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How to fully block YouTube from being updated on the PS5 when using YT2JB.
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Simply modifing appinfo.db will not block YouTube from being updated. As soon as you connect to the internet without setting a DNS it will automatically refresh itself to the correct clean state, the icon also switches back to original. This can result in a softlock where you have to set up everyhting again.

In order to properly block YouTube from being updated, you also need to fully update YouTube's parameters after a new installation.

The param.json file of the YouTube app is actually located at 3 positions when installed :

  • At /system_data/priv/appmeta/PPSA01650/param.json
  • At /user/appmeta/PPSA01650/param.json
  • And also inside /system_data/priv/mms/app.db TABLE: tbl_contentinfo COLUMN: AppInfoJson
    • The values aren't exactly the same ones as in param.json but the CONTENT_VERSION and VERSION_FILE_URI is also located in there

To fully block YouTube from being updated:

  1. Get /system_data/priv/mms/appinfo.db and apply following patch :
UPDATE tbl_appinfo SET val = 'http://127.0.0.2' WHERE titleId = 'PPSA01650' AND key = 'VERSION_FILE_URI';
UPDATE tbl_appinfo SET val = '99.999.999' WHERE titleId = 'PPSA01650' AND key = 'CONTENT_VERSION';
  1. Get 1 param.json from /system_data/priv/appmeta/PPSA01650/param.json OR /user/appmeta/PPSA01650/param.json
  2. Modify contentVersion to 99.999.999 and versionFileUri to http://127.0.0.2
  3. Get /system_data/priv/mms/app.db and apply following patch :
UPDATE tbl_contentinfo
SET AppInfoJson = json_set(
    AppInfoJson,
    '$.CONTENT_VERSION', '99.999.999',
    '$.VERSION_FILE_URI', 'http://127.0.0.2'
)
WHERE titleId = 'PPSA01650';
  1. Navigate to the Settings on your PS5
  2. Upload all files back using FTP :
  • param.json to /system_data/priv/appmeta/PPSA01650/param.json AND /user/appmeta/PPSA01650/param.json
  • appinfo.db to /system_data/priv/mms/appinfo.db
  • app.db to /system_data/priv/mms/app.db
  1. Press PS button on the controller and restart the console
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rocknard commented Jan 18, 2026

And app.db with that code is adding new parameters instead of overwriting:

Original extracted from PPSA01650:

{"data":"01.000.003","key":"CONTENT_VERSION","size":10,"type":2}
{"data":"https://sgst.prod.dl.playstation.net/sgst/prod/00/np/PPSA01650_00/c91127c5-5b92-4a2a-83b4-0bc41481f672-version.xml ","key":"VERSION_FILE_URI","size":255,"type":2}
,"mimeType":0,"mimeTypeFormatVersion":0,"parserId":0,"promoterFormatVersion":0}

With your code (extracted):

{"data":"01.000.003","key":"CONTENT_VERSION","size":10,"type":2}
{"data":"https://sgst.prod.dl.playstation.net/sgst/prod/00/np/PPSA01650_00/c91127c5-5b92-4a2a-83b4-0bc41481f672-version.xml ","key":"VERSION_FILE_URI","size":255,"type":2}
,"mimeType":0,"mimeTypeFormatVersion":0,"parserId":0,"promoterFormatVersion":0,"CONTENT_VERSION":"99.999.999","VERSION_FILE_URI":"http://127.0.0.2"}

It is not overwriting the values, instead is generating new ones added at the end, and i don't know if it is intended? I used this (not tested on PS5, but checked on pc):

UPDATE tbl_contentinfo
SET AppInfoJson = json_set(
    AppInfoJson,
    '$.field_list',
    (
        SELECT json_group_array(
            CASE
                WHEN json_extract(e.value,'$.key') = 'CONTENT_VERSION'
                    THEN json_set(e.value,'$.data','99.999.999')

                WHEN json_extract(e.value,'$.key') = 'VERSION_FILE_URI'
                    THEN json_set(e.value,'$.data','http://127.0.0.2')

                ELSE e.value
            END
        )
        FROM json_each(AppInfoJson,'$.field_list') AS e
    )
)
WHERE titleId IN ('PPSA01650','PPSA01651','PPSA01652');

With this code you get this:

{"data":"99.999.999","key":"CONTENT_VERSION","size":10,"type":2},
{"data":"http://127.0.0.2","key":"VERSION_FILE_URI","size":255,"type":2},
,"mimeType":0,"mimeTypeFormatVersion":0,"parserId":0,"promoterFormatVersion":0}

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SvenGDK commented Jan 19, 2026 •
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And app.db with that code is adding new parameters instead of overwriting:

Original extracted from PPSA01650:

{"data":"01.000.003","key":"CONTENT_VERSION","size":10,"type":2} {"data":"https://sgst.prod.dl.playstation.net/sgst/prod/00/np/PPSA01650_00/c91127c5-5b92-4a2a-83b4-0bc41481f672-version.xml ","key":"VERSION_FILE_URI","size":255,"type":2} ,"mimeType":0,"mimeTypeFormatVersion":0,"parserId":0,"promoterFormatVersion":0}

With your code (extracted):

{"data":"01.000.003","key":"CONTENT_VERSION","size":10,"type":2} {"data":"https://sgst.prod.dl.playstation.net/sgst/prod/00/np/PPSA01650_00/c91127c5-5b92-4a2a-83b4-0bc41481f672-version.xml ","key":"VERSION_FILE_URI","size":255,"type":2} ,"mimeType":0,"mimeTypeFormatVersion":0,"parserId":0,"promoterFormatVersion":0,"CONTENT_VERSION":"99.999.999","VERSION_FILE_URI":"http://127.0.0.2"}

It is not overwriting the values, instead is generating new ones added at the end, and i don't know if it is intended? I used this (not tested on PS5, but checked on pc):

UPDATE tbl_contentinfo
SET AppInfoJson = json_set(
    AppInfoJson,
    '$.field_list',
    (
        SELECT json_group_array(
            CASE
                WHEN json_extract(e.value,'$.key') = 'CONTENT_VERSION'
                    THEN json_set(e.value,'$.data','99.999.999')

                WHEN json_extract(e.value,'$.key') = 'VERSION_FILE_URI'
                    THEN json_set(e.value,'$.data','http://127.0.0.2')

                ELSE e.value
            END
        )
        FROM json_each(AppInfoJson,'$.field_list') AS e
    )
)
WHERE titleId IN ('PPSA01650','PPSA01651','PPSA01652');

With this code you get this:

{"data":"99.999.999","key":"CONTENT_VERSION","size":10,"type":2},
{"data":"http://127.0.0.2","key":"VERSION_FILE_URI","size":255,"type":2},
,"mimeType":0,"mimeTypeFormatVersion":0,"parserId":0,"promoterFormatVersion":0}

You are probably in the wrong database. The JSON is also wrong. It will look like :

{"#_access_index":273,"#_access_index_13fe9ffc":41,"#_access_index_13fe9ffd":42,"#_access_index_13fe9ffe":273,"#_booted":1,"#_contents_status":0,"#_ctime":"2026-01-13 21:33:06.000","#_install_time":"2026-01-13 21:33:06.000","#_last_access_time":"2026-01-17 08:19:05.121","#_last_access_time_13fe9ffc":"2026-01-13 22:15:43.267","#_last_access_time_13fe9ffd":"2026-01-13 22:15:43.282","#_last_access_time_13fe9ffe":"2026-01-17 08:19:05.121","#_last_start_type_13fe9ffe":2,"#_mtime":"2026-01-13 21:38:50.078","#_promote_time":"2026-01-13 22:15:39.579","#_size":471072768,"#_size_app_only":471072768,"#catalog_age_level":"{\"US\":13,\"default\":13}","#catalog_concept_id":205453,"#catalog_content_badge_type":2,"#catalog_content_version":"01.000.030","#catalog_path_icon0_info":-8070450532247928832,"#catalog_path_icon0_info_time_stamp":1768415303,"#catalog_path_pic0_info":-8070450532247928832,"#catalog_path_pic0_info_time_stamp":1768415303,"#catalog_ps_platform":0,"#catalog_title":"YouTube","#catalog_title_01":"YouTube","#exit_type":0,"#scp_last_access_datetime":63904014312645234,"#scp_last_access_datetime_common":63904014312645234,"#scp_modified_date":"2026-01-12T14:54:20Z","#scp_modified_date_common":"2026-01-12T14:54:20Z","AGE_LEVEL":"{\"US\":13,\"default\":13}","APP_TYPE":5,"ATTRIBUTE":1644167168,"ATTRIBUTE2":0,"ATTRIBUTE3":512,"ATTRIBUTE_EXE":0,"ATTRIBUTE_INTERNAL":0,"CATEGORY_TYPE":65536,"CONCEPT_ID":205453,"CONTENT_BADGE_TYPE":2,"CONTENT_ID":"UP4381-PPSA01650_00-YOUTUBESIEA00000","CONTENT_VERSION":"99.999.999","DEEPLINK_URI":"psgm:play?id=PPSA01650","DISPLAYLOCATION":188,"DISP_LOCATION_1":0,"DISP_LOCATION_2":0,"DOWNLOAD_DATA_SIZE":256,"DOWNLOAD_DATA_SIZE_2":0,"HUBAPP_URI":"psmediahub:main?titleId=PPSA01650","MASS_SIZE":0,"METADATA_ID":"prior:internal:0","NOTICE_SCREEN_VERSION":0,"PARENTAL_LEVEL":0,"PUBTOOL_VERSION":"1.51","SDK_VERSION":"0x0400000000000000","SERVICE_LAUNCH_BUTTON_KEY_CODE":3,"SYSTEM_VER_PPR":289074801081843712,"TITLE":"YouTube","TITLE_01":"YouTube","TITLE_ID":"PPSA01650","USER_DEFINED_PARAM_1":0,"USER_DEFINED_PARAM_2":0,"USER_DEFINED_PARAM_3":0,"USER_DEFINED_PARAM_4":0,"VERSION_FILE_URI":"http://127.0.0.2","_app_format_type":1,"_contents_ext_type":0,"_contents_location":0,"_current_slot":0,"_disable_live_detail":0,"_external_hdd_app_status":0,"_hdd_location":0,"_install_status":0,"_install_sub_status":1,"_install_version":1153202979583557633,"_local_concept_id":"cid:scp:000000000003228d","_m2_device_id":0,"_metadata_path":"/user/appmeta/PPSA01650","_not_install_sub_status":0,"_org_path":"/user/app/PPSA01650","_path_changeinfo_info":0,"_path_icon0_info":-8070450532247928832,"_path_icon0_info_time_stamp":1768340329,"_path_info":0,"_path_info_2":0,"_path_pic0_info":-6917529027641081856,"_path_pic0_info_time_stamp":1768340329,"_path_promotion0_info":0,"_primary_title_sort":197637,"_ps_platform":0,"_size_other_hdd":0,"_sort_priority":100,"_uninstall_recommend_atime":"2026-01-17 07:42:16.626","_uninstall_recommend_rank":0,"_uninstallable":1,"_view_category":0,"sync_index":304}

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rocknard commented Jan 19, 2026

You are showing me appinfo.db, not app.db (they are stored on /system_data/priv/mms/, as you said). appinfo.db is using table "tbl_appinfo", but app.db is using "AppInfoJson". Please, recheck.

appinfo.db was adressed on my first post, you corrected it.

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