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pik_d posted:So I have to stream it to avoid the injected ads? That's weird and lovely No, the stream will still contain the ads. Podcasts are as big as they are because iHeart Media and co can shovel ads into your ears - streaming it isn't some loophole to get around that.
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Someone could conceivably make an app with a sponsorblock style user updated database of skipping points, but sponsorblock works because youtube is huge and I'm not sure podcasts have that kind of audience
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also, very importantly: the ads are dynamic and get updated, meaning the skip positions would be different when you listen to a podcast now versus if you listened to it a month ago the first time i realized that the ad i was hearing when i was listening to a podcast from the top was talking about things happening now felt Very Weird
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Inceltown posted:No, the stream will still contain the ads. Podcasts are as big as they are because iHeart Media and co can shovel ads into your ears - streaming it isn't some loophole to get around that. In my testing of the two apps today it seemed like there were only ads bookending the podcast when I downloaded it first. I'll double check tomorrow but that's why I was asking.
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Guys just listen to the ads you'll be OK. People aren't doing good podcasts for free.
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Antennapod has a per subscription setting to skip a custom number of seconds at start and end of episodes.
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Pvt. Parts posted:Guys just listen to the ads you'll be OK. People aren't doing good podcasts for free. if i hear one more ad for squarespace i'll literally become a terrorist
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Flipperwaldt posted:Antennapod has a per subscription setting to skip a custom number of seconds at start and end of episodes. I want to say I've seen this for podcast addict also.
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how do you turn off google search opening results in their special chrome viewer thing? I want to open it in my regular browser that blocks video ads when I'm just trying to look up a goddamn recipe
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Pvt. Parts posted:Guys just listen to the ads you'll be OK. People aren't doing good podcasts for free. The ads are REALLY loving jarring, I'd rather pay the app some money to get rid of it but I can't find any apps that say the premium version gets rid of those ads Flipperwaldt posted:Antennapod has a per subscription setting to skip a custom number of seconds at start and end of episodes. If I'm at work I'd rather download it, getting the ads, if I'm at home I just stream it, so I'd be skipping talking
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crepeface posted:how do you turn off google search opening results in their special chrome viewer thing? I want to open it in my regular browser that blocks video ads when I'm just trying to look up a goddamn recipe I wish I knew but at least there's an option in the upper right menu to reopen those pages in a different browser (Vivaldi in my case). You might have to set it up as your default browser first, I no longer recall.
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Inceltown posted:No, the stream will still contain the ads. Podcasts are as big as they are because iHeart Media and co can shovel ads into your ears - streaming it isn't some loophole to get around that. Here is an episode before I downloaded it:  And here is after, notice the length has increased for the ads 
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Flipperwaldt posted:Antennapod has a per subscription setting to skip a custom number of seconds at start and end of episodes. PocketCasts has this too. pik_d posted:The ads are REALLY loving jarring, I'd rather pay the app some money to get rid of it but I can't find any apps that say the premium version gets rid of those ads Are there any podcasts you pay for that have an ad-free version? That'd be the best way to test where the ads are coming from. I have one such podcast, and with Pocketcasts I've never heard any ads from the ad-free feed.
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docbeard posted:I wish I knew but at least there's an option in the upper right menu to reopen those pages in a different browser (Vivaldi in my case). You might have to set it up as your default browser first, I no longer recall. it used to be an option but with how obtuse settings are now I can't find or even work out how out how to google it.
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crepeface posted:it used to be an option but with how obtuse settings are now I can't find or even work out how out how to google it. Tap your profile icon in the search app -> settings -> general -> open web pages in the app.
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hooah posted:PocketCasts has this too. I really only listen to one, Wheel Takes, and I don't see a pay option/ad-free version.
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pik_d posted:I really only listen to one, Wheel Takes, and I don't see a pay option/ad-free version. Ok. What apps have you tried so far? I don't think PocketCasts adds ads, and I would be surprised if Podcast Addict did - I think they're open source.
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hooah posted:Ok. What apps have you tried so far? I don't think PocketCasts adds ads, and I would be surprised if Podcast Addict did - I think they're open source. Man now I feel dumb, I've solved it by visiting their Twitter which said they switched hosting companies and the new one added ads. Four days ago. I usually don't visit their Twitter because of spoilers. That explains why I was sure they didn't do it in the podcast themselves. Edit: I think this might also explain the streaming vs downloaded versions, because today all versions have ads. I'm thinking since I am working though their old stuff I listened to some before the ads were retroactively applied, but the download forced it? pik_d fucked around with this message at 13:44 on Dec 24, 2022 |
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hooah posted:Tap your profile icon in the search app -> settings -> general -> open web pages in the app. that's not it, i already have that checked. i'm not talking about opening a twitter.com link in the app, i'm talking about a regular ol' webpage. i want it to open up in my browser instead of that chromewebviewer thing.
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Hmm, don't know then. That was the first time I've used the widget in maybe a year, but a search result opened in Firefox for me, so it's definitely possible.
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Pvt. Parts posted:Guys just listen to the ads you'll be OK. People aren't doing good podcasts for free. hooah posted:PocketCasts has this too. Yeah I use Pocketcasts and it does have the ability to skip 30s or whatever at the beginning/end of the podcast, but it seems the ads are being inserted into some podcasts at weird times. It doesn't bother me, I get it, ads pay the bills but it's jarring sometimes. There's a few that I have a Patreon for and they provide ad free streams and I never hear ads on those in Pocketcasts
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flatluigi posted:also, very importantly: the ads are dynamic and get updated, meaning the skip positions would be different when you listen to a podcast now versus if you listened to it a month ago I remember the Vergecast saying they can't mark chapters because their ads being automatically added would screw up the time stamps needed. But, I have several podcasts without ads (either don't have ads or I got an ad-free link due to backing them on patreon) and I've never had an ad added on PocketCasts.
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crepeface posted:that's not it, i already have that checked. i'm not talking about opening a twitter.com link in the app, i'm talking about a regular ol' webpage. i want it to open up in my browser instead of that chromewebviewer thing. It is that setting With it unticked all my links open in edge, which is my default browser
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Is there an Android games thread I'm not big into Android games but leaving my switch at home this time. Need stuff that can be played in airplane mode Looks like FF7 and Crossy Road are good options Are there any rogue likes I should check out, city builders or whatever I have a pixel 5
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Hadlock posted:Is there an Android games thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3711191&pagenumber=593&perpage=40
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Hadlock posted:Is there an Android games thread It will come up in the Android thread a bunch too but goon made game Slice and Dice is basically the perfect phone game. The free version gives you a good taste of how it goes and it is almost universally adored. There is even a thread for it
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Hadlock posted:Is there an Android games thread The "Go" games, are great, Hitman Go, Lara Croft Go, Deus Ex Go. Puzzle board games that use their themes well. I did see that Deus Ex GO is getting pulled from the store because Deus Ex's new owners hate everyone.
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Inceltown posted:It will come up in the Android thread a bunch too but goon made game Slice and Dice is basically the perfect phone game. The free version gives you a good taste of how it goes and it is almost universally adored. There is even a thread for it This is extremely true. Worth every penny. Dungeon Warfare is a good tower defense. Haven't tried the sequel, but I assume it's decent as well.
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Chrome on mobile changed something about the way that tab groups work; wasn't paying a ton of attention when it happened but I guess the change happened with Android 13? I think the specific behavior I'm thinking of is that when it was introduced the "open in new tab" was "in this group" by default, and now it defaults to spawning a new ungrouped tab. Poked around at flags, didn't see a relevant one. E: and just now I notice it's working like I want it to? Maybe I found the right flag but didn't restart Chrome or something. KICK BAMA KICK fucked around with this message at 01:06 on Dec 30, 2022 |
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So here's a probably stupid question, but cursory googling got me nothing: does the 'Toggle' function in Macrodroid just mean "turn it on if it's off and vice versa"? That's what I'm assuming but can't find confirmation..
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Are there any recommended general adblockers? I had Blokada Slim running but it's deprecated and finally quit working, and the version on the Google play store now is subscription based. I'm not totally opposed to paying for an adblocker but I'm not gonna do a subscription.
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I'm using nextdns with a bunch of blocklists, plus Firefox with ublock origin.
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Kassad posted:I'm using nextdns with a bunch of blocklists, plus Firefox with ublock origin. Same. The only trouble I have is sometimes I can't get internet from public wifi hotspots unless I turn off the private DNS.
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hooah posted:Same. The only trouble I have is sometimes I can't get internet from public wifi hotspots unless I turn off the private DNS. I really wish Google would make it so Android would disable private DNS if it falls to connect and just give you a warning notification
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Lowen SoDium posted:I really wish Google would make it so Android would disable private DNS if it falls to connect and just give you a warning notification Yes, that would be fantastic. It'd also be nice if the "automatic" radio button was documented anywhere. No loving clue what it does.
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I have a work profile on my phone (office pays, woot). Well I use tailscale for my personal VPN. When i turn off work profile for the night, tailscale disconnects. Its not installed under the work profile, it just assumes it is a work app I guess? Is there a way to keep it up all the time?
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Is this the right place to ask for help troubleshooting weird app behavior, specifically the Gmail app? I haven't been able to download attachments for weeks. If the attachment is a photo, I can't even see it and just get this: If it's a different type of file I see a brief progress bar as if it's attempting to download and then:  No idea why it started happening. Maybe following an overnight app update, but I can't say that with confidence. After checking all the settings I could think of, I un/re-installed the app and still no luck. Any ideas on what I should be checking?
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Trabant posted:Is this the right place to ask for help troubleshooting weird app behavior, specifically the Gmail app? I haven't been able to download attachments for weeks. If the attachment is a photo, I can't even see it and just get this: Does it happen both on wifi and cellular data? Like, have you tried disabling wifi and seeing if cellular data will make it work as expected, or vice versa?
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Trabant posted:Is this the right place to ask for help troubleshooting weird app behavior, specifically the Gmail app? I haven't been able to download attachments for weeks. If the attachment is a photo, I can't even see it and just get this: Are you using anything to block ads system-wide, or have any type of virus/malware protection installed?
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CaptainSarcastic posted:Does it happen both on wifi and cellular data? Like, have you tried disabling wifi and seeing if cellular data will make it work as expected, or vice versa? Just tested -- it happens both on wifi and cellular (Verizon). Vykk.Draygo posted:Are you using anything to block ads system-wide, or have any type of virus/malware protection installed? I do use AdGuard; I disabled it and restarted but no luck.
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