AdBlock Plus for Android will work just like AdBlock Plus for your desktop browser, but for all apps on your phone.
The app works with the same huge filtering lists that you have on your computer, and blocks network requests to the blacklisted domains via a local proxy server. When all of the phone’s network requests go through the adblocker proxy, ads will be blocked on the YouTube app as well.
The app’s setup time may vary depending on your OS (rooted/not rooted) and on your tech skills. I won’t go through the whole process here.
Remarks:
1. The app isn’t available in the Play Store. Use the above link to download the APK.
2. Tip: if your phone isn’t rooted and you try to use adblock over your data plan (all connections except WiFi) you’ll see adblock users say it’s impossible due to limitations in the newer versions of Android. However if you set your proxy host to 127.0.0.1 and not localhost it should work (don’t forget to set proxy port e.g. 2020).
