Grayjay only supports Android, so let me mention Tube PiP for iOS
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Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Firefox with ublock origin for desktop and mobile. Grayjay for mobile (integrates Nebula too so you can get both your feeds at once). Android TV with FCast and Smart Tube Next for your TV. Never see ads again.
dude@lemmings.world 2 months ago
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Oh, excellent, I’ll be checking that out right away. I have an iPad that I’m stuck with from work and it’d be great to get ad free YouTube there.
Auth@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I run both those and I see ads every time google breaks ublock which is monthly now. Grayjay is broken more than its not at this point and requires like 10+ tries with various ciphers.
I think the day of these ads becoming unblockable is coming soon.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Are you running Ublock on Chrome or Firefox? It works significantly better on Firefox. I’ve never seen an ad get through it.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
or more accurately: google has made it impossible to make a useful tracker and ad blocker for chrome
Auth@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Firefox. Google does AB testing so they roll out the anti adblocking changes ot some users. Its usually effective at blocking adblocker for a day or two. Sometimes i have to watch the Ad sometimes i have to sit and stare at a black screen for 15seconds.
nforminvasion@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Also Brave just straight up blocks ads by default across the browser. And it’s a damn good one too
umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
got anything for samsung tvs?
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2 months ago
Yes, just connect a small computer and then install Firefox with unlock origin on there.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
ideally something that could be used with a remote control or easily through the phone instead of plain firefox.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Someone else in this thread mentioned TizenTube, that sounds like what you’re looking for.
But personally I just grabbed an Nvidia Shield. It works great and if you swap out the default launcher you’ll never see a single ad on it (with the right apps). Plus the pro is beefy enough to run some decent emulators too.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
i have a couple of options i want to experiment with, but this tizentube things sounds like a nice to have.
hogmomma@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Smart Tube is useless for me. Takes forever to load the video and usually craps in the process. Pass.
YellaLeber@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Do you have a weird network/Google TV setup? I run it on a stock nvidia shield with no pihole or anything and I’ve never had any issues with smart tube, it’s great.
hogmomma@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I tried it on my Sony TV, which runs Google TV.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 2 months ago
A/B testing is showing they are going after people with ad blockers: https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtube-is-apparently-punishing-ad-blockers-by-hiding-comment-section-3320581/ But your specific combo seems good.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
They keep trying. The adblockers keep winning. I’ve had my fair share of videos sometimes not loading, or regularly needing to update apps to keep up with Google’s latest bullshit, but the minor glitches and headaches are worth it for all the time I don’t spend staring at a greyed out skip button.
Tangent5280@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Pretty sure several engineers from google itself might be contributors to some of them, fortunately.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
That genuinely would not surprise me in the slightest.
Archer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
All you have to do is close the window every time they try that bullshit and that shows up in stats. Get enough people doing it and they’ll back off
archonet@lemy.lol 2 months ago
Wait, YouTube’s idea of punishing ad-block is removing the most toxic, worthless part of the site?
Nobody tell them. Not one fucking word. We might even get them to remove Shorts, too, if we pretend this is a bad thing.
Soulphite@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Please Google don’t get rid of shorts! Especially the ones with the wonderful AI voice over and karaoke style closed captioning! Please don’t do that! Or else I’ll keep using adblockers.
criss_cross@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m so happy they got rid of dismissing shorts and throw them in a feed more! Please don’t get rid of them!
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Why would I ever want to see youtube comments? Literally zero impact for me.
leoj@piefed.zip 2 months ago
was going to say, shoot I’m gonna install an adblocker just for that feature!
chunes@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The one thing I like them for is nostalgic songs. Almost always a great vibe in the comments
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2 months ago
Oh, no! Not the comments, those are always so smart and insightful.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Are they really threatening us with a good time? No YouTube comments is a benefit, not a punishment
Venator@lemmy.nz 2 months ago
If I want to see the comment section I use official app, and just pause the ad.
Soulphite@reddthat.com 2 months ago
If I want to go blind I splash acid in my eyes
Venator@lemmy.nz 2 months ago
I’d recommend using lasers for that 🤣
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Hiding comment section? Oh no! What will I do?
lorty@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I know they are trying but so far it seems the ad-blockers are winning because I’ve not noticed any interruptions or problems with comments so far.
blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
So using adblockers is even better than I realized?
coaxil@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I mean, I intentionally block the comment section, but sure,