I'm trying to login in to a site I can easily access on my pc and I'm getting the message: "Oop! Check your setting to ensure that you are not in local or private mode and try again!
I've checked privacy and location - everything is set correctly. I don't know what "local mode" is.
Susan
iPhone 6, iOS 8.4
What is the site?
It's a generic error message that is giving a likely cause for the login to fail on a pc. Most likely, the site doesn't support the safari browser on the ipad. The site might not support the ipad at all.
Try one of these browsers. Complain to the behind the times site.
Puffin
"Puffin Web Browser is a wicked fast Mobile Flash Browser. Once users experience the thrilling speed of Puffin, regular mobile Internet feels like torture. Puffin Free is the free version of the Puffin family and supports Adobe Flash over cloud during "off-peak hours" from 8AM to 4PM (subject to change without prior notice)"
Free:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puffin-web-browser-free/id472937654?mt=8
Paid:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puffin-web-browser/id406239138?mt=8
iPad web browsers set to IE. You can set an ipad web browser to clam it's a pc running IE:
http://www.macsinlaw.com/make-your-iphone-ipad-surf-like-internet-explorer-or-fi refox/
Photon Flash Player for iPad - Flash Video & Games plus Private Web Browser
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photon-flash-player-for-ipad/id430200224?mt=8
"java for iPad is now a reality! If you were ever wondering how to use java for iPad, now you can! With the Virtual-Browser for Firefox App, java for iPad is possible with one simple app download! Virtual-Browser for Firefox App opens up a wide variety of apps and games – like java for iPad – that you can use from your iPad"
http://www.virtualfirefox.com/java-for-ipad
By Splashtop Inc.
Flash Video Web Browser – Full Chrome, IE, Firefox, Safari Compatible
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flash-video-web-browser-full/id431331485?mt=8
VirtualBrowser for Firefox with Flash-browser, Java Player and Add-ons - iPhone Edition
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/virtualbrowser-for-firefox/id609289360?mt=8
'Private mode' is probably a reference to private browsing…
Turn Private Browsing on or off on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
That mode doesn't preserve history or cookies etc. It can break some sites that expect to rely on those features.
Obviously it could just be an incorrect error from the site if you have Private browsing disabled - in which case contact the site.
Also disable any Safari extensions to see if a content blocker is altering how the site operates (you need iOS 9 for content blockers).
Safari web settings on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Thanks! that was exactly the problem, I don't know how the "private" was checked, but once disabled everything worked fine.
It may have been the old error…
http://the.fingers.you.have.used.to.dial.are.too.fat.thisisarecording.com/
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Glad it helped.
what is local or private mode?
