Approved Tapatalk plugin might need ads disabled

Xel'Naga

Xel'Naga

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Apparently there was an update to the Tapatalk plugin for all forums that automatically implements ads for mobile users. The ad revenue does NOT go to the site displaying the ads, but rather goes directly to Tapatalk (which is already a paid app).

You have to manually opt-out of these ads if you don't want them. From what I've seen on the XDA forums (popular mobile device hacking/modding group), the plugin is set to auto opt-in to these ads.

Just wanted to pass this on so Bott sees it in case he wants to disable them (since I'm pretty sure Skial won't get any money for these ads at all, but Bott will want to read the fine print on that to be sure), and in case anybody else who browses Skial from Tapatalk isn't caught off guard if these ads appear out of nowhere.

EDIT: Here's the XDA thread discussing the matter:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2148422

And a post from an XDA admin discussing how you have to manually opt-out:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38024055
 
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Wow really? It's bad enough that the app is like 5$, but then they inject ads on top of it? Mobile browsers have come a long way, don't really even need the app that badly anymore.
 
Skial's mobile theme makes me shudder. You have to get to the actual forums by way of the news posts and are unable to sign in via steam.
 
I am using tapatalk but haven't updated it yet. I guess I'll keep it that way! By the way, did I just read correctly there is a mobile site for Skial? Because when i use the browser it gets me to desktop view.
 
Astir said:
I am using tapatalk but haven't updated it yet. I guess I'll keep it that way! By the way, did I just read correctly there is a mobile site for Skial? Because when i use the browser it gets me to desktop view.
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scroll down to the bottom till you see "default style" click that and pick the mobile theme
 
Astir said:
I am using tapatalk but haven't updated it yet. I guess I'll keep it that way! By the way, did I just read correctly there is a mobile site for Skial? Because when i use the browser it gets me to desktop view.
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It doesn't matter if you update it, they're talking about the actual plug-in for the site itself if that gets updated the ads will start appearing
 
I didn't bother updating it since hardly anyone uses it but I think I disabled it from the control panel.
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Bottiger said:
I didn't bother updating it since hardly anyone uses it but I think I disabled it from the control panel.
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The mobile version of the site is almost as useful as the tapatalk app, even better in certain thing (ratings included, alerts can be viewed). The only thing that is missing in comparison to the application is the unread / what is new function.
 
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