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ads playing full volume please fix (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world
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hi there so today i launch boost and get jumpscared by ads playing with sound on by default. i don't mind ads playing muted, but the default being sound on is incredibly infuriating. is this a bug?

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago

VΓ­deo ads embedded on the feed should be muted by default. Next time could you send a screenshot of the ad?

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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    While I agree it should be fixed. You could just pay the small bit of money for the ad free version and support the developers. I bought boost for Reddit and now Lemmy using Google survey money.

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    [–] 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Isn't there an ad free version for like $3.99? Why not just do that? Its been so long since I've seen an add using Boost that I kind of forgot it was a thing

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    because i don't mind the ads as long as they don't start on full volume, and i highly dislike being made to pay money to undo a change that was made

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Wasn't Boost for Reddit a paid app? I seem to recall paying money for it.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They had a free version as well, but I'll usually buy an app if they use a one-time-purchase model

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Boost's ad-free version might as well be the one-time purchase. It's just more beneficial to the developer to not gatekeep their app behind a paywall by releasing a free version with ads to make up for giving it out for free. Especially when it's an app like this where there's a dozen other alternatives that people try before settling on one. Most users wouldn't even bother trying it if they had to pay up front.

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    • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Why not use one of the many FOSS Lemmy clients with no ads, such as Jerboa or Voyager?

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