# Tapatalk nagging on mobile **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 18, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822 "2014-09-18T14:29:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/1 "2014-09-18T14:29:01Z")
I use Tapatalk on my mobile to access the boards. But it’s not a perfect interface so sometimes I want to access through my mobile browser. But every damn time I do that, I get a nag reminding me that I could use Tapatalk, even when I have come to the web version _directly from Tapatalk_. And if I mistakenly hit “okay”—which my fingers are conditioned to do—instead of “cancel”—which is counterintuitive—I have to take a trip via the App Store. Can we dispense with this nag? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/2 "2014-09-18T21:54:15Z")
I’ll see what we can do, if anything. Sorry you had a problem. Please let me know if you continue seeing this. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/3 "2014-09-18T22:16:44Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/4 "2014-09-20T15:16:34Z")
I’m almost certain this is an iOS issue and not a SDMB issue. I get that on my iPhone about half the time when I access the boards that way and I don’t have Tapatalk and have never used it in my life. I agree it’s annoying. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/5 "2014-09-20T15:21:11Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > And if I mistakenly hit “okay”—which my fingers are conditioned to do—instead of “cancel”—which is counterintuitive—I have to take a trip via the App Store. I’ve read somewhere about iOs8 doing away with hijacks to the app store. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/6 "2014-09-20T15:23:52Z")
It has to be because of a relationship between SDMB and Tapatalk. Apple doesn’t randomly do this when you access the web. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/7 "2014-09-20T15:28:54Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > I’m almost certain this is an iOS issue and not a SDMB issue. I get that on my iPhone about half the time when I access the boards that way and I don’t have Tapatalk and have never used it in my life. No, this is coming from the SDMB. Earlier versions of Tapatalk automatically inserted a call to a Javascript function in your style sheet that pops up that window. It only gets called when it detects you’re on a mobile device and not logged in, I believe. The remedy is to update Tapatalk to the latest version and then remove that old line from the default style (just search in templates for tapatalkdetect.js in the AdminCP). I believe the new version still has some sort of “hey, do you want to use Tapatalk??” message, but I think it’s easier to disable / ignore. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/8 "2014-09-20T17:40:59Z")
Are you folks still getting this? Does it happen every time you use Tapatalk? Is it happening to everyone that accesses on a mobile device? Trying to figure out how pervasive this is. I realize it’s annoying, especially to those who have never used Tapatalk ever and don’t intend to and we’re sorry for that; ideally you shouldn’t be getting nag screens at all, anybody. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/9 "2014-09-20T18:31:10Z")
It happens every time I freshly access the boards through Safari on my iPhone. Always. And it has happened ever since The SDMB joined up with Tapatalk. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/10 "2014-09-20T18:41:35Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Are you folks still getting this? Does it happen every time you use Tapatalk? Is it happening to everyone that accesses on a mobile device? > > Trying to figure out how pervasive this is. I realize it’s annoying, especially to those who have never used Tapatalk ever and don’t intend to and we’re sorry for that; ideally you shouldn’t be getting nag screens at all, anybody. Giraffe’s assertion (relevant bit quoted below) lines up with my experience. I don’t use TapaTalk, and since I usually just stay signed in on my mobile’s browser, I hardly ever see it. The only times I might see it is if I switch to a different browser, clear my cookies, or “Clear Data” through Android for my browser app. If someone were to never login (or always logout) and/or have cookies turned off (or set to clear after exit) in their browser, that would probably cause them to constantly see the popup. > [@Giraffe](#): > > It only gets called when it detects you’re on a mobile device and not logged in, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/11 "2014-09-20T18:48:48Z")
Also, there are various cleanup/security/privacy/performance/task-killer apps that might be automatically deleting people’s cookies, which would have the same effect. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/12 "2014-09-20T18:50:57Z")
I never get that popup if I stay logged on. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/13 "2014-09-20T20:57:52Z")
I have the issue on an Android phone. Not with this board, but on some others if there’s a link to another post on the board my phone attempts to use the browser and I get the TapaTalk prompt. If I accept the prompt I get taken to the basic forums, not the post that was linked. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/14 "2014-09-20T21:52:51Z")
I’ll see what can be done. No promises, because I’m not the one who needs to do it, but I’ll inquire. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/15 "2014-09-30T02:02:29Z")
I haven’t really seen this problem on my Kindle Fire with Tapatalk installed. The only time I do see it is when I’m asked, for some reason, if I want to open in Silk, Firefox, Chrome, or Tapatalk. I really should just delete it off my Fire as I don’t see what the point of Tapatalk is. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/16 "2014-09-30T03:21:18Z")
I’ll ask Jerry again for some assistance. In the meantime I can access the current version of Tapatalk, I’ll see if I can tweak something. Hope it helps, sorry you’re having this annoyance. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/17 "2015-03-21T17:59:30Z")
Any luck with this? ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/18 "2015-03-31T23:40:22Z")
FYI, I just got the Tapatalk nag on my laptop, running Windows 7/Chrome. I pay for a membership to not get ads (and to support the system…), so I hope this is somehow my fault and not SDMB doing it.