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TikTok/iPhone Question

 

Ok, so let me say upfront that I'm not a fan and I refuse to install their app. That being said, my husband will send me cute little videos from time to time and I will watch them. Until 2 days ago he could send me a message in Apple Messages and if I clicked on the video it would open in Safari. I had to do some little thing like drag a puzzle piece in place and they would always prompt me to sign up for an account, but I could always skip over that and just hit play and the videos would play fine in my browser. This still works if I am on my Mac or iPad and open one from Messages. My iPhone, however, ?will open the video in Safari, but when I try to play it, it opens the App Store and wants me to install their app. I tried clearing my history and website data on my iPhone and no luck. I figured Safari thinks it's supposed to open these links in the App Store instead of the browser. Tonight I tried opening the link in Firefox instead and it presents me with the Tiktok logo and then a link to download from the App Store. Has Tiktok begun forcing iPhone users to download the app to view videos now? I'm on a iPhone 12 Pro running 17.4.1. This isn't earth-shatteringly important, but it is annoying.?

Thanks for any advice!
 

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So, follow up to this. I found a workaround of sorts, but still not sure if this is something that changed on the iPhone side or on TikTok?

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In the Safari Settings on the iPhone there is an option called Request Desktop Website. Mine is off by default so I assume Safari is pulling the mobile versions of websites I visit. If I turn it on, it looks like Safari goes to Tiktok’s desktop site and everything works as it should. (Turning it on affects all websites, there’s no pick and choose for individual sites.) Turn it back off and the problem pops back up. I compared the URLs in both instances, and they are slightly different. So, I’m guessing I’m being directed to their mobile site and they are now pushing for the app to be installed even though you are supposed to be able to watch videos without an account or the app.

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Like I said, not a fan or heavy user so don’t know the ins and outs, but maybe they are changing things up?

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Ok, sorry for all the posts, but I just learned something new while trying to troubleshoot. When you are in Safari on the iPhone, if you click on the the AA (Little A, big A) in the address bar it will bring up some other options. One is to request the desktop/mobile site, depending on which you are currently viewing. You can save that setting for individual sites by clicking on the Website Settings option instead and selecting how you want to view the site moving forward. I still think something changed with how Tiktok is being viewed, but at least I can set the site to always go to the desktop version, which is fine for my purposes. Just wanted to share as it looks like some other options such as translating, listening to and adjusting the size of the page are all under there as well, which I never knew existed. Learn something new all the time.?
 

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Thanks for all the great info ! ?Wonderful?

John



On May 22, 2024, at 11:03?AM, Beth Phillips via groups.io <beth.phillips@...> wrote:

?Ok, sorry for all the posts, but I just learned something new while trying to troubleshoot. When you are in Safari on the iPhone, if you click on the the AA (Little A, big A) in the address bar it will bring up some other options. One is to request the desktop/mobile site, depending on which you are currently viewing. You can save that setting for individual sites by clicking on the Website Settings option instead and selecting how you want to view the site moving forward. I still think something changed with how Tiktok is being viewed, but at least I can set the site to always go to the desktop version, which is fine for my purposes. Just wanted to share as it looks like some other options such as translating, listening to and adjusting the size of the page are all under there as well, which I never knew existed. Learn something new all the time.?

 

Any suggestions for a good virus program for Mac?

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The usual suggestion (witch isn’t helpful) is that anti-virus programs are not necessary on a Mac. In fact, they often cause trouble.?

Bill

On Jun 19, 2024, at 12:27, John Humphries via groups.io <humphries.john@...> wrote:

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Any suggestions for a good virus program for Mac?

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This just popped up in my MacWorld newsletter yesterday related to Macs and viruses, so thought I’d share.

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Beth?Phillips
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