What I don’t like about ATV and the Apple ecosystem in general is the lack of ease with sideloading. Ha, I’ve created throwaway accounts with fake emails in the past and then lost access to the email account followed by the Apple device basically being bricked a result. If it’s so “private” then why not let me install free apps from the App Store without an account?
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const_void@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Apple TV. No ads. Works great.
melfie@lemmings.world 1 month ago
klangcola@reddthat.com 1 month ago
None at all? If so how? My friends with Apple TV get an obnoxious amount of ads in their YouTube app for example.
treyf711@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I think they mean no ads in the UI. There are still ads in the YouTube app since Google needs that revenue. Ads don’t take up approximately 50% of the home screen though like they do on a Roku TV.
klangcola@reddthat.com 1 month ago
Ah, I didn’t even consider ads in the UI would be a thing. How disgusting
treyf711@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Roku TV has been unbearable lately. There’s a whole row of ads before I even get to the physical inputs on the TV. Plus there is a full height ad on the right and a half height ad on the left.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Bingo. And if you don’t use apps with ads, like only using jellyfin, you get none at all.