Hello scurvy dogs
Im looking for some advice on how I should go about continuing to watch youtube while blocking / bypassing ads on my LG TV.
I recently ended my premium subscription because of price hikes and such but webOS on LG TVs is very restrictive with its apps.
Ive started to use LibreTube on my devices which is awsome but ive only got a couple of options that might work on the telly:
1- I host a local Jellyfin server for all our other content needs so maybe i can integrate youtube into this somehow.
2- Ive got a spare Pi 3b laying around that I could use as something and just HDMI to the TV which im fine with.
Currently I think that maybe running android on the Pi and then using LibreTube on that is my best option.
So my question is, what do you guys use / what are your setups to watch youtube ad free on ya TV?
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I had at my home spare Raspberry Pi 4B in 4GB version. I installed the Android TV version of LineageOS on it and then Jellyfin and SmartTube apps (something like NewPipe, but for TV). I highly recommend it.
Edit: You may also find these apps useful:
LocalSend - to transfer files between devices in the same network
KDE Connect - to control your TV with your phone when you don’t have any Bluetooth keyboard around you
Yea I was looking at LineageOS but didnt consider the AndroidTV version… for my TV… Ill have to suss that out, thanks!
I can tell you the easiest and cheapest way to do it
Buy one of those little android TV steaming ONN dongles from Walmart. They are like twenty or thirty bucks. Then sideload SmartTube to it.
Enjoy
I think they could install android TV on that pi they have, make this solution free.
Idk, not something I’ve done, and based on 30 seconds of googling it it looks like it would be annoying, but I’ll let OP decide what is worth doing.
I got a chromecast with remote used for $23 and put smart tube on it. With a third party launcher no ads.
Kodi time
Install the AdFree YouTube homebrew app for WebOS using developer mode.
Can you enlighten me on what that is and how I would go about it? Sounds like the most simple way to go.
It looks like Android TV is only available for the Pi 4 and above so im going to try out the normal Android LineageOS install on my Pi 3b and see how that works.
Dev mode would have been nice but its patched now (the easy way) and if I have to reset it every few days then thats too much of an inconvenience for me.
Its probably also worth noting that I wouldnt use one of those cheap sticks or a chrome cast because I despise everything google and am currently trying to de-google completely.
Anyway thanks for all the suggestions, for now ill check out LineageOS with a cutla apps this weekend and report back for anyone thats interested.
Just get a shield tv with smart tube and kodi and never look back.
I’ve been running pihole with several blocklists forever and I never see any ads.
“running android on the Pi and then using LibreTube on that is my best option” really sounds like best option available. Any mediabox with android is better than anything that smart tv has to offer. Once i got my TOX3, i don’t remember launching smart tv apps once again. What i’ve got installed is Revanced, Televizoro (for iptv streams) and LazyMediaDeluxe (for movies streaming).
Years ago I sold my TV (the big kind with the heavy back) and my DVD player on craiglist for 5$ usd each. I only watch video via a 30 inch monitor connected to my linux PCs. It’s nice having full control over my hardware. I would never buy a “smart” tv out of principle.
I’ve yet to have any issues for longer than a day with just adguard and adblocker on firefox, though I hear it hasn’t worked for everyone. Alternatively, you can just try out invidious
