Check if you still have premium?
That’s what the circled logo in the top left is for
I know, but maybe it’s related to:
If you haven’t “accepted” the new prices, maybe you get this half-assed Premium.
these posts are just getting ridiculous. USE. BRAVE. OR. FIREFOX.
did not know that, thanks. well, the biggest plus for me on brave was the background play option. any other browsers you recommend instead of it that has this feature?
You mean on android mobile? Firefox for Android has a extension that works nicely to allow you to play e.g. youtube videos in the background: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-background-play-fix/
For iOS though I’ve got no idea, sorry :(
yes android thanks
idk what browsers that is it sorry.
Firefox with ad blocker? You are wasting your money.
I have ad blocker on my pc, but pay for youtube premium for the TV app and the youtube music.
Use LibreTube or InnerTune, no need to pay. I’ve heard good things about SmartTube too
It used to be free AND ad-free.
Sure but that’s obviously unsustainable
But something like $7 for premium without ads is absolutely sustainable. But, you know, line go up more.
Yeah the prices do keep creeping up… And they should have kept Premium Lite without YT Music
Yes being greedy expecting exponential growth is unsustainable
Do creator even get any real amount of money from the money collected through premium?
Buying premium seems like the dumbest shit imaginable to me.
They do, and based on reported stats it gets them more per viewer. No idea if anybody’s audited those stats though
Not sure about currently but at least a year or two ago creators could see the split of premium views & income vs free views and income and premium views always paid out more
They still can. Whether premium or ad supported views pays more depends on the channel and the value of the adverts that are streamed on it. For channels / topics that advertisers are keen to appear on the ad supported views pay more, for more niche interests the premium views pay more.
They get 2/3, as opposed to 55% of ad revenue and nothing from adblock users
My wife uses a TV to watch YouTube, My kid uses a phone, My other kid uses a tablet.
Saying just use ad block isn’t feasible for everyone.
If you use something Android based for watching YouTube on the TV (some TVs, fireTV stick, etc.), you can: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube?tab=readme-ov-file
I haven’t watched a single Ad on YouTube on TV (SmartTube), mobile (ReVanced), or PC (Firefox + uBlock origin) since it became unbearable… five years ago or so?
Even on an iPhone, you can use vinegar to block YT ads. Or Firefox Focus.
+1 for Vinegar. My only real complaint is that I use Firefox as a daily driver, and Vinegar only works with Safari. Even though Firefox is using the Safari engine under the hood on iOS, (because Apple doesn’t allow third party browser engines like Firefox’s Gecko, and forces everyone to use WebKit instead,) it doesn’t support Safari extensions.
I’m fine with switching to Safari to watch YouTube… But since Firefox is my default browser, YouTube links automatically open in Firefox. There isn’t a way to specify that I want everything except YouTube to open in my default browser.
I feel you! Firefox Focus is my daily driver, but occasionally its adblocking doesn’t work on YouTube so I have to manually open it in Safari :c
And I don’t pay for Spotify or any other music service. Premium yt videos is just a bonus
get youtube revanced for both phone and tablet at least
i watch YouTube on my phone with ff+ubo
Other options: NewPipe, Libretube, Grayjay
uBlock origin and Sponsorblock work for me on Firefox Android Beta.
On a TV use SmartTube. On QN Android device (phone or tablet) use LibreTube (or InnerTune for music)
And then you’re stuck constantly reminding every family member which app to use on which device when they come to you because they’re getting ads or something isn’t working right.
For a single power use that’s fine, for a family with kids, it’s nearly impossible without going crazy and killing them.
The stock YouTube app can be disabled, and they only have one choice… Works for my kids.
This. Remove/block options that allow ads and keep the ones that filter then.
I took the YouTube app from the main screen and let only the smartube app so everyone is forced to use it. Worked
SmartTube for TV and ReVanced/uYouPlus for Andriod/IOS devices. SmartTube can be tricky to set up depending on the TV, but the mobile apps are relatively simple to get working.
There is no ReVanced or uYouPlus for iOS. You have to sideload that shit, cuz YouTube is too far up Apple’s ass for them to allow something like that on the App Store.
Ironically, they allow Vinegar. But only because it’s a Safari extension (and Apple likes when people use Safari more than they like the money from YouTube.)
You have to sideload that shit
That’s a price you pay when you buy apple. Thankfully it is still an option, just takes a bit more time and effort than on android.
How long until that’s just made illegal?
Removed by mod
Jesus, what a miserable outlook. Maybe take a break from being online for a while.
I think what you meant to say is “touch grass.”
I was thinking more like “pursue therapy” but that works, too
Probably the lower tier of premium that’s being tested in Germany.
https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-premium-lite-returns-3491193/
Huh weird, the only reason to use Premium is to cut out the adverts.
“Would you like to buy Premium?” “Ooh, what do I get?” “YOU GET NOTHING! GOOD DAY SIR!”
Less ads I guess? Idk
The add is German for sure so that would make sense
It also says “DE” next to the logo, so yeah.
Redditor username have Germany too.
And they have a German accent. I can tell from the way they type.
Having seen plenty of pixels in my time, I can confirm that those are German pixels.
German data comes in bittes
Also barbie Deutsch…hmm, we may need to hire a forensic scientist to solve this.
Ge(t)sponsored!
The poor-mans-premium. Subpremium. Ingenious.
If Premium Lite was like described in the article, just ad free YouTube without other features like YouTube Music, but for half the price, then it would actually be a good deal
But since the user is getting ads it seems like something else
And this is why i,won’t start paying them money. They will never be content and will just keep pushing ads further and further.
Yeah the price will increase or ads or both. But it never just stops. It’s never enough
The growth must continue!
Even when you’ve reached complete market saturation…
Just keep jacking up the ad-free tier price level.
Klaus Barbieland.
What ads? (Firefox and adblocker)
Yep… although… Lately my TV PC’s CPU has been groaning under the weight of all the Firefox addons required to make YouTube usable lol.
Less is sometimes more honestly. Its likely you’ve got so much running that they’re fighting each other. See if you’ve got overlapping features and remove as many as possible while still keeping the same functionality.
That’s why i never bought YouTube premium
Seeing ads in premium is ridiclous, For fuck sake!
“This is why I never bought YouTube premium”
Points out very recent issue with YouTube premium
The implication being they never bought premium because this seemed inevitable.
The second I get an ad on premium I cancel my subscription. Blocking ads on apple tv wasn’t easy, but Ill find a way
Same not paying a dollar if they do that shit. I’d rather become a patron of the channels I like.
Get rid of the apple TV next if that doesn’t let you.
Sideload the uYou+Extras app on your iPhone and then just use AirPlay to watch youtube videos on apple TV. Gets around adverts 99% of the time. Sometimes one will slip through, just close the video and reopen it and it’ll not have an advert anymore.
Frying pan (Google) meet the fire (Apple)
If I’m paying monthly for a service without ads and I see a single (1) advertisement, I should at least get a month of free subscription because the other party is in breach of contract.
A few years ago I got this experience on mobile and posted about it on r/assholedesign, but it was autoremoved as a banned repost even though I didn’t see anything like it. Yet another ban happy subreddit, I’m glad to be out of that place. This is truly awful though, and why I’m happy to use revanced.
How much per ad man? I’m jealous 😀. I need my Downy and Toilet paper ads man. Maybe we could record the ads for prosperity and share them?
lol here we are, just after a few weeks when people were defending how yt premium was the best subscription plan ever on Lemmy. people deserve to be scammed like this tbh
