Look into getting SmartTube for the TV. Wotks pretty great for me
Comment on Not enough people buying Premium, eh?
jg1i@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
More than you think, actually. My wife recently signed up. I’m like, Babe! I already have uBlock Origin to block ads on desktop! On mobile, Firefox also blocks ads and allows listening to videos with the screen off. 😫
But, we still get ads on our smart LG TV. So. That’s apparently enough to throw the money away.
JakenVeina@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Ataraxia@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
We csncelled all streaming and use plex but we watch too much YouTube and am tired of having to keep up with versions of pirate apps every time they break. I already deal with having to keep patching the newest youtube apk with vanced on my phone. Not gonna bother for all the other devices.
Emerald@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
we still get ads on our smart LG TV
That’s when I hit the mute button, hold the remote with my finger on the OK button ready to skip, and use the remote to block my view of anything but the bottom right corner of the screen. Then when I see the skip button appear, I can click it.
Recently I have discovered that I can just use the “why this ad?” menu and select “return to video”. That way you can skip any ad before the timer runs out.
IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Exact same story. It’s frustrating.
kilgore_trout@feddit.it 3 weeks ago
It’s okay to pay for a service that you use daily.
I don’t, but I disagree it’s “to throw money away”.
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Especially if you can finagle a subscription out of one of the cheaper countries, too!
Species8472@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Does that still work? Thought to have read here and there that Google is cracking down on that loophole? Maybe not (yet) if you are an existing ‘foreign’ sub.
Finally gave in to a 2 month free trial of YouTube premium this week. Not planning on buying into it however when the trial expires. But with the holidays thought it was a good time to accept the trial for two full months.
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
They are getting stricter, but there are still ways around it - and it only gets easier if you have friends/family (or are willing to make friends) in said countries; the internet is a global community, after all.