# Tapatalk Sigs **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 27, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787 "2016-05-27T03:24:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/21 "2016-05-30T02:27:23Z")
Fair enough. You have the option of using your web browser. I love that I can have four of the five chatrooms I visit in a single location. The only downside to reading forums on a phone is it is harder to type out messages. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/22 "2016-05-30T15:05:24Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > What are you talking about? Tapatalk provides a free service. It provides a service to you, not to me – to me it is only an annoying nuisance … and while I have trained myself to avoid even looking at flashy, moving, jiggling, etc., ads, the Tapatalk ads ambush me every time … I’ve read the damn thing before I realize it. I think it would be just fine if they sent ads **to you** , but the clever way they have crept into using their customers to spam the world with free ads and have it more or less accepted is underhanded and slimy; they should feel dirty. Great idea about Tapatalk paying forums for each ad that gets published. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/23 "2016-05-30T15:29:06Z")
It is underhanded isn’t it? Imagine if IE or Firefox started doing this. People would be screaming about it. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/24 "2016-05-30T16:31:35Z")
> [@Turble](#): > > It provides a service to you, not to me – to me it is only an annoying nuisance … and while I have trained myself to avoid even looking at flashy, moving, jiggling, etc., ads, the Tapatalk ads ambush me every time … I’ve read the damn thing before I realize it. > > I think it would be just fine if they sent ads **to you** , but the clever way they have crept into using their customers to spam the world with free ads and have it more or less accepted is underhanded and slimy; they should feel dirty. > > Great idea about Tapatalk paying forums for each ad that gets published. I’ve yet to see an add on Tapatalk. And SIG’s are easily turned off. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/25 "2016-05-30T16:34:33Z")
I dislike it. (I also dislike “regards”) I view them as low level annoyances, like TV channel “bugs” and products being sold in 12 oz “pounds”. Another slow degredation of quality of life, death by a thousand cuts. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/26 "2016-05-30T16:37:46Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > I’ve yet to see an add on Tapatalk. And SIG’s are easily turned off. Brain fart. There are single unobtrusive text ads. Nothing flashing or obnoxious. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/27 "2016-05-30T18:10:38Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > I’ve yet to see an add on Tapatalk. It’s fine if they advertise TO YOU as a way for you to pay for your use of their service. The slimy part is them using you to push ads to other people who do not use their service … and that the ads are sneaky – they get read before the poor slob realizes it is an ad … makes me feel like I’ve been had. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/28 "2016-05-30T19:31:02Z")
I can’t believe people are getting this upset about it. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/29 "2016-05-30T21:00:06Z")
I find the commercial signatures annoying, but since SDMB cultivates a symbiotic relationship with TapaTalk – the reminders that appear every time a user clears their cookies – I doubt the administration will ban the Tapatalk auto-sigs. Baal H. Eat Campbell’s _SpaghettiOs_! ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/30 "2016-05-30T21:09:01Z")
> [@Turble](#): > > It’s fine if they advertise TO YOU as a way for you to pay for your use of their service. The slimy part is them using you to push ads to other people who do not use their service … and that the ads are sneaky – they get read before the poor slob realizes it is an ad … makes me feel like I’ve been had. Just where are these ads? I have yet to see one outside of Tapatalk. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/31 "2016-05-30T21:28:50Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Just where are these ads? I have yet to see one outside of Tapatalk. [It’s time to do away with the smartphone email signature](https://www.cotap.com/blog/time-away-smartphone-email-signature/) ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/32 "2016-05-30T21:44:55Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [It’s time to do away with the smartphone email signature](https://www.cotap.com/blog/time-away-smartphone-email-signature/) OK thank you. I dont see those as ads really and they are easily disabled. They also ‘advertise’ our phone brand which doesnt enrich TT. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/33 "2016-05-30T21:58:17Z")
Eh, I can also edit my smartphone’s e-mail autosig to be something different. Might as well do it while we’re free to do so… ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/34 "2016-05-31T12:56:32Z")
I have Tapatalk for Android on a Samsung Galaxy S5, and I cannot find any option in the drop down menus to turn off the automatic signature. I can turn it off in each post, but they put that several lines down in the posting space, so it is easy to overlook. If anyone knows how to disable it for good in Android, I will happily do it. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/35 "2016-05-31T13:17:31Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I have Tapatalk for Android on a Samsung Galaxy S5, and I cannot find any option in the drop down menus to turn off the automatic signature. I can turn it off in each post, but they put that several lines down in the posting space, so it is easy to overlook. > > If anyone knows how to disable it for good in Android, I will happily do it. I have an old version of Tapatalk, which I’ve stopped updating. So it might be different now. But I can change the auto-sig. I am writing this on a computer while fiddling with Tapatalk so as to walk you through how I would change it. I am currently within a forum Touch the three lines in the upper left corner when the menu pops up, IGNORE the menu, and look at the upper right. there is an image of a big gear and a little gear. Touch that image That takes you to the Tapatalk settings. Scroll down until you see “SIGNATURE” (sections are LOOK & FEEL, NOTIFICATIONS, TOPIC & POST, EDITOR, SIGNATURE, ADVANCED Click on the signature to edit it. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/36 "2016-05-31T13:58:01Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I have an old version of Tapatalk, which I’ve stopped updating. So it might be different now. Yeah, it seems to have changed in the latest update that I have. The drop down menu (three dots now) doesn’t have any gears. There is a Customize link, but that menu has nothing to change the autosig. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/37 "2016-05-31T21:05:09Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Yeah, it seems to have changed in the latest update that I have. The drop down menu (three dots now) doesn’t have any gears. There is a Customize link, but that menu has nothing to change the autosig. This is a common development path for apps. Start off with no ads and options for turning off undesirable features (from the user’s POV), etc. Then once the installed base gets large enough, start adding in adds, reduce options, require the paid version to restore important functionality, etc. Note that even free apps can be making money selling your info/habits to others. You ever wonder why a simple game requires access to your contact list, your emails, call history, etc.? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/38 "2016-05-31T21:42:13Z")
The Android APK for the version of Tapatalk i am running is still available on line, i suspect. It’s the last version before a major re-write, and quite a lot of users objected to the new version. Some saved the old version, and some of those posted it. It’s version 4.1 But I’d be shocked if you can’t change the signature in the current version. I just don’t happen to know how. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/39 "2016-05-31T22:06:27Z")
As I said in an earlier post, you can edit your signature. > [@davidm](#): > > I think I _may_ have found a solution to Tapatalk turning the sig back on after updates. In Tapatalk, under settings, tap on signature. Choose customize. I did this and for my customization chose a single space (it may work with no text at all, I don’t know). > Hopefully it will keep the custom sig after updates. There’s also a “None” option but apparently that only works until the next time that the app is updated. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787/40 "2016-05-31T23:40:35Z")
I have Tapatalk 4.1 for Android on a Samsung Galaxy S5. As far as I can tell from Google Play, it is the current and only version available for my phone, free or paid. I cannot find a link to Settings on the drop down menu (three dots in the upper right corner on the forum main page). There is a Customize link, but there is nothing about signatures of any kind. I will gladly disable or change the signature if someone with the same version will tell me how to do it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-sigs/755787.md?page=3)