Why the fuck are there ads at all?? The advertisement did exactly as the article says it does -- it autoplays full screen if you cursor over the fucking advertisement.

Not clickbait at all.

As an AppleTV user I’m honestly shocked folks are ok with their product they paid for having advertisements on it like that anyways?

It’s one thing to advertise a show or an app / service that is in the App Store but another to show actual ads.

It’s weird to me.

Then again, you and your advertisement ID are googles business.

I've had an Android TV for about five years. I recently bought a TV with Google TV. I don't know if this is how Google TV has always been, but it wasn't that way in Android TV.

Seeing the home screen on the Google TV made me immediately regret the purchase. Unfortunately, the model I bought disabled the ability to make alternate launchers default. I was able to put it in app mode, but it was still plastering ads everytime you turned on the TV or hit the home button. Absolutely disgusting.

The home screen is so bad I finally set up pi-hole on my network. Now there is just a blank area where the ads used to be with a notification saying I'm not connected to the internet, although my services are fine.

I'll never by a Google TV again unless I can make alternative launchers default. I'm really glad I installed pi-hole, those TV send so much info back to Google. I recommend it to anyone.

Yeah, I've never heard of the ads people complained about. Mine was just what new streaming show was being promoted. Kind of an add, but relevant and only on home screen.

But....

My Sony TV 100% was playing the Hardee's ad today.

It's not a huge deal, but still worse than it was yesterday

Because there either astroturfing or bots astroturfing

Not apologizing for them, but, probably because they see it as still a less shitty option rather than recognizing what the options should or could be.

Also, even if the streaming box is ad-free, all the streaming services will have ads. It’s like a lose lose lose all the way down.

Capitalism has been on this accelerated death by 1000 cuts phase since marketing weenies figured out how to market during the worst parts of covid, not everyone has caught on. Especially in America where #hailcapitalism brainwashing is still chugging along.

Probably time to just give up and go back to books. Although in America, we will lose that skill in another couple of generations as our education system continues to rot. So there’s that.

I feel that way about everything Google makes. Entire company is nose diving

Idk...I had to throw out my first gen Chromecast because it does fuck all compared to literally any other streaming stick and it could no longer play HD videos without lagging to shit. When they added Android TV, it became a hell of a lot more useful.

Damn I wish my firestick had that.

It's not even "apps only" since they still show sponsored shows at the top. Probably only a matter of time before more ads worm their way in.

Amazing that blocking DNS is still a thing for gadgets like this.

Ty.

It’s relatively easy too! And you can install 3rd party YouTube apps with sponsor block +auto updates

Or just don't connect the TV to your network. It has inputs. Use an input device you have control over. The end.

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