feat: Select versions of the Youtube APK before downloading and view available patches

[varappdev]

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Type

Cosmetic

Manager Branch

Flutter

Issue

You have to download youtube APKs in order to check which patches will be available on them. Only once you downloaded a youtube APK that is not supported you can view supported versions for every patch individually.

Feature

A little dropdown menu to view all available youtube APK versions on something like APKmirror. If you select one of them it will show you which patches are supported on it and which are not.

Or at least show us a list of versions that each patch supports without having to download one that is not supported every time.

Motivation

Downloading an additional APK because you downloaded one that is too new is very annoying. I downloaded the lastest thing from APKmirror and then I see that very little patches are supported and then I had to go back. This will also help people tell when they can go ahead and download a newer version of the youtube APK instead of downloading 2 APKs every time.

Additional context

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[Aunali321]

You have to download youtube APKs in order to check which patches will be available on them. Only once you downloaded a youtube APK that is not supported you can view supported versions for every patch individually. A little dropdown menu to view all available youtube APK versions on something like APKmirror. If you select one of them it will show you which patches are supported on it and which are not. Or at least show us a list of versions that each patch supports without having to download one that is not supported every time.

If you click on unsupported version button when you using unsupported version, it will show you what version that patch supports.

[csolisr]

You have to download youtube APKs in order to check which patches will be available on them. Only once you downloaded a youtube APK that is not supported you can view supported versions for every patch individually. A little dropdown menu to view all available youtube APK versions on something like APKmirror. If you select one of them it will show you which patches are supported on it and which are not. Or at least show us a list of versions that each patch supports without having to download one that is not supported every time.

If you click on unsupported version button when you using unsupported version, it will show you what version that patch supports.

Fair enough! However, there is a usage case where this is not directly possible, and that is when the original application is not yet installed. The workflow in this case is currently as follows:

• New user opens Revanced, hoping to check if it's possible to directly download the APK from the Revanced Manager
• User finds out this is not the case, reads the documentation, and tries to download the original app from Google Play Store
• User attempts to use the Google Play Store version to patch it with Revanced, finds out that the recommended version is older than the one in Google Play (and possibly doesn't even work because of YouTube being a split APK)
• User finally finds out the exact recommended version on the UI, and downloads that one from APK Mirror or similar

The application should be able to list applications with Revanced patches available that aren't installed yet, and display the recommended version of the APK so that the user can either sideload that or download it straight from the app if legally possible. I actually had to review the source code to check the compatible versions for YouTube Revanced in a JSON file in this repo, less than ideal.

[Purexo]

Hello, I think from a user perspective it could be great to be able youtube apk from ReVanced Manager. But if Vanced is dead is mainly because they were redistributing the apk (and directly patched). So for the perenity of the project, it's maybe safer users find by them self where download youtube apk.

But, an improvement could be allow from the manager to select an APK file instead the youtube app currently installed. In general, once you have the patched version of the app, you don't want the original keep install and the OS prefer open the original in place of the patched version.

So please at least, give the possibility in the manager to select an apk file instead rely on currently installed version.

[reisxd]

Hello, I think from a user perspective it could be great to be able youtube apk from ReVanced Manager.

I think you meant APK downloader, which won't be added

But, an improvement could be allow from the manager to select an APK file instead the youtube app currently installed.

This already exists in Manager. Just press the "Storage" button while selecting the app you want to patch.

[Purexo]

1. Yes, and I understand why
2. Oh, I didn't seen the button 😅 I find the UI not clear.

I think the App selector should show all the apps the manager is able to patch (+prefered version). Once the app is selected, a selector of the apk (currently installed, button "From storage", compatible apk from a predefined folder in settings)

[d1g33k]

It would be better to mention the supported versions upfront so that the most compatible version can be downloaded upfront. Right now it requires the APK to be selected to identify which was the last supported version, which then needs to be redownloaded.

[Aunali321]

Added in https://github.com/revanced/revanced-manager/commit/cbb36f2ec72d2fbafd582170972cbfac50a7a63e.