Install on your Android phone
About 2 minutes. Needs Android 7.0 or newer.
Open the file
Tap the finished download in your browser, or open Files, then Downloads, and tap it.
Allow the install
Android asks about unknown apps. Tap Settings, switch on Allow from this source, then go back. On Android 7, turn on Unknown sources in Settings, Security.
Tap Install
If Play Protect shows a warning, tap More details, then Install anyway. The app is not on Google Play.
Open it and pick a plan
Open AdFreeTube, choose a plan from $2 and pay with PayPal. It unlocks right away.
Done. YouTube without ads.
Updating: install the new file over the old one. Your plan stays.
Install from your PC
Get the file from your computer to your phone, then install it. Pick one way.
Option A: send it with WhatsApp
Download the app on your PC
Click the button below. Keep the file somewhere easy to find, like Downloads.
Download APK on PCOpen WhatsApp on your PC
Use the WhatsApp desktop app or web.whatsapp.com. On the web, scan the QR code with your phone: WhatsApp, Settings, Linked devices, Link a device.
Open your own chat
At the top of the chat list, open your own name, marked You (Message yourself). You can also search for your own name.
Send the file to yourself
Click the + or paperclip button, choose Document, pick the APK file and press Send.
Open it on your phone
Open WhatsApp, go to the same chat and tap the file. Tap the download arrow first if needed. Then tap it again, allow the install when Android asks, and tap Install.
Open it and pick a plan
Open AdFreeTube, choose a plan from $2 and pay with PayPal. It unlocks right away.
Your phone now has AdFreeTube, sent from your PC.
WhatsApp won't send the .apk? On the PC, right-click the file, choose Send to, then Compressed (zipped) folder. Send the .zip instead. On the phone, open it with Files by Google, tap Extract, then tap the APK inside.
Option B: USB cable
Plug the phone into the PC
Pull down the notifications on the phone, tap the USB notification and choose File transfer.
Copy the file
On the PC, open the phone in File Explorer and drag the APK into its Download folder.
Install on the phone
Open Files, then Downloads, tap the APK, allow the install and tap Install.
Advanced: with USB debugging on and adb installed, run adb install app-standard-debugANDRIOIDP5.33.apk on the PC.
Install on Android TV
Works on Sony, TCL, Hisense, Philips, Chromecast with Google TV and Shield. Put the TV and your phone on the same Wi-Fi.
Install Send Files to TV
Get it from Google Play on both your TV and your phone.
Get the file on your phone
Download it on the phone (steps above), or send it to yourself on WhatsApp from your PC.
Receive on the TV
Open Send Files to TV on the TV and press Receive.
Send from the phone
Share the file to Send Files to TV, or open the app on the phone, tap Send and pick the APK. Choose your TV in the list.
Install on the TV
Open the file on the TV. If asked, allow Send Files to TV to install apps (Settings, Device Preferences, Security, Unknown sources). Then press Install and Open.
Pick a plan
Open AdFreeTube, choose a plan and pay with PayPal.
Done. Big-screen YouTube with no ads.
No Wi-Fi match? Copy the APK to a USB stick, plug it into the TV and open it with a file manager app from Google Play.
Install in your car
For car screens that run Android, and for Android Auto. Video plays only while parked, and Android Auto gives sound only while driving.
Car screen that runs Android
Put the APK on a USB stick
Copy the file from your PC to a USB stick.
Plug it into the car
Use the car's USB port, open the file manager on the car screen and tap the APK.
Install and open
Allow the install, tap Install, then Open. If your car has Google Play, you can use the Android TV steps instead.
Android Auto
Install AdFreeTube on your phone
Follow the phone steps at the top of this page.
Turn on developer mode once
Open Android Auto settings on the phone (Settings, Connected devices, Connection preferences, Android Auto). Tap Version about 10 times.
Allow unknown sources
Tap the three dots, choose Developer settings and switch on Unknown sources.
Connect to the car
AdFreeTube appears with your media apps. You can also say: Hey Google, play a song on AdFreeTube.
Menu names vary between phones and cars. Use the search box in Settings if you can't find one.
Need help?
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