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Imperfect, Linux-powered, DIY smart TV is the embodiment of ad fatigue (arstechnica.com)

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DIYer picks a "little insane"-looking setup for less tracking, more control.

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[–] Laser@feddit.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

All my Android TV devices boot into the Android TV home screen which does have ads. How do you avoid this?

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[–] Laser@feddit.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

I don't know what you consider an ad. The Android (or Google?) TV launcher looks like this:

Discover tab is an ad. IIRC, "Apps" also contains ads for applications to spend money on one way or another. The whole area below is an ad. Under your application-specific entries, there's more ads (something called "popular movies" or so). And no, you can't change the launcher to start by default as you can with phones. This is on a device sold in the EU.

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[–] Laser@feddit.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

This is both on the TV itself and on an added Android TV box that I have; neither allow removing the ads fully or changing the default launcher. Same problem but different ecosystem with the fire sticks.