▲ 222 ▼ Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV (9to5google.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@beehaw.org 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kniescherz@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) I got a 4K Max one because it was only 35€. I want to upgrade to a shield pro successor which is overdue by now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mkengine@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago (4 children) If you want to do this because of the full screen ads you may be too late. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] nicetriangle@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago Lol yeah the timing of their comment couldn't have been more ironic permalink fedilink source parent [–] Skimmer@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can easily change launchers on the Shield and remove all of Google's nonsense through ADB as well though, unlike Amazon who locks down the OS very tight. Plus like another commenter said, you can just flat out install LineageOS and you're good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mkengine@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago Thanks for the tip, I didn't know that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] x3i@lemmy.x3i.tech 2 points 2 years ago You can run lineageOS on it though; problem solved permalink fedilink source parent [–] kniescherz@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago Lol, damn. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Contend6248@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) 4k Max is so much faster than the Shield devices, i actually got upset that i invested so much money in two of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kniescherz@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago Interesting. I am not really happy with mine. Pretty laggy and it sometimes crashes. But good to know and makes the wait easier instead of getting that old tech instead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mkengine@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago (4 children) If you want to do this because of the full screen ads you may be too late. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] nicetriangle@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago Lol yeah the timing of their comment couldn't have been more ironic permalink fedilink source parent [–] Skimmer@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can easily change launchers on the Shield and remove all of Google's nonsense through ADB as well though, unlike Amazon who locks down the OS very tight. Plus like another commenter said, you can just flat out install LineageOS and you're good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mkengine@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago Thanks for the tip, I didn't know that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] x3i@lemmy.x3i.tech 2 points 2 years ago You can run lineageOS on it though; problem solved permalink fedilink source parent [–] kniescherz@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago Lol, damn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nicetriangle@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago Lol yeah the timing of their comment couldn't have been more ironic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skimmer@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You can easily change launchers on the Shield and remove all of Google's nonsense through ADB as well though, unlike Amazon who locks down the OS very tight. Plus like another commenter said, you can just flat out install LineageOS and you're good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mkengine@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago Thanks for the tip, I didn't know that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mkengine@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago Thanks for the tip, I didn't know that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] x3i@lemmy.x3i.tech 2 points 2 years ago You can run lineageOS on it though; problem solved permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Contend6248@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) 4k Max is so much faster than the Shield devices, i actually got upset that i invested so much money in two of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kniescherz@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago Interesting. I am not really happy with mine. Pretty laggy and it sometimes crashes. But good to know and makes the wait easier instead of getting that old tech instead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kniescherz@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago Interesting. I am not really happy with mine. Pretty laggy and it sometimes crashes. But good to know and makes the wait easier instead of getting that old tech instead. permalink fedilink source parent