After I became an X Premium(Blue) user for a while, I still see a lot of ads. It was promised to see fewer ads. I can use AdBlock on my browser but on my Android phone, the app is still infested with ads. I know exactly how to solve this.
Using ReVanced to patch the X app.
ReVanced is a popular alternative to the YouTube Vanced app the modified ads-free YouTube app that got shut down by Google. Unlike YouTube Vanced, ReVanced does not publish any modified apps. It is just a program to patch the existing app of the user so it doesn’t have a legal issue like the YouTube Vanced case and it’s starting to grow bigger than just removing ads from the YouTube app. Now it can the ads from the X app too, just use these simple steps below.
- Install the ReVanced Manager app from the official website: https://revanced.app/download
- Check the patch to app version on the patch page, in this case, Twitter: https://revanced.app/patches?pkg=com.twitter.android
- Uninstall the X app from the Google Play version first.
- Download the X app APK(only work .apk file) the same version on the ReVanced patch page. Download it from the apkmirror.com website to your phone: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/x-corp/twitter/
- Go to the ReVanced Manager app -> “Patcher” Tab, “Select an application” and press the “Storage” button to select the downloaded APK file. Press the “Patch” button and wait for a couple of minutes.
- When the patching is finished, press the “Install” button. If the installation was blocked, click “More details” and press “Install anyway” (Don’t forget to remove the X app from the PlayStore first)
- Open the X app and use the app normally. You will notice that there is no app on the timeline anymore.
- Repeat these steps if you want to update the app. This method can also work with any apps on the patch page e.g. YouTube, Lightroom, and Spotify. Some are just cosmetic, some are quality of life-changing features. My favorite is skipping the YouTube video intro or outro (some are just too loud) and the sponsor section. Even I pay for my YouTube Premium account. These patches are just the right features for me.
Note:
Some bloatware apps like YouTube need to be completely removed first(not just only disable it). Using a USB cable and the Android debug tool on a PC with “Developer options” enabled and “USB debugging” enabled on the phone. Run adb shell and run a command to remove the app's same package ID on the patch page. For example, YouTube usingpm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.youtube . The ReVanced is open source and actively developed and well maintained so it is quite safe to use just don’t use it on an app that can damage you financially e.g. Banking app.
