About SmotUp
What SmotUp is, who it's for, and how the site approaches third-party software.
SmotUp is an independent, informational website about watching YouTube more comfortably across different devices — phones, TVs, browsers, and streaming boxes.
What we do
We explain and compare approaches people use to change how YouTube looks, feels, or behaves on their devices: third-party clients like SmartTube, patching frameworks like ReVanced, TV-specific modifications like TizenTube, browser-based content blocking, and YouTube's own official Premium subscription.
For each approach, we try to answer practical questions: which devices it actually runs on, roughly how setup works, what its real limitations are, and what else is worth considering instead.
What we don't do
SmotUp does not host, distribute, or modify any third-party software. We don't provide APK files, patched applications, or download mirrors. When a guide discusses third-party software, it links to that project's own official website, repository, or documentation — never to a copy hosted by us.
We're not affiliated with YouTube or Google, and nothing on this site should be read as an official statement from either company.
Why this exists
Every device and platform handles YouTube a little differently, and information about workarounds is scattered across forums, outdated blog posts, and video comment sections. SmotUp exists to bring that information into one place, kept reasonably current, organized by device and by problem rather than buried under generic keywords.
Accuracy and limits
Software changes. A setup that works today may behave differently after the next update to an app, a TV's firmware, or YouTube itself. We mark when something was last checked, and where we can't confirm a compatibility claim, we say so rather than guess. See our disclaimer for more detail.
If something on the site looks outdated or inaccurate, treat it as a signal to double-check against the relevant project's own documentation before relying on it.