Description
This version contains YouTube Plus, YouPiP, YTUHD, Return YouTube Dislikes and Open in Safari extension
Features:
• Download videos, audio (including audio track selection), thumbnails, posts, and profile pictures
• Copy video, comment, and post information
• Interface customization: Remove feed elements, reorder tabs, enable OLED mode, and as use Shorts-only mode
• Player settings: Gestures, default quality, preferred audio track
• Save, Load and Restore settings. Clear cache once or automatically on app startup
• Built-in SponsorBlock
• And much, much more
YouTube Plus preferences can be found in the YouTube settings
Change Log
YouTube Plus v5.2
ADDED:
• Added Settings search (Settings fully rewritten)
• Added Discord RPC integration
• Added option to hide video title in fullscreen
• Added native Sleep timer, available from overlay and tab bar, including YouTube v19.x.x
• Added post and comment translation via long press
• Added new playback speed mode. The old one is now called Standard (up to 5x), and the new one Advanced (up to 10x)
• Added new YouTube logo selector for Navigation bar
• Added new icons, adapted to YouTube style
• Added format and codec display when selecting video download quality
• Added ability to seek instead of skipping to next/previous track via Control Center
• Added option to remove tracking from tapped links (without it, Google first opens its analytics site before redirecting to the actual URL)
• Added option to hide posts in Shorts
• Added information explaining why Cast does not work on newer versions for sideloaded builds
• Added option to force Shorts quality (quality selector from Shorts settings removed as it was not working in 50% of cases)
• Added Hype, Music, Live, Gaming, Sports, Notifications tabs
• Added a login reminder
• Added minimum duration to skip sponsor segments
IMPROVED:
• Improved Shorts to regular video — videos now open on tap (previously Shorts player was shown first, then the regular player)
• Improved Hold to speed in Shorts — both sides can now be selected simultaneously instead of only one
• Improved Hold to speed gesture behavior in Shorts
• Improved SponsorBlock segment skipping mechanism
• Improved YouTube Plus' player toast
• Improved automatic cache cleanup on launch
• Improved overlay menu buttons — changes now apply instantly (no app restart required)
• Improved overall iOS 14 compatibility
• Adapted settings for iPads
• Rewritten SponsorBlock core, and partially the YouTube Plus core itself in preparation for future updates
• Replaced native playback rate with a custom implementation:
• Supports speeds from 0.25x to 10.0x
• Tap-to-set speed via slider
• Compatible with YouTube 19.x.x and newer
• Long-press on ‘reset speed’ in overlay Speed Controls now opens the custom speed module
FIXED:
• Fixed playback issues
• Fixed authorization issues
• Fixed update issues
• Fixed fetch channels issues
• Fixed casting issues
• Fixed logo switching
• Fixed drag gesture blocking in Free Zoom mode (overlay)
• Fixed YouTube v19.x.x compatibility
• Fixed crashes on v21.15.4
• Fixed a bug on YouTube v19.x.x where videos from feed and search results would not open by taps
• Fixed OLED theme
• Fixed floating keyboard issue on iPad
• Fixed SponsorBlock segments display in progress bar
• Fixed custom colors for progress bar
• Fixed playback speed issues
• Fixed Speed controls issues
• Fixed Show playback end time issues
• Fixed live streams display in Shorts
• Fixed Shorts to regular video
• Fixed download issues when channel or video name is too long
• Fixed navigation bar's UI issues
• Fixed Native Share menu on v21.14.4
• Fixed sponsor segments and colored progress bar on v21.14.4
• Fixed no free zoom gesture option
• Fixed missing audio button when hiding Shorts UI elements
• REMOVED:
Removed 'Jump ahead with YouTube Premium' banner in player
• Removed channel product banners in and below the player
• Removed new ads from search results
• Removed startup banners prompting YouTube Premium subscription
• Removed Explore tab as Google has fully removed it server-side
Version
21.15.5
Last Updated
April 19, 2026
