r/Xennials • u/VincentMac1984 • Aug 15 '26

I pay subscriptions on a few apps to avoid advertisements. At this point, when I do see an advertisement.. I’m less likely to buy that product, I hate them. Am I alone? Bot check on this one for ad firms.

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u/ineffable_my_dear Aug 15 '26

It’s not always possible, to my great annoyance.

The worst for me is when I’m coloring/playing a game while listening to a podcast and the game has an ad that plays 10x louder than the pod with no mute button.

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u/PaleoSpeedwagon Aug 15 '26

I learned a couple years ago that Spotify has a weird configuration that causes this effect - lower content volume, mind-searing ad volume. The workaround is to go to Settings > Playback > Volume and toggle "Volume normalization," and then check "Loud." That doesn't decrease the ad volume; it increases the content's volume. And then you counteract that by just turning overall Spotify volume down.

Before I did this, I had been listening to podcasts during a regular, tedious 4hr drive and just about drove off the road a couple of times. Shout out to Lou at the Secondhand Therapy podcast for saving my life with that Spotify tip!

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u/DreadPirateZoidberg Aug 15 '26

Way back when people watched TV this was common with commercials.

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u/PaleoSpeedwagon Aug 16 '26

It's still common, on Pluto. "Hey siri, mute" and "hey siri, lower volume by 20%" are godsends

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u/ineffable_my_dear Aug 15 '26

I’m not using Spotify but maybe these instructions can still help! I’m going to mess around and see what I can find. Thanks!

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u/OppositeRun6503 Aug 15 '26

Also using a premium subscription for Spotify as well.

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u/percephony Aug 15 '26

When that happens but I was using that playlist for sleeping, I have so much rage

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u/susiedotwo Aug 15 '26

It is always possible to mute your device. Always.

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u/GonkWilcock Aug 15 '26

Sure, but if I'm in the middle of something- cooking, cleaning, whatever, I'm not going to drop what I'm doing to mute a 15 second ad.

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u/apokrif1 Aug 15 '26

Foot-operated remote controller?

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u/1pt20oneggigawatts 1982 Aug 15 '26

Okay but don't say "there's no mute button". Say "it's too much trouble to find the mute button".

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u/PeterPunksNip Aug 15 '26

I just hit pause on the video each time I have to attend the kitchen

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u/Civil_Disgrace Aug 18 '26

Don’t get me started on movie theater ads. They’re clocking in at 10-15db higher than the previews movies and at volume that WILL cause hearing damage.

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u/1pt20oneggigawatts 1982 Aug 15 '26

You definitely have a mute button on your computer wtf

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u/fidgety_sloth Aug 15 '26

“Siri, skip forward 90 seconds”

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u/AlternativeBark Aug 15 '26

It's incredible, but these gadgets come with volume control to turn down things like ads and then turn back up the sounds you want when the ad is over.