# [2.197.0-dev.5](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/compare/v2.197.0-dev.4...v2.197.0-dev.5) (2023-11-18) ### Bug Fixes * Use a checked cast by reifying the generic type parameter ([f7a296e](f7a296e1f1
)) ### Features * **YouTube - Client spoof:** Add description to preference screen ([843a568](843a568544
)) * **YouTube - Hide layout components:** Add description to preference screen ([cc85441](cc854415e2
)) * **YouTube - Hide layout components:** Hide description components ([38b8e44](38b8e44ec4
)) * **YouTube - Navigation buttons:** Add description to preference screen ([14ea967](14ea9674c4
)) * **YouTube - Seekbar:** Add description to preference screen ([ea6de49](ea6de498e3
)) * **YouTube - Settings:** Sort preference screens below other types of preference ([9561db5](9561db50a8
)) * **YouTube:** Support version `18.45.41` ([7c4f021](7c4f021f8c
))
Continuing the legacy of Vanced
🧩 ReVanced Patches
This repository contains a collection of ReVanced Patches.
❓ About
Patches are small modifications to Android apps that allow you to change the behaviour of or add new features, block ads, customize the appearance, and much more.
💪 Features
Some of the features the patches provide are:
- 🚫 Block ads: Say goodbye to ads
- ⭐ Customize your app: Personalize the appearance of apps with various layouts and themes
- 🪄 Add new features: Extend the functionality of apps with lots of new features
- ⚙️ Miscellaneous and general purpose: Rename packages, enable debugging, disable screen capture restrictions, export activities, etc.
- ✨ And much more!
For a full list of all available patches, visit revanced.app/patches.
🚀 How to get started
You can use ReVanced CLI or ReVanced Manager to use ReVanced Patches.
📚 Everything else
📙 Contributing
Thank you for considering contributing to ReVanced Patches. You can find the contribution guidelines here.
📃 Documentation
The documentation provides the fundamentals of patches and everything necessary to create your own patch from scratch. You can find it here.
🛠️ Building
In order to build ReVanced Patches, you can follow the ReVanced documentation.
📜 Licence
ReVanced Patches is licensed under the GPLv3 licence. Please see the licence file for more information. tl;dr you may copy, distribute and modify ReVanced patches as long as you track changes/dates in source files. Any modifications to ReVanced Patches must also be made available under the GPL along with build & install instructions.