--- title: I switched to Morphe after ReVanced stopped working, and... description: ReVanced, the popular Android app modding project that strips ads from YouTube and other apps, has gone quiet for months after GitHub reportedly asked its... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-switched-to-morphe-after-revanced-stopped-working-and-it-s-basically-everything-i-loved-about-the-5tqf7tmr2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I switched to Morphe after ReVanced stopped working, and it's basically everything I loved about the original | daily.dev og:description: ReVanced, the popular Android app modding project that strips ads from YouTube and other apps, has gone quiet for months after GitHub reportedly asked its... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-switched-to-morphe-after-revanced-stopped-working-and-it-s-basically-everything-i-loved-about-the-5tqf7tmr2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5tQf7TMr2.png og:image:alt: I switched to Morphe after ReVanced stopped working, and it's basically everything I loved about the original og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I switched to Morphe after ReVanced stopped working, and it's basically everything I loved about the original **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary ReVanced, the popular Android app modding project that strips ads from YouTube and other apps, has gone quiet for months after GitHub reportedly asked its developers to take down the repository, forcing a temporary move to GitLab with no updates since. A successor called Morphe, built by former ReVanced contributors, has emerged offering the same patcher-based approach for YouTube, YouTube Music, and Reddit, including ad removal and YouTube Premium-like features such as background playback. Users can patch apps via a mobile Manager app or a Java-based Desktop app, selecting their own APK and patches for more control than pre-patched clones. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What happened to ReVanced and why did it stop working? ReVanced appears to have been abandoned after GitHub asked its developers to take down the repository. The project was moved to GitLab as a temporary solution, but both the GitLab and GitHub repositories have gone months without updates, leaving the patcher unable to keep up with YouTube app changes. _Track shifting stories like this one across the open source ecosystem on daily.dev._ ### What is Morphe and how does it compare to ReVanced? Morphe is a ReVanced successor built by some of the same developers, offering a patcher app for YouTube, YouTube Music, and Reddit that removes ads and adds features like background playback. Unlike a pre-patched APK, it lets users supply their own APK and choose which patches to apply, available via a mobile Manager app or a Java-based Desktop app. _Developers weighing alternatives after a favorite tool stalls can follow projects like Morphe on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google turned the Pixel’s best feature into an app, and I use it constantly](https://daily.dev/posts/google-turned-the-pixel-s-best-feature-into-an-app-and-i-use-it-constantly-mh5ad8ppr) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [JuiceSSH - Give me my pro features back](https://daily.dev/posts/juicessh---give-me-my-pro-features-back-zas3slv3n) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-switched-to-morphe-after-revanced-stopped-working-and-it-s-basically-everything-i-loved-about-the-5tqf7tmr2) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"I switched to Morphe after ReVanced stopped working, and it's basically everything I loved about the original","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-switched-to-morphe-after-revanced-stopped-working-and-it-s-basically-everything-i-loved-about-the-5tqf7tmr2","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-switched-to-morphe-after-revanced-stopped-working-and-it-s-basically-everything-i-loved-about-the-5tqf7tmr2"},"datePublished":"2026-09-02T16:33:57.947Z","dateModified":"2026-09-02T17:02:09.495Z","description":"ReVanced, the popular Android app modding project that strips ads from YouTube and other apps, has gone quiet for months after GitHub reportedly asked its...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4314e695fa3503fddf9fdbeec48decea?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4314e695fa3503fddf9fdbeec48decea?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-switched-to-morphe-after-revanced-stopped-working-and-it-s-basically-everything-i-loved-about-the-5tqf7tmr2","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,android","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"I switched to Morphe after ReVanced stopped working, and it's basically everything I loved about the original"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-switched-to-morphe-after-revanced-stopped-working-and-it-s-basically-everything-i-loved-about-the-5tqf7tmr2#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What happened to ReVanced and why did it stop working?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ReVanced appears to have been abandoned after GitHub asked its developers to take down the repository. 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