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Shield TV _ New Ads

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  • 22-06-2021 8:04pm
    #1
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,718 ✭✭✭


    So my Shield has the new feature where is has a running banner at the top of the home screen, showing you contextual content...

    However, their idea of contextual is just pumping out ads for Apple+... All I see is promotions for content I'm not subscribed to, or encouraging me to rent content from Google Play, which I don't use.

    Has anyone successfully turned the function off? How?


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    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,941 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    So my Shield has the new feature where is has a running banner at the top of the home screen, showing you contextual content...

    However, their idea of contextual is just pumping out ads for Apple+... All I see is promotions for content I'm not subscribed to, or encouraging me to rent content from Google Play, which I don't use.

    Has anyone successfully turned the function off? How?

    You need another launcher I think. Don't know if voice functionality still works with alternative launchers though, I've a feeling they don't. Wolf Launcher is quite good.

    Edit: confirmed by user on Reddit that voice search etc still works on Wolf Launcher.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,736 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »
    You need another launcher I think. Don't know if voice functionality still works with alternative launchers though, I've a feeling they don't. Wolf Launcher is quite good.

    Edit: confirmed by user on Reddit that voice search etc still works on Wolf Launcher.

    If you go to apps>all apps>system apps and uninstall Android TV Home, it'll restore the default/previous version (had this new interface come up yesterday myself and similarly not impressed with ads for things I've no interest in and don't subscribe to)

    You'll also need to disable auto update of apps in the play store

    One of the reasons I bought this device was to have greater control over the interface as I was rapidly sick of Amazon's similar tactic on the firestick


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