Safari redirecting to App Store Lyft app.

seems like half the time I click on one of my bookmarks in my IPhone Safari I get redirected to the App Store directly to the Lyft car share app. Nothin I can think of fixed this.

FIrst I click on a bookmark (let's say the Girl Genius webcomic.)

IT starts to load then gets hijacked somehome and redirects to this site:

https://103136.api-02.com/serve?action=click&publisher_id=103136&site_id=15282&i nvoke_id=2014&ref_id=199785_54abc490ea079_15010612&mac_address=&odin=&ios_ifa=&s ub_publisher=199785&sub_site=&sub_adgroup=7301&sub_ad=&sub2=mobpartner&sub_campa ign=passenger_usa_display_managed_ios

then I get a pop up : can not open address because link is invalid and it immediately takes me to the app stores Lyft site.

I'be been an Apple consumer since my first II-E in the 80's. I've never been able to not figire out an issue before coming to the forums.

something to look into and if anyone has had this issue and fixed it please let me know.

iPod classic, Windows Vista

Posted on Jan 6, 2015 3:29 AM

17 replies

Jul 26, 2015 10:09 PM in response to Rob Stanley

I have the same issue. I'm also in Singapore, and can see other posts from Singaporeans on other sites complaining of the same thing.

I'm trying restricting the sites. When it happens in Safari, check the history under Bookmarks, and you should be able to see the name of the site it was redirected via, for example API9.net. Now in Settings, General, Restrictions you can turn on website restrictions and add specific sites. This will limit adult content for you as well automatically, which is not what you want, but worth putting up with.

When I went to API9.net it redirected me via a series of other sites, all of which I have now added to the restricted site list.

I'm not sure this will work, but if others can try it too maybe we can get somewhere.

Maggi13

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Aug 8, 2015 7:41 PM in response to Jedimonkeylizard

I Live in Thailand and since we changed carrier supplier I have the same issue on iPad, ipod and iPhone. I test it when I go to restaurants, shopping centres, friends homes etc and no issue - only at home. I am not the least bit technical, but have tried so many options. I did factory reset on the iPad 7 times thinking it was malware in an app, but at basic factory setting it is just the same.

WE recently changed to fibre and a new supplier so I have been suspicious of the router. Do you think getting a new router would solve the issue or is it inherent in the fibre optic network? Given language challenges I need to check out as many options as I can before I tackle AIS and hopefully get a new router.

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Safari redirecting to App Store Lyft app.