanced to watch YouTube videos without ads. It allows you to login to your YouTbe account and you can set a sleep timer while watching YouTube videos.

To be honest, I prefer using Firefox web browser with an ad blocker add-on. As you may know, Firefox for Android supports Add-ons. Just install this Adblock Plus add-on on Firefox and then you can watch YouTube without ads from the Firefox web browser.

Block YouTube Ads on PC

Once you installed that Adblock add-on on your Firefox web browser, you can also watch YouTube without ads on your PC. If you prefer Chrome, then you can install this extension Fair AdBlocker for Chrome.

The Firefox add-on has not let me down for once, but the Chrome extension, sometimes, failed, which is understandable because Google certainly does not like such extensions. Alternatively, you can also use Tampermonkey scripts to block YouTube ads on Chrome. You need to first install the Tampermonkey extension from Chrome Web Store and then search and add a YouTube ads blocker user script.

Private YouTube Client for Windows and Mac

If you want an even better watching experience, I recommend you get this open-source program, FreeTube. It is a private YouTube client app that allows you to watch videos without ads. It is available on Windows, macOS, Ubuntu, etc.

In addition, FreeTube enables you to enjoy YouTube without being tracked. It allows you to create a profile without a YouTube account. With this profile, you can subscribe to channels and build playlists. You can even use it to download 4K YouTube videos with audio.

FreeTube can also be used to bypass YouTube age-restriction. The only problem is that you can watch private videos with FreeTube.

Watch YouTube without Ads on iPhone

For iOS device, there is a Firefox Focus web browser that better protects your privacy and blocks any ads including YouTube ads. If you prefer using Safari web browser, you can go to Settings > Safari > Content Blockers and select Firefox from there. Then you can use Safari to watch YouTube videos without ads.

By the way, there is also another web browser called Cake that can block YouTube ads.

Watch YouTube without Ads via this URL

There is an open source project on Github that allows you to watch YouTube videos without ads interruption. You can go to the GUI web page to start search and watch YouTube videos. In the watch page, it also offers you the option to download the video. To my suprise, it offer this API for free, which I use it to create some custom Siri shortcuts for iPhone to download YouTube videos.

Conclusion

That's all the 5 methods to watch YouTube videos without ads. Obviously, the best way to enjoy YouTube videos without ads is YouTube Red Subscription. It is really a nice deal because it comes with YouTube Music. Hope you find something helpful in this article. If you think I have missed something, let us know in the comments.