r/britishproblems • u/whoissamo • 3d ago

Ads auto blaring music, so I look like I'm playing my crappy music out loud

I wish the ground will swallow me up now

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u/Eugenes_Axe 3d ago

But you are watching content on your phone out loud?

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u/NextDoorCyborg 3d ago

Could be playing a game with the in-game audio switched off. Ads don't care about in-game settings.

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u/Eugenes_Axe 3d ago

Ah I didn't know that, thanks

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u/whoissamo 3d ago

No, no audio at all normally in game, except when the ads play

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u/Eugenes_Axe 3d ago

I didn't realise game ads would override your sound settings, that makes much more sense

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u/whoissamo 3d ago

In complete fairness, not did I! Which is why the shameful moment occurred

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u/YchYFi WALES 3d ago

Yeah sometimes they do and it's annoying as my phone is on silent.

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u/glytxh 3d ago

Free games are just a vehicle for ads with a skinner box attached. This should be expected.

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u/Jacktheforkie 3d ago

So many “games” have basically no actual gameplay

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u/glytxh 3d ago

Are you saying that pressing button to make number go up isn’t a compelling gameplay loop?

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u/Snoo63 Yorkshire 2d ago

Isn't this the thing that made Cookie Clicker pop off?

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u/glytxh 2d ago

I like to look at something like Vampire Survivors as an interesting example of this.

Strips away all the monetised incentives, and shows you directly how easily weaponised these loops are. It’s a very interesting little game in this context, and part of me believes this was explicitly made as an example for how dangerous these loops are.

I was hearing those gem sounds in my fucking sleep. No exaggeration.

But yeah. Cookie Clicker is pretty much the textbook example.

Digital crack.

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u/Jacktheforkie 3d ago

Probably browsing Reddit and didn’t realise it was on, I’ve had that happen

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u/Jonny_Segment Suffolk 3d ago

The very thought of being out in public with my phone's media volume even on brings me out in cold sweats.

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u/Just_a_Mr_Bill 3d ago

My guess is that the Russians hacked into your phone to sow annoyance among the populace.

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u/whoissamo 3d ago

I'm willing to blame the Ruskies if it means I can shift the embarrassment as well

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u/ZeroSumClusterfuck 3d ago

You're playing your crappy adverts out loud, which is even worse.

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u/HowardWolowitz95 3d ago

Who names a kid Ads anyway