So this issue came up on Reddit on /r/Android, asking if there was a way to block the "Hey this forum has a helper app!" prompt. Apparently some people prefer to browse forums without an app. I think it's counterintuitive to use a forum on a phone without Tapatalk -- it could use a UI refresh, but it's a real solution to a real problem, and in my opinion, that makes it one of the most valuable apps on my phone -- but if I were just reading forums, e.g. because I Googled a problem and the forum had my answer, the popup would bother me. Changing the user agent to Desktop is a bad solution, because then you lose any mobile formatting that would benefit your device. So I'm thinking if the user installs Firefox for Android and then Adblock Plus, there's a string they can block that will suppress the popup. I know Tapatalk sort of counts on these popups for revenue, but this hack would be strictly off-label, and would only be used by people who know about Tapatalk, and do not want it. Surely you don't want these people harassed, do you? I think ideally, the Tapatalk plugin would set a cookie that says "Tapatalk plugin viewed: 1", then increment that number with each visit. When it gets to 3, the popup doesn't show up. But in the meantime, can we help these users block the popup on their own? Here's the comment thread, if anyone wants to see what people are saying. And I'll link them here (I'm darkreality20 there), so if anyone has a solution, you don't need to make a Reddit account, just put it here and they can come on over and see it.
The popup will only show once for each forum with tapatalk plugin installed in a comparatively long time as long as you don't clean the cookie. That means you will not get the popup twice for the same forum when browser. That's ok for most of users I think. However, if you always browser different forums everyday, that may be a problem, but it should be rare exceptions.
No its not good enough. You shouldnt be asked for every single forum. When you do a google search and there are a lot of forum errirs it is tedious to go through them all. What makes it worse is that when you have the app you still get the message. Wtf? If i wanted to use tge app i would be using the app not the browser. This is the most invasive program i hate it. i wish i could get money back on this pos. I signed uo just to post this is how pissed i am
