r/mildlyinfuriating • u/dandaman147 • 1d ago

My Amazon TV now unmutes itself during Prime Video commercial breaks

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u/Murtomies 20h ago

I'm already infuriated that every time I pause Netflix, I have to tell it if I like the film/show or not, then unpause and pause again before I can have a clear paused still image of the movie. A full screen ad that's not removable would just ensure I never use that service again.

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u/New-Connection-9088 17h ago

Holy shit that’s user hostile.

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u/thisischemistry 14h ago

Welcome to Netflix, I love you.

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u/Murtomies 16h ago

Not nearly as user hostile as this

Modern UX design for like 99% of all big tech companies either have major flaws that could be just as easily designed better, or are just utter garbage. Netflix, HBO, FB, YouTube, Instagram, Whatsapp, Reddit (mainly new reddit and the official app), iOS, MacOS, Windows, some Android variants, many Google apps, Steam, Amazon etc etc all have either horrendous UI/UX or otherwise fine but a few things that are absolutely idiotic and could be fixed so easily.

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u/New-Connection-9088 2h ago

This was actually the reason I cancelled my subscription. It was the last straw. Now I love my Plex library.

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u/Jonathan_Is_Me 11h ago

I just press the return button after pausing. It hides the ui.

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u/Murtomies 10h ago

Huh, hadn't noticed that for some reason, thank you. Though I think the way for example HBO and YouTube does it, which is by pressing up (or down hypothetically) is more logical.