# Why the unceasing Tapatalk notices? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 15, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842 "2014-01-15T01:16:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [January 15, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/1 "2014-01-15T01:16:48Z")
I mostly browse on a iPad,and everytime i open a new thread i get a notice: this forum has an app for iPad! Click OK to learn more about Tapatalk. I’m using Safari with pop-ups turned off. Is this a bug? A feature? Malware? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/2 "2014-01-15T01:43:07Z")
I reported because this probably belongs in ATMB. I got the same message a couple of times a few weeks ago then not again. I think there was a previous thread about it too. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/3 "2014-01-15T02:57:52Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I reported because this probably belongs in ATMB. I got the same message a couple of times a few weeks ago then not again. I think there was a previous thread about it too. Cool. Sometimes it just seems easier to ask than to search. Not really a good idea, but that’s the case. And in this case, I’ve now located the Notifications menu in the iPad’s Settings and disabled notifications. Hopefully that won’t be a solution that’s ultimately worse than the problem, but for now everything is good. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/4 "2014-01-15T09:15:41Z")
**Moderator Action** Moving thread from General Questions to About This Message Board. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/5 "2014-01-15T12:50:48Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=710510&highlight=Tapatalk](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=710510&highlight=Tapatalk) There is the recent thread. Tuba said it would be looked into and after that I haven’t received any more pop ups. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/6 "2014-01-15T13:25:33Z")
I got the message once a couple of weeks ago on my Android phone, wanted the app, hit the wrong button and it disappeared and I haven’t seen it again. I couldn’t recall the name of the app do go download it without the pop-up! ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/7 "2014-01-15T13:44:07Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > I mostly browse on a iPad,and everytime i open a new thread i get a notice: this forum has an app for iPad! Click OK to learn more about Tapatalk. > > I’m using Safari with pop-ups turned off. > > Is this a bug? A feature? Malware? Tapatalk is quite a neat way of reading the SDMB on a phone. I haven’t tried it on the iPad, but the web forum is pretty readable on an iPad so it might be less useful. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/8 "2014-02-03T15:58:11Z")
there is no way i wll even entertain trying something so annoying. > [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > Cool. Sometimes it just seems easier to ask than to search. Not really a good idea, but that’s the case. And in this case, I’ve now located the Notifications menu in the iPad’s Settings and disabled notifications. Hopefully that won’t be a solution that’s ultimately worse than the problem, but for now everything is good. what notifications menu? i’m getting the same problem but i’m using Chrome. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/9 "2014-02-03T16:13:20Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Tapatalk is quite a neat way of reading the SDMB on a phone. I haven’t tried it on the iPad, but the web forum is pretty readable on an iPad so it might be less useful. I use Tapatalk exclusively on my iPhone, but use Safari to read the board natively on my iPad. I also turn off all notifications from Tapatalk on my iPhone as well. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/10 "2014-02-03T16:29:41Z")
but i don’t have tapatalk installed, so what do i turn off? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/11 "2014-02-03T16:34:22Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > but i don’t have tapatalk installed, so what do i turn off? I think I misunderstood the post- I thought they were talking about Tapatalk notifications themselves. I sometimes get the “Download the Tapatalk app” notices, too when using Safari on my iPad, but not always. I don’t know what I did to get it to stop. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/12 "2014-02-03T16:47:43Z")
🙂 ---
**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:** [February 3, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/13 "2014-02-03T16:53:46Z")
We have no control over what Tapatalk does; it’s a standalone app that operates outside of our jurisdiction. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/14 "2014-02-03T17:15:41Z")
no, what i (and i believe the OP) is saying is that though the app is not installed, i am frequently getting a popup when i visit the boards, basically “this forum has an app for iPad! Click OK to learn more about Tapatalk.” i, too, have popups disabled. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/15 "2014-02-03T19:11:53Z")
If you allow Safari to save cookies, you shouldn’t see the Tapatalk message after the first time you visit the site. That decision obviously has other implications, so it’s up to you if it’s worth it to get rid of the annoyance. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/16 "2014-02-03T20:14:05Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > We have no control over what Tapatalk does; it’s a standalone app that operates outside of our jurisdiction. I do not have the app but I have received notices when visiting this board. It’s not an app issue. Maybe it’s a vBulletin issue? ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/17 "2014-02-04T01:16:56Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > If you allow Safari to save cookies, you shouldn’t see the Tapatalk message after the first time you visit the site. That decision obviously has other implications, so it’s up to you if it’s worth it to get rid of the annoyance. that’s not it. i’m using Chrome, and it’s set to allow cookies. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/18 "2014-02-04T15:24:03Z")
I’ll see if I can find out more about it. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/19 "2014-02-04T15:34:40Z")
They say you should see the popup once and only once and that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842/20 "2014-02-04T16:26:07Z")
Do you stayed logged in or do you log in each time you visit the message boards? I wonder if you see each time you have to log in. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-unceasing-tapatalk-notices/678842.md?page=2)