Originally published at: SmartTubeNext - Ad Free YouTube App on Firestick/Android
This guide will show you how to install SmartTubeNext for Ad-Free YouTube on Firestick, Android, and more. SmartTubeNext is becoming a popular ad-free YouTube application that works well on streaming devices. This appears to be a clone of the well-known Smart YouTube TV app, which has now been showing ads according to our website visitors.…
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Good evening all. Hope all are ok in these crazy times. Anyone have issues with smarttube next ? I scroll to the very bottom movies and when I select one it keeps saying sign in to view. I’ve tried signing in to YouTube and smarttube it just gives a code and tells me to enter it. I’ve tried and still to no avail can not seem to sign in to smarttube next. Any help would be great. I’m trying to set up a firestick for my father in-law and he can’t stand the ads but likes YouTube movies. Thanks in advance and be safe in these trying times 
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I installed Smart Tube after reading about the app on Troypoint Insider. I use You Tube a lot for music and videos my grandson likes to watch. The ads constantly cutting in do get annoying, so I decided to try the “Ad Free” Smart Tube. I must say I am not really impressed. It doesn’t save anything I have searched for before or watched before, so every time I use it, I have to do another search for what I want. I would rather put up with the ads. At least when I go to You Tube, anything I have watched or listened to is already there, so I don’t have to search again to get the music or videos I want. Just my two cents and personal preference, I just say no to Smart Tube.
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Okay, i mean, i dont understand the point? I use it for my son for add free stuff so i can walk away. It has its uses. Its okay to disagree with it… but i dont understand the point of the topic.
Troypoints website is designed to give you options and unbaised reviews, you dont have to like everything, but its open for personal interpretation. But thanks for your candor.
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I for one use Smarttubenext and love it and…not lying but everyone ive shown it to loves it. Its so simple to navigate and not intrusive with ads… 5 star imho 
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I use smart tube next as well and don’t have any issues with it. I also have logged into smart tube next using my YouTube account and all my subscribed channels as well as history searches have transferred over with no problems.
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Introduced to the STN apk from Troypoint and first of all, thanks Troypoint, this app I use every single day I absolutely love the ad free part but appreciate even more the fact that youtube isn’t keeping track of every single keystroke I make while on the site. As far as no history I find the search function works quite well.
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I use SmartTube as well and have no issues. The only time I’ve seen searches or anything else not working was because I wasn’t signed into my account.
The only thing I dislike is that I don’t seem to be able to disable auto play next, which is somewhat annoying but better than having to put up with all the ads.
On a sidenote I wonder why nobody seems to go after the ad agencies that support these big corps. I’m sure they make a fair bit of $ ;/
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I haven’t tried this and didn’t know it would work the same!! Thank you, very helpful!! Do I just sign in with the same credentials as YouTube or is there something I’m supposed to link to it??
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Yep, I did. I use both, but that my COD thing? Lol
That is correct. You may use the same credentials. I’m glad this info. Is helpful to you and others.
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Oh and yes, once you go to the settings section within smart tube next, you will find the link that says account. It will give you a code to enter on the Sign in - Google Accounts website and that’s it. It will link your account now to smart tube next. And in the same manner you can activate multiple YouTube accounts the same way and flip between accounts. I hope this info is useful as well.
Regards,
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I have had that same problem. I paused my VPN and things cleared up for me.
I am having trouble getting smart tube loaded. This just started happening. Appears on a couple of different devices. Sometimes i can stop SS and it will start. Alot of time i will have to sign in even after i orginial sign in. Have you seen this behavior before? Any suggestions on what’s going on. And what i can doing to fix the issue. I really like this app it just seem to be giving me trouble lately.
What version do you have? The latest is 18.24 or the current beta.
***note 18.24 was released today
SmartTube 18.24 - Download APK for Android Smart TV (2023)
https://smarttube.app/
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Version 1823. Downloaded from troypoint tool box today. After downloading the stable version it still says version 1823. Is the Beta version 1824? Is that what i should try? Thanks
I don’t get on there to watch videos much. If I do, I just use regular YouTube. If I’m searching for songs and creating a playlist I use NewPipe.
beta is 18.24, I dont have the new stable installed. But the beta works fine.
Thanks TxRon. Somehow SmartTube was move to my external storage. And of course made things very slow and buggy. Thanks for the link durectly to the SmartTube app site. My bad
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Do you always use the Beta version of SmartTube? I see i the bugs fixed faster. Is there a place where the older versions are stored?