Originally Posted by andyukguy:
“Nah it's definitely just the ads taking over the sound. Spotify playback is paused by iOS it hasn't stuttered or been unloaded from ram etc.
It's ads like the ones now in use on DS that make me excited for the release of iOS content blockers later today.”
Ah, I guess that makes sense. On Chrome (Android), I've not yet had any video ads play with sound (and I can't imagine I've always had the volume turned down).
They're a right PITA though and I do hope Android gets a native ad blocking system in due course, as the ad blocking browsers are clunky and using the VPN route is also far from ideal, reducing data speeds and bringing potential privacy issues (plus some want a monthly sub, which is a bit much to hide some ads).
It seems every few years, just as Digital Spy starts to get the forum going again and people come back, they decide to try some fancy new adverts - bloating pages to the point where they take ages to load, or even cause my browser to freeze and give errors. Then, invariably, people start to stop coming to the forum and the cycle repeats.
I know DS needs to make money to pay for the forum, but these ads are far too intrusive and I've been forced to use an ad blocker (something I generally don't believe in, and won't use for everything - especially sites where people rely on ad revenue for an income) or would otherwise just have to say thanks but goodbye to the forum.