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#406
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#407
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 469
Game of War pop up on iOS
Hi all
Slightly off topic maybe, but I'm about to stop visiting the BA forum on FT due to the incredibly annoying 'Game of War' pop up that has been driving me insane when I view on iOS devices.
It is making the forum unusable for me. Is anyone else having this problem? If I get sent to the App Store one more time I swear this phone is going out of the window!!
Slightly off topic maybe, but I'm about to stop visiting the BA forum on FT due to the incredibly annoying 'Game of War' pop up that has been driving me insane when I view on iOS devices.
It is making the forum unusable for me. Is anyone else having this problem? If I get sent to the App Store one more time I swear this phone is going out of the window!!
#408
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges and Environmentally Friendly Travel
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Thanks for reporting this issue - i have moved this thread to the Technical Support and Feedback forum where it will be picked up by Internet Brand’s tech team. Please bear in mind most of the US will be celebrating Thanksgiving for the remainder of this week.
Prospero
Moderator: BA forum
Prospero
Moderator: BA forum
#409
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#410
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Hi all
Slightly off topic maybe, but I'm about to stop visiting the BA forum on FT due to the incredibly annoying 'Game of War' pop up that has been driving me insane when I view on iOS devices.
It is making the forum unusable for me. Is anyone else having this problem? If I get sent to the App Store one more time I swear this phone is going out of the window!!
Slightly off topic maybe, but I'm about to stop visiting the BA forum on FT due to the incredibly annoying 'Game of War' pop up that has been driving me insane when I view on iOS devices.
It is making the forum unusable for me. Is anyone else having this problem? If I get sent to the App Store one more time I swear this phone is going out of the window!!
#412
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: London, UK
Programs: bmi DC, BAEC
Posts: 1,104
cannot close advert
Hi all
Slightly off topic maybe, but I'm about to stop visiting the BA forum on FT due to the incredibly annoying 'Game of War' pop up that has been driving me insane when I view on iOS devices.
It is making the forum unusable for me. Is anyone else having this problem? If I get sent to the App Store one more time I swear this phone is going out of the window!!
Slightly off topic maybe, but I'm about to stop visiting the BA forum on FT due to the incredibly annoying 'Game of War' pop up that has been driving me insane when I view on iOS devices.
It is making the forum unusable for me. Is anyone else having this problem? If I get sent to the App Store one more time I swear this phone is going out of the window!!
#413
Join Date: Apr 2011
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For the post above re a trojan, im not so sure, i tried a clean install and did nowt, still came back.
Last edited by jcm9000; Nov 26, 2015 at 4:43 am
#414
Join Date: Oct 2014
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As I mentioned above, you can block the Game Of War ad by turning off JavaScript in iOS Safari. (Settings/Safari/Advanced/JavaScript) The forum will be less pretty, but it's usable.
This suggests to me that it's not a Trojan, as does its periodic disappearance and reappearance.
This suggests to me that it's not a Trojan, as does its periodic disappearance and reappearance.
#415
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Brighton. UK
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As I mentioned above, you can block the Game Of War ad by turning off JavaScript in iOS Safari. (Settings/Safari/Advanced/JavaScript) The forum will be less pretty, but it's usable.
This suggests to me that it's not a Trojan, as does its periodic disappearance and reappearance.
This suggests to me that it's not a Trojan, as does its periodic disappearance and reappearance.
#416
Join Date: Oct 2014
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Nothing important for a forum, I wouldn't think. Mostly what I've noticed, besides some ugly formatting, is that the collapsible menus don't collapse, so there's a bit more scrolling involved. You can toggle it on and off if you use other sites that are more javascript-intensive.
#417
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Can't be bothered doing that everytime i pull up ft, spend half my time in settings! Thanks though, i'll keep it in mind.
#418
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: YSC (and all its regularly scheduled flights)
Posts: 2,516
It plays as soon as the page loads - I don't need to roll over it. It also shows up slightly off the right of the screen many times - no matter how wide I make the screen. It some times shows up many times on the same page, so as soon as I load a page I have to hunt them all down and pause them! Flash was still turned off since other ads were asking if I wanted to enable Flash.
Dr. PITUK
#419
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2010
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I tried to open a thread and got redirected to an ad for Smoky Bear
https://flic.kr/p/Bs8mNL
After that I couldn't get to anything on FT
And yet another one
https://flic.kr/p/Bs9Ty1
Both times I was trying to open a thread in Omni. The 2015 College Football thread
https://flic.kr/p/Bs8mNL
After that I couldn't get to anything on FT
And yet another one
https://flic.kr/p/Bs9Ty1
Both times I was trying to open a thread in Omni. The 2015 College Football thread
Last edited by wrp96; Nov 28, 2015 at 12:24 pm
#420
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Disruptive ads on FT - PLEASE POST SCREEN SHOTS
And just happened again in another thread with the Smoky Bear ad. Giving up on FT for the day