[Android Apps and Games] i5lee8bit:
Hey all, great timing here. Haven't really been checking out XDA much over the last 6 months or so (or really at all in the last 1-2 months, lol) due to just really busy life stuff - newborn becoming toddler, big move with new house new surroundings new job new everything!, lots of home fixing up and improvements, etc... Not much time for as much tinkering as I used to / would like to! For that, I also want to apologize for those who gave me suggestions on improving the module / install process. To be honest, I haven't really had any time or energy to look into it ever since.

Anyway, I just happened to head back to my home town for this weekend, and one of my close friends needed me to (physically) repair his Pixel 3, wipe / re-setup everything, etc. etc. All this of course also meant checking for updates for all my usual apps and mods and stuff. What a pleasant surprise to see an update for our favorite mod, Vanced, just the other day!! Woohoo!!!

Haven't had a chance to really play with it yet considering all the other stuff I gotta take care of first, but I'm loving the changelog notes so far and really looking forward to it! But for now, here are the files for the new 17.03.38 release.

Just be aware I've only tested (the black mod, though dark should also work fine) on a Pixel 3 and Pixel 4 XL running Android 11. I absolutely hate Android 12 and won't be upgrading for a while. If for some reason it doesn't work on A12, please let me know. It might be a while til I see your message though, ngl. Sorry!

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Thanks so much for the awesome release as usual Team Vanced! This seems like a big one!

Anyway, without further ado...

***Magisk Files for YT Vanced v17.03.38***

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For more background info, and installation / troubleshooting info, see this post: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=83741225&postcount=17198

YouTube 17.03.38 .APKS / YouTube Vanced 17.03.38 Magisk Modules:

YouTube-Vanced-17.03.38-Dark_Magisk.zip: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=17825722713688289043

YouTube-Vanced-17.03.38-Black_Magisk.zip: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=17825722713688289045

Stock YouTube 17.03.38 APKS (.zip file): https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=17825722713688289044

(sorry, AFH doesn't allow uploads of .apks files, so I zipped up the stock apks file before uploading)

note: btw the module id tags are the same in each module, so you can easily switch between dark and black by simply flashing the other module and rebooting.

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* For some reason, on my older devices (Nougat), from an existing Magisk install, I can simply install the new APKS, then flash the new module with the new version and reboot, and the app works perfectly. Basically just a simple "upgrade" with all settings intact.

* But then I've noticed on my newer devices (Pie, Q, and R), doing that exact same procedure will cause the app to force close after rebooting, making it necessary to follow the steps I outlined in my previous post that I linked at the top of this post. Not really a huge deal, just annoying and need to redo the settings and preferences. However, it does seem to update properly without issues by simply adding just one additional step before the upgrade - disabling or deleting the old Magisk module first and rebooting, then updating.

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So basically, probably the safest steps to update from my previous module versions would be:

- Disable or delete my old Magisk module. REBOOT.

- Install new version APKS via SAI.

- Flash my new version Magisk module. REBOOT.

And like usual, from here you can change between dark and black theme by just flashing the other and rebooting.

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I think it may have something to do with the way the newer SDK levels handle split APK installs. I think perhaps having the Magisk module enabled when updating YouTube causes some components to be unable to fully install - but only on newer versions of Android. Ultimately, my older devices can skip the one added step of removing my old Magisk modules before updating, but in either case it wouldn't hurt to go with the steps I outlined above - it's more of a failsafe method that works in both scenarios.

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Here are the custom YouTube Vanced app logos, for those where it's not showing up for some reason. Use these if your launcher allows changing app icons: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=319601

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...and finally as usual, the biggest thanks of all is reserved to the entire Vanced development team! Thanks for continuing the work on this project!