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ads playing full volume please fix (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by shneancy@lemmy.world 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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[–] Glifted@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days 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

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days 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

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Glifted@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] MagnyusG@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours 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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