• Jeena@jemmy.jeena.net
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    11 months ago

    For everyone without a AdGuard subscription who wants to watch YouTube without ads and without integrated sponsor bullshit on the TV I’d recommend SmartTube. Don’t forget to remap your YouTube button on the chromecast remote to SmartTube.

    I’m paying YouTube Premium but still use SmartTube on the TV because of its integrated Sponsorblock.

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    11 months ago

    If you’re going through all that work, try an alternate launcher.

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        11 months ago

        Not the guy you asked, but I use Projectivy Launcher. It’s not FOSS, but it does a decent job of putting a suggestions/up next feed on the homescreen and is fairly customizable.

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        11 months ago

        For FOSS it’s Flauncher for me. I haven’t tried any others, I like Flauncher because i could put big simple app icons on the screen.

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      11 months ago

      Yeah, this doesn’t seem to provide anything a better launcher + Pi-hole don’t already provide. At least on mobile, the ad blockers help when I’m away from home and not going through the Pi-hole for DNS queries…but my tv doesn’t leave the house much.

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        11 months ago

        An option for you. Setup a WireGuard server on your network and use the WireGuard mobile app to use that VPN connection when not connected to your home WiFi. Then you’re always using the internet through your pihole. That’s how I have mine setup and it works well.

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          11 months ago

          I use Tailscale when the need arises, but I honestly don’t see ads on my phone very often even without the Pi-hole between good browsers, revanced, and not playing shitty mobile games.

          I was mostly just questioning the usefulness of AdGuard on a tv box. It seems to have a pretty narrow scope, which could be better addressed through other means (better in that DNS-based blocking helps the entire network, not just the tv).

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    11 months ago

    honestly, i’m just gonna hook my TV up to a thinkcentre or some shit, my android TV is horrible to use. if they’re gonna make it difficult to use their product the way i want, i’m not gonna.

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      11 months ago

      It blocks ads on phones inside apps if you use DNS ad blocking.

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        11 months ago

        YouTube app is not possible to block ads . You need to access YouTube with a mobile internet browser that support plugins . Like Firefox in android and safari in iOS .

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          11 months ago

          Yes, but that’s a special case and related to how the ads are served from the same servers as video content.

          AdGuard will block banners, splash screens etc in apps as any other DNS service and not as stated generally not work in apps.

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      11 months ago

      There are AdBlock options for Android that can work on apps. Generally you need to route all internet traffic via the AdBlock app which requires root, a faux-VPN, or a PiHole type solution.

      It can usually only do host-level blocking but that’s generally enough.

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    11 months ago

    Or run Android TV (Lineage OS) on a Jetson Nano with RethinkDNS to get a high quality experience you actually have control of.

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      11 months ago

      Seems more work than running a pihole on whole network and forcing all dns to it via firewall rule catch all port 53/853

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        11 months ago

        I like the per-application fidelity that you get from RethinkDNS. You’re definitely right though, PiHole is a great solution! Personally I run PfSense in a VM and PiHole in a container on the same hypervisor so there’s roughly no latency.

        The Jetson solution on the other hand is perfect for hotels/dorm rooms/etc. Both options are excellent when used well!

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    11 months ago

    Can someone recommend me a cheap 1080p android tv with app sideloading available? I’ve been looking for options in europe but they seem to cost 60€+

    Edit: android tv DONGLE, not a whole tv