Like Nvidia Shield, Amazon Fire TV is now displaying full-screen video ads, as reported by owners of Fire TV devices on Reddit.

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    11 months ago

    I made jokes about Google adding full screen video ads when they introduced recommendations paid ads and I was laughed at.

    So glad I ditched the stock launcher.

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    11 months ago

    Apparently Amazon is dead set on killing the device prior to changing the OS to stop installations of side loading APK’s like Kodi. This is like chopping off your nose to spite your face.

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        11 months ago

        It may already be too late.

        If they didn’t de-select the option when ordering to have the device automatically setup for them, it’s been loaded with the latest firmware that blocks the use of third party launchers.

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    11 months ago

    The article says Google TV does this too but I don’t see anything like that on mine.

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      11 months ago

      The top of the entire starting page is an ad. You gotta navigate past it to get to your apps. It’s so engrained in your mind that you don’t even realize it’s an ad anymore.

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        11 months ago

        Aah that thing, ok yeah, you’re right. I guess I almost never see it because I’m showing family pictures when nobody is watching and then I press the YouTube button to open the SmartTube app.

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        11 months ago

        On my LG I just have everything mapped to a long press on the remote, so I rarely see the home screen. Not that it’s showing ads (yet) but it’s nice to have that option (and much quicker)