# Words with Friends just played an unskippable video ad on my android. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 26, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041 "2012-02-26T05:34:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/21 "2012-02-28T21:46:35Z")
> [@Cubsfan](#): > > It wouldn’t even respond to the home button. Thank god mine did. Otherwise I’d have to pull my battery out or something. I hate pop up ads anyway, but one I can’t kill really pisses me off. ---
**Author:** ![Zulema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/22 "2012-02-29T16:56:56Z")
I was able to skip that video on my android but I’m definitely going to find the way to pay for the game, I’m tired of having to go back to game twice after every move. ---
**Author:** ![Vorsicht\_glas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b19c9b/32.png) [@Vorsicht\_glas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vorsicht_glas)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/23 "2015-01-26T12:53:28Z")
Was getting so frustrated with the ads on WWF ! I play it on ipad and the ads are incredibly intrusive, considering it is supposed to be an intelligent type of game. While playing music through my ipad ( for my business) and I get the biggest shock when an ad with loud music suddenly overtakes the music! Impossible to turn it off as music starts BEFORE the x appears. The ad I have the most problem with is the new Renault ad ( European zone) . Stop the madness please!!! ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/24 "2015-01-26T13:48:47Z")
Try muting the phone. There’s likely a setting to mute media only…not the notifications/ringtones/alarms. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/25 "2015-01-26T15:26:37Z")
> [@Cubsfan](#): > > It wouldn’t even respond to the home button. > [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](#): > > I don’t play games on my droid X but god damn, that’s unacceptable. Holy shit, yes. I would have hoped that would be against the terms of the Play Store, or even simply hard-coded in the OS itself to make that type of thing impossible. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/26 "2015-01-26T15:37:52Z")
Yeah, I think a lot of WWF’s calls have been [questionable](http://static.dyp.im/8SqEiASXzw/ec6471c861b4d06a360e21a22fd937e5.PNG) as of late. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/27 "2015-01-27T14:33:32Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Yeah, I think a lot of WWF’s calls have been [questionable](http://static.dyp.im/8SqEiASXzw/ec6471c861b4d06a360e21a22fd937e5.PNG) as of late. Did you know ‘Jew’ is not an acceptable work in Scrabble and WWF? [http://tabletmag.com/scroll/124927/why-jew-and-goy-are-not-scrabble-words](http://tabletmag.com/scroll/124927/why-jew-and-goy-are-not-scrabble-words) @EDIT: Not that I’m calling Jews aholes, it just reminded me of this odd fact. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/28 "2015-01-27T15:05:11Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Try Wordsmith instead. No ads. Thank you - and can everyone else recommend some other word games? I won’t upgrade WWF because it is asking for an insane amount of access to everything on my tablet. I don’t want! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/29 "2015-01-27T16:29:26Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Did you know ‘Jew’ is not an acceptable work in Scrabble and WWF? I did. It cost the baby Jesus 42 points and made him, you know, cry. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/30 "2015-01-27T19:54:37Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Did you know ‘Jew’ is not an acceptable work in Scrabble and WWF? > > [http://tabletmag.com/scroll/124927/why-jew-and-goy-are-not-scrabble-words](http://tabletmag.com/scroll/124927/why-jew-and-goy-are-not-scrabble-words) > > @EDIT: Not that I’m calling Jews aholes, it just reminded me of this odd fact. Because the only definition of the word that isn’t capitalized is offensive. WWF tries to be ‘clean’ and PC. But it allows ABO, because I guess zynga doesn’t know about it. And it allows ZEN, which should be capitalized. I know I’m being an annoying geek in this post, but WWF bugs the SHIT (which it finds unacceptable) outta me. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/31 "2015-01-28T03:53:39Z")
I know I’ll probably be shat on for this, but [here](https://adblockplus.org/en/android-install)’s what I use. Don’t know how well it works with Zynga apps, but works fine everywhere else. I don’t use devices without it. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/32 "2015-01-28T13:04:24Z")
> [@bup](#): > > I know I’m being an annoying geek in this post, but WWF bugs the SHIT (which it finds unacceptable) outta me. Au contraire, WWF allows SHIT to happen. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveroptic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiveroptic/32/8257_2.png) [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/33 "2015-01-28T15:11:26Z")
I use Wordfeud. It allows “jew” and “shit” but not “Zen.” ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/34 "2015-01-28T17:02:13Z")
> [@Fiveroptic](#): > > I use Wordfeud. It allows “jew” and “shit” but not “Zen.” As God intended. I prefer Lexulous. Free for android. I think for iPhone it’s $1.99. It just seems to have a better mix of letters. I don’t end up with IIIIIOE so much. ---
**Author:** ![katpbennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@katpbennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpbennett)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/35 "2017-06-14T15:52:22Z")
I’ve been dealing with this problem of WWF ads overriding the mute switch on my phone for some time. BTW, it happened with an Android and an iPhone. Last week, I was showing a YouTube video to a friend on my iPhone and the same thing happened with the ad that preceded the ad. I switch to MUTE, but the ad kept blaring. I’ve filed a complaint with the FCC because it is an invasion of privacy for any advertiser to override the settings on my phone. These ads are loud and obnoxious! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/36 "2017-06-14T18:50:59Z")
I’ve solved the problem, sort of, by quickly getting out of the program.When I get back in, no ad. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041/37 "2017-06-15T03:17:07Z")
I now use [Adaway](https://adaway.org/). It requires root, but it does get rid of all ads on everything except YouTube, where I had to install YouTube Adaway. I refuse to let any device I own run ads by default. And exactly one program has balked because it couldn’t play ads. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-just-played-an-unskippable-video-ad-on-my-android/614041.md?page=1)