nkarafo
Member
Oh because you said "I have no such luck with my LG TV" so i assumed you were using it for Youtube. My bad.
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winjer
Gold Member
It's a catch-22.
I end up not even connecting the TV to my home network. So I only use it for normal TV viewing.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I hate Big Tech. Every fucking product Big Tech creates is start off by offering a free or super cheap version with full features, and then once it gets popular, instead of creating a better version that is the pay version, they make the version you already have worse by making it unusable unless you start paying or get rid of the free version altogether.
And every several years they will keep adding tiers and keep making the paid versions more insufferable. Once you start paying they hope/know that over time if they keep increasing the price by 2 bucks a month you won't think of it of enough as an increase to care, but eventually you realize that you're now paying $10/month more than you did 3 years prior.
Fuck Big Tech and their bullshit. Eventually there has to be diminishing returns.
And every several years they will keep adding tiers and keep making the paid versions more insufferable. Once you start paying they hope/know that over time if they keep increasing the price by 2 bucks a month you won't think of it of enough as an increase to care, but eventually you realize that you're now paying $10/month more than you did 3 years prior.
Fuck Big Tech and their bullshit. Eventually there has to be diminishing returns.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I use Brave without Ublock and it still works flawlessly.
SmartTube for Android TV.
This also works if you want the in-video intro, outro, sponsorship, etc.. blocked like SmartTube does.
SponsorBlock for YouTube - Skip Sponsorships - Chrome Web Store
Skip sponsorships, subscription begging and more on YouTube videos. Report sponsors on videos you watch to save others' time.
chromewebstore.google.com
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Codes 208
Member
Indeed, imagine bragging about paying to remove ads on a site that originally didnt have ads.
I'll stick with uBlock, best $0 I ever spent
winjer
Gold Member
Youtube creates the problem, just so they can then sell the solution.
What a piece of shit of a company.
Bojji
Gold Member
YCoCg
Member
Congrats their tactics worked.
user friendly
Member
Brave is great for when I'm on my laptop but I prefer to watch YouTube on my couch and larger screen at the end of the day, which I do with my PS5 as it's pretty easy to navigate throug. Ads have pretty much reduced my couch Youtube to just videos that I'm anticipating/interested in and I no longer really browse Youtube because the ads are just too much to bare. The hide ad trick used to work like magic and I was able to stop the ad within a second or 2 but that no longer works on PS5.
I did recently discover, backing out once the ad starts, and then opening the video again, backing out if ad, then back in, works now, It usually takes at least 5 tries but the video will eventually start and only takes about 5 seconds to do. The ad in the middle will eventually play but you can do the back out/in trick again and it will bypass the ad. It may start the video at the beginning again but you can skip to where you were and ads will not play until the next one. If that makes sense.
I'm looking for a comparable solution to couch surfing Youtube as PS5 is preferred. Connecting my laptop to my TV is not a good option. Honestly, the dualsense controller is perfect. I have Unifi hardware which apparently supports network adblocking but I think there are adverse affects from that.
I did recently discover, backing out once the ad starts, and then opening the video again, backing out if ad, then back in, works now, It usually takes at least 5 tries but the video will eventually start and only takes about 5 seconds to do. The ad in the middle will eventually play but you can do the back out/in trick again and it will bypass the ad. It may start the video at the beginning again but you can skip to where you were and ads will not play until the next one. If that makes sense.
I'm looking for a comparable solution to couch surfing Youtube as PS5 is preferred. Connecting my laptop to my TV is not a good option. Honestly, the dualsense controller is perfect. I have Unifi hardware which apparently supports network adblocking but I think there are adverse affects from that.
-BLITZ-
Member
Reminds me of that Black Mirror episode where
her brain chip that keeps her alive has too many ads, the standard subscription doesn't have any value anymore and they are forced to go full premium, the most expensive one.
After 9 hours at work, 1 in the bus, ending up late at home, tired, and you spending time watching more ads on Youtube instead of actually viewing something you intend to see with the time you have left on that day? Duck that. I'm already enjoying Freetube on my PC.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
It's a cycle of retards.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
The original service was released "without ads"...it also released without content creator compensation and the ability to stream content to nearly any capable device on the planet.
It is rather juvenile to think the business owner for this product shouldn't be able to monetize it or to demonize the folks that pay for the service.
Currently youtube premium is $135.18 USD CHEAPER than my old cable subscription was.
It is rather juvenile to think the business owner for this product shouldn't be able to monetize it or to demonize the folks that pay for the service.
Currently youtube premium is $135.18 USD CHEAPER than my old cable subscription was.
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BigDeadFreak
Member
This is very true. Do people really think they're going to run the whole company for free just as a service to humanity? How are they going to pay everyone's wages?
Paasei
Member
If you have WebOS (LG television) you can put your TV in dev mode and install a YT version that doesn't has ads and also has options to skip in-video promotions. Been using that for a while now.
github.com
GitHub - webosbrew/youtube-webos: YouTube app for webOS without ads
YouTube app for webOS without ads. Contribute to webosbrew/youtube-webos development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
user friendly
Member
Decent option, will have to try! Typing in the search could be difficult although possibly voice typing could work. Typing on the PS5 is surprisingly intuitive.If you have WebOS (LG television) you can put your TV in dev mode and install a YT version that doesn't has ads and also has options to skip in-video promotions. Been using that for a while now.
GitHub - webosbrew/youtube-webos: YouTube app for webOS without ads
YouTube app for webOS without ads. Contribute to webosbrew/youtube-webos development by creating an account on GitHub.
user friendly
Member
Yes, the billions they make on ad revenue each quarter are obviosuly not enough, they must make ads longer and more intrusive. I don't think people are against ads, it's what it's turned into. There are too many ads. You see ads in the video on top of youtube ads. You end up watching more ads than content.
falconhoof
Member
I don't mind the concept of YouTube Premium at all. I watch videos and I'd like the people who make them to get paid. The act of joining every individual's membership/Patreon/OnlyDongs accounts just isn't tenable, so having a platform based transaction system is a low friction setup.
True, it's also a centralized one, and I'd love to see an Internet less based on centralization who decide just how I can interact with a video maker (and what they're allowed to do and say). But for now there isn't any solution for that which offers a low friction path.
I don't like this price hike, maybe if every Youtuber I watched started saying how they're getting bigger payouts so that they can do fewer sponsored segments (SponsorBlock helps) then I'd be happier, but I'm doubting that is going to happen. But combined videos and Youtube music is basically most of my day as I have something playing in the background. So I'm getting my pennies worth right now.
True, it's also a centralized one, and I'd love to see an Internet less based on centralization who decide just how I can interact with a video maker (and what they're allowed to do and say). But for now there isn't any solution for that which offers a low friction path.
I don't like this price hike, maybe if every Youtuber I watched started saying how they're getting bigger payouts so that they can do fewer sponsored segments (SponsorBlock helps) then I'd be happier, but I'm doubting that is going to happen. But combined videos and Youtube music is basically most of my day as I have something playing in the background. So I'm getting my pennies worth right now.
nkarafo
Member
If they want to make Youtube a paid service, they can do that if they want. But they know paying customers and serving them a honest service isn't where the money is.
Because they know most of their revenue is generated by normies who can't be bothered about their ad infested, bloated phones and computers. People who grew up in the constant background noise of ads and endless notifications and other annoyances. If people actually respected their own time and quality of servives they consume, Google and every mainstream and social media companies would't be the giants they are now.
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Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
YouTube is shit, but I don't see ads. I stopped seeing them and instead a short loading display and the video starts in about 2-5 seconds. I am more and more, finding myself needing less; bullshit that just exists to occupy my time. Time is the most important "currency" we have. I just wished I had realized it in the way I do, now...sooner.
ResilientBanana
Member
This makes YouTube slower
Pejo
Gold Member
Bojji
Gold Member
Video loads few seconds slower but you save ton of time not watching ads (those in the middle of the videos are the worst).
chromhound
Member
I'm paying for YouTube premium for now tho. Safe for now lol
Tomorrow
Banned
still quite happy with my youtube premium and don't plan to cancel it. i expect we'll get a price hike too but i use youtube so much it's totally worth it. also it's my music streaming service too. currently same price as Spotify. if it were to go up to £15/month then i'm still basically only paying the price i would for Spotify and £2 for no ads.
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AzureShinobi
Neo Member
Sure sure, it was a bug, until it no longer is.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
This isn't something we are testing right now
Minari
Member
thats cool on my imac but im fucked on ipad air, android phone and my samsung qled tv app.
i got a habit of restarting videos until it starts without ad already on my tv lol.
Giallo Corsa
Member
I just HAD to "hack" my LG C2 'cause of it, it was THAT bad...
...and it still is when I "dare" to watch a YT video on my other TV or my PS5, it's literally impossible to do so
Giallo Corsa
Member
Android phone ?
Man...let me introduce you to "Revanced"
Also, for Samsung TVs there's "Tizentube"
PS: There's a full guide on Reddit, just Google it
Minari
Member
I have all my shit,all my playlists etc on the youtube account. I dont wanna share my account with random apps either lolAndroid phone ?
Man...let me introduce you to "Revanced"
Also, for Samsung TVs there's "Tizentube"
PS: There's a full guide on Reddit, just Google it
Giallo Corsa
Member
I've been using Vanced and now Revanced for 8 years straight now with no problems whatsoever.
There's an Add-on that you have to download first that's spoofs your Google Id/account (microG/GmS Core)
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FUBARx89
Member
Imagine watching ads on YouTube no matter what platform you use.
Revanced for Android (should work on android tv too)
Tube PIP for iOS it's in the App Store (Or use app from third party store if in EU region)
Tizenbrew & Tizentube for Samsung smart TV's
One of the thousands of blockers on desktop.
Revanced for Android (should work on android tv too)
Tube PIP for iOS it's in the App Store (Or use app from third party store if in EU region)
Tizenbrew & Tizentube for Samsung smart TV's
One of the thousands of blockers on desktop.
Monkfish877
Member
Use the Tv Bro Web browser, you can skip the ads normally pretty quickly or you can use the inbuilt ad blocker which doesn't work properly but when you press it once from the pop up menu the ad goes away, the browser is really good too.
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falconhoof
Member
YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts
Limit your Shorts scrolling to zero minutes per day.
www.theverge.com
The claim is you can set a time limit to zero in the app settings to remove shorts.
I don't have the update to test yet as it's still rolling out.
user friendly
Member
Looks like the price is going up a bit for premium users.
Bojji
Gold Member
This is a very predictable move. I had premium for a couple of months when it was cheap, fuck that with current prices.
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John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
Before renewing my Premium I tried it for one day without.
What a truly unpleasant horrible experience.
Of course ads galore.
Constant interruptions with shitty survey requests.
I am literally forced back into Premium.
Pejo
Gold Member
If you watch mainly on PC, just use Brave browser. Removes all YouTube ads out of the box with no add-ons. Hulu and other sites like Tubi, too. Also most internet radio ads.
I hate the idea of paying YouTube for making itself near unusable unless you pay up.