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11-08-2019, 07:56
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Boat: 1967 Alberg 30
Posts: 289
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Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
Is anyone else experiencing invasive popups adds? About every 10th post or forum I try to pull up, a “congrats” screen pops up, with no way to get rid of it. I am forced to close the window and reopen it from the previous menu. It is very annoying and forcing me not to want to post here.
It is only on the forum. I will clear cookies and browser history but that is also a pain.
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11-08-2019, 08:08
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#2
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Tampa, FL
Boat: L420
Posts: 97
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
Yes, I just started experiencing this same thing today.
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11-08-2019, 08:31
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#3
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Florida
Boat: 2000 Searay 380 Sundancer
Posts: 1,087
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
Happening for me also, starting today, on my iPhone.
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11-08-2019, 10:41
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#4
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Boat: 1967 Alberg 30
Posts: 289
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
Glad to hear Im not alone! Thanks
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11-08-2019, 10:46
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Today here, tomorrow over there
Boat: Malö 40H
Posts: 345
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
I believe the usual way that works is thru javascript embedded in ads.. So basically someone manages to serve you an ad with some annoying piece of code that pops up a modal you can't close etc. Pretty annoying.
Other than wiping out cookies until the next time it happens...have you tried an ad blocker?
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11-08-2019, 10:57
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#6
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cruiser
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Pangaea
Posts: 10,856
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
Switch to using Firefox as your browser then the adds will go away. I had the same problem with Safari.
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11-08-2019, 11:11
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#7
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Boat: 1967 Alberg 30
Posts: 289
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
I am using my work iPad, can’t install blockers or firefox on it. Guess i will just have to deal with it until the offending ad is found.
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12-08-2019, 09:46
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#8
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Pacific NW.
Boat: KP 46
Posts: 765
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
It is Apple, never forget they own and control that device. I don't say this out of fear mongering or anything like that. It is just the way it is.
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12-08-2019, 09:55
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Md
Boat: 2013 FP Lipari 41
Posts: 1,298
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
Quote:
Originally Posted by WingRyder
Is anyone else experiencing invasive popups adds? About every 10th post or forum I try to pull up, a “congrats” screen pops up, with no way to get rid of it. I am forced to close the window and reopen it from the previous menu. It is very annoying and forcing me not to want to post here.
It is only on the forum. I will clear cookies and browser history but that is also a pain.
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Same here. Cleared everything and it returned immediately. Will try different browser. Thx.
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12-08-2019, 10:32
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#10
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: 5 Mile River
Boat: Bristol 41.1 Keep on Dancin'
Posts: 837
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
I have had luck with deleting history, closing Safari, then restarting the device. It was happening last year also. I had high expectations the first time I saw I won a large gift certificate from Amazon
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12-08-2019, 12:58
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#11
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 8
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
There's a new browser called Brave. Excellent choice.
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12-08-2019, 14:34
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Queensland, Australia
Boat: None at present--between vessels. Ex Piver Loadstar 12.5 metres
Posts: 1,475
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
Run an ad blocking utility such as adblocker on your computer. There are several and they work well.
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12-08-2019, 14:39
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#13
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Boat: 31' Cape George Cutter
Posts: 3,270
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
There are many ways to skin that cat. I am not familiar with iOS but know that not having root can limit your options. Using a privacy-oriented browser is a great place to start, although something similar can be accomplished with extensions. I am just now re-installing my OS and thus starting over with extensions. I use the Vivaldi browser with No-Script and uBlock to keep the garbage under control, along with AutoPlayStopper to keep videos from downloading and playing when the page is first loaded. Another approach is to use a DNS server that filters out ad servers - if you can provide your own DNS addresses. Increasingly Google is blocking ad-blockers in Android but if the DNS server doesn't resolve the ad servers' URLs then we win - for now. The war continues...
Greg
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12-08-2019, 14:46
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#14
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: New Zealand
Boat: 50’ Bavaria
Posts: 1,809
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
Quote:
Originally Posted by WingRyder
Is anyone else experiencing invasive popups adds? About every 10th post or forum I try to pull up, a “congrats” screen pops up, with no way to get rid of it. I am forced to close the window and reopen it from the previous menu. It is very annoying and forcing me not to want to post here.
It is only on the forum. I will clear cookies and browser history but that is also a pain.
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That certainly shouldn't happen. When you say iPad do you mean iPad or some other tablet?
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12-08-2019, 15:10
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#15
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Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Pacific NW, USA
Boat: Cape Dory 27
Posts: 8,577
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Re: Invasive pop-up adds on my iPad.
It's likely you have picked up a tracking cookie somewhere. You should not be seeing popups here from random advertisers.
Please try emptying your cache and cleaning out cookies and doing a restart.
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