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Google admits it's making YouTube worse for ad block users (www.theregister.com)
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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I haven't seen any issues or ads on Youtube across all devices, except my LG tv. I don't doubt they're being scummy but the workarounds are working.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I use https://github.com/webosbrew/youtube-webos on my LG TV, to watch without ads. I have to sideload it via the CLI tools, but it works. Sometimes I have to reinstall it (I suppose some TV update screws up), but for my partner watching without ads is worth the random sporadic breakage.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I am so worried about breaking it, how would you rate it in terms of ease?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    The procedure to install is very easy, you can also always uninstall it and reinstall the official one, I don't think it's irreversible in any way. Note that I am talking about side loading using developer mode. Rooting the TV via an exploit can brick your TV instead.

    Edit: The procedure is basically described in https://webostv.developer.lge.com/develop/getting-started/developer-mode-app.

    I realize I said very simple, but I guess it depends on your familiarity with tech and command line tools.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I have no problem trying it, I just didn't want to brick it is all. I am tech literate but it wouldn't be in my hobbies so I don't have much in the way of skillset. Anything I've done has been with step by step and tools 😂

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh no, I get it, I was quite scared the first time I messed with it, and I cursed LG plenty for not letting me install safely what I want on my own TV. I found this technique to be quite safe though. You basically uninstall the official YouTube app, then do the loading and you can always remove the app and reinstall the official one.

    I hope I didn't sound condescending, I just realized that I had been a bit too quick labeling something easy, while I understand that for some other person reading, using a CLI tool is in itself a new thing. Good luck :)

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