diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/links/BypassURLRedirectsPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/links/BypassURLRedirectsPatch.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.links
+
+import app.revanced.extensions.exception
+import app.revanced.patcher.data.BytecodeContext
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.getInstruction
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.replaceInstruction
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.BytecodePatch
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotation.CompatiblePackage
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotation.Patch
+import app.revanced.patches.shared.settings.preference.impl.StringResource
+import app.revanced.patches.shared.settings.preference.impl.SwitchPreference
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.integrations.IntegrationsPatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.links.fingerprints.OpenLinksDirectlyPrimaryFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.links.fingerprints.OpenLinksDirectlySecondaryFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.SettingsPatch
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.iface.instruction.FiveRegisterInstruction
+
+@Patch(
+    name = "Bypass URL redirects",
+    description = "Bypass URL redirects and open the original URL directly.",
+    dependencies = [IntegrationsPatch::class, SettingsPatch::class],
+    compatiblePackages = [
+        CompatiblePackage(
+            "com.google.android.youtube",
+            [
+                "18.16.37",
+                "18.19.35",
+                "18.20.39",
+                "18.23.35",
+                "18.29.38",
+                "18.32.39",
+                "18.37.36"
+            ]
+        )
+    ]
+)
+object BypassURLRedirectsPatch : BytecodePatch(
+    setOf(OpenLinksDirectlyPrimaryFingerprint, OpenLinksDirectlySecondaryFingerprint)
+) {
+    override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext) {
+        SettingsPatch.PreferenceScreen.MISC.addPreferences(
+            SwitchPreference(
+                "revanced_bypass_url_redirects",
+                StringResource("revanced_bypass_url_redirects_title", "Bypass URL redirects"),
+                StringResource("revanced_bypass_url_redirects_summary_on", "URL redirects are bypassed"),
+                StringResource("revanced_bypass_url_redirects_summary_off", "URL redirects are not bypassed"),
+            )
+        )
+
+        arrayOf(
+            OpenLinksDirectlyPrimaryFingerprint,
+            OpenLinksDirectlySecondaryFingerprint
+        ).map {
+            it.result ?: throw it.exception
+        }.forEach { result ->
+            result.mutableMethod.apply {
+                val insertIndex = result.scanResult.patternScanResult!!.startIndex
+                val uriStringRegister = getInstruction<FiveRegisterInstruction>(insertIndex).registerC
+
+                replaceInstruction(
+                    insertIndex,
+                    "invoke-static {v$uriStringRegister}," +
+                            "Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/BypassURLRedirectsPatch;" +
+                            "->" +
+                            "parseRedirectUri(Ljava/lang/String;)Landroid/net/Uri;"
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/links/fingerprints/OpenLinksDirectlyPrimaryFingerprint.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/links/fingerprints/OpenLinksDirectlyPrimaryFingerprint.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.links.fingerprints
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.or
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.AccessFlags
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
+
+object OpenLinksDirectlyPrimaryFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+    returnType = "Ljava/lang/Object",
+    accessFlags = AccessFlags.PUBLIC or AccessFlags.FINAL,
+    parameters = listOf("Ljava/lang/Object"),
+    opcodes = listOf(
+        Opcode.INVOKE_STATIC,
+        Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT,
+        Opcode.RETURN_OBJECT,
+        Opcode.CHECK_CAST,
+        Opcode.SGET,
+        Opcode.SGET_OBJECT
+    )
+)
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/links/fingerprints/OpenLinksDirectlySecondaryFingerprint.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/links/fingerprints/OpenLinksDirectlySecondaryFingerprint.kt
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+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/misc/links/fingerprints/OpenLinksDirectlySecondaryFingerprint.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.links.fingerprints
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.or
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.AccessFlags
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.Opcode
+
+object OpenLinksDirectlySecondaryFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+    returnType = "Landroid/net/Uri",
+    accessFlags = AccessFlags.PUBLIC or AccessFlags.STATIC,
+    parameters = listOf("Ljava/lang/String"),
+    opcodes = listOf(
+        Opcode.INVOKE_STATIC,
+        Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT
+    ),
+    strings = listOf("://")
+)
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