SmartTube Next APK Youtube for Android TV v16.38

SmartTube Next APK Review

SmartTubeNext APK is an advanced and ad-free YouTube app for Android TVs and TV boxes, free & open source. It is not a live TV client and does not support “YouTube TV”.

✅ Features: no ads | SponsorBlock | adjustable playback speed | 4k and higher | 60fps | HDR | does not require Google Services | helpful international community

❌ Disadvantages: no live chat | no comments stability, voice search, and casting support might be worse than in the official YouTube, depending on your device

Device support

Updating

The SmartTubeNext app has a built-in updater. You only need to follow the installation procedure once. A few seconds after launching SmartTubeNext, it will notify you if there is any update and show a changelog. You can disable automatic update checks or manually update in the settings under “about.”

Compatibility

SmartTubeNext requires Android 4.3 or above. It does not work on non-Android devices. This is a TV app, so it mostly does not work on smartphones or tablets.

It has been successfully tested on TVs, TV boxes and TV sticks that are based on Android, including:

• Android TVs & Google TVs (e.g. Philips, Sony)
• NVIDIA Shield
• Amazon FireTV stick
• Chromecast with Google TV
• TV boxes running Android (many cheap chinese no-name boxes)
• Xiaomi Mi Box*
  

  The Chinese firmware might block the installation of the beta version. solutions:

  1. install the stable version instead (recommended)
  2. install the international firmware
  3. You can might be able to bypass the restriction by doing a factory reset (to revert the update that blocks the installation). You can then install SmartTubeNext beta before doing any system updates. You can then safely update your system, SmartTubeNext should continue working. It is currently not confirmed if installing updates works.