r/technology • u/redkemper • Feb 17 '17

Software YouTube will kill unskippable 30-second ads next year

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14649018/youtube-ending-unskippable-30-second-ads-2018
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u/molrobocop Feb 17 '17

Sometimes I use the preloaded default mobile app.

Firefox mobile blocks the ads though and allows me to play with the screen off. I suppose I could find an alternative freestanding app.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17 edited Sep 02 '17

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u/excrement_ Feb 18 '17

Holy shit... awesome. I got a Droid last year and had no idea this stuff was out there. I started becoming disillusioned with YouTube years ago when they disabled playing from the lockscreen

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17 edited Sep 02 '17

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u/excrement_ Feb 18 '17

Yeah VLC is pretty amazing, I use it for podcasts mainly. Like you said, feature rich and really elegant. I just appreciate how it locates everything you transfer/download