Weird Ads

ijjysmith · March 10, 2014

Hey @GrandOldTeam

I seem to be having a weird thing happen when using Chrome on my phone.

Every so often I'm scrolling up or down and it just goes off the browser and takes me to the App Store for games I don't want!

It's very weird. Anyone else get this?

I'm not clicking anything to make this happen I should add.

Any ideas?

GrandOldTeam · March 13, 2014

ijjysmith said:
Happening loads now mate.

Can't really take a screen shot as it just happens.

Of where your directed an if you click back see what ad there is?

I can upload a picture to our google account you see to search for the matching rogue ad.

ijjysmith · March 13, 2014

GrandOldTeam said:
Of where your directed an if you click back see what ad there is?

I can upload a picture to our google account you see to search for the matching rogue ad.

You can't click back back.

It literally takes you off the browser to the App Store.

I can take a pic of of the App Store if you like?

Millea · March 13, 2014

ijjysmith said:
You can't click back back.

It literally takes you off the browser to the App Store.

I can take a pic of of the App Store if you like?

This happened to me a fair bit as well, stopped now like, I think anyway. Kept taking me to Clash of The Titans or something like that.

Deleted member 28206 · March 13, 2014

@Millea are you using an iPad or iPhone? Reckon they exploiting safari or a cookie used by safari at least to redirect when opening a certain thread it seems. @GrandOldTeam

Millea · March 13, 2014

Bryan said:
@Millea are you using an iPad or iPhone? Reckon they exploiting safari or a cookie used by safari at least to redirect when opening a certain thread it seems. @GrandOldTeam

iPhone mate. Hasn't happened a lot in the past day or two. Will test it out again through the coming days though.

ijjysmith · March 13, 2014

Bryan said:
@Millea are you using an iPad or iPhone? Reckon they exploiting safari or a cookie used by safari at least to redirect when opening a certain thread it seems. @GrandOldTeam

I'm not using Safari mate.

I use Chrome on my phone.

Deleted member 28206 · March 13, 2014

@ijjysmith doesn't matter what browser you are using it's the redirect from the ad that's serving you on the page you (we)are landing on.

GrandOldTeam · March 13, 2014

Proving a right headache this one!

ijjysmith · March 13, 2014

GrandOldTeam said:
Proving a right headache this one!

Don't work too hard on it.

It's just about bearable. Just an inconvenience really.

Don't know if it's thread specific but it just happened like 5 times in a row in the 'Today's Football' thread.

GrandOldTeam · March 13, 2014

ijjysmith said:
Don't work too hard on it.

It's just about bearable. Just an inconvenience really.

Don't know if it's thread specific but it just happened like 5 times in a row in the 'Today's Football' thread.

I've not had it once but then it'll show more prominently to you because it'll assume you're now interested

Millea · March 13, 2014

GrandOldTeam said:
Proving a right headache this one!

Don't sweat over it mate, it's not really that bad for me from my experience. Hasn't happened today but I haven't used my phone much. Will see how it is tomorrow when I'm wanting to burn time in 6th form.

Millea · March 26, 2014

Happened again earlier when I was flicking through a thread in the Everton forum. First time it's happened in ages though. Hasn't happened since either like.

ijjysmith · March 27, 2014

Hey @GrandOldTeam

This appears to be happening again.

Sorry chaps.

Deleted member 28206 · March 27, 2014

Millea said:
Happened again earlier when I was flicking through a thread in the Everton forum. First time it's happened in ages though. Hasn't happened since either like.