My kid discovered that he can hit the "report" button on the YouTube app on the TV to skip the ads immediately. So now every ad gets reported as "inappropriate".

I'm proud of him.

[–] JVT038@feddit.nl 47 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Tip: if you have an Android TV, you can install SmartTube as an alternative, privacy-friendly YouTube client. It has no ads and sponsorblock integration

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 6 months ago (3 children)

And as a better option, use an actual device instead of a short lifecycle planned obsolescence embedded android device on a "smart" tv.

[–] DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.ml 16 points 6 months ago

This is why I refuse to buy a "smart" TV. My old flat screen TV works perfectly fine with a Chromecast with Google TV. I can even use the Chromecast in my projector or any other device with HDMI input to make it smarter than most TV interfaces I have tried.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

At least the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) is cheap.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

AndroidTV also exists on Chromecast devices...
AndroidTV is not exclusive to TV manufacturers.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

There's also Playlet for Roku users, which is an Invidious client.

[–] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

😀 👍