How to Disable YouTube Ads on Android

Only one ad used to play for one video, but that's no longer the case when you're watching YouTube videos. This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent ads from showing in the Android YouTube app by using a web browser on your phone or tablet that has built-in ad-blocking or signing up for YouTube Premium's subscription.

[Edit]Steps

[Edit]Using a Web Browser

1. Get the Brave web browser from the Google Play Store . It's offered by Brave Software and is a free-to-use ad-blocking browser.
   
   • Search "Brave" in the search bar at the top of the Play Store and select the first search result that says "Brave Private Browser: Secure, fast web browser" then tap Install.
2. Go to https://youtube.com in the Brave browser. You can either tap Open in the app store if you still have that open, or you can tap the Brave app icon that looks like a lion's head from one of your Home screens or in the app drawer.
   
3. Navigate to the videos you want to watch. If you want to see your subscriptions, tap Sign in to log in with your Google account and see your YouTube videos.
   
   • The web browser will block the ads that YouTube shows in videos, so don't use the app unless you have paid for a YouTube Premium subscription.

[Edit]Signing Up for YouTube Premium

1. Understand YouTube Premium's limitations. YouTube Premium is a paid subscription to premium content, with the added bonus that a subscription removes all ads. The downside, of course, is that you have to pay for it, though your first month is free.
   
2. Open YouTube. The app logo looks like a play button inside a red circle that you'll find on one of your Home screens, in the app drawer, or by searching.
   
3. Tap your profile icon. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. A menu window will open if you're signed into your profile.
   
   • If you aren't signed into YouTube, tap the person silhouette in the top-right corner of the screen, tap SIGN IN, and enter your Google account email address and password.
4. Tap . You'll find this option near the middle of the menu next to the YouTube icon.
   
5. Tap . It's a blue button in the middle of the screen.
   
6. Enter your payment information. When prompted, select an existing payment method from the drop-down menu, or tap Add a [payment method] (e.g., Add a card or Enable AT&T billing) and enter the payment's details.
   
7. Verify your account. If you have biometric security features enabled for your phone, you'll need to scan your fingerprint to continue. Otherwise, tap the "Verify your password" text field, then type in your Google account's password.
   
8. Tap (if you don't have biometric security features enabled). It's at the bottom of the screen. As long as your password and payment method both check out, doing so will grant you a free month of YouTube Premium.
   
   • If you have biometric security features set up and you previously verified your account by scanning your fingerprint, you won't see this step. As soon as you scan your fingerprint or enter your password and it's accepted, you'll see a tutorial welcoming you to YouTube Premium.
   • At the end of the month, you'll be charged $11.99 for each subsequent month until you cancel the service.
9. Enjoy ad-free videos. With a YouTube Premium subscription, you won't see ads on your videos.
   

[Edit]Tips

• If you have a VPN subscription, you can use that instead to spoof your location or block ads from playing.
• There's a loophole that may or may not work that includes adding a period after the ".com" in a YouTube URL. For example, you'd have "https://www.youtube.com./watch?v=M2vnhDmjJ5w" in your address bar. Sometimes this works to prevent ads from playing during the video, but sometimes this doesn't work.
• You could also try downloading an ad-blocking browser, like Opera, from the Google Play Store and use that browser to watch YouTube videos.

[Edit]Quick Summary