Pop ups "force open" App Store

Before boycotting the website contact the developer or owner of the website and let them know what is happening. Many do not know what the advertisers are doing and are simply paying for their service. When brought to the owner of the websites attention they should address the issue if they know users are not happy and may be leaving. Besides the act of these "popups" takes users away from their website which is not very good practice as well.

it really doesn't mean much to me other than 'stop using your browser'.

This behavior does not seem to be browser specific and happens with Chrome web browser on iOS as well.

Aren't we missing the point and check what Apple could do on this subject,

I'm also having this issue on many sites, and as many of you noticed: it's occurring on many sites with many different popularity.

Could Apple integrate a parameter that would make any app (safari, chrome, .... ) prompt a confirmation pop up instead of directly opening the App Store?

Cause always hitting the home button and coming back to the browser is really annoying ...

At least, hitting 'cancel' on a pop up would be -to my point of you- acceptable.

I agree, but the odd thing is, on some of the sites after I've closed the App Store and go back to the website, after a couple of seconds of viewing a pop up will say 'x wants to open the App Store' with an ok and cancel. So I don't understand why this message will only display on subsequent requests to open the store.

I also have wasted my time downloading some of these trash apps and giving them a one star review and suitably abrasive comment. This has to be a good deterrent if enough people follow suit.

More and more websites have advertising, often hidden or disguised, containing embedded links to items in the App Store. Once triggered it is impossible to stop the process; browsing is interrupted while the ipad or iphone switches to the App Store and selects the targeted app. Often these are unsuitable for general consumption, for example often featuring gambling sites. Sometimes the link hangs for a long time especially operating over 3G. Disabling JavaScript or blocking all cookies inhibits this behaviour, but neither of these are practical options for most users. Apple needs to either stop safari being able to automatically jump to the App Store, maybe unless from an explicit Apple ad banner, and/or force an option dialogue before jumping. Or introduce a no auto launch setting for the App Store.

This is a cancer spreading across the Internet and Apple needs to act now to stop it.

I have also been popped into the App Store by Apple's own iAds while playing games with advertising. It didn't take long for the pop ups to stop after I reported it, very annoying to be popped out a game every 2-3 minutes while playing the game. Makes both Apple and the developer look bad.

THANK YOU!!!

I have been having this problem for months and could not find answers anywhere... People just gve random answers without actually understanding the problem.

I did this and it works for a lot of the sites... a couple of sites still manages to force me to App store but its not as bad anymore.

Thanks

1).Go to settings.

2). Click on Safari.

3).Turn on BLOCK POP UPS.

4).Turn on DO NOT TRACK.

5).Click Block Cookies tab. Then click block cookies from third parties&advertisers.

6).Do a Hard reset. Then your problem will be fixed.

This prevents most pop ups in Safari. The biggest issue here is these "pop ups" are happening while in an app such as a game with advertising. Even though you are playing the game you are suddenly popped into the App Store pushing a different game. I'm sure Apple does not endorse this behavior.

dont you love it when the iphone community tells you...."its your fault, not the phone,change your behavior......"

am having this same issue.....if you click a link to a news site like opposing views the candy crush or some knights/viking game app opens the app store......dont have to touch a thing it will automatically keep opening the app store........i just got the 5s am starting to really regret staying with apple after all the issues with my 4 (not an S) and ios7......the app store auto open is infuriating......but according to some its our fault and we need to change our behavior.......the god that is apple is omnipotent

If you use private browsing on Safari.

Regularly delete history and cookies

Fix settings in Facebook to reduce adds in the app.

Limit tracking doesn't reduce adds (read the info). I leave tracking on. When pop ups get bad, I clean house again.

To divert unwanted navigation from Safari to the App Store, this works best for me at this time- on iPad2, I block all cookies in Safari Settings. I am not sure that it would be best to leave this setting this way all the time, but I do it when a website that I am viewing for any amount of time continually diverts me to the App Store. I agree that this is out of control and Apple does need to get on a solution for this.

100% GUARANTEED SOLUTION HERE.

We may not be able to delete the App Store, but we are certainly able to restrict ourselves access from it.

Go to settings and find the page that allows you to set restrictions (the sort of stuff you do to a child's device if you don't want them doing certain things).

Next, enable restrictions and set yourself a password that you will remember.

Disable access to anything related to the App Store.

App Store is no longer accessible to be opened. Period.

If you have the desire to use it again, simply enter your password at the same page, and re-enable the apps.

You're welcome:)

Genius! I thought blocking the App Store meant you would still be able to browse, but not buy. No, restricting it makes it impossible to even open the App Store. This solution makes opening the App Store more troublesome, but I hardly use it anyway.

This will do until Apple fixes this problem (probably never). I heard you can also use a browser that lets you report as a desktop browser to the site, which will also prevent popups. iCab is one such browser.

Thanks a million. I love The Chive but it was getting stupid where the App Store would open after browsing for 6-10 SECONDS of a picture gallery. It was unusable! This is the most insane fix but it works so thank you! We shouldn't have to disable it completely but oh well. Apple is just stopping us from actually using their service by offering a broken one.

Did you disable the iTunes Store as well? In fact I think this may be the key thing. I still got pop-ups when I didn't disable it, and only disabling it (allowing Installing Apps) seems to have stopped pop-ups.