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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

LG TVs are neither Android TV nor Google TV OS, so it's a no-go here

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

For the cost of 3 months of YouTube Premium, you can buy a Onn 4k box that runs near stock Google TV and then have a much better experience with SmartTube Next.

[–] mantaba 3 points 2 years ago

There's this tool for webos. https://github.com/webosbrew/dev-manager-desktop fairly easy to setup and it includes a patched youtube on their default apps. No root or scary stuff required for simple apps like these. I've used it and YouTube works pretty much like you expect it to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

True. In my case I was luckily able to root it and install YouTube Adfree from homebrew channel but apparently LG has patched most of the exploits in newest firmwares.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Probably not ideal, but what about screen mirroring from your phone using a browser with adblock enabled?