Amazon winner pop ups on my iPhone

Ok, I’m gonna sound like an idiot, but I’ve never had java turned on. I was following along with the suggestions to rid myself of the pop ups and went to turn it off, and the toggle switch was already off. So no, java being off doesn’t mean anything either.

I did turn java on tho, just to see what the heck I’ve been missing!

Java and JavaScript are two entirely different things. You can't simply turn Java on. You have to download it from Oracle and install it (for the latest version 8). The older Java 6 is only for running older Java apps on your computer and is available from Apple.

And that's only for a Mac. It's impossible to install Java, Flash, Shockwave, or other such plugins on an iOS device (iPhone, iPad).

Turning JavaScript off will stop ads that use it to display popups or other ads that rely on that function. Ads that are placed into a web page will display regardless. They just come along with the rest of the site's layout.

If you don't have Javascript turned on most interactive websites (such as banking sites) won't work. Neither will this forum. iPhones do not have Java; they never have. JavaScript is a language for managing web page interactions with users. It has nothing, nada, zero, negatory, to do with Java. It is unfortunate that they have similar names.

I think part of the issue is we shouldn't have to turn off Java on a very expensive phone to stop something that shouldn't be happening anyhow. And I get Apple's marketing and all but I don't use Safari or its junky UI. You'd think Apple could office suggestions for Chrome and Mozilla since those are probably used much more.

Anyhow, I did try the suggestions and it didn't work for me I only get the Amazon thing on 1 website my favorite news site.

Thank you for being slightly less hostile in your response than the first response was.

First of all, if this is supposed to be the be-all and end-all solution, then I'm not sure why can't it be it saved to the first page for those of us who have to get dinner on the table, and don't have time to pour over 32 full pages of responses.

That being said, that was not at all good advice. I went to the App Store, downloaded one of those wonderful ad blockers and now my phone is completely jacked-up. Google looks weird, can't play videos and even after deleting the app, restarting my phone AND clearing the history again, the problem persists.

Thanks anyway.

How ironic that you are complaining about the hostility of a response to your hostile initial post especially considering this is a public forum where you are asking for help from other users. You shouldn’t be offended when someone responds in kind. Interestingly, you appear to be the only person to have a problem with solving this issue using an ad blocker. Karma maybe?

I don’t know how you and Lawrence can continue being so civil to these AHs. If they are so insistent that the solutions given in this thread don’t work, let them suffer. I especially get a kick out of the ones that threaten to switch to Android. I say let them and get a big kick out of the knowledge that within a week they will have the same problem. Personally, I am grateful to the both of you. Since following the advice given by both of you, I haven’t seen that annoying ad even once.

As someone who is supposedly a PC tech person, some of your comments suggest you aren't.

Your "fix" is not feasible

And which fix is that? There have been a few suggestions throughout this topic. Are you referring to Lawrence's post on page one, which most people finding this topic seem to treat as the only page there is to read? I would have to guess "yes" since no, clearing all website data isn't a permanent fix. That shouldn't be a surprise since that only dumps the current cache off your device. As soon as you go back to a site, or any other site that shoves ads down your throat, you'll see them again.

You can say apple has no part in this, & no way to fix it, but that's just incorrect.

I see. No one can control the vastness of the Internet, but you think Apple can. That if they blacklist an ad server, there will never be another one to replace it. Or, the blacklisted site won't simply register a new domain and continue on. I'd be very surprised if such places weren't already operating from multiple IP addresses.

How do you think all of these scam sites that pop up warnings your device has xxx viruses on it and to call a toll free number NOW stay out there? They get shut down or blacklisted daily. The crooks open replacements daily. It's a never ending game of Whack-A-Mole, but you think Apple can somehow win against ad servers.

They just refuse to release their death grip on their precious OS, even at the cost of functionality.

Um, sure. Just like Microsoft shares everything about Windows with everyone.

My next phone will most likely not be a iPhone, simply because I am a power user that demands access and control of every aspect of my devices, even at the cost of having to learn how.

I was an avid PC user since our first computer, an IBM XT clone. It took me a long time to learn that hitting myself over the head with a sledgehammer actually wasn't fun. It was for a while, if you're the type of person who likes to tinker (I do), because you sure have to learn a LOT about protecting your computer - constantly. Macs and iOS devices? Yes, I keep up on what's happening that may be a viable threat, but for the most part, I can just turn my devices on and use them without thinking about how I'm going to keep it from being attacked today.

If you want to beat yourself up on a device that requires constant vigilance; where their official app stores (Android in particular) are swamped with malware; where apps that do more behind your back than what they say they're for, then by all means, buy something else and spend more time protecting your device and data than just using it. Careful which Android phone you buy. There was a recent load of them found with malware right in the firmware of the device.

You seem to think that this isn’t apples problem. I completely disagree. It is absolutely their problem that the people investing in their product cannot use their device as it was intended. Your solution of ‘stay away from infected sites’ is ludicrous, not to mention impossible for some of us. If iPhone users cannot use their device just as freely as they are able to do with their non apple devices whether or not it is an apple issue I would make it a priority to fix the problem if I had decision making power at apple corp. By staying away from infected sites, our use is limited to the sites we THINK are safe and I’m sorry but that is not an acceptable solution for me. I recently switched over to iPhone from an android device and I am so completely frustrated with my experience thus far. I cannot even conduct business on my mobile device as some of the infected websites are sites that I HAVE to use to conduct my business. As a business owner I have learned that it does not matter to most consumers who’s to blame for whatever it is that has caused them to be unable to use the product they have paid for. They do not care about the events that led to them being unable to use their PAID FOR device...they trusted the company that manufactured the product they purchased to give them what they paid for. If your lucky, the consumer might give the manufacturer an opportunity to make the issue right but that’s not a given. I’m sure apple has already lost many impatient customers due to this issue...after all who has time for a product that you have to RIG to get it to work as it’s intended to...I sure don’t. If the manufacturer proves that they are uninterested in fixing an issue that has seriously impaired their consumer’s ability to use their device, then they have a bigger problem. The trust is broken between consumer and manufacturer and the consumer will likely never buy from the manufacturer again. I would say that this is a problem for apple, wouldn’t you?

And yet another useless gripe from someone who doesn't understand this tenet:

Neither Apple, nor any other computer manufacturer, or OS can control what others do on the Internet!

How long have you been using computers that you do not understand this very simple issue? A week?

You paid for a device that is very difficult (and closer to) almost impossible to hack or affect from an outside source. You did NOT pay for a device that can somehow magically filter the entire Internet. If you really, truly think that Apple has some sort of method no other computer company does to do what you suggest, you are extremely, sadly mistaken.

Go ahead. Buy a Galaxy, Android, whatever, and see how much better they do at preventing anything you don't to see from appearing in your web browser. Hint; you're going to be spending a lot of money trying every possible device to arrive at the same place. Which is - it can't be done.

It worked 7 months ago when I posted it. As you didn’t read any further in the thread you missed that the evildoers found a workaround in the intervening months, so updated instructions were posted. It’s a constant arms race between the good guys and the spammers. I’m sure they will find a way around the latest solution eventually and we will have to find yet another solution.

Turning off Javascript works, sort of. Sort of like cutting off your head to cure a headache. With Javascript off no secure website will work.

Here are the instructions that actually work, for now, until the bad guys find a way around these latest. And when they do we will find another solution: Dealing with Safari popups that won't go away

You created an account just to say that?

How about the numerous people who have come stomping into this topic, and have clearly not read the solution that is in here at least a dozen times? Are their posts okay?

Please don’t go? Is that what you’re looking for here??

Give up trying to help an entire community because .....

your ideas didn’t help a handful of people? or

you can’t handle feedback unless it’s positive??

Either way, typing out a temper tantrum is attention seeking behavior and distasteful.

Also. The amazon winner pop up is aggressive on my iPhone. It’s impossible to exit the pop up or even back out of it. I’m forced to close the browser. Completely or try to claim my prize.

Either way I lose my page.