Samsung Smart TV is a very popular and powerful smart tv. It has a great design and a lot of features that make it worth the purchase.
It is also the perfect device to use to watch Youtube (there is a dedicated Youtube button on the remote after all).
But can you use Adblock on a Samsung Smart TV to block Youtube ads?
Let’s find out.
What Is An Adblocker & Why Would You Use One?
An Adblocker is a tool that blocks advertisements on web pages. There are a lot of reasons why you may want to block ads.
Some websites may take a long time to load due to the number of advertisements they contain slowing down the loading speed of the web page.
Blocking ads will help you to load the page faster.
This is especially useful on smart TV browsers as browsing the web on these devices is usually slower when compared to computers.
Blocking ads will also save you from getting annoyed by pop-ups while you are browsing.
The main reason that people use ad blockers is to block ads on Youtube.
How to Block Youtube Ads on Samsung Smart TVs
One of the easiest ways to avoid ads on your Samsung TV is to refuse to allow them to pass through your Internet router’s network. This can be done by adding the offending sites to your router’s internal block list.
To do this, open a web browser on your computer or smartphone, and go to your router’s IP address. The IP address can usually be found by going to “about this device” in your settings menu. Click on the “connection information” tab and copy down the IP address you see there. Next, open the router’s settings page by clicking on the icon of a wrench next to the Wi-Fi name, and then scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking on the link that says “Network and Internet”.
You are looking for a blocklist or blacklist.
Once you have found it, you will need to add the following to the list:
- samsung.com
- samsungads.com
- www.samsung.net/ads
- config.samsungads.com
- samsungotn.net
- samsungacr.com
- log-config.samsungacr.com
- ads.samsung.com
- gpm.samsungqbe.com
And that’s it, no more ads.
Is Blocking Youtube Ads A Good Idea?
Watching Youtube on your Samsung TV is so much better than watching things on your phone or PC.
So why would you willingly want your video interrupted by ads?
I don’t know about you, but I don’t.
That’s why you should block Youtube ads on your smart TV.
The Consequences of Adblocking On Youtube
The downside to Youtube adblockers is that your favorite content creators won’t get paid.
If you really want to help them out and also block the ads that they get paid from, you could try asking them if they accept donations or if they have a Patreon that you can join.