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Google has started to do the same thing making my nvidia shield a paperweight to me.

by cooljacob204 3y ago

jampekka 3y ago
Chromecast as well. Everything shall be enshittified.
- treypitt 3y ago
  Chromecast has ads now? I just bought one because it was cheaper to buy a new chromecast 4k plus ethernet adapter, than replace my apple tv remote
  - jampekka 3y ago
    Chromecast with Google TV has half of the screenspace for streaming service ads. In some locations they have other ads too. This can't be removed even with the "Apps only" mode. I was kind of forced to get a Chromecast, because they actively block independent receiver implementations, and the prevalent Cast button in Android apps is used by other inhabitants. This should obviously be illegal, and probably is, but megacorps are above the law. https://www.androidpolice.com/google-tv-ads/ https://www.androidpolice.com/google-tv-ads/
  - yamazakiwi 3y ago
    I never see ads on chromecast unless I'm using an application that has ads, e.g. youtube without premium
    - jampekka 3y ago
      This is with the newer chromecasts with Google TV.
manicennui 3y ago
I have a fairly expensive Google TV and I have to navigate past rows of promoted content to get to the streaming apps I actually installed and want to use.
- cooljacob204 3y ago
  I'm dreading the day my LG TV decides it doesn't want to allow me to disable ads.
- achates 3y ago
  If you dig down into the account settings there is an "apps only" mode that brings back the grid.
  - manicennui 3y ago
    I did try to use that, but it removed some other fairly useful functionality that I can't remember now. They clearly don't want people to use that feature.
stronglikedan 3y ago
Roku too, but at least they're off to the side of the UI and easy to ignore.
kn0where 3y ago
Highly recommend installing FLauncher[1] as an alternative to Google's ad-filled TV home screen. Just a nice simple icon grid. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.efesser.flauncher&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.efesser.fla...
- qwerpy 3y ago
  I did this and am very happy with it. Android TV doesn't make it easy though. The only thing remaining is to disable certain buttons on my remote, especially the huge google assistant one. It's easy to hit accidentally, and then suddenly the content gets obscured by google begging me to set up an account and configure the voice assistant. Haven't found a great solution for that yet.

Google has started to do the same thing making my nvidia shield a paperweight to me.

jampekka 3y ago

Chromecast as well. Everything shall be enshittified.

treypitt 3y ago
Chromecast has ads now? I just bought one because it was cheaper to buy a new chromecast 4k plus ethernet adapter, than replace my apple tv remote
- jampekka 3y ago
  Chromecast with Google TV has half of the screenspace for streaming service ads. In some locations they have other ads too. This can't be removed even with the "Apps only" mode. I was kind of forced to get a Chromecast, because they actively block independent receiver implementations, and the prevalent Cast button in Android apps is used by other inhabitants. This should obviously be illegal, and probably is, but megacorps are above the law. https://www.androidpolice.com/google-tv-ads/ https://www.androidpolice.com/google-tv-ads/
- yamazakiwi 3y ago
  I never see ads on chromecast unless I'm using an application that has ads, e.g. youtube without premium
  - jampekka 3y ago
    This is with the newer chromecasts with Google TV.

manicennui 3y ago

I have a fairly expensive Google TV and I have to navigate past rows of promoted content to get to the streaming apps I actually installed and want to use.

cooljacob204 3y ago
I'm dreading the day my LG TV decides it doesn't want to allow me to disable ads.
achates 3y ago
If you dig down into the account settings there is an "apps only" mode that brings back the grid.
- manicennui 3y ago
  I did try to use that, but it removed some other fairly useful functionality that I can't remember now. They clearly don't want people to use that feature.

stronglikedan 3y ago

Roku too, but at least they're off to the side of the UI and easy to ignore.

kn0where 3y ago

Highly recommend installing FLauncher[1] as an alternative to Google's ad-filled TV home screen. Just a nice simple icon grid. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.efesser.flauncher&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.efesser.fla...

qwerpy 3y ago
I did this and am very happy with it. Android TV doesn't make it easy though. The only thing remaining is to disable certain buttons on my remote, especially the huge google assistant one. It's easy to hit accidentally, and then suddenly the content gets obscured by google begging me to set up an account and configure the voice assistant. Haven't found a great solution for that yet.