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>I'll bet Apple won't consider "Install from Apple Store" type messages as ads." Which for me, is the worst kind. When you accidentally click an ad (sometimes

>I'll bet Apple won't consider "Install from Apple Store" type messages as ads." Which for me, is the worst kind. When you accidentally click an ad (sometimes unbeknownst to you) and suddenly the browser is closing and iTunes is opening, trying to get you to install Game of War... That said, if ad-blocking works on iOS, I think much of what he writes comes true. It will be interesting.

robmcm 11y ago
Please remember that Apple has only said they will support plugins for Safari, no direct mention of ad blocking. If there is ad blocking it will be provided by a third party. If it is then it will be up to the third party if they want to block this kind of advert. By their nature however "install banners" are typically part of the content (if it's for the site's own application) so a typical ad blocker wouldn't catch them. If however it's a third party advert showing an app install dialogue/overlay it will likely be blocked, by the fact it will likely come from an ad providing domain.
- SyneRyder 11y ago
  Apple has at least mentioned ad blocking to developers - the example given on the Apple Developer website for how to make a Safari plugin is called "Declarative Ad Blocker": https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/releasenotes/General/WhatsNewInSafari/Art/ExtensionBuilder_AdBlocker_smaller_2x.png https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/releaseno...
  - robmcm 11y ago
    "I stand corrected" said the man in the orthopedic shoe! Thanks
- mikeash 11y ago
  Install banners are built in to the browser, and just show metadata provided by the site. I strongly doubt they will be blockable.
  - robmcm 11y ago
    You could ban a scrip loaded from an "ad" domain that modified the host pages HTML to add that metadata. However I was referring to the pop up, tap intercepting redirects to the App Store.
noxToken 11y ago
The worst are pop up ads that occur in the middle of rapid tapping. Multiple taps can register be the OS responds. At least on Android, it will launch a new tab for each tap on the ad with each tab attempting to launch the Play Store. This is mostly confined to mobile games, but it can also happen when trying to quickly scroll.

robmcm 11y ago

Please remember that Apple has only said they will support plugins for Safari, no direct mention of ad blocking. If there is ad blocking it will be provided by a third party. If it is then it will be up to the third party if they want to block this kind of advert. By their nature however "install banners" are typically part of the content (if it's for the site's own application) so a typical ad blocker wouldn't catch them. If however it's a third party advert showing an app install dialogue/overlay it will likely be blocked, by the fact it will likely come from an ad providing domain.

SyneRyder 11y ago
Apple has at least mentioned ad blocking to developers - the example given on the Apple Developer website for how to make a Safari plugin is called "Declarative Ad Blocker": https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/releasenotes/General/WhatsNewInSafari/Art/ExtensionBuilder_AdBlocker_smaller_2x.png https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/releaseno...
- robmcm 11y ago
  "I stand corrected" said the man in the orthopedic shoe! Thanks
mikeash 11y ago
Install banners are built in to the browser, and just show metadata provided by the site. I strongly doubt they will be blockable.
- robmcm 11y ago
  You could ban a scrip loaded from an "ad" domain that modified the host pages HTML to add that metadata. However I was referring to the pop up, tap intercepting redirects to the App Store.

noxToken 11y ago

The worst are pop up ads that occur in the middle of rapid tapping. Multiple taps can register be the OS responds. At least on Android, it will launch a new tab for each tap on the ad with each tab attempting to launch the Play Store. This is mostly confined to mobile games, but it can also happen when trying to quickly scroll.