Android TV update puts home-screen ads on multi-thousand-dollar Sony Smart TVs

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    Android TV update puts home-screen ads on multi-thousand-dollar Sony Smart TVs
    Users are reportedly not enjoying Google's "pilot program."
    April 4, 2019
    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...s-a-row-of-ads-on-the-android-tv-home-screen/
     
    guest, Apr 4, 2019
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  2. zapjb

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    Big business can do no wrong. Just ask them.
     
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    Ads are the curse of the digital age in every respect and just as distracting as malware.
    Interruption nuts.
     
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    That never showed up on the Nvidia Shield. There was a row that showed up on the Shield 'app spotlight' that was simple change in settings to shut it off. Any time there you add a new channel source it shows up as a row on a shield.

    The Sony issue, which there were at least two workarounds for was a completely separate issue - not that I'd ever expect ARS to get correct.
     
    AutoCascade, Apr 7, 2019
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