Adverts Covering the Whole Screen

andyp

Hi folks.

Is anyone else having issues with ads on the site covering their whole phone screen after a few seconds of looking at any thread or menu page?

It’s relatively new, but is happening all the time now for the last month or so. I have to click the ad options and select “Ad Covers Content” but then I just get a new one right afterwards. It completely fills the screen so I can’t see anything when it happens and I’ve all but stopped visiting the forum now because of it.

Is there a fix or something so that the ads just appear at the top and bottom like they used to?

I’m using Chrome on an iPhone if it’s any help.

Thanks,

Andy

TheMarlin

AdGuard should solve your problem. Worth every penny. 

Roland

Are you trying to use the desktop view on a phone? If so, you can switch back to the mobile view. The desktop view is only supported on computers and tablets. It doesn't work on phones because the screens are too small.

Have you looked at this thread: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/287917/where-has-mobile-view-gone

gusman2x

I had the same issue using the “full site” in my iPhone, started early Oct. Switching to “mobile site” resolved it, but I really don’t like the mobile site functionality. Paid for a subscription and the issue has gone. TBF, I should probably have been a subscriber anyway, as I use and enjoy the site a lot. 

andyp

Ok, thanks. This helps.

Yes, I’m using the desktop site on my phone as I really don’t like the mobile site, to be honest. I’ll see how I get on.

Andy

robinbowes

I've having issues with images appearing in the top left of the screen, not embedded in posts.

Could this be related?

robinbowes

robinbowes said:

I've having issues with images appearing in the top left of the screen, not embedded in posts.

Could this be related?

This is only on Chrome, btw. Looks OK in Safari.

This is what it looks like in Chrome:

digitalscream

@robinbowes - that's incredibly weird, I can't even reproduce it. Perhaps clear your cache?

sweave

I've also found photos in some classified ads are now becoming huge and I cannot even read the ad. Am using a big samsung tablet, so reluctant to switch to mobile mode. Update: mobile mode doesn't fix it

Jonathangus

Just started happening for me.  Chrome Version 142.0.7444.60.

Col_Decker

robinbowes said:

I've having issues with images appearing in the top left of the screen, not embedded in posts.

Could this be related?

Same here. Anything in the thread like pictures or videos is full size on the top left of screen. Makes threads with pictures unreadable. Only started happening today.

dazzajl

Happens for me on Chrome but not Safari and here but not any other sites, so far.

Jonathangus

Working OK on Edge.  I'll try Firefox this evening.

bluechargeboy

Col_Decker said:

robinbowes said:

I've having issues with images appearing in the top left of the screen, not embedded in posts.

Could this be related?

Same here. Anything in the thread like pictures or videos is full size on the top left of screen. Makes threads with pictures unreadable. Only started happening today.

Happening for me since today on Brave 1.84.132 with Chromium 142.0.7444.60

NOT happening on Firefox 144.0.2

NOT happening on Safari 26.0.1

John_P

Happens to me on an iphone using safari.   As you scroll down the page, the ad's get bigger until they take up the whole screen. 
All fine using chrome on the same phone.

Jonathangus

OK, back to Chrome: it 'thinks' the image is where it should be - you can click the blank space in the post where it's supposed to display, and the image will open - but it's actually displaying at the top left.  Plus, you can click the links behind where the picture is displaying.

andyp

The mobile site seems to work ok for me, but I’m barely reading the forum now as I don’t really like the mobile site.

digitalscream

Guys, if you're reporting problems then I need to know:

- The browser

- The device

- Screen resolution, if it's happening on a computer (laptop or desktop)

- Whether you've cleared your cache or not

- If it's happening on specific pages (eg classifieds with images), a link to an example

I can't guarantee that I'm going to be able to fix it, because I don't have tons of devices here to be able to test (only Android phones, on which it works perfectly normally), but I'll try.

Worthy of note is the fact that nothing in the stylesheet has changed since last year, so whatever's going on here...it's a change in browser behaviour. That makes it much more difficult to figure out, so it might take a while.

robinbowes

Browser: Google Chrome, Version 142.0.7444.60 (Official Build) (arm64)
Device: MacBook Pro, 14" Nov 2023
Screen: LG Ultrawide 3440 x 1440
Cache: cleared
It happens on all pages with images.

It's fine in Safari

Jonathangus

I've shut down now, but it had fixed itself shortly before I did.

digitalscream

Ohhh...holy shit. I've always used a variant of Chrome called Thorium (it's faster and more memory-efficient) which is always based on the most recent Chrome. Just installed vanilla Chrome 142.07444.59, and the image layout is completely broken.

WTF.