Watching YouTube on a Smart TV with Android TV can be a very frustrating experience unless you pay for YouTube Premium: It shows you ads when you start playing a video, while you’re watching it, and even when it’s finished. Google thought it was a good idea too show ads when we pause the video.

YouTube is working on showing ads, as confirmed by some users who posted on Reddit when pausing a videoIt’s taking advantage of the March YouTube redesign, where the video was resized so that it wouldn’t be covered by comments or, in this case, ads.

Even more ads on YouTube

It’s impossible to avoid YouTube ads on your Android TV because they can appear at any time, sometimes one after the other and often without you having to skip them. Google’s latest invention is perhaps less intrusive than existing ones, but it’s just as annoying. ads while pausing the video.

Google is trying to resize video to free up space a column in which ads will be displayedAlthough these ads may appear as static banners for now, it would not be unreasonable to think that if the trial goes well, they will choose other formats.

Photo from Reddit

Like this, You won’t be able to escape YouTube ads As expected, even pausing the video is not appreciated by those who receive such ads.

For now it looks like that a limited test With a Dunkin Donuts ad. The initiative is reminiscent of the ads that appeared on the home screen of some Google TV users at the beginning of the year and seems to clearly indicate Google’s intention to monetize its Smart TV services.

The only way to get rid of this plague is the usual one: Pay for YouTube PremiumIn Spain, the individual plan costs €11.99 per month, while the student plan costs €6.99 per month.

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via | Android Authority

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