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Reddit users thevincentasteroid and MMD3_ posted about an auto-playing video ad (with sound) on the home screen. The ad is for Chicken Tender Wraps from Carl’s Jr. When it begins auto-playing, it pushes all the other UI elements out of focus and goes almost full-screen, returning to the home screen after it has played through once.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Chromecast is really due some enshittyfication

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

All the more reason to fire up adb and replace that launcher before they take that ability away.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What launcher do you recommend?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Flauncher for absolute minimalism, or projectivy for a more featured replacement.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

It’s relatively easy too! And you can install 3rd party YouTube apps with sponsor block +auto updates

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

My tcl roku tv continues to be good. Highly recommend that brand.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Theu feel so slow and janky compared to Google TV though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Do TCL TVs still have the backdoor into your home network?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Step 1. Open window.

Step 2. Grab TV.

Step 3. Launch TV.

Step 4. Start pricing monitors.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Or just don't connect the TV to your network. It has inputs. Use an input device you have control over. The end.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Or get a decent TV?

My LG oled has options to disable ads, and I never see ads when using the apps or the menu that launches them.

I still have a PC connected to the TV, but many of the TV’s apps do a good job.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

a Chromecast is one of those inputs. And it has been a nice product. The reason people are mad is that they Google changed the product after they bought it significantly.

and yes. Today the only reasonable good TV is a computer monitor connected to a device I have control over.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

But then how would I express my outrage by hyperbole?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 7 months ago

Man I could go for a chicken tendie wrap right about now.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

I wanna see what the "they're not ads, they're recommendations!!!" crowd has to say now

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