If you had an android device you’d be allowed to install an alternative YouTube app.
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Zummy@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I am for sure one of the smaller number of people doing this, but I watch YouTube on my TV using the TV app. As a result I always had to watch ads. I wish I could avoid them. I suppose a could watch from an alternative and then AirPlay it to my TV, but that’s about it.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 8 months ago
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You could set up a pihole, pretty sure that blocks youtube ads on tv/console apps.
Miaou@jlai.lu 8 months ago
Changing your router DNS to something that blocks ads (or a pihole at home) and you’ll never have to watch ads ever again, YouTube or elsewhere
ylph@lemmy.world 8 months ago
YouTube video ads can’t be blocked with just DNS blocking unfortunately, they are served from the same hosts as YouTube videos.
Guajojo@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Of course this is possible but this involves more than just pihole. I’m running this with a combo of adaway + mikrotik router with port based NATing.
People downvoting you are like the angrycry meme about the low to high IQ gauge.
lorkano@lemmy.world 8 months ago
This doesn’t work for many types of ads
SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Does a network pihole block YouTube ads?
verysoft@kbin.social 8 months ago
Not anymore, it used to.
SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I bought a chromecast with google TV specifically for this purpose, with it you can download “SmartTube” and watch youtube completely ad-free