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According to a new official announcement from the YouTube Community Manager, overlay ads will be removed from the platform starting on April 6, 2023. Overlay ads, as they're called, are served in a banner at the bottom of the video, and they're a “legacy ad format” that is only available on desktop devices.
YouTube found that this ad format is disruptive for viewers. And in trying to improve the viewing experience and shift engagement to higher-performing ad formats on desktop devices, the company decided to axe these overlay ads for good.
As far as Samsung device users are concerned, this new change to YouTube ads won't affect smartphone users. However, Galaxy Book users that don't have a YouTube Premium subscription should no longer see these disruptive ads at the bottom of YouTube videos starting next month.
Mihai is a blogger and column writer at SamMobile. His first Samsung phone was an A800 which took a lot of beating, and a part of him still misses the novelty of the clamshell design. In his free time, he enjoys watching shows, documentaries, and stand-up comedy; listening to music, taking walks, and occasionally playing old(er) video games.
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