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I love Vanced! The only downside is that it's not able to avoid ads when casting to Chromecast.

SkyTube is a minimalistic Youtube Android client that can avoid ads when casting: https://github.com/SkyTubeTeam/SkyTube

For those of you using Android TV, I highly recommend SmartTubeNext, a Youtube client with no ads, and includes SponsorBlock[1]: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext

[1] https://sponsor.ajay.app

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I was just looking at this project, and I'm surprised by the lack of homebrew streaming boxes. I find it pretty amazing that the only way to block ads on a streaming box is to use a google product. There doesn't seem to be any attempts to root a Roku or create an open ecosystem for streaming apps.

Ive thought about this too but I think its just because it's so trivial with raspberry Pi's. When I think about it, I can't imagine what a homebrew box could offer to someone whose already decided they don't want a Chromecast or Roku. Maybe a remote?

I know there are some minimally sketchy kodi like distro images out there, I forgot their names at the moment..

Thanks for the link! I was about to ask.

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