Introduction
Hello! I have recently figured out how to install Vanced on ChromeOS and wanted to share how to do it with you all. You may ask, “Why would I want to install Vanced on a Chromebook?”
- Mobile/Tablet Interface
- Dedicated Vanced Music and YTVanced app
- and most importantly in my case: Vanced has the ability to unblock network YouTube restricted mode, at least at my school, which runs Aruba Systems
On my phone, I had the ability to watch videos that would normally be automatically blocked on the website or app without using a VPN or proxy. The catch is that you can only find blocked videos in your subscriptions page or your history and any videos that would be blocked don’t load the title, description, likes/dislikes, SponsorBlock’s, or comments. How it unblocks this? I’m not entirely sure. But no extensions, userscripts, or anything else would allow this in Chrome, so installing Vanced it is!
Why is it difficult to install Vanced on ChromeOS
There are a variety of reasons to why installing Vanced on ChromeOS is difficult
- You can only install apk’s with either developer mode or Linux
- Enabling developer mode wipe’s your device and adds a warning on boot up and if you click a key during this, it wipes your device again.
- General Linux command line trickery
- In the Linux method, apps can’t install other apps (Good-Bye Vanced Manager)
- Installing Vanced Individually is difficult since it’s a split-app with many versions able to install.
Prerequisites
- Chrome OS device with Android and Linux compatibility
Step 1: Enable Linux
Navigate to:
Settings > Advanced > Developers > Linux Development Enviroment > Turn On
Install Linux
Step 2: Update Linux
Open Terminal
Type in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
“y” for yes
Step 3: Enable Android Development
Navigate to:
Settings > Advanced > Developers > Linux Development Enviroment > Develop Android Apps > Enable ADB Debugging
YOU CANNOT DISABLE THIS SETTING AFTER ENABLING WITHOUT RESETTING YOUR CHROMEBOOK. THERE WILL NOW BE A SMALL WARNING ON THE LOGIN SCREEN.
Restart
ADB prompt, click allow
Open Terminal
Type in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb -y
Step 4: Download Vanced apk’s
There are two methods to download Vanced apk’s. The Vanced Manager method and the direct method. The Vanced Manager method takes a bit longer, but it automatically downloads all the apk’s you need without you having to know what language code or CPU architecture you have. The direct method is more straight forward, but you need to know what you’re doing.
Step 4a: The Vanced Manager method
Download manager.apk
Click Here, download manager.apk or Click Here
Copy this files to the root of Linux Files
Open Terminal
Type in the terminal:
adb connect 100.115.92.2:5555
adb install manager.apk
If you have trouble installing with adb, refer to the adb troubleshooting section at the bottom of the post
Open Vanced Manager
Continue through setup, Click non-root
Click the three dots in the top-right corner
Click About
Repeatedly tap the bottom of the screen.
Dev Option are now enabled
Go back to home screen
Click the three dots in the top-right corner
Click Settings
Click the gear in the top-right corner
Click Channel URL
Paste “https://bafybeicqb5qoqtxcmjuib3jqi2boxw4g5rpifnn5ys7hbpdmsrvugdoehe.ipfs.infura-ipfs.io/”
Download Micro G, YouTube Vanced, and Vanced Music
(It will say Turn On Chrome OS Developer Mode to install apps from sources other than the Play Store)
Click OK
Cancel Installation or close app and repeat till you have downloaded all the apps you want.
Open Files
Open Play files
Click the three dots in the top-right corner
Show hidden folders and Show all Play folders
Navigate to:
Play files > Android > data > com.vanced.manager > files
Find microg.apk , dark-or-black.apk , split_config.YOUR_ARCHITECTURE.apk , split_config.YOURLANGUAGE.apk , and nonroot.apk (Vanced Music)
Copy these files to the root of Linux Files
Step 4b: The Direct Method
Go to https://bafybeicqb5qoqtxcmjuib3jqi2boxw4g5rpifnn5ys7hbpdmsrvugdoehe.ipfs.infura-ipfs.io/
Download microg.apk
Navigate to:
Vanced > api > v1 > apks> v17.03.38 > nonroot
Go to Arch and download your CPU architecture
To find architecture, Terminal > dpkg --print-architecture
Go Back
Go to Language and download your language
Go Back
Go to theme and download either dark.apk or black.apk
Copy these files to the root of Linux Files
Step 5: Install the Vanced apk’s
Open Terminal
Type in the terminal:
adb connect 100.115.92.2:5555
First, let’s install microg:
adb install microg.apk
Next, let’s install Vanced Music:
adb install nonroot.apk
Finally, let’s install YouTube Vanced:
adb install-multiple dark-or-black.apk split_config.YOUR_ARCHITECTURE.apk split_config.YOURLANGUAGE.apk
Here is an example in my case
adb install-multiple dark.apk split_config.arm64_v8a.apk split_config.en.apk
(Dark Theme, ARM 64 Bit, English)
If you have trouble installing with adb, refere to the adb troubleshooting section below
ADB troubleshooting
If adb install NAME.apk doesn’t work, try killing then restarting the adb server connection:
adb kill-server
adb connect 100.115.92.2:5555
adb install NAME.apk
If that doesn’t work, try:
adb kill-server
adb connect 100.115.92.2:5555
adb -s 100.115.92.2 install NAME.apk
If that still doesn’t work, then there may be a spelling error or in your command. Make sure to type the name of the APK exactly! If not, then IDK. Above my pay grade 
Conclusion
If you followed this tutorial, you should have YouTube Vanced installed on your Chromebook. Congratulations! I knew you could do it! I hope you appreciate this tutorial I made 
